Synopsis
You can't pick your family...
In October of 2020 food blogger Jeff Blake and his half-brother Andy Baker hit the road on a food tour that had the potential to change their lives. They were never seen again. This is their footage…
In October of 2020 food blogger Jeff Blake and his half-brother Andy Baker hit the road on a food tour that had the potential to change their lives. They were never seen again. This is their footage…
Por qué los protagonistas son tan minos? 👄 lol!
Ya, ahora en serio... que decepción de película! A ver, The Andy Baker Tape no es per se mala, su premisa es interesante y tiene algunos momentos entretenidos y rescatables, pero por desgracia, en el global, no funciona ni convence. La historia tiene mucho potencial que no se aprovecha, por lo que termina sintiéndose casi como una copia barata de Creep. Debo decir que se me hizo tediosa y repetitiva, además. Y ese final ¿¿?¿?¿? de lo más absurdo y anticlimático que he visto en el último tiempo, no me gustó para nada.
En general este tipo de películas es uno de mis guilty pleasures, por lo que les exijo poco, pero honestamente aqui no había ni cómo defenderla.
Found footage week 📽️🎃
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Found footage is a subgenre with mixed results. When done right, it can feel authentic and creative; when not, well, it just seems phony. Thankfully, The Andy Baker Tape falls firmly in the former category.
What do you get when you combine The Blair Witch Project with Creep? You get The Andy Baker Tape, a found-footage film directed by Bret Lada and starring Lada himself alongside Dustin Fontaine. The film follows Jeff, a man who meets his half-brother Andy Baker for the first time — and soon afterward, they embark on the last road trip of their lives.
Going into The Andy Baker Tape, that brief premise was all I…
On October 21st, 2020, New Jersey state police recovered two a camera containing two memory cards with eighteen hours of recorded footage spanning a two week period. This film is an assembled version of that material...
Jeff Blake is a YouTube creator and aspiring television show creator who has an opportunity to submit a pilot to The Food Network. He does a DNA test and finds out that he has a long lost half-brother named Andy Baker. He figures that he can meet his brother and film some footage for the pilot along the way. What starts as a bonding experience spirals into something very different and the tapes tell the story.
Found footage is amongst the most hit or…
A solid found footage mystery that's genuinely creeped me out with a simple yet so effective setup. It's hard not to compare this film to Creep 2 as they both rely on the uniquely compelling dynamic between the two characters that creates more of a slow burn of suspense. It's playful but also uncomfortable. Despite the familiar beats, at just under 70 minutes it doesn't outstay its welcome and is well worth your time if you're looking for a solid slice of found footage entertainment. You can watch it here.
Felt like a ripoff of Creep. I also found the two guys annoying. Nothing of interest going on for much of the movie. But thats typical of found footage films. The ending was predictable.
Boring bunch of bullshit to me. 🤷♀️
Found footage film about a YouTuber going to meet a half-brother he never knew he had while attempting to film a pilot for a Food Network show. It's well-made, has strong leads and is loaded with fall atmosphere, but it is super predictable. From early on, it's obvious where this is going and it never strays from that path. It's still worth checking out if you like found footage, or enjoyed Creep and want something similar, but don't be surprised when its story doesn't surprise you.
This film was at its strongest when it wasn’t trying to be scary. Watching these two guys awkwardly connect was funny, but also kind of touching. The acting was good and the chemistry was natural. I would have preferred an awkward bromance over a horror movie, because the scary elements didn’t work for me at all. They felt forced into the story, and I didn’t find the presentation scary at all. This is trying to be a Creep ripoff, but failed at capturing the uncomfortable and ambiguous tone that that film pulled off.
This is described as a horror film and has it's moments but this found footage film works best as a drama with exchanges between these two half brothers leading to some weird, embarrassing and uncomfortable moments, it takes a while for anything to become strange but the two leads interactions make it psychologically intriguing. It's not great but it has its moments and it's only 70 minites.
Coming in at a tight 70 minutes, The Andy Baker Tapes is a character-driven found footage horror piece about a YouTuber who reconnects with his long-lost brother and films the experience.
Some VERY disconcerting moments here, and this nailed the “something’s off, but I’m not entirely sure what” vibe completely. There were a couple parts where I was totally on the edge of my seat. I may have even covered my eyes once. Does a great job with the tension building!
If I make a watchlist, I might not always watch the Big Serious Thing I Should Watch (will I ever finish Midnight Mass??) but I will absolutely watch the random found footage movie on tubi. Especially when it's compared to my lord & saviour, Creep. And yup, these guys have sure watched Creep! This is worth spending 70 minutes on tubi, if it's your thing. Two guys and a camera and one of them's a little ~off~. It's a formula I like, and this was entertaining, I guess I just hoped for something a little more original or shocking? It's exactly what you think it is, which might not be a bad thing if you just wanna chill with a movie.