Chronicle Review – Chaos Hour
The thought of watching another movie filmed as if it were found footage is not one that excites me. The trend for these type of films started with the much over-hyped Blair Witch Project back in 1999 (a film which had been preempted by The Last Broadcast some years before) but has had a resurgence since the success of J. J. Abrahams' monster movie Cloverfield in 2008. Since then, we have seen the medium used typically in the horror and sci-fi genres to bring lower budget films to the screen. What then is the problem with this? In an industry which thrives on innovation and where the medium is already becoming cheaper to produce, relying on 'found footage' seems to preclude further innovation at the expense of the genre.
