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Just perfect...

It was pretty good and I really enjoyed the documentary feel. However, Shay's character was in need of some reforming. I felt her character was really weak and not well developed. Also, it did have heavy levels of predictability and some cheesiness. I also liked the part where we see things from the spirit world point of view. The ending did feel incomplete, I felt like it shouldn't have just ended with Michael dying and finding out he is a ghost. It should have built upon that and shown more into the spirit world perhaps even met up with the other characters who had died.

Arriving at a friends' house, an evening goofing around turns serious when they break out an Ouija board that soon begins to cause their lives to spiral out of control and forces them to realize that they may have released a terrible entity that forces them to fight to escape it.This one wasn't all that great of an effort. What really tends to hold this one back is the fact that this one tends to turn out like so many found-footage efforts that are based on ludicrous actions taken to an extreme. This one goes for exceptionally long sequences of the friends standing around talking about nonsense for the most part, as the conversations about them waiting for approval about the film-school project for the recording, the endless scene of him trying to get her secretly on video or the rather bizarre reason for the couple to split up which is all really lame and silly the way it comes off here. These here really highlight how low-budget this one really is, as the minimalist nature of the story makes this one quite obvious what's going on here with the low-budget nature engaging in these endless, overlong scenes that go nowhere and hold up the ghost action throughout here. There are only a few such scenes here in the film since a lot of the film's run-time is held up with a variety of those long-running scenes that really do go nowhere. That's even more evident in the extended, played-out backstory that really has no need to be as long as it is trying to tell that particular story when it could've done so in a far shorter timeframe. Overall these issues here end up preventing this one from really taking off despite all the positives here. When this one finally gets around to the ghost action, they're rather fun and creepy as the continuous scenes of them constantly appearing behind people in flash-cut edits makes for a rather fun if somewhat clichéd time here, but overall the fact that something is happening with the multitude of big action scenes here definitely make these far more enjoyable. The fact that there's a lot of big alterations of the videotapes enhances this kind of stellar ghost action in the second half, and along with the strong ending twist that gives this one a great finishing move. Still, the flaws here are far more detrimental and obvious.Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence and Brief Nudity.

I actually enjoyed this Found Footage style film. Unlike so many films in this genre the cast were fairly engaging and believable, instead of the annoying shrieking casts that usually infest the genre. Gone also are the overtly shaky moments and the dumb 'electrical interference' when the makers are too lazy, too unskilled, thinking themselves too clever for the audience to show what may be actually happening. To cut it short, this film stands out because it avoids the clichés which infest this genre and when something finally happens we actually see what is going on. No shaky camera, electrical interference, minimal glimpses of the ghosts, we actually see what is happening so don't waste the next five minutes of the film thinking 'what the heck just happened?', The cast are quite strong too, the direction and editing excellent which helps to carry the film along. Well worth a look.

This really did have some good scares in it to make you jump as well as some cheesy moments due to a lower budget (but whatever, I enjoyed it). Like many, I enjoy the tricks and scares that comes along with "found footage" films and they have yet to get old for me. But let's talk about the acting... While the two leads were natural and interesting, the casting for Calvin and Shea (mostly Shea) was off and was what hurt the film for me. I didn't believe they would ever be together in real life and Shea was barely directed (it seemed). All in all, if you like a scare to make you jump in your seat this may be worth your time as there are a couple of a good moments. However, like me you may be hoping a certain character get's offed first.