I stumbled upon the trailer for the upcoming horror romp Found Footage 3D and this movie looks pretty fucking cool. I know the found footage sub-genre of horror has its hits and misses, but when effective– films like The Blair Witch Project and [REC] come to mind– it’s able to effectively mount tension and produce terror unlike any other offshoot of the horror genre. When poorly executed– movies like Paranormal Activity 3 and 4 and Devil’s Due come to mind– it falls flat and the camera antics get redundant real fast. The same could be said about the 3D craze in Hollywood. When successful, like in Avatar and Dredd, it looks great and it has the ability to immerse you in the film’s environment. When it sucks like in all the Transformers movies, it gives you a headache and you lose touch with the story because you’re trying to focus on the image.
Found Footage 3D, on the other hand, seems to be using the found footage and 3D fad as a parody and vehicle for a haunted house flick. It looks like a fun watch. From the looks of the trailer, the movie is well aware of itself and seems to poke fun at the genre, like the scene where they bring up how people in found footage movies never put down the camera even in the middle of imminent danger. I hope the movie delivers on what the trailer is selling, because I’m definitely buying. //Arturo Padilla
Found Footage 3D, on the other hand, seems to be using the found footage and 3D fad as a parody and vehicle for a haunted house flick. It looks like a fun watch. From the looks of the trailer, the movie is well aware of itself and seems to poke fun at the genre, like the scene where they bring up how people in found footage movies never put down the camera even in the middle of imminent danger. I hope the movie delivers on what the trailer is selling, because I’m definitely buying. //Arturo Padilla