The Den is a very good film and there are things about it that are great. It takes our comfort with the Internet and makes it truly awful. It takes a few other things that make us feel comfortable and it ruins that too, but I don't want to give to much away. I will however tell you what is absolutely great about it (yes, some slight spoilers).
1. It's not fucking Hollywood - Yes, there are some scenes where you wonder why it's shot in a found footage style, but it doesn't matter. It was done and you don't care.
2. The Killer - Watch it you'll see.
3. The ending that will drive some crazy - Because they didn't get how awful it was and not in a bad way, in it's view on society as a whole.
4. A beautiful girl who has sex - And here's where it is wonderful, The girl is adorable, she gets surprised by her boyfriend who is leaving town and what's the scene we see. Him pleasuring her. How often is that the only sex scene in a movie. Oh and another thing, it's a pretty hot scene.
5. Despite the craziness, there is never a point where you say "who the hell would act this way?" It all makes sense.
Now, the detractors will point to style errors, camera angles and possibly reasoning, but I felt that is what makes it authentic. It is rusty in spots and sure, there are liberties taken with cameras and computer logistics, but that doesn't hinder the story as it does in so many other. A don't listen to the message board trolls who didn't like it, because the girls aren't all naked. That wouldn't have played any part in the film anyway and those that wanted more gore need to watch some Takashi Miike films and get their fix and come back to a stylish thriller, that has a nice balance of scares, violence and gore. Oh yeah and a wonderfully sensual cameo by...the man, Bill Oberst Jr.
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