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An "expert" on Found Footage Movies...

posted 9 years ago by canarinhosayres
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And that would be.... me lol
Well I love them so here is my list of favs....

1 The Blair Witch Project 10/10
The best found footage movie ever, also in my top 10 movies of all time.
2 REC/Quarantine 9/10
Carbon copies, both excellent, small edge to the American version
3 Home Movie 9/10
A GEM, if you like FF movie this one is a MUST SEE!
4 Paranormal Activity 1 to Marked Ones 9/10
What else can be said about this amazing series?
5 Lake Mungo 9/10
I don’t care how tough you think you are, that encounter at the Lake Mungo will creep, ANYONE, for good.
6 V/H/S 1 to Viral 9/10
Found footage anthology, highlights to “amateur night”, “honeymoon”, “safe haven” and “Dante the great”.
7 The Conspiracy 9/10
Another MUST SEE movie, truly one of the best.
8 The Den 9/10
BRUTAL found footage movie, one of my favorites.
9 The Devil inside 9/10
The really low rating on this one at IMDB bugs me, to me one of the best FF ever, just give it a try.
10 Chronicle 8/10
Super hero FF movie, awesome.
11 Cloverfield 8/10
The best looking FF movie ever, wished I had seen this at the big screen.
12 Willow Creek 8/10
Big foot meets Blair Witch, the tent long shot is just amazing.
Devil's Due 8/10
I admit I didnt want this one to end.... I just wanted more of it lol
13 The possession of Deborah Logan 8/10
Creepy FF movie, excellent acting by the leads.
Apollo 18 8/10
One of the best FF sci fi movies. If not the best.
14 Grave Encounters 8/10
Some consider this the best FF movie ever, really good movie
15 Paranormal Entity 8/10
Almost as good as PA, shame about the plothole in the end.
16 The Possession of Michael King 8/10
I don’t seem to get tired of possession FF movies lol
17 Noroi 8/10
Japanese FF, has a PA feel to it, really good
18 Cybernatural 8/10
Watch this one on a computer monitor, more fun like that.
19 The Sacrament 8/10
Jim Jones story, good FF movie, although I don’t care for soundtrack in FF.
20 Emergo 8/10
Another one with some hate to it, I loved it.
21 The Tunnel 7/10
Nicely done FF.
22 As Above/So Below 7/10
Decent FF
23 Area 51 7/10
Love the subject, fun FF movie
24 The Gallows 7/10
Fun movie.
25 Fourth Kind 7/10
Creepy FF movie, Milla is hot as hell.

If your fav is not here gimme time to watch it and update.
Waiting for suggestions.

[–] Golgo-13 9 years ago

"How many FF movies ARE there?"

Hundreds. Anyway, here's some good (or at least interesting) ones not on your list.

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
U.F.O. Abduction (1989)
Man Bites Dog (1992)
The Last Horror Movie (2003)
The Wicksboro Incident (2003)
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
Septem8er Tapes (2004)
The Disappearance of Jenna Matheson (2007)
Welcome to the Jungle (2007)
Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)
The Black Water Vampire (2014)
The Visit (2015)

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[–] Eve_of_Destruction 9 years ago

I plan on watching some of these tonight.

[–] J-No 9 years ago

Those are some extremely generous ratings. Has that ever occurred to you?

[–] aaronyovanovits 9 years ago

Blair Witch Project was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Just dreadful from start to finish.

[–] raptorshark 9 years ago

check out Chernobyl Diaries, I enjoyed it, especially the ending

[–] dysfiction 9 years ago

To the OP, The Last Broadcast is awesome, I thought, though I didn't find it really scary or disturbing psychology. I know of some people who were disappointed by the ending, but I wasn't let down by the ending at all.

However I was freaked out as all hell by Lake Mungo, and yeah, especially that one scene you referred to - anyone who's seen it definitely knows what scene you're talking about!! We had to back it up and watch it one more time because it was such a WTF moment. If I watch the movie again I am definitely skipping that part. Mercifully that scene is pretty brief but stayed with me a long time.

I can't remember if it was on your list, I'll have to check but I thought V/H/S was pretty effective and the sequel was not some terrible disappointment like I figured it would be.

[–] lulupalooza 9 years ago

So this one didn't make your list?

Clarification, along those lines, could be helpful.

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[–] IvyTempleton 9 years ago

Since I have a seizure disorder and can't watch Blair Witch (only listen) are there any that doesn't shake like that? I would love to really enjoy a found footage movie without having to feel nauseated and eventually have a seizure.

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[–] juleru 9 years ago

"Devil's Due" and "The Bay" are mostly okay in terms of shakiness.
"Paranormal Activitiy" (1-4, Tokyo Night) are mostly filmed with a webcam or a camera that's mounted to a wall, only the last 10 minutes are usually pretty shaky (DON'T watch "The Marked Ones").
"The Possession Of Michael King" should be fine too - only parts are filmed with a "shaky cam".
Oh, and "Cybernatural" exclusivly uses webcams and screen capturing, so no shaking at all.