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Hats off to Stingy Jack.
The film is a fantastic experience, though it must be watched under the right conditions - i.e. alone if possible, in the dark, with the volume up and absolutely no interruptions. Then it seeps into you, and by the last 10 minutes if you are not on the edge of your seat compelled about how on earth it will all end you may as well give up on horror - and indeed FILMS - altogether.
It's not a true original - the basic premise is likely copied from CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - but a superbly executed `mockumentary` that stands head and shoulders above the likes of THE SIXTH SENSE and THE OTHERS (both good, scary modern films, but always just that in the viewer's mind - `films`) for immersible, believable tension and suspense.
The `is it real?` selling point probably fooled more typical folk than we would expect - it's not the producers' fault if their marketing campaign was as equally brilliant as their unique film.
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