MY LITTLE EYE: The Disturbing CCTV Film Everyone Forgot

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[@FTZPLTC]

Since The Blair Witch Project came up a few times, I'm wondering if you saw Lovely Molly.

[@RPRsChannel]

*_Is the video game "Until Dawn" similar to this movie, or does it just remind me of it and i remember it wrong?_*

[@rosspare]

Black Mountain Side

[@7amart177]

Do he's watching

[@oricsi]

cool video, gonna check this one out. but when you gonna review evil dead trap tho?

[@nekolalia3389]

The DVD has a feature where you can watch it picture-in-picture with a mock-up of the website and commentary by the in-universe producers, as if they’re watching it live. My vague memories of it are that it doesn’t add anything particularly new; it’s the only way I’ve seen the movie so seeing the first housemate’s profile go red was a hell of a gut punch that I’m sure wouldn’t have happened if it was a rewatch. However, I think there’s a recommendation that you watch the movie straight up first. I’m glad I disregarded it. Watch it for the vibes, I’d say.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Wait so does watching it that way spoil the reveal early?

[@HeisenbergFam]

The opening already gives off strongest 2000s vibes imaginable

[@helloraie]

I JUST saw your comment on a drama commentary video 😂 you have really diverse tastes!

[@Draqer]

@@helloraie He is EVERYWHERE!

[@niallreid7664]

Because he's a bot guys.

[@thegirlwhogotwellwithsickn8255]

Thrilled to see you cover this! I'm Nova Scotian and a family member of mine is in the movie -- I was given the chance to see the set which, as a horror lover, was a huge treat. Never stops being weird seeing the ***SPOILERS*** freezer your aunt 'dies' in 😂😮 thanks for covering this; you're my favourite horror reviewer!

[@GrisouIII]

🇨🇦❤

[@emilystewart6175]

That's wild but super fun!

[@yogurtman33]

OMG your aunt was one of my fave "final girls" in the early 2000's. I watched this movie and "They" like CONSTANTLY and I loved her and always wished she was in more horror movies and more things in general.

[@astroblast2325]

Same! Was NOT expecting to hear our little province's name in a video like this, even though we do have a lot of celebrities (major and minor alike) for random projects here.

[@calowenby1654]

This is an excellent comment 😁.

[@Higesgirl]

I remember the VHS cover at my old Blockbuster and it was always creeped me out. Nice to see you talk about it, Ryan. 💛

[@scottstott]

Wait because I do too??? I remember seeing it while I was young and always running away from it

[@nolancho]

Yea that's nothing compared to the village of the damned vhs. As a kid I always called them "orange eyes" and would purposely avoid it whenever at the local video store.

[@nrg6245]

Memories

[@beccawaltz7591]

@@nolanchoI was very young and only have brief memories of Blockbuster but I’m glad I got to at least experience a little of it even if it was towards the end. I wonder if a pop up shop style Blockbuster would be successful? Like the pop up Hello Kitty cafe that’s a in a truck!

[@rmmatsus]

The only movie where the DVD extras genuinely add to the experience of the film. One of them is the commentary track that has Bradley Cooper and another actor in character, acting the chatter between the people running the show (which fills in a few story blanks).

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

Damn, now I need to find the DVD of this one! I remember actually seeing it at TIFF when it came out, but now I want to see it again, with the extras!

[@garazaber]

It must feel really good seeing shows like Big Brother as a forlorn relic of the 2000s. Unfortunately, in my country it is still running on a yearly basis, like a curse.

[@tomato.sandwich]

😂

[@eldeano9964]

There's a zombie big brother film called 'dead set'. Written by Charlie Brooker of black mirror fame.

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

Yep.

[@doctorrobert1339]

Recently in my country they got the rights to produce a reality show by the same name. It feels like the late 00s again, I don't know why they're bringing reality shows back, please help.

[@tio_john]

Brasil?

[@tangentartists6876]

I'd love you to take a look at "The Woods" 2006 by Lucky McKee. It was a little sleeper horror film whose release was plagued by problems with the production studio. It's a Suspiria-like girls school movie with a fun plot and some great performances including B- movie king, Bruce Bleeding Campbell. I only stumbled on it recently and it stuck in my head longer than I thought it would. McKee also directed May, but I haven't seen it yet.

[@ashleys9397]

I very recently watched MAY on the Tubi movie channel, and it's definitely worth a viewing. So, like, go for it. I promise to track down THE WOODS on your recommendation. (There's another more recent non-horror picture bearing the same title, so it can get a bit confusing.)

