1st Summoning

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1st Summoning

2018

1h 37m

Horror

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Four student filmmakers set out to explore an abandoned building famous for its connection with the occult, but as their journey becomes littered with strange behavior and unexplained phenomena, it becomes clear the horror they are attempting to document may already be lurking among them.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Ultimately though, this is just another buy-the-numbers POV fright-fest - like the B-movie version of walking through a professional Halloween haunted house.

Feb 21, 2019

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Nick Rocco Scalia

Film Threat

At least audiences will find their patience tolerably rewarded with what 1st Summoning ultimately has to offer. Stick with this one long enough, and you'll likely get what you came for.

Rated: 5.5/10

Feb 25, 2019

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Cristian s

Demasiado drama romántico, poco terror. La película se toma mas de una hora en prepararnos para el arco final y cuando llega es, como mínimo, decepcionante. Y para rematar el gran giro de la escena final es predecible desde la media hora mas o menos.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Audience Member

This film lacks originality as it blatantly copied from The Blair Witch Project, but the film overall didn't win me nor entertain me, thought the only great thing about this film is that it doesn't rely on jumpscares to scare you but overall doesn't work.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

The movie was horrid... Some of the acting was crap and basic, the story line lacked a lot, and most of the sound that you could ACTUALLY hear was just the sound of their hands moving the camera around. It's uncomfortable, not scary, not subtle. It could have been a good movie but it lacked so much...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

Much too much like the Blair Witch. Any attempt at originality is completely lost by the end in which exactly what you would expect to happen in a found footage horror finally happens. The film lost me in the sheer dislikability of the film's male lead and his girlfriend's stubborn insistence to stand by his side even as he purposely and transparently acts against everyone's interests.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

The sound of something hitting up against the cameras microphone was too annoying to focus through

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

It sucks. I love scary movies and this was a complete joke. With weird "camera noises" through the whole film, ham fisted acting, lack lustre props and set: this movie was a total bust. I was having a lot of trouble finding any redeeming qualities.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Synopsis

Four student filmmakers set out to explore an abandoned building famous for its connection with the occult, but as their journey becomes littered with strange behavior and unexplained phenomena, it becomes clear the horror they are attempting to document may already be lurking among them.

Director: Raymond Wood
Producer: Randall Blizzard, Raymond Wood
Screenwriter: Chris Piner
Production Co: Darkwood Pictures
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 22, 2019
Runtime: 1h 37m

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