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I have never been so angry leaving a cinema, I really disliked this film I have seen the same plot a million times and found footage has had its day in my opinion. The actors were terrible, there was so many plot holes after the ending. I was spending most of the time in the film saying to myself what will happen next and 90% of the time I got it right, such a clichéd film. Some of the acting was laughable to a point where I burst out laughing in the cinema. I was also surprised that the cinema was fairly packed I thought I as the only idiot to go see this film. I see films like this making over $18 million on a $100 thousand pound budget and then more and more of the same film comes out. I understand me watching it is feeding these films being made but nothing unique is coming out in the horror genre. Spend your time and money on other films, like 'It Follows' which came out this year a way better psychological horror or even Insidious 3 where they have much better intense moments. I would give it a 3/10 only because I admire that they tricked so many people to think it would be a good film by the trailer.

OK I had to write a review for this, because this is getting horrible reviews and scores everywhere. I almost didn't go see it in theaters because of that and am very glad i took a chance and did! It was definitely one of the better found footage films to come out lately. It is mostly jump scares but they are done well and got me almost every time. The acting isn't great but its not too bad either. Iv'e seen much worse in horror movies. And for the ending that everyone's complaining about, it was a pleasant surprise to see it end the way it did. I was expecting much worse. People need to lighten up and take movies for what they are. No its not the scariest movie in the world but it was decent and i'm glad i went to see it as a horror fan. If your a fan of found footage horror films then go see it. If not then see something else.

I remeber when I first saw the trailer for this movie, and it scared the hell out of me. When it came out on iTunes (the most convenient place for me to watch it), I immediately rented it without reading the reviews. I loved it. I consider myself a horror movie buff. I'm so desensitized to horror movies that I fell asleep during The Exorcist. However it took me hours to fall asleep after The Gallows. The "villain" was depraved, yet relatable, the scares happened when you least expect them to, and the setting was perfect. The next day, I went to IMDB to review it, and was horrified to see the reviews. People have trashed this movie for no reason. Maybe they just don't come in contact with modern high school students, because the actors pulled off their roles marvelously.

so i wrote this when the movie first came out and I wasn't sure why a lot of reviews were so poor. But then I recently watched "It Follows", looked up the reviews and am editing this because now I get it. "It Follows" reviews are saturated with what essentially are rough drafts from a film class paper. There was a lot of talk of theme and motif, and praise of the ambiguous ending because apparently it resulted in cinematic freshness and sophistication (yes i'm generalizing). I on the other hand, was irritated by the characters and the ending. None of our opinions are wrong, we are just two different audience groups. Reviews should definitely be honest, but you should be clear of who's writing it and who you're writing it for. (The beauty of everyone having different minds :) ) So, if that's the lens you're going to view this movie with, then yeah, it probably won't be your cup of tea. But if you want to be entertained by something, I think this movie succeeded. Honestly I was initially drawn to the movie only by the creepy smells like teen spirit cover, but it's a decision i'm glad i made. Found footage movies usually turn me off with all the shaking, but it was very minimal in this movie which made it that much more enjoyable. The cast was a bunch of fresh faces and I rather enjoyed the longer exposition in the beginning, because it sets you up for a whirlwind at the edge of your seat for the rest of the movie. It did have the tired douchey character in it but he is not overwhelming. And then there's a twist at the end that you probably won't see coming until it's already hit you. There are clues, but you don't really pay them any mind until it's too late. Definitely worth a watch even if just to say you think I was wrong :)

Obviously is not going to win any academy Awards but I watch a lot of horror movies and I want to be scared and made Jump turn your 5.1 surround sound on and sit there with the volume up high I guarantee you will s*** yourself one of the best jumpiest horror movies and I watch a lot