Review of The Bay (2012) by A. M. Esmonde . — 31 Mar 2013

Parasite 'found footage' like film with something to say.

This review of The Bay (2012) was written by A. M. Esmonde . on 31 Mar 2013.

The Bay has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David L (3,419) on 15 Mar 2016

Political horror often rubs me the wrong way. They can feel patronising, pretentious and even a bit silly from time to time…

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By Callum R (104) on 20 Dec 2014

Great use of the well worn trope of found footage to convey a solid message in a creepy, often frightening way…

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By Guillermobm (27) on 05 Mar 2015

I really liked The Bay, because it looked realistic and its plot is thought-provoking…

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By Meghan T (62) on 31 Aug 2014

By far the best Found Footage horror film I've ever seen, Though there is a lot of grotesque imagery, it leaves just enough to the imagination…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 20 Oct 2015

Actually a pretty good documentary-style, (sort of) found-footage eco-horror…

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By Kevin S (2,121) on 11 Nov 2014

There were some terrifying scares in this movie! Worth watching, just make sure you have someone else there with you…

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By Katsist . (45) on 22 Dec 2016

Boring, but has good scary moments. Almost believable…

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By Sarah R (607) on 25 Nov 2014

It's amazing what happens in our country that we are totally oblivious too…

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By Niko F (7) on 19 Oct 2018

The bay offers a new take on a found footage flick and executed it perfectly…

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By A_So_Horror_Fan (26) on 04 Jun 2015

Told through the lenses of multiple television reporter footage, video camera’s ranging from surveillance, camcorder and web cam footage…

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Review of The Bay (2012) by A. M. Esmonde . — 31 Mar 2013

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Political horror often rubs me the wrong way. They can feel patronising, pretentious and even a bit silly from time to time…

Great use of the well worn trope of found footage to convey a solid message in a creepy, often frightening way…

I really liked The Bay, because it looked realistic and its plot is thought-provoking…

By far the best Found Footage horror film I've ever seen, Though there is a lot of grotesque imagery, it leaves just enough to the imagination…

Actually a pretty good documentary-style, (sort of) found-footage eco-horror…

There were some terrifying scares in this movie! Worth watching, just make sure you have someone else there with you…

Boring, but has good scary moments. Almost believable…

It's amazing what happens in our country that we are totally oblivious too…

The bay offers a new take on a found footage flick and executed it perfectly…

Told through the lenses of multiple television reporter footage, video camera’s ranging from surveillance, camcorder and web cam footage…

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