Instant Favorite.

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

good back-story, and good acting

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

For me, herky-jerky first-person camera-work is unwatchable. I recall seeing it before, but I do not understand why any movie would feature it. Maybe for a few minutes. Hand-held cameras have been around for decades, so it is not new technology. Maybe it is fun to watch if the viewer is doing lots of drugs. The ability for practically anyone to film stuff is somewhat new, but I do not understand why that would make it a good tool for a movie. And then there are periodic short skips in the movie. Perhaps it is expressive in some way, like how to be annoying as possible while making a movie. Too weird IMO.

So many movies consist of a band of unlikely people who are brought together by something intense - it's also common nowadays for films to be about teenagers acquiring powers. However, Chronicle is a new twist on the cliché. The way of filming is already the first obvious twist as it is shot in "found footage" style. The added fact that the camera is supposedly moved by the boys mind is even more interesting. Not only did the cinematography bring a fresh take on such a common basic story, the actual plot in it's entirety really added a boost of something new. I can't say too much as I don't want to spoil the movie, but I would highly recommend this movie to somebody who's interested in "found footage" style of films and films that defy the clichés.

Chronicle tells the story of three friends who upon attending a party fall upon a mysterious rock that grants them superpowers. Although it was outstanding for a superhero movie and certainly took risks that the M.C.U. as well as Fox's X-Men universes would dare to try, as a stand alone film its predictable as can be. But it was good.Chronicle was good because of its fleshed out characters that all felt relatable. And to add on to the fact that the main trio in the film are teenagers it feels all the more relatable through how they react to the events in the film. And although the promotional material might show this movies plot being simply about superpowers it surprisingly has an emotionally gripping though predictable main plot about the main character that makes this movie all the more riveting.The main complaints I have with this movie is how the effects did not look convincing. This problem is pretty visibly due to the films budget. Thankfully since the movie was done on a smaller scale this problem did not take me out of the movie. There were also some character decision's that did not make the most since, but this movie was enjoyable as well as unique.In conclusion Chronicle was good, I thought. I'm glad that it tried something new, and I'm even happier that the movie was able to grip me in way I did not think a superhero movie could. This is without a doubt one of my favorite films of 2012, and will probably be making my list. And I'm giving this one a 7/10.

Josh Trank may get a bad wrap for Fantastic 4, but Chronicle is something amazing. It uses the found footage genre, but in such a way that it's intense and makes you feel like the main character. The story centers around Andrew, a troubled and depressed teen with no friends or anyone to talk to. He likes to shoot things on his camera, yet is bullied for almost everything he does, including this. Without giving away too much, he quickly makes some friends after receiving telekinesis at a barn party. Because Andrew records everything, we feel like we are a part of him, like his imaginary friend and we begin to feel for him as he makes new friends. After a while, he begins showing his darker side, after trying to rescue is mother, dying with Caner, and being abused by his alcoholic father. His friends attempt to stop him from becoming depressed and resentful again, but he fights back, accidentally killing one of his friends in the process. The other, his cousin, knows exactly what he has done, and why he's filming everything, makes it the even more scary. But when he stops filming, the footage from car dash cams and helicopter cameras makes us feel as if we are no longer Andrew's friend, and we cannot help to feel sorry for him as he fights his only friend to the death.Overall, Chronicle is a very good film and for a low budget is phenomenal.