Comments on: Paranormal Activity (2009)

By: thecorch.com » Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

thecorch.com » Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:17:07 +0000

[...] in a film franchise that up to now I’ve really enjoyed. I’ve previously reviewed Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 2 on pretty positive notes. Like The Blair Witch Project, which scared the [...]

By: The Lam

The Lam — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:59:13 +0000

I saw it at the opening night at a midnight screening. I saw it with three friends. It scared the crap out of us. It wasn’t necessarily because of the movie, but rather the two weeks prior as we hyped it for each other with ghost stories. It was quite the experience in a full theater. I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed it.

By: Keith Little

Keith Little — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:47:15 +0000

Absolutely, Jason. I can’t imagine ever having the nerve to watch it alone — it would’ve been way scarier. Actually, even watching it AGAIN by myself would be too much, I think!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:11:09 +0000

Let me add my take to this. As far as identifying with the characters, I tend to think I would be slightly curious like the husband and try to “investigate” the situation further like he did. However, when it came to the way he responded to his wife and her experiences, he was a bit out there. So I’m not entirely sure the connection was there for me either.

I too, was a little disappointed with this, “scariest movie of all time” film when if came to fear factor. For me, I think the heart of what made this movie scary, is what caused it to not be as scary for us. When you get right down to the basics, this movie plays off your fears of the dark, of being alone, of the random creaks and groans you hear in the night that you don’t know what they are and sound 10 times worse, etc. Just having someone else in the room completely changed that for me and I did not find it as scary as I was expecting. I think if I had watched this on my own, I would have had a different experience.

While its definitely fun getting together to watch a movie with friends, if you haven’t seen this yet and are thinking about it and want the full experience, watch it on your own!