Tonight I blog from the retreat of a freshly made bed following a truly hideous evening. Truly hideous! It started off relatively promising (Burger King chips will always be better than McDonald's!) but then I stupidly decided to watch a film, namely 'Skinwalkers'.
For those of you who have been fortunate enough not to have watched this film, it is a Paranormal Activity-esque abomination. The camerawork is positively vomit-inducing, the story line dire and as for the level of acting, this falls far short of even Hollyoaks: it was not a pleasant viewing experience. Basically, 5 (maybe 6 or 7, there's no definition to the characters) idiots decide to investigate a very credible looking (huh!) tape of a boy disappearing in front of his parent's eyes. They move in to a house, they film the paranormal, the paranormal finishes them off- as with all films of this type, it's painfully predictable. When they start flicking from camera to camera your pulse races knowing you're about to be scared out of your wits by a sudden, often loud, movement. The first jump is the best, after that you just become annoyed with yourself for playing along with this ridiculous ghost hunt. You begin to hope the scratchy deterioration of the footage is actually your blu-ray player telling you that even it can't be bothered to play this shit, but unfortunately, the shit goes on.
The death of many of the characters was a relief. It was a signal that having killed 3 of the 5 (or 6...or 7...) ghost hunters, the amateur documentary-style footage must soon cease. The death of Cameron, however, was disappointing. He is the only character whose name I remember and he had the potential to be a hero had he
a) shagged the girl and
b) solved the mystery.
Sadly he does neither. He dies and with him goes any hope of 'Skinwalkers' redeeming itself.
Despite my brutal criticism I would be interested to know if anyone has seen the film and if anyone has a plausible (okay, interesting) theory on what the end was supposed to mean. (If, at this point, you think this film went for an edgy Inception type ending and are thus considering watching it, I feel compelled to warn you that you will be bitterly disappointed.)
Perhaps I won't rant next blog, but it seems to be my thing.
ITPTSO
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