FoundFootageCreep Reviews

The Alchemist Cookbook (2016)

Had potential... Fell flat.

[2/10 · 15 April 2021]

I'm not quite sure where to start...

I couldn't tell you of a time that I was more disappointed with a movie.

At the beginning, this movie burns slowly with very little dialogue.

As a new character is introduced it sucks you back in for a brief moment.

Little context is given to the purpose of the main character and his mission. However, it is apparent that this movie has something to do with mental health.

This movie had potential to be very scary but it did not deliver for me.

The acting wasn't terrible though.

Give it a try, make your own decisions and steer clear of the flock.

Survive the Hollow Shoals (2018)

Over the top jump scares

[3/10 · 15 April 2021]

Upon reading reviews, I decided to give this movie a chance. I'll keep this brief, it wasn't great.

The movie is technically "found footage" in the sense that it is shot as one would expect from the genre. However, it relies purely on jump scares, supported by audio that has no place in the found footage genre.

Each jump scare is accompanied by a loud, jolting sound that could only be created in a studio, thus distancing itself from what one would expect from a found footage movie.

I will admit that I jumped more than once though. So if you want a movie that contains cheap jump scares and not terrible acting then it might be for you.

For me, there was far too much reliance on public domain sound effects.

However, always make your own decisions and steer clear from the flock.