Thoughts on Paranormal Activity?

**clooficarus** · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Missoula, Montana

I thought it was good.

I liked Blair Witch Project.

I was on edge the whole time - which was awesome.

The end.

Don't think about it too much or you lose.
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**dspoonrt** · Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 2449 Location: Columbus, OH

I would have to agree with the OP in some respects concerning this film. I found it to be much more humorous and entertaining than I expected, but not nearly very scary. There is a lot of clever dialogue and interesting banter. It seems very natural and appropriate, yet it succeeds in entertaining, and perhaps adds to the reality of the scares. I just didn't find the film that scary, however. I will have to agree with the OP in saying that, sure, it was tense and the ending was mildly affecting, but overall, I just wasn't nearly as frightened by this film as I wanted to be. And the whole fact that they tried to play it off in total cliché like it was some real account of an actual haunting is laughable.

And to the poster who commented about how wonderful the theater experience is, I seriously beg to differ. Our crowd was so loud, they were obnoxious. It seriously decreases from the scares when you're feeling a little on edge, perhaps somewhat frightened, and some people around you are screaming, twisting around in their seats, and crying. You really start to feel the whole charade of it all - the performance outisde of the performance, if you will. Many people try to out-perform one another, I suppose just to brag about how scared they were while seeing a given horror film. Oh, and the guy behind us had apparently already seen the film and kept saying to his friends during every scene, "Don't close your eyes. "This is the scariest scene," or "That's all that happens in this scene. Don't worry." The kicker was during the ending, he kept yelling "I can't believe I'm seeing this movie again. Oh my god, I'm shitting out of my dick." Honestly, I wanted to strangle him. So I will dedicate much of my jaded opinion of the film's effect to this asshole.
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**bl1i8n2k** · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 1001 Location: Plano, Illinois

Going to see this tonight (finally) and i cant wait. I have been pumped by watching Paranormal State and Ghost Hunters all night. I am so fucking pumped (and tired)!
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**bl1i8n2k** · Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Posts: 1001 Location: Plano, Illinois

idc what you guys say, it is very scary. Funny too!

I really liked the part when the guy is like "Why dont you go upstairs and play with your friend." (meaning the demon). My friend just randomly shouted out "Oh shit" the first time the door shut. It freaked me out.
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