Highly Overrated But Still Good

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Most of the film is like a loud, bad soap opera with characters you couldn't possibly care about yelling at each other for reasons you couldn't possibly care about. Bad script, bad acting, bad direction. Don't waste your time.There was some oddly nice cinematography, suitable for a nature documentary. And the score was surprisingly good. It's a shame some genuinely eerie, dramatic music was wasted on people knocking on doors and windows, wandering aimlessly around, staring intensely into space, driving, walking, doing absolutely nothing of interest, ever.Written, produced, and directed by the same guy. It had to be, because if anyone with taste, talent, or even a light touch of sanity had been involved they'd've prevented this schlock from being made.

I can't believe this movie doesn't have a higher IMDb score. I found this movie to be engrossing, REALLY well-acted, and pretty darned scary. Obviously this is not a $200 million Hollywood blockbuster, but who needs constant special effects when much of the time the horror is in the dark and as terrifying as your imagination will permit? Is the brother facing an intervention from his siblings suffering from paranoia and mental illness, or is there really something in the basement? Or both? Kudos to the scriptwriter, the actors, the director and the cinematographer. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed, and you've earned the right to keep making movies. I know I'll be seeing you all again. Thanks for delivering a diamond in a sea of faux gems.

Yes, X-Files episode, The Outer Limit episode, but that's it just an episode, and trust me, not one of the better ones.Half the movie, three people are talking. And that's it. After it, things start to happen, you get a nice jump scare, some explanation, kinda over the top acting, especially for this movie and then a rushed ending. Little to get from Pod.Only if you're an Alien die hard movies, and I mean Alien as in an alien, a regular one, not those made by Ridley Scott or Cameron. So if you love to see the creatures from outer space and have some time to spare, you should consider something else. Let this be your absolute last resort of passing the time.Cheers!

Although the acting and character development in this film are very good, I was left at the end with too many unanswered questions and unexplained plot holes. It's always difficult to realistically display mental health disorders in a sympathetic and factual way and this title managed to cover such an emotive subject in a sensitive way, which was quite impressive. However, the storyline isn't a strong one and does little to explain who the characters really are, let alone how or why they make the choices they do. People are introduced and never explained, leaving you feeling that you have no idea where people have appeared from or what their motives are. I understand that sometimes as a viewer you have to 'Put the pieces of the puzzle together yourself' but it constantly seemed as if a lot of the pieces were missing and there was no way to see the whole picture. Overall, this movie was rather disappointing and missed the opportunity to create a great atmosphere as well as subjecting us to a rather strange and badly thought out narrative.