2014 Movie Preview: #19 - Welcome to Yesterday

Release date: February 28

Plot summary: A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

My take: It seems like "found footage" films can be real hit and miss. While some use the device as a means of capitalizing on a fad, others have found a way to make it an effective storytelling device. Let's hope that Welcome to Yesterday fits into that latter category. It certainly has a decent, albeit done before, plot. Can this be a Back to the Future for a new generation or simply another showcase for how annoying teenagers can be? Only time will tell. See what I did there?

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I've become somewhat cynical to the "found footage" genre of filmmaking, but I must admit that this trailer for Welcome to Yesterday about a group of teenagers who discover the ability to time travel has caught my eye. If it is as fresh and innovative as Chronicle then this may have a chance of being a mainstream hit.