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    Apartment 143 (Emergo) - (2011)

    Found Footage Gold

    I've watched most found footage films out there, and if I'm honest I went into this blinkered and expecting the worse, given most suffer from the usual poor storyline, poor acting or poor directing.

    Emergo however, caught me by surprise and I found myself sucked in straight from the outset and immediately realised that this found footage movie, IS something special.

    It's a shame that talented directors and writers will get tarnished by the poor efforts that dominate this genre, but quality always rises, and I'm glad that Torrens stuck to his guns and made this the way he did - without going into spoilers - his direction and filming style is what made this film what it is, believable. Well, to a point. Taking aside the more obvious parts of it to one side, the rest of the movie sits together into an brilliant first person camera, and if you don't jump at the various suspenseful parts...

    Torrens varies different techniques, from hand held to locked off cameras - the quality of each camera technique brilliantly pulled off - they all sit well together and add to the dark and overpowering feeling of the storyline.

    Character development in this genre is the biggest bugbear of mine - it's either crammed into a poor introduction leaving you to fight with them for the remainder of the film, or, the development doesn't exist - with Emergo however, whilst the development is done throughout the film, it's done in such a way that it mimics how you would do it in real life - it's not rushed, it's REAL.

    Maybe that's the key here.

    Taking aside the more out of the ordinary aspects, the movie actually plays out as it would have done were it a real life situation and a family is being terrorised by something unseen. Scientists, investigators and doctors coming together to meet a family at the end of their tether, the haunted looks of each family member a testament to what is happening in their home.

    Torrens pulls this all off brilliantly, and whilst the ending is maybe a little bit twee, I'm sure we've not seen the last of Emergo, and I sincerely hope Torrens goes on from strength to strength.

    My advice is to not miss this movie - it's one of the best Found Footage movies out there.

    8/10

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrighT MasteR View Post
    It's not the usual found footage....ie shite...it's actually very very good....

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    I don't like FF movies, but I give some a chance if they try something different. Did you check out that Area 407 too? I hear that one's pretty bad

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrighT MasteR View Post
    I don't like FF movies, but I give some a chance if they try something different. Did you check out that Area 407 too? I hear that one's pretty bad
    Seriously - give Emergo a go - if you don't like it, I'll send you a haggis

    PS - Area 407 used to be called Tape 407 and my review is here...http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/...407-%282011%29

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dexter View Post
    Seriously - give Emergo a go - if you don't like it, I'll send you a haggis

    PS - Area 407 used to be called Tape 407 and my review is here...http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/...407-%282011%29
    I'll see about checking it sometime soon

    Oh yeah, forgot you saw it already :soadeto2:

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    I passed on this over the weekend, but since Dexter sez, I'll give it a shot

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    It's better than the typical found footage fare out there. Often creepy, with likeable characters.
    If you like this sub genre, you'll probably like it better than alot of the previous ones that have been done.

    Good recomendation Dexter.

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    Even though Dexter eats haggis I will check this out when I get the chance

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    Just watched this--terrible movie. 4/10

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    This is far from a terrible movie, but it's also not an 8/10 either. I watched this a few months ago and I was surprised with the results. The scientists/family make some dumbass decisions, but the acting is pretty good. There are a few good jump scenes here and there, but in the end gets lumped with many other found footage flicks. The CGI is out there and takes away from the "found footage" aspect that so many of these films claim. I'd probably give it a 5/10, but it's one of the better found footage flicks out there. I've seen much much worse.

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    There is another thread about this around here I left my impressions in, it's not good. I remember really disliking this one. The only thing that sticks out is the last, really long (to long) shot and the cheap jump scare to end it. I thought this was a bad, bad movie.

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    Movie is atrocious..

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    It was pretty much MEH. I'd have a really hard time recommending it to anybody, but then i've seen much worse. Any of the Chucky movies come to mind. :lookaround:

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    Just found the movie so boring

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