jtindahouse There are only two things holding 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes' back from being a truly great movie. The first is the acting. My goodness it is shocking in some scenes. It's rare for a movie released as recently as 2007 to have acting this bad. The girl trying to pop the balloon is possibly the worst piece of acting I can remember seeing. The second thing is the inclusion of some scenes in the final cut. This is supposed to be a (fake obviously) documentary on a serial killer and yet there are a tremendous amount of things that would simply never be shown in any real documentary (explicit patient records spoken out loud by a doctor is a very obvious one that comes to mind). Apart from those two things though I have to say I quite liked this film.This is an exceedingly dark film, make no mistake about that. It was made without a conscious, and I quite like that quality in a film. There is also one element to the story (revolving around 9/11) that I found very innovative, creative and original. It's one of those things that keeps you thinking after the film is finished. This certainly isn't for the faint of heart, however if you're up to it you may just find yourself very much enjoying 'The Poughkeepsie Tapes'.

lorcan-61881 So,recently enough,The Poughkeepsie Tapes,a banned horror documentary was released on Blu ray by Scream Factory,look I don't see every horror film in the world like The Mummy(ya I know I haven't seen a classic!!),but,em this movie...ya,this movie I've sadly seen,but anyway getting in to it,The Poughkeepsie Tapes follows a group of police officers and FBI agents as they try to track down a deranged serial killer,who recorded all of his murders on tapes. Now,when I heard about this,I was like,ugh,just show me the damn movie and then I saw the tapes..I HAD TO TURN IT OFF!! The Poughkeepsie Tapes,is actually to me a bit sad,this dude,I don't know his name but he directed As Above So Below,had to use disturbing video tapes,that I actually don't even know are fake,I heard rumor's about these tapes being real,to make a brilliant banned horror film,what about trying your best then gathering a whole bunch of crappy actors and going 'let's make this really violent,torturous movie with really deranged murder tapes..but otherwise,let's talk about the good things,well,this film was so creepy and disturbing then anything! The guy who played this guy was so messed up and creepy,shivers ran through my back like all the time,I am not going to spoil but what this guy did was so deranged and scary and especially where it was all set. The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a really disturbing horror film that to me,should have just been banned forever,never released on DVD!!

elsiagoddess One of the most brutal horror movies out there! It's like you are watching a bunch of tapes from a serial killer. There isn't much plot it's more about going through the different scary scenes of people getting tortured and killed.It's not too too bloody like the Saw movies I think are probably bloodier but this movie is so intense! It actually feels like you are watching serial killer footage which is scary. The mask man in one scene almost made me have a heart attack!I don't know why more people don't talk about this movie!!

InfinateANGELzPORTALz I really liked how its a totally different form&approach-more like a"Mock-umentary/Documentary"style,where the actors/characters are literally doing great,directed well w/what their parts directions go,adding great in combination w/the movies unveils!I love my various forms of Sci-Fi's,&of course Horror-type movies,they're my Top Favs(although I've seen my fair share of HUGE Movie Flops,even ones w/bigger Movie Budgets)!!I felt its all around,really great w/the overall movies story line concept.Most horror flicks have the usual things they're known for,like killing,blood guts&gore(not to forget the musics used for added dramatic effect in building up to an event during the movies beginning to end),&so on.Although,@the same time,they can also end up being pretty much another carbon-copy type of thing,or to where its even just flat out predictable,etc.But this one(without saying any Spoilers),as Id said before,uses a different angle,that to me feels like it also kind of uses the movies characters lines,&also how theyd been directed.Its what made me feel as though it was intentionally done this way,so each viewer interprets the movie using more of there minds thought process.To where I"filled in the blanks",w/the director uses more of the acting,so I come up w/my Own Interpretations&the feelings I get as I watched on,such as horrific pictures in my mind,my heart thumping thrill feeling, shared w/the dramatic,&/or mysteries from things said,described(or in some various parts that are shown,rather than having the "fed to me" of dramatic feelings(rather than through music effects&other traditionally used methods fed pretty much on a plate...Bottom line is everyone has their own opinions,and if you're every in the mood to try,I hope others give this movie a shot w/watching though!!