If that guy wanted to be a real doc maker find another camera man. It must have been that long earring he was wearing. No, sorry just heard it while the camera was on him. Could have been better but it wasn't. I wish I hadn't wasted my time on this. The acting was good. That helped. If this was found footage, why were there impossible camera shots? Just pick one format please.

There are no redeeming qualities in this film that would justify wasting your time! The acting is awful and the story is slow, boring and predictable. Perhaps the worst thing is that it sounds like they are shaking a spray paint can through the entire film. Do yourself a favor and just skip this one!

It seems a little odd that 19 years after "The Blair Witch Project" was released to theaters, the independent filmmakers of "1st Summoning" would decide to jump on the bandwagon despite the bandwagon having long gone out of style. Actually, had they managed to put some freshness and good scares into their imitation, I wouldn't have minded them reusing the same basic idea as the original film. Unfortunately, this rehash simply isn't that memorable. Although just 93 minutes long, it feels very long and slow, devoting too much time to the characters in the movie bickering and talking. When the horror does eventually rear its head, there is nothing particularly remarkable about it, having a strong "been there, done that" feeling to it. Also, there are a number of questions that come up that are simply not answered; I know some mystery can be effective, but in this case the lack of answers comes across as lazy for the most part. I admit that I was never bored while watching the movie despite it being long and slow, but at the end I still wish that I watched another (and better) movie, and I wouldn't recommend it even to fans of indie horror movies.