Afflicted (2014)

Very disappointing...

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Came on the Horror Channel and decided to give it a go, turned out to be good fun.In a nutshell, terminally ill guy and friend go on holiday to Europe and document everything on camera and upload it to the net.Terminally ill guy meets a girl in Paris, spends the night with her, she smacks him about and hilarity ensues.Super powers (very 'Chronicle' style tests of speed, strength, etc) and testing of tolerable food/eventually types of blood quickly lead the guys to the conclusion that the hero is a vamp.Kind of loses momentum after a while - I did kind of dig the concept of deterioration, where Derek starts turning feral due to hunger, a la 'Daywalkers', but it could have done a lot more.Great fun though, and well worth a go if you're a vamp-lore aficionado.

This is a story of a guy who has AVM and now he wants to have a trip of his life. He brings his friend and they travel the world recording their journey.I was surprised that this wasn't one of those shaky cam movies, this is actually like a documentary and one done with love. It was done on a small budget and for that it deserves praise, because it really brings a little mystery to the whole affliction scenario. It wasn't anything like zombies which I am proud of. It was acted pretty well the shots are pretty steady and the action scenes are done well. It was refreshing, but it's not without it's flaws. The explanation for how the affliction carried over is vague, other characters besides the two main ones are not that good. Especially the one female character near the end. I was waiting for that moment for a while and it turned out flat. Maybe it was intended that way I don't know. The after credit scene was unnecessary and it begs more questions than answers going back to the transmission of this affliction as they call it. It was more interesting than I thought and it changes some things, but it can confuse some people if you delve deep into it. Overall it was a good movie 7/10

For the record - I can't stand found-footage movies; for the exception of 'Chronicle'. The trailer for 'Afflicted' reminded me of 'Chronicle' and that's why I gave it a chance; I'm glad I did. What makes both films "good" is the use of practical effects. I can't help but imagine how good the original 'Blair Witch' would have been if they used the same formula.In 'Chronicle' it was a fuller budget to get a car crushed or thrown through the air & people flying in the clouds - 'Afflicted' had a smaller budget but still went basic fall stunts & cut camera effects; A simple method, but it makes great visuals. Derek punching the wall flipped my entire concept of the film. It went from a cheap b-movie to a really good movie, using a simple unexpected trick. The POV camera strapped to Derek as he jumped up a building or off a ledge all the way to the fight scenes was incredibly thought out and successful. If I had seen the same in 'Blair Witch' then 'Blair Witch would have been a great film.The vampire. Up until Clif sat down with Derek and started talking about him licking the blood; I wasn't even considering that Derek was becoming a vampire. It was an "ohhhhh" moment for me, as I remembered his skin burning and me not catching that. The shark-jump of 'Afflicted' started there. I've seen so much vampire shtick in the past decade that it was kind of a downer. Uhg, vampires ...Why couldn't they have invented a new fantasy creature instead? They could have taken Derek's condition and mixed it with "something" the French girl Audrey had (maybe an STD), something interesting, but ultimately something that changes Derek into an original monster. The film itself was done well enough for the audience to accept and even embrace a new folklore. If this film had introduced a brand new legend, I would have given it a solid 10.Even if you hate that idea; They should have left the same evidence without revealing vampirism. The audience could guess what Derek was becoming - He could have been transforming into a revenant for all we know. But I genuinely believe when you leave things up for interpretation (or fan theories) it creates a better story.

This is not a scary movie. This movie is badly written and the ending is awful. This is fact Documentary being made by a vampire. It is a horror movie that is not scary. 6.3 is just overrating it. This movie has an awful story line. I am running out of things to say. I need more lines. I like most vampire movies. I do not like this one. Do not waste your time. Do not waste your money. Do not see this awful movie. I do not know why people like it. I guess they are easy to scary. Awful movie awful movie awful movie awful movie. Do not see it. Do not see it. I am just trying to make more lines. Do not see it. Do not see. I do like having to repeat myself so much.