Paranormal Activity (2007)

First of all, I hope IMDb will allow me to share my review with you, I've been trying to do it but i couldn't...as if it were a paranormal phenomenon... Jookes aside, i'll tell you one more thing before the review, i don't speak english.The Review: You know, i'm a newbie into the filmverse, i enjoy it so much that i need to eat movies these days...and with a friend, we decided to start watching ''horror'' movies (you can check them in my unique list).After watching Child's Play, Saw and other independent films like Videodrome, we started Paranormal Activity. And the problem began on the first minutes. The man is unrelatable, we can't empathize with him, he's just an hypocrite. He starts with some ''i bought this camera for _______'' and decides to help his girlfriend with it, but later he doesn't care, he didn't even ask help for her while having the means, and that already kicks the plot for us, the viewers. that one of the two protagonists is already so poorly developed, causes a void in the viewer, who wants to see a guy whose relevance is such that he throws it overboard? No one.In the other hand, we have Katie. Unfortunately, even if she is a promising character, she doesn't convince us. Why? Her decisions take second place to those of her boyfriend, and it makes us powerless, because we know that the means she wants to take because of the circumstance in which she finds herself are more than justified.The shooting decisions are regrettable. No, it's not about how much money was used or not, it's about pure and simple decisions. Focusing the camera on a room in dead time is not scary, it is not suspenseful, and it is boring. It's an unbearable film, I'm sorry, if the director was even me, I could have taken more potential out of the premise. There are better movies from that genre, check Poltergeist if you want, the old or the new one. :)

The hype of this movie was extremely huge and just like The Blair Witch Project. It had the same marketing and same trailer that shock the people. When I came across this movie, I wasn't sure whether I was going to love it or hate it. After watching I in the middle of love and hate. I love the night sequences. They work every effectively and are very creepy and very realistic. I hated the other aspect of this movie, which was the constant argument of the couple. I found it very annoying and very grading on my nerves and it got under my skin quite few times. There will be two types of people's reaction to this movie: One group who find it very scary and very realistic and it messes with you a lot. The other group of people who were eagerly waiting to see it because of the hype and after watching it said " Nothing Happened. What the hell? There was no music. There is no demon in the film. You don't see anything. Nothing ever happens. It's loud sound effects and some annoying couple arguing. And that group of people tend to hate Paranormal Activity.

A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."Paranormal Activity" (R - 2007 - US)Sub-Genre: POV/ParanormalMy Score: 6.5Cast=3 Acting=7 Plot=8 Ending=8 Story=5 Scare=4 Jump=7 F/X=7 POV=9 Creep=7After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night."Basically, they're these malevolent evil spirits that only exist to cause pain and commit evil for their own amusement." Although not particularly scary to me, this movie was fun to watch. It plays in the classic "Blair Witch" style of POV...starting out slow and building along until the last 15 minutes unlock the gates of Hell. If you ever see this on Blu-Ray, watch the alternate ending for some added enjoyment. You have to be a fan of Found Footage to consider this worth seeing...I'm a sucker for this stuff.

I don't compare an amateur/indie film with C-list actors to a blockbuster big production film with A-list actors! It's like comparing an Olympic runner to a retired old man that goes for regular walks. Clearly we know who is better, faster, and more qualified to win! You compare each in their own class, or in the case of rating a film, on it's own merits.You also look at who backed any film (big production company=big $$$ for a better film) and the key individuals involved in the production (director, writer, etc..). This film had no big backing and only a 2+ million dollar budget - and should not be compared to a 200+ million dollar film.This little gem was done by an all amateur cast and production on a 15k budget, and went on to make over 350 million. Nuff said! 10/10!