The Bay (2012)

[kevinb]

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[craftychicka]

Originally Posted by The Revelator

I didn't get that low budget feel, I thought it felt pretty genuine... Maybe that's because they weren't going for a supernatural concept though... I should watch it again.

It could just be that I'm not super in to 'found-footage' movies.

[kevinb]

This is pretty solid but as mentioned its by no means terrific and it does have that made for SyFy vibe.
Worth watching

And for the record, Kristen Connolly doesn't really have that much screen time here honestly.

[Caustic Coffee]

I've read some fairly negative reviews about the Bay, so my expectations were lowered, but I think this is a movie everyone should see. The film is shot as a documentary and does incorporate some found footage tape with handicam shots, but the picture isn't bobbing around and the recordings are kept to a minimum.

The setup for the disaster comes in the form of actual news and scientific evidence, so when the second and third acts get going, it feels very authentic. It seemed like something that could actually happen, which made it that much more unsettling. They don't rely upon cliches and the acting is pretty much solid all around.

My rating may change after time and further viewings, but for now, I give it a 8.5/10.

[BeRightBack]

Originally Posted by Caustic Coffee

I've read some fairly negative reviews about the Bay, so my expectations were lowered, but I think this is a movie everyone should see. The film is shot as a documentary and does incorporate some found footage tape with handicam shots, but the picture isn't bobbing around and the recordings are kept to a minimum.

The setup for the disaster comes in the form of actual news and scientific evidence, so when the second and third acts get going, it feels very authentic. It seemed like something that could actually happen, which made it that much more unsettling. They don't rely upon cliches and the acting is pretty much solid all around.

My rating may change after time and further viewings, but for now, I give it a 8.5/10.

Pretty nicely stated. I think most people hear "found footage" and dismiss it altogether, as some super shaky experience, and while most of them are like that, this one is not, and I think it's important to let that be known.

And ya, the science, and government conspiracy stuff made it that much more creepy. Even if I didn't already have a sort of fear of bugs, it would still be damn scary experience.

[Fanofhorror]

A lot different then I thought it was going to be.

I liked the start of the movie, with real reports of Dead Animals that news, a few years ago.

Also liked the fact their were few other things going on at the same time, Normally Found footage movie are calm and try keep tension.

This was like the normal one person hold camera movie, this different shorts CTV, Police dash boards and people seem to talking the Camera every where.

But this goes straight into the mess and I liked the Plot, It Kinda of re mind me of the Cabin Fever a little, with the whole water is infected.

The infections did look really nasty look on, Which i thought was really make up effects in this movie.

I found one scenes really chilling in this movie, Is when the police man goes into the house and who see words , how scream them, I found that really affected

I liked the later scenes in the movie, shouting and crying coming out of me, the lady sceaming was little annoying.

The acting in this movie could have been better from some of the people, I felt that were little stale at times and there were some decent action of some of the cast in this movie.

I didn't think it would be scary or creepy, I sure did find it really entertaining.

6/10