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Saturday, 24 September 2011

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

This found footage movie was supposed to be released back in 2007, but was held up indefinitely for reasons unknown to this viewer. I was finally able to track down a version online, but it did not live up to the hype of its trailer, nor did it contain anything I would consider controversial or offensive. In fact, it's surprisingly tame compared to other movies of the genre. Essentially, a serial killer has recorded all of his victims and these tapes are just now being released to the public, and authorities and officials comment on it, like in your typical crime TV show. The graininess of the footage lends to its authenticity, to the point of becoming dull and unbearable to watch. It makes such an effort to be "believable" that it ceases to be entertaining at all.

1 episode of Forensic Files out of 5

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