Horror in the High Desert 3: Firewatch

Horrible!!!!!!! A guy walking around filming bushes,flashbacks of old movies,and a lotta talk about nothing......this was supposed to be about the guy who found cabin Gary found,and finding the DISFORMED guy........who cares about these invisible creatures and all this non relevant stuff ....it had NOTHING to do with Gary hinge .......YOU MADE ME WAIT OVER A YEAR FOR THIS LOUSY MOVIE,THAT WAS TECHNICALLY ONLY 1 HOUR LONG,IF U DONT INCLUDE FLASHBACKS AND NON RELAVANT TALK......IM DONE.... YOU WOULDA BEEN BETTER OFF LEAVING IT AT MOVIE 1.... CAUSE 2 AND 3 HUUUGE DISAPPOINTMENT ! SORRY TO SAY,BUT I WAITED AND WAITED ON PRETENSE OF A LIE ...IM Really UPSET .. BADLY DONE!

This is a divisive series, even among found footage fans, who are already used to having this genre crapped on, even by other horror fans. Those people who crap on found footage will absolutely find some ammo here.

The typical complaints with this movie is that very little happens most of the time and then something very creepy happens at the end but by that point, most people have already tapped out. Even I, when I heard this was coming out, hoped the director would switch it up this time. Not only does the director follow the same exact format though, he actually DEcreases the already low amount of actual horror in the movie. There are a couple of genuinely tense scenes, hence the two stars, but those sequences go absolutely nowhere. The trademark "final" scene where we're finally supposed to get the payoff? It's laughable. Insulting, even. I don't know what the director was thinking with this but he's completely killed my enthusiasm for a part 4 and the positive reviews are obvious shills.

Another reviewer called this one of the biggest disappointments of 2024. I have to agree. Every hyped found footage this year, including Late Night, has been a disappointment, but none bigger than this one. I'm stunned.

One of my favorite things to do is to have people watch these movies and not tell them they aren't true. Did it with my husband on the 2nd one and my mother in law on this one lol. I thoroughly enjoyed this film and the series so far. The last 20 minutes had me on the edge of my seat and I'm not proud to say I screamed at the top of my lungs. Scared everyone in the house including the dogs haha.

I love the ride these films are taking us on. Such creative story telling. Creating an eerie feeling without special effects and all that stuff. Just good old spooky story telling.

Can't wait for the next one!

In a series that is quickly become one of the most unique found footage series (is it even found footage really? I believe it's "mockumentary" but that sounds like a comedy) this third installment is FANTASTIC! My absolute favorite thing about these movies is the way they take their time and slowly peel back layers as to whatever the heck is goin on out in the desert. We got some new information in this one that I won't leave here as a spoiler, but the tension I felt during the motorcycle scene and the ending of this one was off the charts! I want to know what the lady at the ranch found! Overall, this was my favorite of the series and I can't wait for the next!

"Viewer Discretion Advised"

For what?!?!

This is more like the first movie than the second. I wish I liked these movies as much as the people on here. It doesn't help that I'm not the biggest fan of found footage horror. The only one in this series that I've liked so far is the second because it wasn't nearly as boring. This one goes back to the format of the first where there's very little scares until the very end.

Much of the movie is a retread of old material. The acting is hit-or-miss with a lot of overexplanatory dialogue, including segments where the interviewees spell out the moral takaways for us. Although the ending of the first movie does not make the rest of it worth watching, at least it had a somewhat unnerving reveal. The reveal at the end of Firewatch is hilarious. I get that they're building the world and the mystery of it all, but it's simply silly as the final scare. I felt robbed.

I'm sure most of my friends on here will enjoy this more than I did but I was severely disappointed.