Paranormal Activity Review

This next blog entry wont be my typical writing. I decided to throw out my opinion on the new movie "Paranormal Activity"

What seems to be the biggest horror film/documentary since "The Blair Witch Project" comes a classic story of what goes bump in the night. "Paranormal Activity" has got quite the attention this past month that also has a lot of people talking and has a lot of people scared to go to sleep.

"Paranormal Activity" was originally made in 2007 (took place in 2006). Its about a young couple living in average suburban house and they begin experiencing more and more paranormal activity at night. They decide to document these events to further figure out what is going on in their home. Only now has this horror flick gone mainstream. It stirred up a lot of talk after some test screens in which rumor spread around how scary this movie was. People demanded it and recently is now showing in all movie theaters. 

After listening to everyones opinions about it, i decided to check it out myself. All and all i thought it was a great movie, I enjoy movies that portray real life events and raw footage instead of over done special effects. While watching it in the theater i was anticipating to watch the most horrifying movie of my entire life. But it was not as scary as i thought it would be, a few loud pop ups and intense moments of course made me jump and at the end of the movie i wasnt shaking in fear, that is until i got home.

What makes a good horror film isnt the crazy special effects or the bloody zombies. Its what it does to your mind, I love a horror film that leaves me questions and makes you think about it long after the movie is over. I couldnt get to sleep after the movie, it had me jumpy and a bit paranoid the whole night. It just made the movie that much better. 

A lot of people said it sucked, it was horrible and it wasnt scary. I understand everyone has their own opinions, but think of it this way... One of the main reasons this movie got popular was word of mouth, opinions that were taken to heart, so right away everyone had HIGH expectations for this movie. The minute it was slightly lower then what they expected they automatically felt it was a horrible movie. I dont think it shouldve been put on such a high scale. For a horror film, it was great, it had a simple story with erie moments that stayed with you just by watching these "home videos" besides some shaky moments of the video camera it was a well put together movie.

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I love the fact it was simple video camera the whole film, its been years since they tried this simple technique, Its the closest thing besides a real life experience you can get. Although the first quarter of the movie was a bit slow, i enjoyed the length of the movie, good timing and not dragging along. My favorite feature of the film which i felt was a unique twist to it, was the fact there were NO ending credits besides a quick screen of paramount pictures facts. I felt that was such a creative and brilliant add on to the films ambiance. Unlike "The Blair Witch Project" this movie actually showed you something to keep haunting your mind, it gave you a taste of a horrific image that wasnt over done, but shown right at the end so your still left with questions and uneasy feeling that some of the events that you just saw can potentially happen. 

Overall grade of this movie 8 out of 10.