The Unfolding
The Unfolding
NR | 28 February 2016 (USA)
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It is 2016 and a fearful world seems to be on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe. A researcher in psychical events and his girlfriend travel to deepest Dartmoor to investigate a centuries-old building. What they unlock and discover is way more than they could have ever bargained for. An exciting first feature from newcomer Eugene McGing, who expertly takes familiar tropes and gives them a fresh spin in this genuinely terrifying haunted house tale.

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zombie-32

On the safe side I have added the spoiler tag. But if you have already seen this film then you already know it has passed it's use by date and has spoiled. This is the film version of that bottle of milk that became lost in the car in early spring only to be found in late summer then for some unholy reason opened to "see how bad it really is"It is interesting that so many of the 8+ star reviews have reviewed only this movie.This is a low budget film but being one should not stop it from being a well made film as many iconic or cult films have been made on a shoestring budget or even less. This film is neither iconic or a cult filmIgnoring that lets explore this train wreck of a movieSetting: The movie is set in contemporary rural England and from the radio we know that there is a heavy cold war on that is looking to go hot.The problem with this "found footage" genre is that unless it is very well written you know that the main character are dead. There is no explanation over how the footage is found. This is not a well written script.Characters: Overall they are like extras with likes of dialogue. Anonymous, bland, not memorable. I do not even have a reason to dislike them which would have given me a reason to remember them.Dialogue: Of what could be heard of this was in the finer moments bad but most of the time it settles for bland to badAudio: Highly inconsistent varying from easily heard to a background mumble in most cases this actually improved the film as this means one did not have to suffer the dialogueActing: This movie is far from alone where you see actors struggling to spin gold out of chaff. a average scrip would have gotten a better performance.Script/Story: Aside from some random good ideas the script and story is bland and pedestrian and are interchangeable with any number of similarly bland "found footage film". The troupes in the characters and story are both common and predictable with the exception of one character I was able to predict every character's demiseLocations: The locations were solid and well chosen and suited the story wellSpecial effects: Of what you could see this was fairly basic and having the video footage bleed of colours looks and feels like this was done to cover the poor/cheap effects. I would say that it looks like the special effects were done on a home computer but I have seen movies where the director used his home computer the make the computer effects and despite it was made several years ago it still looks better then the effects in this filmOverall: A generally bland, forgettable film. It is not bad enough to get a following from us that like the bad movie and is certainly not good enough to be popular.Watch at own risk

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nod64

What's unfolding is my attention with this dross."An exciting and relevant new take on the Haunted House story." Who said this? Was it the mother of the writer? This film is duller than a 3W bulb. Found footage certainly isn't a new take, neither are jump scares. You get a lots of stuff happening off screen, and not a lot happening on screen.I agree with what another reviewer said. Methinks the good reviews were written by friends and family of the cast and crew.I ended up turning it off, so no idea if there was an amazing twist, and I don't care either.Are they sure it wasn't meant for Shitefest instead of Frightfest? Watch something else, like Housebound instead.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3504048/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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manticoreaw

Thoroughly enjoyed the preview screening I saw a few weeks back, it was refreshing to see a British take on the genre. Believable characters with a genuine reason for CCTV cameras to be in place to counter the hand-held shots, nice location work and excellent sound mixing/editing to compound the atmosphere/scares make it one of the better found footage horror films of recent times. Make sure you see it with a good sound system for maximum effect.It's also good to see characters acting with rationality, instead of highly unlikeable idiots with iphones running about wildly (looking at you Area 51/Bigfoot Chronicles) despite the supernatural occurring around them.Well worth a watch for any FFH buff.

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salinajane

i loved this movie. Really atmospheric and the slow build up of tension to the point when everyone screamed and jumped in their seats was brilliant. Some clever intriguing twists going on in the back story add to the atmosphere. Along with great performances make for a must see in my books. Great direction and moody lighting, the tension builds from the off. By the end of the film I was buzzing, with having me and the rest of the audience having such a great reaction to the film. Superb! I want to go see it again!

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