"Found footage" movies are entering an incredible era. Chronicle was incredible. Project X reaches heights that no other "found footage" movie has ever reached. The movie is simply pieced together from the beginnings of "just a few friends hanging out" to the most epic party of all time. The slow transition is seamless. By doing this movie is first person, it feels like you are at the party yourself. And you will not want it to end.
While the party itself is the main storyline, Project X is riddled with side story lines. The gnome. The girlfriend. The jackass from school. The neighbor. The midget. Each mini storyline gracefully moves in and out of the party. Nothing feels out of place. You will find yourself laughing hysterically at times. I spent most of the movie wide-eyed trying not to audibly ask, "Are you serious?" Each element of this movie works until you honestly believe you just attended the best party ever thrown.
The drawbacks are completely minor. The movie should have ended about 30 seconds earlier—when the main character indicated "cut." I keep trying to think of other problems with the movie, but I can't honestly find them. Had the movie finished 30 seconds earlier, I would probably have given it full marks. The romance is subtle and pleasant. The party moves along without a hitch. It even cultivates on a beautiful moment between father and son at the end. There isn't much more I could have asked for.
I saw Project X opening night (Friday). I have to note the atmosphere. The audience was pretty much the age of the people attending the party (17-25). They laughed with every twist. At the end, several people jumped up and declared it the best movie they have ever seen. The audience was directed, with police, toward the nearest exit. Part of me believes they feared the movie might actually start a riot. Considering the talk as we left the theatre, I wouldn't be surprised. Everyone was asking where the party was tonight.
Alongside Liam Neeson's The Grey, this movie is the best movie of the year—thus far. With a slew of nobody's in front of and behind the camera, this was an incredible feat. With special effects now status quo in Hollywood, "found footage" movies has become an outlet to create cult classics with absurdly tantalizing stories to tell. Project X is sure to become the cult classic that will hover in the background of every epic party for years to come.
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While the party itself is the main storyline, Project X is riddled with side story lines. The gnome. The girlfriend. The jackass from school. The neighbor. The midget. Each mini storyline gracefully moves in and out of the party. Nothing feels out of place. You will find yourself laughing hysterically at times. I spent most of the movie wide-eyed trying not to audibly ask, "Are you serious?" Each element of this movie works until you honestly believe you just attended the best party ever thrown.
The drawbacks are completely minor. The movie should have ended about 30 seconds earlier—when the main character indicated "cut." I keep trying to think of other problems with the movie, but I can't honestly find them. Had the movie finished 30 seconds earlier, I would probably have given it full marks. The romance is subtle and pleasant. The party moves along without a hitch. It even cultivates on a beautiful moment between father and son at the end. There isn't much more I could have asked for.
I saw Project X opening night (Friday). I have to note the atmosphere. The audience was pretty much the age of the people attending the party (17-25). They laughed with every twist. At the end, several people jumped up and declared it the best movie they have ever seen. The audience was directed, with police, toward the nearest exit. Part of me believes they feared the movie might actually start a riot. Considering the talk as we left the theatre, I wouldn't be surprised. Everyone was asking where the party was tonight.
Alongside Liam Neeson's The Grey, this movie is the best movie of the year—thus far. With a slew of nobody's in front of and behind the camera, this was an incredible feat. With special effects now status quo in Hollywood, "found footage" movies has become an outlet to create cult classics with absurdly tantalizing stories to tell. Project X is sure to become the cult classic that will hover in the background of every epic party for years to come.
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