[@zombietrash416]

I loooove May. I'm pretty sure the directors Canadian.

[@lmaololroflcopter]

I haven’t forgotten about this at all. The acting is a bit ropey, but it mostly holds up as a genuinely creepy and nasty little thing. I was working as a projectionist when it opened in cinemas and remember it doing pretty well, so it’s a bit of a shame to see it disappear into the ether. Hopefully Arrow Video will pick it up.

[@batoutofmel4959]

Kris Lemche is a Canadian treasure. I don’t seek things out because he’s in them, but it’s always a pleasure to find him in them.

[@tommyswain3762]

Is that the guy with the cheekbones who was in Final Destination: Mary Elizabeth Winstead?

[@batoutofmel4959]

@@tommyswain3762 Yes indeed!

[@YtCondonesAnimalAbuse]

Yeah Idk why I like him so much, but I do!

[@zombietrash416]

I knew that I had seen him in something before and that it was probably Canadian. In the early 2000s Canadian productions used alot of the same actors for multiple shows/movies.

[@batoutofmel4959]

@@zombietrash416Haaaaa there are certain faces that always mark something out as CanCon, hey? He was in Ginger Snaps, for example, and also Twitch City, etc.

[@wstine79]

This movie brings back memories of renting a bunch of weird videos from Hollywood Video after moving into my first house alone.

[@wstine79]

"Eye spy with my little eye.... something intriguing with a HOYEVER in it."

[@reyemilio00]

Unless you've just sold this one really well, My Little Eye actually looks like a movie I would enjoy. I don't know how I managed to miss this one, especially since I'm a huge fan of found footage movies.

[@Harold.Richard]

This movie actually broke me the first time I saw it.

[@e.elisabeth]

I am BEGGING you to do a video on NBC's "Siberia" which only got one season before being canceled. It's a scripted series based around an "unscripted" game show similar to Survivor, and to this day I'm upset NBC canceled it because it was so interesting. I know you don't normally do TV shows, but since it's only one season and the premise is right up your alley, I'd love to see your thoughts on it!

[@lyricholmes1827]

I loved Kris Lemche in Ginger Snaps! I didn’t know he was in this. Ginger Snaps is one of my all-time favourite werewolf flicks. I’d love for you to do a video on it! Although it’s not found-footage, I think you’d enjoy it since you liked Dog Soldiers!!

[@theta1672]

I remember the movie Ponthypool. It was strange since like 95% of it took place in a radio tower, but the premise was kind of interesting. I remember not liking the ending tho, like the very very last thing that happens. No spoilers of course!

[@FinalGirl09]

I remember seeing this movie on Showtime when I was around 13 or so. Even though years later I couldn't remember much of the plot details, I could remember how I felt, and that was dread and hopelessness.

[@solemnlament9757]

Thanks for another great video Ryan! I'd love to see you cover the miniseries 'Over The Garden Wall', always gets me into the Halloween Spirit

[@nachofast6144]

Man, I JUST watched this movie some weeks ago. It was pretty nice. Wouldn't call it my favorite horror movie or close to one but it was a neat experience and had some very spooky scenes.

[@ihateunicorns867]

Weird. I was literally just listening to Peaches and it made be think about this film. I saw this in an arthouse cinema back in 2002, and you're absolutely right, cinema was a very different landscape back then. Found footage films were relatively unheard of, but it's the bleak ending that really was unconventional.

[@harold3165]

Cinema is dead because of Marvel movies

[@KeikosLastSmile]

i’m going to recommend the found footage film Home Movie (2008) to you forever ! you really would love it. it’s about a priest and a child psychologist who are parents to disturbed twins and try to figure out what’s wrong with them via their ‘home movie’. it’s great, v obscure and deserves way more love

[@pinkpink-kb6dl]

I'd love to see you cover yellow brick road! It was my favorite movie when I was 13 and going through my huge found footage horror movie phase. In hindsight it might have been garbage, since I was 13, but it'd be interesting to look back on it either way

[@asheraltman5448]

It is always weird for me when Power Rangers actors are in adult orientated things. It always distracts me. It makes sense that they would be in these film, they are generally C or B list actors and models, but it is always weird. Sean Cw Johnson, who plays Matt, plays Carter Greyson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger. Ya know, the most paragony of paragons (which is saying something in Power Rangers), who in this film is one of the twist killers.

