Exisits
So this didnt start off that well. They rushed the plot and didn't build up the story or the characters and the cameraman character's annoying antics took away from any suspense they might have been trying to build in the beginning but once the story got going it actually got pretty good. The method of found footage was a little unbelievable but provided for some good shots. Honestly i think they should've done away with it and done it as a normal film. The parts with Bigfoot were really good and they actually show the beast unlike Willow Creek. One thing that really surprised me was that there was an actual story, not just campers get attacked by Bigfoot.
7/10
Blue Ruin
A very slow moving somber tale of revenge and despair. It was very moving and had a good story but i had a hard time emphasizing with the protagonist.
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It was hard for me to root for him when everything was pretty much his fault. If he hadn't gone after the guy he thought killed his parents, he never would've put his sister in trouble and wouldn't have needed to kill anyone else. This is especially true once you find out who really killed his parents.
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6/10
The Babadook
I have been looking forward to this movie for a long time and finally i am not disappointed. This had to be one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. The story is great and they build The Babadook up perfectly as a boogeyman character. They show him enough where you don't feel cheated but don't show him too much as to kill the suspense. The acting is great and you actually care about the characters even the annoying little kid who as the movie goes on you start to understand better. The movie also serves as a good metaphor for grief and mental illness while also being an incredible boogeyman/folklore monster movie and the metaphor isn't so heavy handed that it becomes too much. Definitely recommend this to everyone.
10/10