Paranormal Activity
| Directed by: | Oren Peli |
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| Written by: | Oren Peli |
| Cast: | Katie Featherstone, Micah Sloat |
| Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Official Site: | www.ParanormalMovie.com |
Paranormal Activity is neither as good nor as bad as you've been hearing. The comparisons to BLAIR WITCH are pretty valid as both are handheld horror flicks with slow suspenseful build-ups to a debatable payoff.
There really isn't much SCARY about Paranormal other than a few door slams. It's unsettling at times and spooky at other times but I don't think I jumped until the end of the flick.
The acting is better than I thought it'd be from two relative amateurs and the camerawork isn't nearly as shaky as BLAIR WITCH was (probably because it's on a tripod during the scariest moments).
I was able to see this on a Friday night right before it sold out and while sometimes that's a great time to see a movie, I was extremely annoyed by the crowd so maybe that detracted for me. A bunch of 18-year-old high school kids screaming "BOO!" at the screen, laughing, talking and even a dude who brought his screaming baby. Get the fuck out dude.
I obviously can't blame the movie for that but it's something to think about if you're planning a trip to see it. Beware obnoxious kids.
So it's not the scariest movie in the world, but it's creepy enough and certainly better than THE STEPFATHER or SAW VI.
I saw this film twice to get the full effect and BOTH theaters were packed with rude motherfuckers who forgot to consider the paying audience they were seeing it with.