[@letspretendsomemore]

Never thought I'd hear this movie mentioned again. Back in the early 2000s I was throwing myself into every obscure foreign movie/show I could as I'd just gotten my first region-free DVD player (this, The Dead Set, The I Inside, and The Hole with Thora Birch and Keira Knightley spring to mind if you leave out all of the Japanese/Chinese/Korean/Italian stuff) and even had a poster of this on my wall. In a strange way there are parallels here with the Japanese reality show, Susunu! Denpa Shōnen (a show that tortured its sole contestant, Nasubi for nearly a year), using everything from gaslighting, starving, etc all while on camera. Interesting analysis here and explaining why similar to The Last Broadcast which was actually older than Blair Witch, bad decisions and timing undid what momentum a great idea like this could've had. Hope to see you dig into more obscure indie stuff that was overlooked in light of more popular fare.

[@jbonesrva9679]

I'm so excited you're covering this! I love this movie and think it's really underrated. Also, Kris Lemche is so cute in this! 😂

[@kingbash6466]

I was pretty disappointed in how the Fantasy Island movie turned out because the idea of a horror/thriller film with the setting of a reality TV show set on an island sounds like it could make for some creative stories. It's nice to hear that there's a movie with a similar that could do the concept better justice.

[@brenanwaylandmusic]

Oh shit, that's the Lightspeed Red Ranger! It's a trip to see him in something like this

[@PhilipWhitehouse]

Still got my DVD copy of this, and I remember how fully they committed to the multi-cam Big Brother-esque premise by having a couple of scenes in the special features which you could watch while switching between different camera angles in real-time (including the Bradley Cooper / Jennifer Skye sex scene, naturally). A very bleak movie, and surprisingly ahead of its time.

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

8:10 I immdiatelt recognized the goth kid from Final Destination 3 in this and of course Bradley Cooper's screen debut 16:20 yeah thats a pretty gnarly axe kill I do love how Travis just up and bails though after nailing the woman lol

[@vanessatavares4644]

I loved this movie at the time, I was surprised no one ever recommends it when doing found footage videos…thanks for this 🙏🏼

[@patrickmack9462]

Hey Ryan. I really love your channel. I was just wondering if you ever saw Craig Zobel's "Compliance". It stays pretty close to the event it was based on and I found it fascinating how so reviews on letterboxd were in complete disbelief and disgust with what happened in the movie.

[@megax1085]

Im gonna have to find this, im curious now to see it. It reminds me of this micro budget Found footage film i watched called the Boney Island Reality Show

[@rutgerhauerfan]

Man, I remember seeing the trailer for this on a channel here in Sweden (a channel that basically looped a bunch of trailers after each other) in like 2003 maybe? Either way, I was a kid and home alone after school, and seeing this trailer among a few other horror ones really made me on edge. The title and some of the visuals have stayed with me ever since then, no joke! I have yet to find it somewhere so I can actually watch it, though.

[@darkcornersuk]

i was a film student at the time tjis was released and honestly this film was truly revelutionary for the time

[@ChristopherMichael180]

I immediately recognized the girl with the pixie cut from They. They was one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies as a little kid. I’ll have to check this one out sometime.

[@rebeccahaynes9386]

If you can, I’d recommend checking out the found footage film Butterfly Kisses. Im not generally a horror fan but I appreciated that one

[@RC99_Productions]

SEAN CW JOHNSON IS IN THIS MOVIE???? That's Carter from Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue!!

[@mrpie2883]

Thanks so much for covering my reccomendation!!

[@EricSRiley]

Did you ever see or review Hangman with Jeremy Sisto. Similarly bleak found footage/home invasion thriller.

[@thesquatcherpayne8273]

This one is found footage/mockumentary, it’s called The Cannibal in the Jungle, I never hear anyone talk about it, it’s so underrated, I think it was the History Channel that did it, thought it was an actual documentary for quite some time 😂 I’d love to hear your thoughts on it as it’s one of my fav found footage/documentary style films.

[@dantewilliams2757]

I own that one it’s actually fantastic

[@josephmayfield945]

I have a memory of an interview in Fangoria with the film makers, that they were going to have it on the dvd, where you would be able to switch between cameras. Obviously that didn’t happen. I wonder how far that concept went before they gave up on it.

[@solraczenatnof5853]

Please look into The Outwaters. Id love to hear you talk about what you took away from it.

[@chindleymuffin]

This was one of the movies I rented from Lovefilm back in the day, which was ironically eventually bought out by Amazon Video in 2014. It was directed by Welsh director Marc Evans, it was also his first American movie after making two movies previously in his home town in South Wales and Northern Ireland. Sadly he went back to TV directing in recent years, after a string of movie flops. He made the award winning ITV drama series Manhunt fairly recently with Martin Clunes and he's also made other ITV shows, including one with John Simm.

