Paramount may be the current master of found footage movies, after making a ton of money on it's Paranormal Activity films, studios have figured out that they can make these micro-budget found footage films and then make millions of dollars of them. The Devil Inside being the latest edition from Paramount and even though the film has been panned by critics and audiences alike, it was still No. 1 at the box office this past weekend, clearing $33.5 million.
With Chronicle, we have another found footage film, but instead of doing another exorcism retread, the story follows three high school friends who discover they have superpowers, but their friendship becomes estranged when one of them becomes more powerful than the other two.
Now that sounds like a refreshing and original take on the found footage aesthetic. Not much of the story has been revealed from what we've seen so far from the trailer and these two new clips... hopefully this one will be a nice surprise.
The first clip shows the three friends having fun with their new found powers, while the second clip is a bit more serious as the trio explore a deep hole in the ground.
Both clips are pretty solid and effective, let's hope the rest of the film plays out this way.
We can all find out on February 3rd, when the Chronicle hits theaters.
