Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

jtindahouse There are only two things holding 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes' back from being a truly great movie. The first is the acting. My goodness it is shocking in some scenes. It's rare for a movie released as recently as 2007 to have acting this bad. The girl trying to pop the balloon is possibly the worst piece of acting I can remember seeing. The second thing is the inclusion of some scenes in the final cut. This is supposed to be a (fake obviously) documentary on a serial killer and yet there are a tremendous amount of things that would simply never be shown in any real documentary (explicit patient records spoken out loud by a doctor is a very obvious one that comes to mind). Apart from those two things though I have to say I quite liked this film.This is an exceedingly dark film, make no mistake about that. It was made without a conscious, and I quite like that quality in a film. There is also one element to the story (revolving around 9/11) that I found very innovative, creative and original. It's one of those things that keeps you thinking after the film is finished. This certainly isn't for the faint of heart, however if you're up to it you may just find yourself very much enjoying 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes'.

elsiagoddess One of the most brutal horror movies out there! It's like you are watching a bunch of tapes from a serial killer. There isn't much plot it's more about going through the different scary scenes of people getting tortured and killed.It's not too too bloody like the Saw movies I think are probably bloodier but this movie is so intense! It actually feels like you are watching serial killer footage which is scary. The mask man in one scene almost made me have a heart attack!I don't know why more people don't talk about this movie!!

buenoschiches Honestly, the concept was interesting and it started off not TOO badly, but this movie is SO TRY HARD. It seems like a horrible, sad version of an edgy torture film that a bunch of bros stand around each other in a group and go, "Yo, you see The Poughkeepsie Tapes? Aw, man- it was ssiiiiccckkkk." Exactly that.It lacked ANY depth, nothing was a shock and everything was predictable. You didn't get to know any of the victims or many details of the crimes. Why wasn't the house where they found the tapes registered to anyone? They still have no idea how they got that guy's sperm and didn't really care to investigate how he did that or if he chose that guy specifically? Then, more than anything, the acting was HORRID. Especially Cheryl's mother, anyone in the medical profession and any police officer. It seemed so incredibly stereotypical and like they were literally instructed to "act like a doctor, act like a cop, act like a mom, etc." No one acts like that. Also, police forces never refer to cases/killers as the names chosen by the media. This was all based on a bizarre 80s fantasy to make an edgy (but not really that edgy) film that would be a cool and interesting thing to happen in real life- but it's like no one attached to this film has ever done any real investigation themselves or read up on any real crime stories- they've only ever watched movies that romanticize all of this. This movie is all artsy show without any actual grit or authenticity.Would not recommend. Don't waste your time. Also, the static transitions between every damn shot was annoying just 5 minutes in and it lasts the entire movie. Film school amateur move.

InfinateANGELzPORTALz I really liked how its a totally different form&approach-more like a"Mock-umentary/Documentary"style,where the actors/characters are literally doing great,directed well w/what their parts directions go,adding great in combination w/the movies unveils!I love my various forms of Sci-Fi's,&of course Horror-type movies,they're my Top Favs(although I've seen my fair share of HUGE Movie Flops,even ones w/bigger Movie Budgets)!!I felt its all around,really great w/the overall movies story line concept.Most horror flicks have the usual things they're known for,like killing,blood guts&gore(not to forget the musics used for added dramatic effect in building up to an event during the movies beginning to end),&so on.Although,@the same time,they can also end up being pretty much another carbon-copy type of thing,or to where its even just flat out predictable,etc.But this one(without saying any Spoilers),as Id said before,uses a different angle,that to me feels like it also kind of uses the movies characters lines,&also how theyd been directed.Its what made me feel as though it was intentionally done this way,so each viewer interprets the movie using more of there minds thought process.To where I"filled in the blanks",w/the director uses more of the acting,so I come up w/my Own Interpretations&the feelings I get as I watched on,such as horrific pictures in my mind,my heart thumping thrill feeling, shared w/the dramatic,&/or mysteries from things said,described(or in some various parts that are shown,rather than having the "fed to me" of dramatic feelings(rather than through music effects&other traditionally used methods fed pretty much on a plate...Bottom line is everyone has their own opinions,and if you're every in the mood to try,I hope others give this movie a shot w/watching though!!