[@Primilex]

Absolutely could not forget this movie lol. I have it recorded on my tv still. And i'm still upset 2 of the people I was rooting for didn't make it in the end, the only 2 good characters in my opinion

[@erikbihari3625]

Could you someday check help i'm a fish, an extremely weird animated offering that still remains extremely obscure, and better than most you'd dare to imagine! Feeling you can handle it?

[@Kaden10]

You know Sean CW Johnson is in this, if you don't know his name you might know him as Carter Grayson the Red Lightspeed Ranger.

[@DoubettheBluesman]

Years ago, I watched a film called "The Frankenstein Theory". It's a found footage film about a documentary crew going to the arctic to find Frankenstein's Monster

[@MadameChristie]

My brain nearly melted when I recognized the guy who played Matt as a former red Power Ranger XD

[@alinw-n7t]

Once you watch it, you'll never forget about Rex haha.

[@greenisnotacreativecolour]

I remember the best thing about this movie being the translucent red DVD case.

[@ATP2555ify]

The Red Ranger from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue was in this.

[@LloydEWatson1983]

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on Bone Tomahawk. A very underrated horror.

[@bassvibasics479]

First "hoyevver" drops at 4:52- buried in the sponsor drop. Cheeky.

[@IchiMoon14]

Love your perspective on this! Also, is there anywhere we can suggest movies if we can?

[@krombopoulosmichael]

Great Ryan. Never heard of this film. I'll look for it.

[@Sadboi_Rook]

Yo, is that Ian McKinley from Final Destination 3??

[@murphyboy11]

Everytime I see Matt in this film, it reminds me that his actor once played a Power Ranger lol

[@G.Lonnie]

Are we just gonna ignore the power ranger in the room? Matt’s actor was Lightspeed Rescue Red

[@MistyLMR]

For some reason, the footage of the contestants inside and around the house reminded me of "Until Dawn".

[@hwelsh201]

Just like the participants of reality TV do not stick with us after we turn them off? Anticlimax is the beating heart of it, next season brings the status quo in its purest form.

[@neverdy1ng]

Glad to see this one getting more attention. I own both the VHS and DVD of this. Great effort for the time!

[@megastephatron]

wow, as a child i saw an ad on tv for a movie that for whatever reason really scared me; i didn’t really understand what it was but at the time i thought it was some kind of haunted house ghost thing that was presented as some kind of documentary with night vision cameras and stuff. i remember specifically a woman waking up next to what i thought was the bloody outline of a man next to her and screaming. watching this now and seeing that bloody hammer next to the girl i actually think the ad was actually for this movie and 10 year old me was just completely mistaken about what i was looking at lol which is funny since i’ve been low key wondering what that film was for like 20 years now. thanks for inadvertently solving that mystery for me! great video!

[@JKPippa]

I watched this because of my favorite red Power Rangers is in it!

[@davidhatred7275]

have you seen urban ghost story (1998) ot them? (2006) they're my two forgoten favs

[@-funzeh-2247]

It's strange seeing Sean CW Johnson playing a crazy selfish psychopath although his previous role was a literal power ranger

[@Robert.R.83]

Hey thats a Power Ranger

[@ChadDenton0712]

I remember this one, but I never caught on that Bradley Cooper is in it. I think I should recommend HOLLOW (2011). It is a found footage movie, but I don't think it's all that obscure. Even though it's not even the best movie of its subgenre that I've seen (and people seem to agree; two and a half stars on IMDB!), it had a couple of shots that stood out for me and that have caused me to revisit it a couple of times, so I would be curious to see what a horror buff like you thinks of it.

[@adamburke4738]

The movie has a power ranger in it, instant W

[@Peanut_taco_muffin]

The actors being “unknown” really isn’t true. Several actors in this film were far from unknown, even at the time the film period was shot in. The women especially worked a LOT, and were cast in much bigger films and tv shows than this, both before and after. They were already recognizable and still work today- you can see their very long list of credits on their IMDb pages.

[@fighterofthenightman1057]

Ryan I just want to say that while it goes without saying that your content is always superb, your videos always seem to also be the PERFECT length!

[@pegacorn13]

I'll take this opportunity to recommend one of my favorite found footage films "Webcast". I have yet to have anyone I know actually watch it, so if you do, I'd be super happy! I'm not sure if it's the trailer that turns people off (please skip it) but it's quite unique and it plays on a couple of different genres. I watched it with virtually no knowledge as to what it was going to be about and I'd say that's the best way to go about it. It's from 2018 and it's British. It has some genuinely disturbing scenes and excellent character development: I mean I really cared for these people. There's nothing quite like it and if you're the type who enjoys an initial slow burn with a purpose, I'd recommend it. I don't want to spoil it so I'd suggest find it and go into it blind!

