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The short film opens with Josh getting an email from a company stating that there's a house that could possibly be possessed, and that he needs to go check it out to verify what's going on. Josh heads on out to stay at the house for a few nights to see what's happening and upon arrival, realizes that he forgot his equipment (other then his handheld camera that he's using to document the experience). This doesn't stop him from checking everything out, and the film deals with his nights at the home.
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Review by Tobes
Added: July 16, 2010
In a time when hand-cam films about ghosts and supernatural activity are pretty popular, it's going to take a lot of creativity to make it seem new and exciting. It's pretty easy to point a camera down a hallway and say "Oh shit, did you hear that noise?" and expect a reaction while people are squinting into the blackness looking for movement. The Fourth Night by Josh Hughes is exactly that...squinting at the screen looking for anything.
The short film opens with Josh getting an email from a company stating that there's a house that could possibly be possessed, and that he needs to go check it out to verify what's going on. Josh heads on out to stay at the house for a few nights to see what's happening and upon arrival, realizes that he forgot his equipment (other then his handheld camera that he's using to document the experience). This doesn't stop him from checking everything out, and the film deals with his nights at the home.
While I think it's a good attempt at a story, there's no real story to the film. All we see is random shots of Josh doing things in the house here and there, and a couple attempted jump scares, but there's nothing scary or dramatic about the film. There is an "evil" spirit at a few points, but it's really just thrown into the movie with no story to go along with it. One thing this film could definitely benefit from is either more of a backstory to what's going on in the house, or maybe even someone being there with Josh to experience things or discuss things with.
One thing that is frustrating with the film are the parts where Josh is trying to tape/show us what he's reading on the computer monitor. The camera pans too fast along with not being completely focused on the words, which makes it almost impossible to read what's attempting to be shown to us.
And while this isn't really a glowing review of the film itself, I want to at least give Josh a lot of credit for making a film and putting it out for people to see. Everyone has to start somewhere, and if this is his start, then at least he's working towards something.
Keep it up Josh, and remember, those who can't do, teach. (Or review)
4/10.
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