Paranormal Activity review
Because this i haven't posted in a while, and this movie invoked so much ire in me that it MUST be reviewed PROPERLY somewhere!
A quick synopsis.
A young twenty-something couple have just taken the plunge to move in together and they're being haunted by a ghost demon. Katie is interested in terrified of these paranormal activities which have never happened before been happening since she was 8. They hire a paranormal investigator psychic who tells them he can't help them. Micah and Katie Micah only decides to take matters into their own hands and try to get rid of the ghost demon.
you'd be amazed how many reviewers got the plot WRONG.
If you want to watch Paranormal Activity, watch the trailer, you'll save time, money, and see everything worth seeing. Half the movie i was on the edge of my seat....
because i was waiting to see the cool shit that happened in the trailer.
at this point I've run out of things to say because the movie was THAT unremarkable! Like all Hollywood horror movies it relies on shock tactics of loud noises and sudden cuts to scare you. The ending felt very unnecessary, and there's often a lot of build up to nothing. Also, could they at least TRAIN the actors to use a camera properly. They give them a nice fancy HD Camera so they can shoot the entire movie out of focus and blurry. Is that were their $11,000 budget went? A HD Camera and two no-name actors? They couldn't spare a few extra bucks to teach them how to run a camera properly?
reviewers are hailing it as "the scariest movie of the year" and it deserves that title. I IS it scary that someone thought investing $11,000 and 7 days would be a good idea.
this movie embodies everything that's WRONG with the industry these days. Unoriginal concept, cheap to produce, and absolutely abysmal writing (if any). No need to pay a camera man! Let the actor hold the camera! No need for lots of actors! only 3 people! Audio? Who cares if its whack! its supposed to be psudo documentary! Writers? who needs em!
its a clever idea every once in a while, so I'm happy that the market isn't saturated with movies like this (after all, how many Blair Witch Projects do we need?) but it just smacks of "bottom line budget" film making. I guarantee this will kill the industry. But then again, people seem to LIKE the bottom of the barrel crap Hollywood is churning out these days, so who knows.
Unfortunately i can't say it was a waste. I am aware that I'm overly offended by this tripe but I'm more upset that I bought into all the hype. Its not a bad movie, but its not a great movie either. There were a few moments I found my self expectantly chuckling, and fewer moments still where I was startled (thanks to loud noises and my sensitive ears mostly).
A quick synopsis.
A young twenty-something couple have just taken the plunge to move in together and they're being haunted by a ghost demon. Katie is interested in terrified of these paranormal activities which have never happened before been happening since she was 8. They hire a paranormal investigator psychic who tells them he can't help them. Micah and Katie Micah only decides to take matters into their own hands and try to get rid of the ghost demon.
you'd be amazed how many reviewers got the plot WRONG.
If you want to watch Paranormal Activity, watch the trailer, you'll save time, money, and see everything worth seeing. Half the movie i was on the edge of my seat....
because i was waiting to see the cool shit that happened in the trailer.
at this point I've run out of things to say because the movie was THAT unremarkable! Like all Hollywood horror movies it relies on shock tactics of loud noises and sudden cuts to scare you. The ending felt very unnecessary, and there's often a lot of build up to nothing. Also, could they at least TRAIN the actors to use a camera properly. They give them a nice fancy HD Camera so they can shoot the entire movie out of focus and blurry. Is that were their $11,000 budget went? A HD Camera and two no-name actors? They couldn't spare a few extra bucks to teach them how to run a camera properly?
reviewers are hailing it as "the scariest movie of the year" and it deserves that title. I IS it scary that someone thought investing $11,000 and 7 days would be a good idea.
this movie embodies everything that's WRONG with the industry these days. Unoriginal concept, cheap to produce, and absolutely abysmal writing (if any). No need to pay a camera man! Let the actor hold the camera! No need for lots of actors! only 3 people! Audio? Who cares if its whack! its supposed to be psudo documentary! Writers? who needs em!
its a clever idea every once in a while, so I'm happy that the market isn't saturated with movies like this (after all, how many Blair Witch Projects do we need?) but it just smacks of "bottom line budget" film making. I guarantee this will kill the industry. But then again, people seem to LIKE the bottom of the barrel crap Hollywood is churning out these days, so who knows.
Unfortunately i can't say it was a waste. I am aware that I'm overly offended by this tripe but I'm more upset that I bought into all the hype. Its not a bad movie, but its not a great movie either. There were a few moments I found my self expectantly chuckling, and fewer moments still where I was startled (thanks to loud noises and my sensitive ears mostly).