i must have seen a different film!!

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

More of a slow burning science (part fiction) thriller. I rated this a 5 but by no means is this a rubbish movie. The found footage is enticing rather than annoying, and there are some scenes which might make you jump or squirm - i definitely was itching! I think the good thing is that the female lead was pretty strong and the acting wasn't bad at all!! Quite believable all the way through The thing about this film is that its quite disturbing in parts. There's also a good pace and the film doesn't stay in one place but keeps moving. What resinates with me is that that is how governments will act, all the secrecy, the cover ups, that is realistic. So the movie does keep you watching. Its not long anyway for the viewer that might get bored. just don't expect big budget and don't expect horror scares.

The Bay seemed like a combination of Found-Footage and Documentary all rolled into one. Interesting. This I kinda liked. But I still didn't like the way I was fooled into thinking I was about to watch a horror film (based on how it was advertised in clips, teasers and previews). As it turns out, this was more like a "what-if-scenario". Or (more boldly) a propaganda movie funded by the likes of Peta or Green Peace and associates.Water is initially to blame. Then later, what is 'in' the water is finally pinpointed as the cause of death. But their findings and discoveries are too little, too late. Apparently Chicken doo-doo and nuclear waste have fornicated and offspring a nasty deadly parasite that eats the innards of its host. And boy what fun it has feasting. The fish of the Bay consume this tasty parasite first and quickly die, but this draws little attention or panic initially, until people start eating and drinking it secondly. And it don't take long for locals to realize that Alka-seltzer and Pepto-Bismol won't cure the indigestion, so (what else?) they flee to the hospital in droves...where they drop dead in numbers.There was also this nonsensical, back-and-forth communication (via Skype) between the local hospital and the CDC (Centers For Disease Control) that only wasted more time investigating this outbreak and not really taking it seriously until it was too late.This movie could have worked much better if the parasites that crawled up peoples asses turned them into Zombies or some other unmentionable Monstrosity that could have at least produced a new horror sub-genre. But instead, this movie (Shamelessly) purposely had its own Green-Party-Type agenda that (subliminally) wants to recruit a new generation of voters, lobbyist to fight for their cause. All these parasites did was turn them into bawling babies who ran to the hospital and die in the waiting-room while waiting to be seen by a doctor. And this was very boring to watch. And very much proves my point that we should contact our local Congressman to stop this madness before it starts.I still give this movie much props for not having the traditional "shaky-cam" that most found-footage films usually have (for that "so-called" realism-feel). But that credit is only enough to raise my rating to a 4/10. Because it damn near got a 3.

The Bay is another trek into the found footage/mockumentary genre and while it's not too bad overall, it is still a bit dull, even when the movie is in full flow.I tend to enjoy this genre as I typically like the feeling I get when watching everything from a point-of-view. When they are done right (The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, REC), they can actually make you feel as if you're living through the events that is being shown in the film. Unfortunately, The Bay didn't really grip me as much as I would have liked, but as I said it's still not that bad overall.I thought that the mood and atmosphere was done quite well as we go from a happy, bustling community enjoying their 4th July celebrations on a beautiful, hot, sunny day, to gradual pandemonium as people start to show signs of some sort of infection. As soon as that happens (which isn't all that far into the film) it does start to pick up, but it didn't really gain any momentum to keep the thrill level up.The "monster" of the film is something that will probably make a lot of people squirm, so be warned because if you get squeamish when it comes to parasites/isopods (especially close-up views), then this film will creep you out.I think the scariest thing about the movie is that the events aren't all that far fetched and when you read about different events from around the world, what happens in The Bay could happen.Conspiracy theorists will probably go nuts with this film as well.Despite some of the negativity, the film isn't as badly scripted, directed, or acted as they say it is, and for the most part it's all done in a pretty believable way. After all, it's easy for the "I would do this" and "I would do that" crowd to criticise what should/shouldn't be done as they watch the film in the warmth of their house.The Bay is worth a watch, and there is a LOT worse movies out there than this one, but just be prepared for some slow-going at times.

The Blair Witch Project cursed us with found footage and the whole raft of truly awful films. So when I discovered it was a found footage film my heart sank and the TV presented saying "there is something in the water that does not want to stay in the water" my heart further sank I thought we would have Godzilla on found footage. This is more of a horror documentary which does not overdose on gore, I watched the awful Into the Storm which made the mistake of having a really flimsy sub plot which did not work, The Bay has no real sub plot but has a claustrophobic terror and a few jolts such as when the creature jumps from the fish's mouth, the blood dropping down onto the reporter and the woman in the back of the police car. This is an excellent concept and although classed as found footage does not go overboard with jerky camera work.