So, i heard all the hype about this movie before I saw it and i found myself angry. I was mad because I could of done this. All you need is a camera, a house, sound effects, and make it look like a soccer mom filming her kid eat raviolis in his high chair. It was so easy and this movie made a crap load of money. That could've been me.
After seeing this movie, all i had left to envy was the amount of money the film made. The film itself sadly was not nearly as impressive and didn't even come close to living up to it's hype.
Plot:
A young couple tries to outwit, outlast, and survive a demonic spirit who has haunted their new house.
Pros:
"Paranormal Activity" builds up the tension better than most movies I've seen. The element of surprise and not knowing what's gonna happen at every given second. A decent horror movie has the ability to make someone jump even when nothing is going on. That's what happens in "Paranormal Activity".
The real/home video look is pulled off well in this film. Sure "Blair Witch" did it, so the comparisons are inevitable. But the difference is that this film just does it better. Pedestrian, possibly naive, film watchers actually thought the majority of the movie was real. So the goal was accomplished.
Also, i thought the two lead actors did a great job looking like a real couple, they had good chemistry.
Cons:
Most people had one or two reactions.
One, this movie was creepy, and the demon plot freaked me out. Scariest movie ever. That means they bought the tension and the build.
Two, like me, felt the story took too long to develop which in turn made the conclusion a letdown. Their were streaks of really good filmaking and storytelling, but it just took way to long to get the bottom of things. The home video look is good and all, but for me it got irritating watching all the shaky camera work and consecutive scenes of nothing but actor reactions lasted way too long. Even worse, at the end of the movie, you don't see the conclusion. You hear and speculate. A true let down. I think more scenes like the last 10-15 minutes would have took the movie up a few notches.
Maybe it was the hype that spoiled it, or maybe it's my disinterest in modern-day horror films, but this isn't a movie I recommend anybody breaking their necks to see.
Recommendation:
Wait til it comes on HBO.
Written by:
Oren Peli
Directed by:
Oren Peli
Main Cast:
Kate Featherston
Micah Sloat
Mark Fredrichs
Similar Titles:
Blair Witch Project, Rec.
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