Now going into this I may be a little biased as I like found footage horror movies (as long as they aren't like Paranormal activity and such) and I find stuff related to internet stalking and the deep web EXTREMELY creepy. I found this movie to be quite terrifying and eerie. The way it begins sets it up seeming fairly innocent while fitting in the normal stuff you'd expect going through anonymous video chats, however it soon becomes much creepier. Don't read after this if you don't want spoilers.
One of the few things that utterly terrified me about this movie is how it began with a single killer, then transitioned to show another with him. It felt very natural and creepy. However I was caught off guard when they begin showing that its not just 2 but 10+ people possibly even more into the hundreds who were doing this internet stalking and murdering. I did not expect this at all but it was completely believable and very smart in my opinion.
I was also completely surprised by the ending, after watching lots of movies where someone lives to tell the tale, or the female main character beats the bad guys down (which I do love). I was not at all expecting everyone to die and for the guys to continue on. It completely terrified me as its not always common in horror movies as there seems to be a thing in horror movies since the very beginning that evil must be vanquished, so it was refreshing to see a change. And the kid walking in on his Dad paying to watch people die was just completely uncomfortable. For hours after watching I felt very untrustworthy of everyone around me and very uncomfortable at the thought that someone I love could be paying to watch these things.
Overall it is a great movie. A little too torture porn-y at times and too much blood and gore for my taste but still overall a great movie, definitely worth a watch.
One of the few things that utterly terrified me about this movie is how it began with a single killer, then transitioned to show another with him. It felt very natural and creepy. However I was caught off guard when they begin showing that its not just 2 but 10+ people possibly even more into the hundreds who were doing this internet stalking and murdering. I did not expect this at all but it was completely believable and very smart in my opinion.
I was also completely surprised by the ending, after watching lots of movies where someone lives to tell the tale, or the female main character beats the bad guys down (which I do love). I was not at all expecting everyone to die and for the guys to continue on. It completely terrified me as its not always common in horror movies as there seems to be a thing in horror movies since the very beginning that evil must be vanquished, so it was refreshing to see a change. And the kid walking in on his Dad paying to watch people die was just completely uncomfortable. For hours after watching I felt very untrustworthy of everyone around me and very uncomfortable at the thought that someone I love could be paying to watch these things.
Overall it is a great movie. A little too torture porn-y at times and too much blood and gore for my taste but still overall a great movie, definitely worth a watch.