[@Laxboss69]

Weirdly enough this reminds me of that FishTank show Sam Hyde ran. Other than… you know… the whole dying thing it has similarities lol

[@Nate_Barnes]

Pretty sure the guy hired to kill the others was a power ranger lol

[@sirloin869]

So,how many Warhol's does that equate to...

[@augmentormedia]

isnt this just a realism version of cabin in the woods

[@jwnj9716]

I only remember the Evil Dead video game cameo. The same game where Bruce Campbell begs you to press the Start button.

[@bellarmire]

Since you mentioned it in the sponsor section, I just have to see your take on Perfect Blue. It's so interesting as a film with themes that have only become more relevant as time goes on.

[@jaykaye594]

Butterfly Kiss from 2018 is a lesser known found footage movie. Worth a watch.

[@anubusx]

I saw that movie really creepy.

[@caffeinefiend3720]

I did a double take learning that this was filmed in Nova Scotia!! My home province!! ❤❤⛵

[@paulaburrows8660]

I luckily have the original DVD that has a cool way of watching the movie by having the ability to switch between camera angles as if you are one the actual viewers

[@captainmarvelous2065]

I've got one for you, Ryan. It's called Series 7 The Contenders dunno if you have covered it but it's a really good movie

[@josephchaney4732]

I would recommend cruel world

[@dashingdreww1185]

Bruhh is that the red ranger from power rangers:lightspeed rescue loll

[@ATP2555ify]

Yeah someone tell Captain Mitchell lmao

[@TheMadisonMachine]

Kris Lemche is great! One of many reasons Final Destination 3 is my favorite

[@conorhamersleyspage8173]

Interesting to see another reality TV type horror film before Dead set

[@Zeithri]

0:37 - Ahahahahaha succumbed to cabin fever in 6 months time XD Not gonna lie, yeah that's a rough patch but holy shit.

[@JustinStarrPhotography]

LOVE me some found footage. Highly recommend: Butterfly Kisses Death of a Vlogger Inner Demons The Devil’s Doorway

[@GrannyGamer1]

Streaming free on Internet Archive. Just watched trailer. Night vision pov woman in absolute darkness, holding gun. Was this borrowed by Silence of the Lambs?

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

I would like to see Sean CW Johnson will play Brom in the First season of Inheritance Cycle based on Eragon and then a guest star in the flashback in the third season of Inheritance Cycle based on Brisingr when Disney Plus will adapt Inheritance Cycle

[@kailsceleste]

Where can I stream it?!!

[@Jellycakelap]

I spy...with my little eye. Meaning my tiny hidden camera? This sounds kickass.

[@Seriouscyrus]

I rememeber this film! I wondered why it dropped off the planet

[@darkcornersuk]

Ryan have you seen thr film kolobos from around this same era and with a very similar plot, would definitely be worth a video at some point, also series7- the contenders is another excellent found footage film from around this era

[@RianLyons]

I HIGHLY recommend a film called “The Last Broadcast”. Basically, “Blair Witch” ripped it off entirely. It came out before “Blair Witch” and played some festivals but the filmmakers refused to digitize it, initially, which limited the festivals they could screen it at (because so few allow the screening of movies on film, apparently) and the filmmakers behind “Blair Witch” saw “The Last Broadcast” at a festival, barely reworked the concept behind it and filmed it digitally, allowing it to overshadow TLB. TLB isn’t the best film in the world but the twist is more interesting than “Blair Witch” (IMHO, anyway) and it’s extremely interesting to see all the little tricks they used to cobble the film together with such a tiny budget. I have never encountered anyone who even knows “The Last Broadcast” even exists and that gives me hella Mandela effect vibes, but I INOW I saw it and if you could manage to track it down, I think you would enjoy it!

[@teabreath4703]

Have you covered Noroi yet???

[@anaknangfilipina5846]

Check out Impetigore, an Indonesian film about how curses works in their country, familial ties, etc.

[@alexroy5854]

Loving the quick shout-out to Perfect Blue! Anime really does have some exceptional horror, it's just washed out by weebs loving sexy vampires too much lol

[@timkelly5149]

What countries is available in I can’t find it! Haha I don’t know if it’s a legal thing but Ryan Hollinger if you can mention where it’s available please include it! Thanks!!

[@scriptmonkey7812]

So glad to see this film being covered, it's a great hidden gem!