PretentiousInternetMan It's a brilliant idea to present a found footage film as a documentary as it gives a reason for the footage to be FOUND and EDITED in an entertaining way. This is an entertaining film for nearly 70 minutes but the last 10 minutes are horrible. I will not spoil this film for you but it's an entertaining ride with an extremely weak payoff. This isn't the fantastically well written film that many other reviews claim that it is, which you will notice in the end when suddenly little of the film makes any sense. Just understand before you get into this that the movie is a lot of fun most the time with a weak ending. I'd recommend it to anyone who is bored of conventional horror movies; if you're looking for a memorable experience, I'd look elsewhere.

LeSamourai86 Two film-makers shooting a documentary on conspiracy theories soon find themselves out of their depth.Judging from the cover of the DVD, I was expecting another generic found-footage film with elements of a slasher movie, however, not since the paranoia films of the 70s (such as those directed by Alan J. Pakula) has a conspiracy film frightened me as much as this film did. In fact, I was more frightened than I normally am these days when watching most horror films. The style of this movie is a mix of pseudo-documentary and found footage styles, however, it is many times more convincing than the ones I have seen so far in the latter genre. Though it may not hearken to the classic 70s conspiracy thrillers in terms of its aesthetics, it certainly does so in spirit and in the extent to which it very effectively induces paranoia.The events in the film are given credence by the initial set-up, which references many real-life world events and conspiracy theories, such as JFK's assassination, 9/11 and World War One. The film asks and attempts to answer some of the questions regarding with whom power really resides, how much influence and control "they" have, and reasons for the methods "they" employ. One aspect chillingly realised is the extent to which "they" can manipulate not just what we see and hear but also how we see and hear it. The film shows how powerless we really are, at least as individuals, in the faces of these monumental positions of power; you'll be fine if you conform but anyone who dares to question will be dealt with. The film also asks how much freedom we have in society- are we truly free?A very strong element in the film is the score by Darren Baker, which is instrumental in creating an atmosphere of horror and dread. The score incorporates an organ (in certain sequences, the organ actually provides additional emotional depth), some very loud and ominous-sounding horns, and something which is reminiscent of an air-raid siren. I am listening to the score as I write this piece, and it does not lose its power outside of the film. It makes me long to watch the film again, and it has not even been 24 hours since I first watched it!The Conspiracy is utterly compelling and convincing, a chilling and believable film with much plausibility, a film which elicits a visceral as well as an intellectual response from its witnesses. Even if you don't subscribe to conspiracy theories, you just might find yourself being carried away by what this film proposes.Note: I would not be surprised if any/all proposed conspiracy theories are (ever) proved to be true. I find what is proposed in this film truly terrifying, however, one thought comforts me: the world will end one day, regardless of whether you look at it from a religious or scientific point of view. These powerful people and the rest of us will all be dust. When you think of it like this, these so called powerful people truly pale in significance. They are not powerful after all. None of us are.

Kenyae Kofi I enjoyed this movie because it basically brings to life second thoughts about what we're going through and what type of oppression we could possibly be under. This movie was enjoyable and is a movie that gives you a feeling of nervousness and thrill and excitement. This movie definitely had me shaking in my boots and definitely gave me a life lesson off of this movie. This movie actually made sense in a lot of ways and made a non-conspiracy friend of mine totally start asking questions. I thought the characters Jim and Aaron needed to stop trying discover so much information because that could get them in trouble basically and I would have had a limit of how much I wanted to know. I felt bad for Jim because he looked like he might have ruined his wife's life and who knows if she would stay with him. I would love to see more movies like this.

The Couchpotatoes I wouldn't call this a horror movie even though when you think about the lives we live as slaves for the rich it could be interpreted as horror. I thought the movie was really good with some truth elements for sure in it. Conspiracies about high placed people orchestrating attacks on their own country to provoke wars is obviously the truth. People that don't believe such things are just the sheep and slaves of this society. The elite allowing making movies like this is just all part of their plan of minimalizing the whole thing. And that's why the end of the movie was a little absurd for real life events. Just to make the whole movie look like fiction. The first part of the movie is more a documentary then a movie to me. I'm a believer of 70% of those conspiracies. There is no God or whatever. All religions and Gods are been created by the rich and by governments in order to scare the common people, to maintain the public order by fear. That in this time and age people are still believing in a God says enough about the intelligence of some people, and says enough about the well executed plan thousands years ago. Very good movie to me.