alexfromhorn

Recorded is a solid found footage movie.

Although just about 40mins long it delivered dramaturgically pretty well, especially for a low budget movie.

There are many typical found footage elements in this movie, but at least there is a little twist.

I think the woke subject they talked about seemed a bit unnecessary. But overall the acting was partially good and partially something I would have reshot because some sentences just don't flow very naturally. Especially in the beginning of the movie.

The protagonist herself is always talking about the english accents of others, while she had probably one of the heaviest accents, I am not sure how that makes any sense. Maybe it's not always the best idea to direct and act in a movie at the same time and this is a bit of an example for this.

This movie is a direct follow up of the first movie, so it is a bit uneasy to follow if you haven't watched the first Corn Zombies movie.

The way the movie was filmed is mostly quite good, the camera was placed well, no shaky cam, good perspectives and camera movements. It is just that sometimes there are not enough cuts and a bit more variation in the usage of different camera lenses wouldn't have hurt. So the quality varies but is overall nice compared to other zombie flicks.

Acting is an issue, as some actors are quite convincing while others seem a bit out of place and almost comedic on their slow or badly timed reactions.

This movie does not have a lot of action or gory zombie scenes. I was a bit let down that the blood that sprayed when zombies were shot was computer animated, which looked cheap and didn't leave any real stains.

Return of the Corn Zombies is not so much about killing zombies, it is a lot more about the human drama that starts amongst the survivors ... which is ok in itself but would be better with more convincing actors. The way it is now it appears a bit stretched and it is hard to care for most of the characters.

It reminds of the later "The Walking Dead" episodes were it's just drama amongst people and not so much about action, adventure and survival, which would have suited the actors and scenario way better. Also the zombies do not appear to be a threat at all, which kinda makes them a bit lame in most (but not all) cases.

Nonetheless, for a low budget movie The Return of the Corn Zombies turns out to be a mediocre but whatchable zombie flick.

A more or less typical alien conspiracy style plot. It totally feels like the pilot of a planned series that was supposed to jump on the X-Files train, but I am not sure if that's the case.

Screenplay, sound design and all surroundings where pretty well chosen and add a lot to the atmosphere. Is is mostly quite dark and mysterious.

The plot is interesting but many things are a bit foreseeable. Yet that didn't suck the joy out if it for me because the acting and the vivid characters kept it very much alive.

This could have been a great series, with all its characters, factions and different motivations.