Pretty Good

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I don't care if this is supposedly a comedy horror flick (as one review states), it's pure garbage. It begins like many found footage horror movies, but then it deadpans, and then suddenly decides not to take itself seriously. It just doesn't make any sense; none at all. There is zero entertainment value in this movie. It's an hour of awful acting (some of the worst I've ever seen), and then it snaps into some kind of wild horror art film. Definitely up there with the worst of those "I want my time back" films.

I really liked it. The thing is, even though it seemed very slow to actually develop and nothing seems to happen really until the very end, I was engrossed in every bit of it. I just really wanted to watch their story. I didn't mind that it seemed to go on for a while, and it was necessary for the viewer to get the full story and see it come together in the end. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and it was oddly enjoyable.This is where I feel the spoiler part comes in to my review, because I detail a little more than I would like if talking to someone who hasn't seen the movie. It made me rofl because the first major part of the movie was just watching their process, some stumbles in their travels and watching a vague tension develop between the film crew and the locals. When something climactic does happen it is brief and quickly de-escalates. Even at 50 minutes in, with 43 minutes to go, you are still waiting for something big, and you think it is about to happen but then it de-escalates again. But finally an hour in and just 30 minutes to go, things start to ramp up. But even then, tension is only a little elevated, but things go a bit faster and at 18 minutes left things are building for the big show. With 11 minutes left, this is what I found hilarious and maybe a little abrupt, it turns into a boss fight in a dungeon in World of Warcraft. Figuratively, of course. If you watch you will see what I mean. After watching all but 11 minutes of the movie up to that point I just was not expecting that. I was amused. I enjoyed the story that leads up to the climax I had long awaited, and it made me chuckle, which is a bonus. Definitely not a waste of time, in my opinion. Show everyone ;)

Like other reviewer said this is good because it's bad. That's the premise you have to understand before you watch this movie. As soon as I saw the trailer, I knew it's gonna be stupid and I would enjoy it. Because who choose a house makeover type of a reality show setting to make a horror movie? This gotta be good (I mean bad)! I gave a 5, but it doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. I did enjoy the movie as I expected. It just didn't exceed my expectation. That's the reason why I rate this movie 5.For the most of parts, it's kinda dull, but I still had fun watching maybe because I know Kris Lemche(Alex) from Haven. He did a good job as a lovable douche like always. I also liked Dimitri Diatchenko (Vladmir). His attitude is very positive throughout the movie. Like when everyone is surprised by a black cat shooting out from an old oven in a barn, some might take it as an ominous event especially if you consider buying the property, but Vladimir immediately make it up by telling his possible customer that it's a good luck for locals. How can we hate this guy? Other characters are either forgettable or just unlikable except for Becky. She is lovely but other two women are so unlikable. At least, Kate is supposed to be a b***h. Sarah should be a lovable cute chick opposed to the bi**h Kate. However, she is a typical young spoiled dumb princess who doesn't know when to shut up although that could be the director's intention because you know what's gonna happen to her at the end in the first 5 minutes of this movie. Lovely Becky has to be lovely for the twist awaiting. I actually didn't see it coming (I knew something is in the cellar though). Once the movie reaches its climax, it's like a roller coaster; The marching parade of WTF moments. VFX is so cheesy so laughable because it's intended to be that way. Again, I didn't see that coming, but it's OK. If the director chooses that turn, it has to be over-the-top and it was. So it's good! Maybe it's a message from the film makers of this movie, "don't take any reality shows seriously" lolAnyways, if you understand a sense of humor in B horror flicks, you wouldn't regret spending 90 minutes of your life for this movie. Let's watch this with pizzas (extra extra cheese) and cokes (non diet) while stoned.

Great found footage movie that doesn't get bogged down in over- seriousness and has a sense of fun, while at the same time being really creepy. The characters are likable enough and the dialogue works, you can really tell that a lot of thought went into the filming and that the whole thing must have been a lot of fun.As for the story itself, it evolves at a nice pace and plays with audience expectations a bit, especially towards the end. There is something creepy going on at least every few minutes but a lot of it is in the background so you also get to know the characters quite a lot as the film progresses.Overall this is a smart and enjoyable horror with a decent amount of comedy and character work thrown in. I would recommend this to anyone who doesn't hate found footage movies and also say that for the most part the filming is actually important to the story in this case.