james_tabang

There is not much excitement in the film. The story is pretty generic, probably due to the poor acting of all characters which gives a dull viewing experience. Except for some pretty nice sci-fi effects, nothing stands out in this movie to make it memorable.

Not always, but many horror films with big budget and spectacular production effects are not that terrifying as raw found footage films. Found footage simulate the actual atmosphere and lets the viewer focus on the scene without the distracting production effects. I do not understand why this film has only a cult following, when it is far more scary than Paranormal Activity series. The setting is to much for one to imagine; being in a hospital is uneasy; in a mental hospital eerie; in an abandoned mental hospital scary. But to be locked inside a haunted abandoned mental hospital at night? Maybe that's why it can't be understood by the mainstream; they don't want to put (or don't care in putting) themselves in that kind of situation. They just watch the film as a spectator who is detached from it, or like nothing goes on their mind while watching it, or the film is not being taken too seriously. If you have a strong imagination and dark delusions, and hate pretentious mainstream horror films, this film would really satisfy your dark "fantasies".