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Apartment 143
A 2012 film directed by Carles Torrens
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*1/2 out of **** The directors of found footage horror films must not think too highly of their audience. There are those who care - MOST of the boys behind this year's rather good found footage anthology "V/H/S" - and those who don't. The latest byproduct of the people who don't to find its way into my poor old television is "Apartment 143", a flick that I knew from the get-go was probably going to be a complete waste of time from the trailers alone, but as always I fucked … more
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The found footage gimmick has been the rising thing when it comes to filmmaking. I mean, it gets utilized in horror a lot, but even cop dramas, sci-fi fantasies and even some party movie had been adapted to what can be called as ‘found footage’ with the use of the first person “documentary” style cinematography. I guess it is an easy way to bring people to theater seats. Well, Rodrigo Cortes, fresh from his directorial semi-success “Buried” … more
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Star Rating: Apartment 143 is essentially a cross between Paranormal Activity and, assuming I’m interpreting it correctly, An American Haunting. On the one hand, it’s a standard, technically competent found-footage mockumentary that delivers plenty of tension and some genuinely good scares. On the other hand, its plot is needlessly confusing and ultimately provides a baffling resolution that raises more questions than it answers. When it comes to … more
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