HorrorOverEverything
The found footage genre has just about ran it's course, not to say that there hasn't been some pretty good found footage films, but it's gotten to the point where this kind of film has become to go to for film makers who just want to cash in on a few jump scares while not blowing a lot of money on a big budget.There lies the problem with "Ghoul", there's is nothing about this film that makes it stand out from the massive pile of found footage horror that we have seen made in the past years. It follows the same basic story line (people making a documentary) and it throws out the same basic scenes (Jump scares, running through the woods, lots of arguing and screaming), it never tries to do anything to make itself be more than "Just another Found Footage horror flick". Blair Witch Project was a scary and interesting movie because it made us feel like we were really watching a group of people get lost in the woods, plus obviously we weren't use to seeing films filmed in that way. But now we are just way too use to everything that these kinds of films can do and it doesn't seem like the Filmmakers behind "Ghoul" had any real interest in trying to show us something we haven't seen before. If you've seen one Found Footage film then you have pretty much already seen this. It's just not good and it's really not worth your time.3/10
ahen412
This movie is probably the mixed up baby of Blair Witch and Chernobyl Diaries... and that baby should've been aborted. Please stop making "faux documentaries" and found footage movies that start of with 30-45 min of complete bullshit fake home movie dialogue. It's a cliché, and considering it is 2015.. a lot of people don't react like its the late 1980's and someone showed up to a family reunion with a camcorder.I'm not one to completely trash a movie, and if you're like me you'll watch it anyway despite the reviews. I just thought I'd weigh in on how a once promising way of low-budget filmmaking has turned into a cheap way to produce the same garbage over and over...Nothing redeeming about this one, and if you're reading this from Ukraine.. on behalf of Americans, I'm Sorry...
Schuriken
This movie involves a party of teenagers who go to Ukraine to film a documentary about cannibalism. Of course everything goes wrong and they end up fighting the evil spirit of Andrei Chikatilo the Soviet serial killer.Have you ever heard a more stupid story in your entire movie watching life than this ?The entire movie is a found footage film which of course means that if you're a middle aged person you will not be able to sit there and watch 1 and a half hours of someone shaking the camera. Yes it's camera shaking time throughout the entire film.If you don't want to risk losing your eye sight or have an epileptic seizure just to watch a worthless movie, don't watch this film. It offers absolutely nothing.Don't the film schools teach their students how to keep the camera steady anymore ? Do they say to their students "yeah take the camera shake it all over the place and make a movie like that" ?Next time don't bother that much to do the camera shaking, just tape your camera on a blender or something and make a movie like that. Horror movies are supposed to make you feel sick because of their content. Not make you sick by shaking the camera throughout the entire movie, you morons.NEXT !!
yun933141
So I just watched this movie and i must say. I loved it. So yes I know its not the best thought out movie but it's a found footage horror movie and for me that's saying something. If this were not a found footage i wouldn't have the same i'm there with them' feeling. I listen to all these bad reviews about how all these found footage movies that are coming out are all just a bunch off horse.... I don't get it. For me seeing this makes me feel like my eyes are the eyes of the camera which makes me feel i'm there experiencing the horror with them in conclusion scarring the bananas out of me more than a non-fond footage movie. As for this found footage horror movie I would definitely put this to my favorite horror movies collection:) I liked the story, the acting was decent and the effects were great. I give it a 9/10. That is a lot I know but i'm a fan of this particular genre:D And for you who's considering to watch this movie...Try watching this movie alone in the dark and we shall see who doesn't like found footage horror movies. Oh and don't forget to turn up the sound:P Have fun and enjoy. PS: Again the movie is veri gud:)