Grave Encounters
Director: The Vicious Brothers
2011
Horror
A reality show called Grave Encounters is about
to record episode 6 of the show. This time they explore an old asylum which is
supposed to be haunted. It’s obvious that the crew themselves don’t believe in
the haunting for a second as they joke about it the first chance they get and
when they’re not shooting essential material for the show. What we get to see
it the unedited shoots of raw material of what was to be the last show of Grave
Encounters…
This is
obviously one of those found footage films that have been quite popular as of late. I
don’t know what started the trend but horror wise I think that [Rec] and Paranormal Activity is most of all to “blame” for the boom. I don’t
complain though, I feel that most of these films have something in common – a
kind of tension! I like tension! That’s the main reason I watch horror flicks
and thrillers most of the time. I’m not necessarily into splatter and gore just
for the heck of it. I like suspense and these films can often give you that!
This
particular film starts out pretty slow with a short presentation of what we are
about to see. Some dude which is supposed to be some network guy tell us about
the show Grave Encounters and that what we are about to see is the real deal!
The
illusion is pretty good! The pace is quite slow to begin with and the team is
obviously non believers of paranormal phenomenon. They’re just making the best
TV they can do and as soon as they’re recording material for the show they look
very serious about what they’re doing. It comes as no big surprise when the
place eventually turns out to be hunted. The crew gets what’s coming to them
and I can’t feel any pity over any of them. It’s not that they´re unlikable characters,
I just don’t identify with them at all.
The
chocking imagery it nicely made even if it’s quite sparse. I would have liked
it to pick up the pace a bit more when the movie comes to an end. But you also
have to keep in mind that the team is inside a mace of hallways and corridors
and can’t find their way out. This is perhaps more frightening than the actual
haunting of the place. The mental institution complex seems to move around its
room, hallways and corridors just to keep them inside the building. It also seems
that time works in a totally different manor than it normally should. Minutes
seems like hours for the people trapped inside.
As a
whole the movie is ok. It’s not terribly frightening and the pace is too slow
but I’m still looking forward to the sequel!
6/10
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