I can only give this five out of ten. I'd give it five and a half but there are no half stars.
The original Hell House LLC was an excellent indie film that I have watched many times. I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, the 'curse' of the ever diminishing sequels is in effect here.
This movie actually has a lot of good moments. I love found footage movies and I really enjoy the subtle scares they create.
Unfortunately the potential here is often sacrificed for the sake of clunky exposition.
I appreciate the desire to create a finale. An ending that would round out the trilogy. But they're trying too hard and it shows.
If you want to get technical this isn't really a 'found footage' film, although some footage from the original film was apparently "found" by one of the characters.
And how about that bit at the very tail of the film? WTF was that even supposed to be? Footage of the afterlife?
"You're dead. We're stuck here." ... "Now it's time to move on." Ok... wait, what?
Needless to say some of the dialogue is ... iffy.
The actors are good, except for the guy playing "Russel". He's kind of terrible. Flat and wooden all the time.
Overall it's a good final installment for the series. I had hoped for more but at least it wasn't a disaster.
Here's hoping they stop here and don't beat the premise to death trying to cash in on the title.
The original Hell House LLC was an excellent indie film that I have watched many times. I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, the 'curse' of the ever diminishing sequels is in effect here.
This movie actually has a lot of good moments. I love found footage movies and I really enjoy the subtle scares they create.
Unfortunately the potential here is often sacrificed for the sake of clunky exposition.
I appreciate the desire to create a finale. An ending that would round out the trilogy. But they're trying too hard and it shows.
If you want to get technical this isn't really a 'found footage' film, although some footage from the original film was apparently "found" by one of the characters.
And how about that bit at the very tail of the film? WTF was that even supposed to be? Footage of the afterlife?
"You're dead. We're stuck here." ... "Now it's time to move on." Ok... wait, what?
Needless to say some of the dialogue is ... iffy.
The actors are good, except for the guy playing "Russel". He's kind of terrible. Flat and wooden all the time.
Overall it's a good final installment for the series. I had hoped for more but at least it wasn't a disaster.
Here's hoping they stop here and don't beat the premise to death trying to cash in on the title.