Paranormal Activity is actually pretty normal...
I was disappointed in this film. I applaud the director, actors, and crew on a job well done given the budget. It looks good, and there are some creepy moments, but the conceit of the documentary-within-a-film was done better with the Blair Witch Project. In BWP, the characters at least attempted to leave the woods when they realized something strange was going on. In PA, about night 12 I was rooting for the "paranormal activity" to kill both of these idiots. While an attempt was made at character development, the two people behaved in ways that prevented me from identifying with them. The character Micah was such a jerk, by the middle of the film I was hoping he would bite it. The character of Katie was certainly more sympathetic, but didn't behave in believable ways (believable within the logic of the script, not according to real life). I don't want to spoil it, but let's just say you'd think these two (and especially Katie) would've interacted with more people and sought out more help than they did (or at least have gotten a dog to warn them and maybe ward off this "thing). The reason they didn't, of course, is likely because it wasn't in the budget to hire more actors or animal wranglers. Overall, a decent film that doesn't live up to its own hype.
You can find details about this film here.
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Just saw Paranormal Activity 2, which I liked and which made me like the first one better, actually.
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