Dracula 3D - As has already been stated it's an absolutely terrible film. Cheap-looking, dire performances, plodding plot and with oddly bright cinematography (presumably an attempt to counter-balance the light loss of the 3D). Without a doubt the worst thing Argento has done.
The Bay - A surprisingly good found footage film. Who'd have thought it? Various inhabitants of the titular bay become hosts for a mutant parasite and the result is seen through various video sources like investigative reports, cameraphone footage etc. It works surprisingly well and I was pleasantly surprised by it. I suppose the issue with found footage films is that they're so accessible for people to make and so the bad inevitably outweigh the good but having an experienced director like Barry Levinson behind it really makes it stand out and the found footage delivery genuinely seems like the best way of doing the film, rather than a cost-cutting exercise.
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