Movies shot from the first person perspective

[Grant.]

I am seeing a huge increase in this in movies now, with the most recent examples being Cloverfield and Quarantine.

I think that they should have a disclaimer on them when they're being promoted about motion sickness and things like that. The idea behind them is great, but there were a couple times that I just couldnt handle it because the screen was shaking so much.

What do you people think? (Yes this is a ploy for activity)

[abrannan]

I blame "reality" television.

IMO, they're really meant to be watched on a small screen. You don't watch Aunt Edna vacation videos on a 100'+ screen with 300 of your closest friends. Even then, motion sickness is an issue for some.

[SSC]

I guess I'm the minority so far. I enjoy the perspective; it gives the viewer a feeling of having less control. As far as the disclaimers are concerned, while I do understand how people could get nauseous watching them, I'd think it would be understood by those going to see it that the movie was shot in that perspective.

I do think the concept can wear off quickly, and be exploited easily by B (and less) movies, but oh well. Quarantine was okay at best, but it's because of one huge factor: Trickery. The directors took a lot of the same, predictable "jump" scenes from other horror movies and just inserted them into a first-person perspective. I'm a bit desensitized as a horror fan, but I wasn't terribly impressed by the movie itself.

[chiefeagle02]

It's an interesting way to make movies nowadays, but it won't necessarily make a bad movie any better (ie: Cloverfield).

[Grant.]

I didn't know that either of those movies was first person when I went to them, although that could be attributed to me not researching the movies enough before I went to them? But I liked Cloverfield much more than Quarantine, even though they made me a little worse for wear afterwards.

[chiefeagle02]

I thought Cloverfield was absolute rubbish. However, I quite liked Diary of the Dead.

[xstatic]

I liked Cloverfield too. :3 I haven't seen quaranteen. You know what I did see? The Happening. Not 1st person, but wow... what absolute garbage. It was more comedic than anything. Watching people off thgemselves creatively was like old school horror movie fun.
I hate gore movies usually but all death in this one made me laugh. But the movie was dissapointing because it had potential to be cool but failed.

[Grant.]

I want to see the one where everyone goes blind. I think that that one could actually be good.