Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Platypuschow I really do believe that with a couple of rare exceptions that once you've seen one found footage movie you truly have seen them all.This is another that is presented in the form of evidence footage, it covers several different groups and there last moments on earth in the forest.What's after them you ask? Well, it's not entirely explained and like most movies of the genre you don't see all too much.So what do you see? A lot of average character development, a ton of shaky cam work and the usual screaming. Lots, and lots and lots of screaming.Sadly that's about it, very little happens and when it did it leaves you questioning why they even bothered.It's not the worst of its kind of seen, but it's still a mess devoid of entertainment value.The Good: The red eyes though ridiculous certainly are memorable The Bad: Very slow Usual clichés No originality at all Things I Learnt From This Movie: The whole found footage genre needs a reboot

cummyduck I don't want to write any spoilers, so just to say, this movie ticks all the boxes for found footage genre but does not break any new ground. You get the expected poor quality shaky film footage, the sound is surprisingly good with some nice creepy noises coming from the woods. A lot of the film is in the dark but that is usually a good thing for these types of films. The acting is better then average and the film has a good pacea bout it, not really any special effects to speak off but the creature is passable and not CGI which is something I always appreciate.If you enjoyed movies like Evidence (2012), The Dyatlov Incident (aka, Devils Pass), The Chernobyl Diaries etc then you will enjoy this film. Made me jump a couple of times which is always good!

dutchchocolatecake I give this an extra star for creativity, but that's about it.The FBI computer interface emulation is pretty original, but putting the videos in a random order made the movie seem like it was taking itself too seriously. I really wanted to like this movie, but it makes the same mistake a lot of movies do - they make the dudes jerks to try to make them look "cool" so it's impossible for me to feel anything but contempt for their characters. The same goes for the girls who seemed catty and unapproachable. I don't think young people act like this, and if they do, I fear what the world is going to be like when they're in charge.I think the biggest problem in found footage movies is that people in real life generally tend to suppress their nasty sides in front of cameras; so footage movies made where the characters act like immature buttholes is very unrealistic to me.The werewolf thing is okay, but the problem is obvious - they could only show so much of the costume/prop or else it'd look fake. That's fine, but the scenes weren't suspenseful enough for me to care when it did.In the end, everyone dies, and I was happy that the movie was over.

Graeme Baxter EITD won't be to everyone's taste, however,the extremely raw feel to the movie actually worked in a sub genre that's rapidly becoming tired and predictable.Micro Budget movies are all the rage these days, the success though, is in the story, characters and effects that can be squeezed into the very limited finances. Most attempts fail, and fail badly, however there are occasions, such as with EITD, that what the filmmakers are trying to achieve, shines through with a production that vastly overshadows the lack of money.Eyes in the Dark is a throwback to the mid to late 90's when films like McPherson Tapes and dare I say it, Blair Witch Project came out to shock the audiences, and above all, left people talking about them long after they had finished. Whilst EITD has content that clearly precludes the possibility of it being real, the lead up, character building and overall atmosphere all combine to make the subject matter work.This is one of those movies, where you will either hate it, or, love it - providing you can suspend belief and do not watch it expecting to question whether it's real or not, you'll enjoy every minute.A couple of minor criticisms are that the obligatory FBI warnings don't really add to the movie, and a couple of hammy acting scenes, however those aside, this is a very capable and stand out addition to the Found Footage genre.