A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

There were a lot of opportunities in the movie , it could have turned out nice , if they didn't try to sell it as truth . They lost me when they started involving religion . Who could belive the most powerful people on earth are belivers ..... ....whatever

As a horror moviemaniac, and also as a supporter of the "found footage" sub-genre, I can only but strongly recommend this dramatically underrated movie to all those who seek the thrill of authentic tension. My relationship to this movie, as irrelevant as it could be, is itself mysterious; as a matter of fact, some of the theories depicted in it weren't completely new to me, as I remember reading very similar urban legends on conspiracy forums when I wasn't a teenager yet. Those who still haven't watched "The Conspiracy" may as well feel fascination towards this curious way of finding out plots on the Internet, which I myself experienced, but I guarantee that I honestly felt as if I was living a deja vu. I hope someone else had my same experience and might help me recover those articles from the forgotten depths of obsolete forums. Anyway, I think this movie deserves to be analyzed very cautiously. The camera shooting is less "spontaneous" if compared to other f.f. horrors, and the final product might appear a little artificial (there are soundtracks and sound effects) but what's undoubtedly "real" is the Bull Hunt scene : such epicness will be long remembered.

Friend of mine recommended this and I was dubious because low budget indie horror films are usually bathed in blood and predictable and stupid but this was none of those things. It's smart, builds well, and doesn't pound the audience over the head. It's also very slyly subversive in how it delivers the facts behind several real conspiracy theories, including 9/11, America's intervention into WWI and others. The performances are a little bumpy in spots, and some of the dialog near the climax didn't feel natural to the point of almost being comical. People might also be put off on the faux- documentary style, particularly in the last act when it's all shot by hidden cameras on the protagonists' tie-clips (though, to the director's credit, he gives one of them a small smudge in the corner, so we know whose perspective we're getting).Overall, a knockout debut from writer/director Christopher MacBride. Will definitely be looking to see what he does next.

While the ending is where all the excitement is, the lead up is a slow 65 minutes of clichéd genre tropes. 'The Blair Witch Project' succeeded as a found footage, because it built up tension throughout the whole movie, and brought a harrowing and memorable ending; 'The Conspiracy' does neither of these. There are far better found footage movies out there (even though I am very anti-found footage), most notably 'Noroi: The Curse', 'The Blair Witch Project', 'V/H/S 2', 'Clover Field', and 'Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon'.Full Review at: http://www.simplefilmreviews.com/2014/07/the-conspiracy-2012_30.html