Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity

Year: 2007

Starring: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat

Directed By: Oren Peli

Rating: R

Run Time: 86 Minutes

     So thank you to my followers who all suggested that I watch this movie.  I am not a fan of movies like this, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised.  Although this type of movie had been done before, it still gave the audience a boost of fear that everyone thinks about, and no one can deny.  I have read a lot of negative reviews of this movie, and really, it is surprising to me to read people and their saying "it was boring," "all talk and no action," and really it made me feel sad for those people.  They either have no feelings or they are just scared sh**less, and refuse to admit that it scared them.  Honestly, I can admit that I don't really believe in ghosts, but this movie did give me the creeps because I do believe in demons.  There are too many actual accounts out there of people being possessed and having the church perform exorcisms to kind of ignore ya know?

    This movie was about a couple that is moving in with each other in San Diego, CA, when they start to experience strange things happening at night.  The man, Micah set up a lot of video equipment and starts to video tape their room at night.  This movie is a documentary style, very similar to The Blair Witch Project.  In this movie, however, certain things happen at night, as a entity seems to be haunting their home.  You learn that it is not house, but the girl, Katie, who has something following her, and has had it for a long time.  This movie also bring back the idiot plot, where Micah plays the antagonist, always suggesting that it is nothing, going and checking out strange noises.  Here is my problem with these instances:

1.  If it was someone breaking into your house, why would you just walk around with no type of weapon?  I mean really, if someone broke in, do you really think they are unarmed, especially in California?  Maybe this guy thought he was a bad ass, but judging by all his sound and video equipment, he would be quite the computer nerd, and not a martial arts expert.

2. At some point, the stuff they hear is beyond rational occurrences, and yet the guy still thinks it is something else, and constantly give his girl crap for it.  I feel like if that happened to anyone in real life, after the footsteps, you would probably call for some help or at least get the hell out of there for a night.  The guy got on my nerves and honestly, I was happy he died, because we don't need idiots like that in the world!

     I will give this movie 3 of 5 crazy night occurrences.  Although I did like it, and it was thrilling, it is not something I would give an Oscar for.  It has been done before, and will be done again.  It was a clever though, but done in Japan many times, before brought to America.  That is the other problem, the idea is not original.  Granted, not many American people will see the versions made in other countries, so bringing it to America is a great business decision.  It also grossed a fair amount of money, since it took $11,000 to make, and grossed over $107 Million! That is crazy.  I think this movie will spark a fear in people that will keep them thinking at night what those noises are.  For that reason, I liked it, and recommend watching it.  Probably watch during the day though if you are scared easily, because I watched it at about 1 AM, and was not as fun going to bed.

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Notice in this movie, most things happen around the 3AM mark.  There is a theory that 3AM is the devils hour.  Since 3pm is considered the holy hour.  Whether or not this is a real thing in the religious community, the movie at least stuck with it, to make it a little more believable.