Chronicle

There have been a lot of found-footage films (Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, Paranormal Activity, Apollo 18, The Devil Inside), but few of them reach the heights of the most recent addition to their ranks: Chronicle. I know I say this a lot, but it was the best movie ever. Of course, it wasn't, Raiders of the Lost Ark still holds that title, but it may make it into my top 20.

The basic plot was pretty simple: three friends find a sinkhole in the woods and go into it, finding a strange thingamajig that gives them telekinetic powers. My main problem with the movie was that we never find out what the hell the thing was, but that's kind of the point. If you want to see it, don't read past this point, 'cause it's SPOILER TIME!

It was pretty interesting to watch one of the characters turn to the dark side and start killing things. Up until then, though, was really the movie's finest part: the unbridled silliness of three guys throwing things around with their minds (as you can see from the poster). Things picked up when one of the guys, Steve, died when Andrew (the dark side guy) accidentally kills him with lightning. Oops.

Anyway, the final battle sequence gets pretty intense, so you should definitely go see it. My only problem with it is that the 'camera' advent gets a little tedious at times as the director tries to find new, inventive ways of putting cameras in the movie. We get to see the action from security store cameras, helicopter cameras, police car cameras, video cameras, and camcorders.

So: go see it. 8/10 stars. It is awesome, and you will laugh your ass off while simultaneously being freaked out.

Bye!