Lost Tapes Discovery Channel Season Review

Jan. 8th, 2013 03:29 am
I never knew Discovery Channel started found footage series until I got my hands on Lost tapes DVD. Don't expect it to be Blair witch project or anything like that. They have this burden of keeping fantasy as it is and let people speculate on it. They just collected random stories of myths and made a series out of it. You're going to see episode of every popular mythic creature in one of the seasons DVD.

I just finished the first season of this DVD. After looking at it I realized why they are into this sort of stuff leaving the educational stuff aside. I didn't like such type of series at first because they used to be educational and now they are trying to make money off the myths.




I decided to check their season anyway and found some good episodes to watch eating pop corn. Don't expect much from the series and don't put much weight into their information just because they are discovery channel.

Some good episodes from the season 1:
  • Skinwalker
  • Monster of Monterrey
  • Bigfoot
  • Death Raptor
  • Swamp Creature
  • Death Worm

What to Like -
  • Plot of some episodes.
  • CGI and technical stuff.
  • Acting.

What not to like -
  • Some episodes are total waste of time Chupacabra being one of them.
  • Nothing scary or thrill in most of the parts.


If you're found footage genre fan then this series can entertain you with some good mythic creatures stories. I would suggest renting Lost Tapes DVD or getting a collection for yourself, if you're fan of these type of videos.
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Bigfoot: Lost Coast Tapes Review

Jan. 6th, 2013 09:51 pm
Yet another found footage movie but this time they have bigfoot aka sasquatch as theme. Not many good bigfoot found footage movies are out there. Most of the bigfoot movies are either B grade movies or maybe some random documentaries. This movie tackles a different take on the bigfoot genre.

Plot : It starts with bunch of low budget filming crew trying to interview a hilbily who lives nearby a sasquatch nest. Film crew is not organized for their plans of shoot and there are some clashes in between them. Still they manage to hold together and record series of bigfoot sightings and trying to make sense what is going on around them.




At first you feel like you're actually watching a conspiracy theory movies where bigfoots are portrayed as dimensional traveler beings. The some events happen with the crew that changes the things entirely.

I am not going to spoil much of the story now. You can watch on your own and see if you like it.

What about negative reviews?

People who only appreciated blair witch project are going to criticize every other found footage movie in future. So this movie was also criticized as well for not holding much for the thril. It is upto you to decide how much it offered you.

What to like about the movie-
  • Twisted endings.
  • Multiple theories within the entire movie.
  • Atmosphere in woods.

What not to like -
  • Confusing parts with no development on them.
  • A bit dragged on film crew conversation part.

I can't say it is collectible worthy movie but I am planning to keep a DVD of Bigfoot: Lost Coast Tapes, just because it has interesting take on bigfoot movie. That said, I think It is definitely worth a watch If you are into found footage movies.
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Evidence 2012 Found Footage Film

Jan. 5th, 2013 11:59 pm
Evidence is one of the concept mashup found footage movies where you get to see multiple thriller concepts. Evidence has three different horror and thriller concepts mashed up and presented to you. It does have some positive reviews from the fans but It didn't made me much exciting.

Plot : It starts with group of campers getting annoyed with things around them late at night. Then the story moves completely into different level.




I don't want to spoil things but you're going to be shocked and annoyed at the same time how the speed changes. At first story moves very slowly and then you think it is typical horror in the woods. Then things starts to make sense and at the end, It takes another tangent.

So there are plenty of things that are going on in the movie. It would be really hard to connect things as they are so poorly thrown at the viewer.

What to Like about Movie -
  • Creature. It is not completely revealed till the end.
  • Dark atmosphere. Most of the movie runs in the night and you miss many details.

What not to like about movie-
  • Too fast. Even for those who like fast paced movies.
  • Mash-up of concepts and thrill will turn off many viewers.

I am not going to recommend this movie for DVD collection. It is not even worth single watch because It's not good as per my taste. However, those who like found footage genre should check it out, who knows you may like it?
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V/H/S Movie

Jan. 4th, 2013 03:57 am
VHS film falls into found-footage movie genre. It is mix of horror and thriller story smashup.

Intro: Gang of muggers trying to vandalize one property after another get one gig of taking a VHS tape out of abandoned old house. To their surprise they found old man in coma or sleep for hours. Each person starts to look for the tape. One of them starts to play some tapes from nearby collection. This is where the smashup of VHS stories starts.




There are total five stories, each with unique twist into it. Each story will make you think. At the end, you will find how the entire plot of muggers ends. So that's total six stories for you.

What to Like about Movie -
  • Stories. 3 out of 5 stories are good. I am not going to name them but let you decide.
  • Acting.
  • Atmosphere.

What not to Like about Movie
  • 2 bad stories.
  • Poor night vision footage.

It is definitely in my list of "watch during Halloween" type of movies. I personally think that these stories are worth replay value. I suggest getting DVD of VHS movie from Amazon If you like found footage horror movies.
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