Moth

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This was the worst movie i have ever seen. The story was forced and the acting was mediocre. I was hoping to see a European version of the Blair Witch Project but instead i got a bunch of prolonged, cringy and redundant dialog that did nothing for the plot and some pretty lame jump scares.

When he auditioned for the role of Adam in this movie, did anyone tell him that he was playing a Nazi prison camp guard, because that's what he brought to the role. He is unrelentingly dour and ill-tempered, and demonstrated absolutely no emotional range beyond terse and testy. I kept waiting for him to puff coolly on a cigarette, slap the female lead with a leather glove, and declare that he had ways of making her talk. Not that Lidia Szabo, as Thora, was much better. Thora is supposed the be a university professor hot on the trail of a mythical cryptid, and she brings all of the bearing and professionalism of a ditzy cocktail waitress to the role. At the beginning of the movie, Thora gives a lecture on the fabled Mothman of American lore and legend. She has somehow deduced that the Mothman has left the United States, and is responsible for a string of disappearances in the woodlands and forests of Hungary. How she came through this stellar conclusion isn't even glossed over. She announces that she is going to Hungary to track down and document the winged horror, and asks for a volunteer to accompany her. Adam signs on for the mission. Almost from the instant that they set out, Adam starts complaining about pretty much anything and everything, and demonstrates the personal charm and appeal of a syphillitic porcupine. Long story short, you never catch a glimpse of the monster, because there isn't one. This is a movie about people making a movie about the creature, and Thora is an actress, and not a professor, after all. Adam ends up getting killed, which doesn't bother Thora or any of the others making this movie in the least. At one point, they're practically giddy over his death. At the end of the movie, Thora and the director are arrested for Adam's death.

I didn't expect anything from this movie going in and it was still awful. The acting was awful even for a low budget production like this. (which i can only assume consisted of whatever loose change the director found in his pocket that day). The plot is basically a rip off of the Blair Witch Project. (minus the scares, the believably and any semblance of fun.) And the plot twist at the end can be seen from a mile away. The only reason i don't give this movie 1/10 is because some parts were so bad they made me laugh.

Found Footage is my favorite and I always love seeing what independent directors are able to accomplish with almost no budget. This had some interesting ideas and the twist is pretty unique! I can see what it was going for, but it just didn't work for me. One reviewer stated that people missed the point and that this is actually a drama. Maybe so... But if so, its not a very good one. You know the type of person that thinks they are super deep, but gives you secondhand cringe all the time? This is the movie equivalent of that person. It thinks it has something really important to say, but really its pretty surface level and nothing you haven't read on some cheesy Facebook post by your best friends mom. No scares, no entertainment value, and nothing new to say. Skip it.

I gave this movie a 2 instead of a 1 because the female lead was quite good. The male lead should give up acting because he is the worst actor I've ever seen. His outbursts were annoying at best. I will look for other movies with the female lead but do avoid this one

Poor acting, weak story, and not scary! The only plus side to the movie was the unexpected twist at the end.

Paint a wall, then watch it dry. It is more fun. Fast forward to the credits. Take a nap instead.

Thora (Lídia Szabó ) is an instructor in London. She has been following incidents of Moth Man destruction throughout history. There is an appearance of the Moth reported in Hungary. She requests volunteers to go and film the creature. Only Adam (József Gallai) volunteers to be part of a very boring found footage film. They travel together on the back roads of Hungary doing the "what is it?" cam from inside a tent. We get to discover the mother issues our two adventurers reveal, very boring stuff. We hear the moth, but don't get to see it. This is a very non-entertaining found footage film, reminiscent of the ones where they go look for Bigfoot. It is for the most part a lone star film. I really liked the ending. Too bad the rest of the feature lacked entertainment value. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Filmed on location.

So someone made a bad movie about making a bad movie. Wow, just wow. The whole time I was waiting for the exciting part, but it just didn't come. The main actor should find a day job, because this profession isn't for him. The main actress was at least trying to give some quality to the movie, so kudos for her. But unfortunately it just wasn't enough. Overall, bad script, bad acting, just another boring movie. Don't waste your time with watching this. Really, just don't.