In Memorium

I get what they were going for here, I think, but the reviews claiming this is wildly frightening or ingenious are nuts; this is an interesting premise executed by mediocre actors without having thought through the premise to anything intense or exciting. I watched it because I watch everything horror, but I wouldn't try to sell anyone who wasn't a hardcore genre fan. The main characters aren't particularly likeable, and the scares are fairly pedestrian without establishing either something viscerally or existentially disturbing. The only other point I'd make is that the "found footage" thing is a little goofy because SO MANY CAMERAS that it comes together as an edited film.

Its an interesting concept, the idea they did with this film was good enough to get me to watch the whole thing, still left feeling disappointed. I was not a fan of the work of Eric Mcdowell (Dennis) and Levi Powell (Frank). The ending deserved something better. Movie left me asking questions that should have been answered. Johanna Watts did a great job portraying Lily. In the end, she was the only character i sort of cared about. A for originality of story, D for casting and F for the script. Camera work was actually pretty decent. 3 stars out of 10 is me being nice. A better script and acting could have made this movie special. Instead it is just another low budget horror movie that is not scary.

I have to start off by saying that I am a big fan of found footage, especially horror, but this one fell short of the mark.

A man who is dying of terminal cancer and his girlfriend rent a house to live out his last few days. He rigs the house with what seems like 68 or so cameras to capture his demise.

This being a found footage horror movie, there is a ghost, and strange sounds, and a bunch of other stuff that is not worth mentioning because it is all very boring, and not at all interesting. There are no real scares to speak of, one particular caricature of an annoying character, and the ending is of course abrupt without any real payoff.

All in all an interesting premise with a substandard delivery.

Good horror film about Dennis Wade who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and wants to document the rest of his life. He and his girlfriend sublet a house and install motion triggered video cameras throughout. When he moved into the house, Dennis wasn't showing any of the symptoms, but two days in, he starts to show bruises and nose bleeds. And the camera starts capturing creepy things at night in the empty room down the hall.

The result is an entertaining, but pretty clichéd horror film. The set up is pretty original though, but it's got the usual jumps and creepy noises. But at least it decided not to go the route of blood and gore.

i really enjoyed this film; saw it at the int'l horror & sci-fi film fest in tempe, AZ on a Sunday morning. i'm so glad i saw it during the day--wouldn't want this lingering in my brain so close to bed time!!! i found the film realistic (yes, even though the premise is supernatural), and it presents a great twist on guilt and regret. some may feel that the "evil" should be shown more in horror films, but i thought that this film showed just enough; it depends a lot on the psychological aspect of fear. great acting from the two main characters too--i felt their fear and desperation. hope this gets picked up for wider distribution. check it out if you can.