Paranormal Activity 4, however, is likely to go down as the one that killed the series. Paranormal Activity 3 went on to defy the typical small film franchise trajectory by opening even bigger and coming even closer to matching the original film's leggy, word-of-mouth success (while besting it globally). Paranormal Activity 2 surprised many with its relatively favorable reception. This horror series is founded not on grisly torture but creative chills, a recipe that has held greater appeal for moviegoers and critics than every one of Jigsaw's adventures. Now, Paranormal Activity is the new Saw, expected to grow by one film every fall. Oren Peli's original low-budget found footage movie grabbed the public's attention in 2009 and got a sequel the following fall that effectively killed off Hollywood's annual October tradition of seven years, Lionsgate's Saw franchise. The Paranormal Activity series, meanwhile, shows no such clemency. I think I could write this entire review in this fashion, but I won't ask you to endure such a conceit. Perhaps it is a little odd that these documentaries arrive each October with writing, directing, and acting credits, along with a long and growing list of crew members. The Paranormal Activity films are not scripted studio entertainment, but sociologically invaluable records capturing the supernatural occurrences that plague families who document their lives. Which once the stuff of by-request limited engagements has long since grown into a wide theatrical release resembling those given scripted studio entertainment with its high budgets and technical wizardry. They dropped the ball somewhat.How can civilization continue to take for granted the wondrous archaeological work being done each year by the men who find fascinating home movies and then edit them together into a standard feature film? The public has repeatedly rewarded this noble endeavor, showing up in droves for the annual unveiling, And how can they possibly do a third PA with what happened at the end and the fate of several of the characters? Who gets haunted next? The movie is going to be successful and I did enjoy most of it despite my nitpicks but still. But for all the hype, I still walked away thinking that despite a great job of tying in the events and the overlap between both movies, that it felt like they struggled to come up with something fresh to scare us with this time. ![]() I saw nothing that indicated lousy, unconvincing acting for the most part. And what was the deal with the demon and the basement? Unlike others, I found the acting was just fine in my books. I just wished they had more of these types of scares throughout the movie. ![]() Why, oh why, couldn't they have had more scenes like this? What she experienced was genuinely creepy. Also, the the scene with the daughter sleeping on the couch is another. One of the few truly, good scare moments. Not going to lie to you, that second kitchen scare got me though. That entire sequence in the basement where the mother takes the baby, was annoying and fell flat. The best ones take place in the kitchen and with the daughter on the couch. One major nitpick? The slow buildup up in tension never comes close to delivering anything to what PA did and I really let down with the general lack of overall good scare moments and just how few and far between the great ones there were. ![]() I thought it an interesting twist that nicely tied the events of both movies through the obviously frustrated demon and ultimately using Katie to get the job done though it had some help from one character that ultimately involves betrayal. I had mixed reactions to the explaining as it were, of the demon's intent and motives outlined by the one of the character that actually uses their brain in this movie and does some investigative work. And how did that burnt pic get into their attic? But I digress. Why if Katie's sister is having problems with things going all "paranormal" doesn't Katie then mention this while talking about it to Micah when filming during their paranormal events. The film does in my opinion, an excellent job actually, at establishing the introduction of the characters and very nicely ties in the events of this film with PA though there are some unanswered questions. Actually for me, the ending felt somewhat rushed and just wasn't that scary. It's a decent flick but can't measure up to the original with the scares or the ending. I would sum it up as not quite good enough. Only a handful of people in the theatre but it was a 2:30 show.
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