Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Raetsonwe Redundant and unnecessary.

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Larry Birk This movie really caught me off guard. On the surface it seems like one of those generic cheap horror movies with kids doing creepy things to seem creepy, all shot on a normal camera to make the movie seem more real, however this movie has a certain tone and pacing which really captures your attention rather than being slow and dull.Watching through this movie, I kept thinking it would be some generic ending. I assumed that all the creepy things the kids did, was for no other reason than the director thought they would be eerie, with no real connection other than the kids were possessed by demons. It wasn't until I finished the movie and started thinking about it did it really scare me and haunt me, because I started connecting the events and realizing that they all led up to the conclusion, that the kids were acting on plans and ambitions that they had laid out, and that this all began from an idea given to them by the fathers story.If you're looking for a horror movie full of jump scares and ending with a happy ending, this isn't the movie to watch. If you want something that will provide a consistent creepy atmosphere, and legitimately keep you up at night this is a great title for that

Joe W The summary above says it all. I really cannot think of any improvements for this movie. It had all the great elements of a horror; suspense, miss-direction, character build-up. To me this was a straight 10/10, I wish there was a home movie 2. Personally I'm not a big fan of the whole video camera way of filming, but this was definitely an exception. The only time that I found the camera a bit hard to believe was when (spoiler) David was tied up and instead of running upstairs in a panic, the first thing she thinks to do is pick up the camera... But apart from that it was quite realistic, for example (spoiler) with the cat on the cross, David turned the camera off straight away (as everyone else would do).At some points in this movie I was seriously creeped out, even at small things, like when they're at the dinner table and the camera skips/flashed. Okay I'm going into way too much details, but this movie is outstanding for a movie I had never heard of until a day ago, it is even short so if it isn't for you, not much time was wasted. But in any case, give it a shot!

maggies-5 Filmed in the cinema verite style becoming so popular lately, "Home Movie" affords its viewers an interesting perspective. In some ways, while watching the siblings, I recalled the brothers of "Funny Games"--psychopathic game-players out only to fulfill their own sadistic desires.In a sense, that's very much what this film is about.For those versed in some psychology, it quickly becomes apparent (within the first ten minutes of the film, I might argue) that the movie's twins are displaying classic, if incredibly overplayed, symptoms of APD--antisocial personality disorder, or, if you will, sociopathy/psychopathy. (The two differ in minute ways but the difference is rather negligible when reviewing a film.) In a very telling throwaway line, the mother can be heard shouting to her husband, "They're not psychotic"--which, indeed, they aren't. Psychopathy vs. psychosis is the difference between Ted Bundy and Ed Gein--or, for the horror movie buffs, it's the difference between Hannibal and Leatherface. Psychotics cannot tell reality and are often unaware of rules--psychopaths know the rules. They simply do not care.And that is what we are presented with, here--two children who simply do not care about the established rules, who display a distinct lack of empathy, conduct disorder, manipulation, and, later in the film, the ability to flip the 'charm' switch on-and-off at a whim. I would like to point out, though, that the symptoms are over-dramatized--no child with APD tendencies is going to crucify a cat, place a frog in a vice, make a goldfish sandwich AND impale the head of the family dog. They'll probably stick to one of those things, if any.Which is why I find it better to view this movie not as a character study of two future psychopaths, but a character study of two future horror movie villains--a look at the "Funny Games" brothers when they were children, all the symptoms present but exaggerated to make for an entertaining film.And entertain it does--the acting is exceptional as the parents try desperately to hold onto a fraying thread of hope that their family may yet be saved, until a heart-wrenching scene roughly ten minutes from the film's end when we see the father finally and definitely fall to pieces. Take that, add intriguing and twisted foreshadowing throughout the first half of the film, and you have what I would consider a rather brilliant piece.I see some people complaining about the plot, and some of the holes and errors made throughout--but I would argue that this is less a film that requires a definite plot with a neat wrap-up, and more a character study of an unwinding family and the two future horror film slashers they're raising.

hauntme I will start this review as positively as I can manage. The genre of documentary, POV, consumer-grade, hand held video films is one of my favorites. It is a direction cinema as art should be taking. Within these films, the fact that there are directors and actors involved in production is suspended. This method sustains a kernel of truth which allows for incredible levels of immersion and flow.Forgive me since I am reviewing this film from memory.This film begins with the director's Disneyland fantasy of an enthusiastic, life loving couple. The parents here are self absorbed and constantly inviting the camera into their painful attempts at enjoyment. They are caricatures, completely without wit or realism. The fact that the producer says in the extras that his 1st task was to avoid this result is evidence of the complete lack of rigor that went into the film.This product is way too glossy and hollow...the director allowing extra financing and the inept producer on helm completely destroyed whatever vision he had.Due to boredom I almost missed the key scene for the story arc: the bedtime dragon story. I did not bemoan it...pitiful writingI was rolling on the floor when the father (who is a priest for inexplicable reasons) start his chants and exorcisms. Predictable, unbelievable...the script and production on this was constantly tearing me away from the movie.Many scenes have difficultly explaining for the presence of the camera...aftermath diaries or clues would have been sufficient instead of filming every detail like an undergrad film studentFrom the beginning I was on the side of the children. Like them, the viewer is left dissociated from the entire mess and wanting revenge on the blind, stupid, and raving spectacle in front of them.