Too repetitive - plot is lacking

This is a typical one-man found footage film. Where it looks like one dude decided to make a movie. Sometimes I actually really enjoy these movies. While there were good sides to this movie, unfortunately overall I would recommend to give it a pass. The reason being the repetitive plot elements and scenes became painful to a point of requiring a fast forward. On to the good. I really enjoyed the premise of a guy camping in the woods alone. You get to see some of the survival techniques that people use like building a shelter, making fire, gathering food, etc. I found this interesting. This also adds a creepy element to the story where you feel like the guy really is helpless and all alone. The acting was decent. The character was pretty likable. The problem is the plot was extremely shallow and there wasn't enough meat to the story. I can only take so many scenes of aimless wandering through a sort of creepy forest. I had to start fast forwarding, and I am usually a patient person. Then the ending. This movie was so cliche... It would have been nice if it had ended in a slightly more creative way. One last positive: I give the movie props for its props. They looked kind of difficult to make and were convincing. (Talking about the little wood sculptures and skeletons setups.) Also the insects - Those were some really good convincing special effects. Everything here pointed to some real talent and the capability for creating a decent movie. I think that the creators should keep making movies - They just need to get themselves a better plot is all. Perhaps team up with someone to do this.

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