Tapology Talks: Movies

I went on a found footage film kick a while back. I tend to enjoy them even if they're total **** for some reason. As Above So Below was nowhere near as good as I hyped it up to be in my mind, but it's still worth an hour and a half of time. Some other ones that I would recommend:

Man Bites Dog (10/10 must watch cult classic)


Zero Day (8/10 highly recommended and seems to be a dramatization on the lives of the Columbine Shooters)


The Poughkeepsie Tapes (10/10 super creepy/disturbing must watch)


Long Pigs (7/10 extremely low budget, but feels extremely real, and is quite unsettling.)


REC (and sequels, 10/10 on original, 2 and 3 get 7/10)


Apollo 18 (7/10 the space element adds a little bit more of an isolated feeling, kinda creepy)


The Devil Inside (8/10 has some extremely ****** up parts, and a decent plot)


V/H/S (10/10 for creativity. V/H/S 2 (8/10) is also worth watching. The third is **** as Taco Mike pointed out in another thread)


End of Watch (10/10 not a horror movie, but hardcore intense, and funny, just an awesome crime drama shot found footage style. Possibly the best movie on the list, by that I mean it can stand alone without having the found footage gimmick behind it to give it appeal. Seriously, amazing movie.)


The Bay (8/10 I'm a fan of anything about parasites or viruses. Pretty nasty stuff.)

Devil's Pass (7/10 based on true events, but their take on what transpired gets way outlandish. Still worth a watch, especially if you're familiar with or interested by the inspiration for the film which is The Dyatlov's Pass Incident, to me one of the greatest unsolved mysteries ever.)

The Sacrament (10/10 This movie would make Jim Jones proud. Makes you realize exactly how ****** up Jonestown was, as if realization was needed.)


Afflicted (10/10 one of the most creative found footage films I've seen. They do a lot with a few stale genres in this movie and I likey)



As mentioned above by BlackMetal, Grave Encounters and the sequel are both pretty damn good watches too.

Oh, and Cloverfield ******* sucks IMO. ****'s filmed in a way that causes motion sickness, has zero plot, does not build any kind of relationship between the characters and the audience, the dialogue is pure ****. Honestly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It literally made me sick to my stomach to watch (probably due to the motion sickness **** but wouldn't surprise me if the movie itself played a large part)




Edited to add: Though it was indeed the first of the genre, Cannibal Holocaust is an abomination of a movie. It's painfully boring, and yes, them killing the turtle was pretty ******. Terrible movie. It's probably been a decade since I've seen it, but I have zero desire to refresh my memory on it. I don't find primitive tribes of people to be frightening, even if do turn out to be cannibals. 

* Edited at 12.01.2014, 2:32 AM ET *

I just watched probably the most legitimately scary horror movie I've ever seen. 



I'd never heard of it, but I googled 2014 horror movies and saw where it received a 97% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I agree with that rating after watching it. 

@Frontkick, definitely man, the kid is annoying, but if you can get past his tantrums it becomes a mind ****.