This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

I remember seeing this DVD in hmv looking through some of the films in the Horror section & saw this, never let on to it despite looking at what it was about etc & never had thoughts on buying the DVD. Until one day I decided to buy it when it interested me enough!Well...the film was utter crap! I mean it was absolutely nothing like what the DVD cover made it seem to be! When buying the film I really expected it to be a straight forward slasher film! Nothing more! With the cliché story line etc! But no...it just wasn't taken seriously & whats more there was no blood! No gore! No guts! I mean it had me going a some points until it revealed that it was all a set up in the end! Which really made me think What the f***!?I wanted a horror film! What I got was nothing more than a "behind-the- scenes" made film which was about film making! Actors/Actresses in a film trying to make a film in other words.Totally mislead at the DVD cover! Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!1/10

I missed this movie at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and just now had the chance to see it. Well done. It is not pretending to be a horror movie, or a relationship movie. It's a hybrid, and a fairly brilliant one at that. How often do you see male friendships explored in the context of a thriller? How often do you see the good-looking womanizer friend actually have redeeming qualities, and the fat, funny friend charm viewers with such a sweet, heartfelt portrayal of a man suffering from unrequited love? This movie brings the audience on a thrill ride without bombast, overly crude humor, explicit sex or violence, and with gentle, confident, subtle humor and charm, on a very low budget. That is something to behold in the world of independent cinema, and is why I'm so baffled by all of the mediocre reviews. The best way to go into it is with no preconceptions or ideas about what to expect. Just enjoy the performances and the entertaining dynamic between the characters. The story line and plot points all tie in and wrap up well.

Baghead is a pretty impressive little indie horroresque film. From the makers of the award winning film the puffy chair comes this mockumentary of sorts. It tells the story of a group of friends interested in shooting a low budget film over the weekend. But things go bad when their films imaginary villain begins stalking them one by one. It all sounds fairly generic but it's delivered with undeniable wit and clever humor. the performances are strong enough and the film keeps you going past its surprisingly effective conclusion. the great thing about this film is how real it feels and when it does begin to switch gears it doesn't feel forced in least. a plausible effort on everyones part with a hope to see more genre efforts come from this group of talented people.

The movie features a single shaky cam. This is not because the movie is independent, has a low budget or is part of some dogmatic dogma-movement. Well these three could all be true, but the main reason of a "shaky cam" is that it has relevance for the story, similar to a movie like Blairwitch Project. If you expect fast camera movement, multiple angles, supreme lightning and great special effects you shouldn't watch Baghead at all (and people should not devalue it because it doesn't look like the new Spiderman). So be prepared for primitive (but still quite amazing) photography.Furthermore no one should watch this movie because of the suspense. The suspense is only a minor aspect of Baghead. From time to time it tries to scare you by being as real as possible. Occasionally Baghead succeeds in doing so. Although the average person would feel conned if I tell him this is a thriller or a horror. It is more close to a real life drama.Personally I truly appreciate the endeavour to create a real movie without all the modern techniques. Techniques that so bluntly tell you you are watching something produced. There is no real score, no atonal violins at scary moments, no special effects and so on. Without this kind of tools a lot more weight is put on the acting and the story. The question then is: does the movie survive the lack of all these elements? Yes.The acting is surprisingly refreshing. Although Greta Gerwig (playing Michelle) annoyed me from time to time. The story itself is not original but the characters are convincing, there are many interesting twists and there are reflexive side aspects to the story that lift it far above the average kind of "some people in a mountain shed getting scared" movie. Most importantly the whole movie has a natural flow without any scene feeling constructed for one purpose or the other. If you plan to watch this movie then watch it for the real and convincing manner it is brought to you, not for suspense or Hollywood skills.In my view the colossal problem of Baghead though is the editing. It appears that all footage was neurotically and compulsory preserved in the final film. Quite often entirely predictable scenes drag on and on. Though they may look more real so to speak (for instance the scene where Chad is trying to hit on Michelle), they get one ready for bed immediately, no teeth brushing required. Especially the final scene is horribly slow and you can really hear yourself thinking: "get a move on all right!" In total the movie runs for about 2 hours. In general I like slow and long movies, but this one could really do with a 1:30 running time. It would not just be easier, faster and more accessible, it would have simply been better.Verdict: 6