1st Summoning (2018) Reviews

• Same old same old

  N3w2019-02-23

  Here we see the typical "Oh, some weird things are happening at X location, lets go there" kind of movie. I'll go right into what I liked and disliked about the movie. LIKED: DISLIKED:

• 1st Summoning: Seen it all before, seriously

  Platypuschow2019-02-24

  Remember when movies used to have at least a morsel of originality? No? It's been a while hasn't it. So stop me if you've heard this one. We have a group of young people making a documentary about a scary place, they go to the scary place, scary things happen, they keep recording despite scary things happening and the credits roll. That's basically what we have here as we see them making a documentary about a factory built on the site of satanic worship and yeah that pretty much covers it. Throw in a bit of drama within the group, a love triangle, shaky cam and the usual found footage tropes and you have yourself another carbon copy movie. So what sets it apart from the rest? Literally nothing. The cover to me made promises it didn't deliver, we've seen this all before and done considerably better. If you like this copy and paste found footage films you may enjoy it, otherwise avoid. The Good: Looks better than most found footage The Bad: Unlikable characters Some real illogical stupidity Ultimate goes nowhere

• Again

  mikedegroot2019-02-23

  So these young people want to go to an abandoned building because they hear strange things are going down there and it's like haunted and stuff. So they get some camera equipment and the four of them go this supposedly haunted location to try and capture on video the existence, or the lack there of the paranormal and/or the evil there. You'll never guess what happens next...things don't go right and spooky things start to happen. But it's really original how they used like this found footage perspective, so it seems like the actors themselves are actually shooting the whole movie. It's like super cool. Sorry for all the sarcasm, but this is getting really old. If you're anything like me, you've already seen the much better versions of this film and there's really no need to watch this one. It does absolutely nothing new and follows the exact same formula as every other film like it. These young people find out about a scary place, grab their cameras, on the way there locals warn them not to go, they go anyways, weird things happen along the way, they finally get there, things don't go right, and they don't have a good time. It's not that it's a horrible movie. It's just exactly the same as the many other movies just like it. It is easily the most played out setup in horror movies today and completely unoriginal. If you've never seen the Blair Witch or the thousand other clones of it, you might take away something from this. But for everyone else, it's just not worth your time. 4/10

• Likeable

  auntiebuddha2019-03-10

  Not every film is Paranormal Activity or Blair Witch Project. No, this one isn't perfect. However, I watch movies to be entertained, not to pick it apart with every cliche, mistake or "ways they could have done it better." Not every movie will be Oscar material, so lighten up and enjoy the ride, if you can just appreciate it for what it is: entertainment.

• I'm going to put this camera by the tire

  nogodnomasters2019-03-11

  Amateur filmmaker Mark (Teddy Cole) wants to go to a warehouse in Harrison, Arkansas and conjure up the devil at midnight on October 6. He has three people help him and he thinks it is a good idea to mount a camera so we see the right front tire of their camper. Mark buys the equipment with a credit card and plans on returning it. Before they get there, they meet a stiff pastor. It takes an hour to get the crew into the warehouse. At this point, the camera work goes doubly bad. There is an annoying clicking sound while they are in there. It doesn't stop. A hacker punch if you can sit through it. We then get the floor cam, jerk cam, dark whimper cam, and the WTF cam. Guide: F-word. Ugly nudity.