Previously in Movie Monthly I’ve stated my serious affection
for found footage films. However,
I do realize this particular claim needs a bit of clarity. When I say I like found footage films
what I really mean is that I like found footage horror movies, mainly because
the horror genre has a lot of interesting and engaging subgenre and elements
that rarely get explored because they aren’t considered profitable. So, if dressing up your Bigfoot horror
movie in the clothes of a found footage flick both as a cost cutting measure
and a way to convince investors and audiences this is a film worth their time
I’m all for it (don’t worry, we’ll get to the Bigfoot films another time.) However, I am aware that found footage
horror isn’t the only aspect of this particular formatting tool in existence,
there’s also the far less often employed Sci-Fi found footage film like Chronicle or today’s offering Project Almanac.
