Exoticalot
People are voting emotionally.
Limerculer
A waste of 90 minutes of my life
Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
krismerrett
I don't think it matters how interesting the idea of the movie was, if the movie itself didn't manage to bring across any sort of energy or drama to the storytelling. People are giving this tremendous reviews. For me, it was a lot of circular conversations with really annoying people. I think the filming of all the cheesy tourist attractions was meant to be ironic, but since it involved me actually having to see the biggest viking head, fork, pot, dish, chair, and knife it loses all irony points and becomes a pretty good indicator of the rest of the movie.The horror element was poorly constructed. I get the idea behind the film, but they don't explore it very well. The ending is deliberately vague to give some interest that the other 85 minutes lack.I can't even make this review interesting. It was a lacklustre, self-indulgent annoying little feature without any sort of scare to make up for the boring dialogue and travel montages that take up the majority of the feature.
jesse-72523
Interesting... that's the word to describe it. Very slow at times. So slow that I almost turned it off but I decided to stay with it and I'm happy I did. Right from the get go you can tell there is not a large budget to this film. It is definitely not a Hollywood movie. What really works for the film is how smart it is. Kind of like a puzzle where you have to put the pieces together. The dialog between the characters is very lifelike. And that can be seen as a detriment as a lot that is happening in their conversations is not that exciting. But it's the little bits of information here and there that adds up. There is also this one inciting incident that really makes you jump because you're not ready for it, and then you're hooked right to the end. Some use the word slow-burn to describe this film. Yes, that's definitely what this is. Slow- burn and tension. You will get hooked if you go for the ride. The ending is one to ponder over. I can see how some find it anticlimactic. But if you pay attention, it will all pay off in the end.
bobbydugan2
Actually, it's pretty good. I've seen my fair share of the found footage films and for the most part, they are really all the same. But Skew is a little different. Can't say too much without giving the gimmick away but let's just say that most films of this ilk use the hand held/found footage device as just a style, Skew does not. The camera becomes an integral part of the story telling process. Be aware this is a slow-burn of a movie. It makes you think and work as a viewer and that is a good thing. It doesn't really get going until about a half-hour in so have patience and pay attention. It's really a fun ride. I recommend for people who want a little something different from the usual fare. Also, be aware it appears to be a low-budget film. Not a Hollywood movie trying to look like found footage.
Dillan_billy
To be honest, I thought this movie was going to be pretty crappy. Lots of mixed reviews on it. Seems like those that like it, really do. Those that don't... hate it. I was very apprehensive and I just didn't want to waste time on another pi**-poor movie. But, I went for it and... I really liked it. This is a unique take on the found footage thing and I think I understand why there's so much backlash to it. Two reasons. One, there's way too many of these films and people are sick of them. I'm almost there. And secondly, it may be too smart for some. Quite frankly, it may be too smart for its own good.It's this smart screenplay that gives it a 7 in my books. The dialogue is simple. The characters are simple. But the story is interesting because it's not a horror film that relies on what you see on the camera, but what is being said by the characters. It's almost two fold. The filmmakers have gone out of their way to create a story that you care about and therefore characters you care about and that's what makes the horror even more frightening. And it's not blood and gore horror. It's much more psychological. Think Rosemary's Baby. Slow, tense, oozing with substance.I would recommend only people who want to spend the time solving a puzzle watch this. It's a slow-burn and if you figure it out, it's pretty cool.
