[Movie] Sinister

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It looks like one of those movies. Count me out.

Mind explaining yourself here?

I am most definitely going to see this, the trailer looks interesting, it's gotten great reviews, and it's by the same people who made Insidious and Paranormal Activity. I mean, how would you not want to go see it considering all that?

Because this "realistic" camcorder/found footage/documentary style horror is pathetic. I don't enjoy it at all. I'm a huge fan of cinematography and saying interesting things with lighting and framing all of which is totally lost. Plus the dialogue is usually total shit because it's for the most part improv around an idea by (sometimes) bad actors. You can also say a lot of things with just a few words if it's correctly delivered and if the shot complements it. Putting up a camera in a corner somewhere or worse yet having an actor lug it around totally sacrifices all of that. And it's not scarier. When it works it works because the characters give believable performances and the plot makes you uneasy. It has nothing to do with the fact that it's "real footage" because you know it's fake anyway. You are going to suspend your disbelief if you want to enjoy the movie. Being lazy with the cinematography and writing does not make suspending your disbelief any easier. Truth be told, I actually find it harder.

I have to admit I haven't seen Paranormal Activity which is supposedly the best of these films but it does not seem like a good movie to me, and I listened to an hour long review of both 1 and 2 each and did not like what I heard (and the guy was praising it to hell). I did not enjoy the performances showcased in the trailers at all and I found the story uninspired and boring. The only "found footage" movie I've seen is REC which I thought was good but the camcorder thing annoyed me. If you say it really is that good, whatever, I might check it out. It just doesn't appeal to me aesthetically. I know not all of what I says applies to Sinister but it seems to be the same type of movie. At least as far as dialogue and plot goes.