Chasing the Devil (2014)

Purely Joyful Movie!

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Charming and brutal

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Predictable and silly, this badly acted found footage foray feels like it was thought up by people drinking beer on a back porch and then shot over a weekend. There's a vaguely organized demonology mythos that borrows from a raft of movies with a nod toward Christian theology that doesn't exactly follow church doctrine. It even has a 1950s matinee gimmick ending, which will leave you feeling SPOOKY! Or not. Mostly likely not.

CHASING THE DEVIL is another in an endless run of found footage horror movies made on zero budget which means you know from the outset it simply won't be very good. This one's yet again about a team of paranormal investigators sent to a haunted location to probe an inexplicable death. There are hints of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY throughout, amid a whole lot of conversation that doesn't really add up to much and makes the whole thing slow-moving and uninteresting. The cheesy horror elements are predictable and clichéd, although this isn't the worst of its type.

At first I didn't think I would really like it, but once I gave it a few minutes it grew on me. There were times when the acting was off, but not everything can be an Oscar winner right? The film actually had a really good story line, and it took you on a pretty good ride. But, I thought the DR. was a dick and not the way a theologian would act. But, looking back on that scene, it appears that he very well could have been possessed. I do have a problem with demon possession being like a virus, because it is in fact not. It is exactly that, a possession of a demon. I also don't agree that a demon can just jump from one body to the next at will. If a person is a person of faith, well, then by belief, that person has Jesus living within them, therefor a demon could in no way possess them. That person actually has a inner amulet. The film could have done a better job with explaining more about what the entity wanted. Yeah, end of days is fine and all, but so cliché and vague.

Easily the best found footage movie i have seen. Despite the low budget, all was executed in a great manner. Was awesome to see footage from all different angles, from the camera man to the video monitors and the portable go pro's. The beginning was interesting and his last few words before the footage of all that has happened began really gained my attention and drew me in.A fair few moments made your heart race, and the gore was fantastic to see. It had also made me feel eerie inside, very few movies can do this to me, so i applaud it.It makes you think about all the malicious things some people have done and how all this could be the cause of something supernatural. After all he could actually be coming to get us. Partner is rather scared!