Paranormal Activity

[Sacred X]

I suppose there are some who simply can't be satisfied without massive special effects. I enjoy these types of movies (basing on this and Cloverfield) more than most others. I suppose the realism they portray just helps me get into the movie.

FYI, this movie never had a script.

[testify]

Originally Posted by Sacred X

It's a pretty amazing movie once you realize you're supposed to set yourself in a different mood compared to other movies. If you're expecting lots of special effects and the generic crap you see in other "horror" movies, this isn't your movie, and I wouldn't know why you would bother seeing it in that case.

It's been years since I've seen a half decent horror movie. Everything they show these days is too expected and generic, nothing new unlike the classic good days of "Halloween." Orphan was the last decent movie I saw, but I wasn't scared in the least; I just loved the story. Paranormal Activity seems to have gotten fairly well reviews compared to other horror movies.

In short, it's been YEARS since I've seen a movie that was even remotely frightening, and I have no doubt in my mind when I say Paranormal Activity scared me, and made me paranoid about the common noises houses make. Expecting anything else other than something very possible and real.

I'd actually be interested, to those who claim to have felt nothing towards this movie: What horror movie has scared you when you weren't a 10 year old child?

Spoilers

He died way before getting thrown into the wall. She carried his dead body upstairs and tossed it in the room.

Well, I saw this movie due to its reviews, I actually saw this movie not knowing what to expect. The truth is, I only found out about the movie the day I saw it, I had no prior knowledge of it beforehand. I read a few reviews, people were calling it the best scary movie they'd ever seen. So I figured, wow, maybe it actually will be pretty good.

I haven't seen a good horror movie in a long time either, in fact I can't even remember the last scary movie I saw before this one. I hadn't seen the Orphan, but I read the plot and I thought it was ridiculous. And once again, I saw Paranormal Activity only knowing that it got good reviews. I didn't know what type of movie it was, and I was going with other people. So I didn't know what to expect. I figured I would be cleverly surprised or something.

Now I've had my little moments of paranoia in my house. Strange noises in my basement, seeing strange things, the usual paranoid kind of stuff. But seeing this movie really didn't make me think about them anymore than usual. I'm pretty sure its because I was so uninterested in the movie. Every time it would show some conversation the two had during the day and some scene at night where something strange happens.

Spoilers

LIKE DOORS OPENING OMG!! lol

I think it was this constant switching from day and night, that really just got me bored. I kept expecting something exciting to happen at night, but it would just be something small, and then proceed to the next day, so then I would just kind of lose that build up of excitement.

Okay, I feel like I'm just going on and on. So bottom line, I was really uninterested in the movie. Its not like it was the most original movie anyway. My only real enjoyment was the audience's stupid reactions to things. I'm pretty sure if I was being haunted by a demon, I would be pretty damn scared. But I really couldn't place myself in this situation while watching it for some reason. As for your question about what movies get me scared, I'm not too sure. When I was younger, your typical slasher kind of movies got me scared, but as I grew up I found them to be really stupid. Nowadays I hardly ever get scared with any movies. I guess scary movies just aren't my thing anymore.

Damn long ass post.

[Dogenzaka]

I liked Cloverfield, though.

FYI, this movie never had a script.

Is that why it sucked?

Every time it would show some conversation the two had during the day and some scene at night where something strange happens.

I suppose that's why it really couldn't draw me in....it was too formulaic.

I knew what to expect. Every night. Every day. Every time he left the camera on a tripod, I knew there was going to be something strange happening, yet not drastic or dangerous enough for me to care about.

I'm pretty sure if I was being haunted by a demon, I would be pretty damn scared.

Spoilers

And how is this girl sleeping like a log every night when there is a demon haunting her house? Seriously, when that thing pulled her off the bed, she didn't even scream until she was halfway off the door. She certainly sleeps like a rock for someone being haunted by the supernatural. And her stupid boyfriend...ugh...I woulda dumped him the moment he tried to be a smartass with "I said I wouldn't buy a ouija board". And why would you wanna go into a CAR and drive off? You really want to be haunted by that stupid thing while you're driving on the road? Wish we had found out more about that connection between the girl from the 60's and Katie...but there was absolutely no connection...they didn't even know who she was....next thing you know the movie is over. :/

When I was younger, your typical slasher kind of movies got me scared, but as I grew up I found them to be really stupid. Nowadays I hardly ever get scared with any movies. I guess scary movies just aren't my thing anymore.

I might sound crazy, but the Scream series and Saw series didn't FRIGHTEN me, but they scared me. Because when I watched them, I watched people die right in front of me in painful ways. Normal people, smart people, people who couldn't get out of their situations, and ended up losing in the end. Those kinds of movies made me partake in the feeling of sadness and danger with them. I just couldn't immerse myself with P.A., though. I never felt like there was any real danger.

[Stavvy]

From what I've seen of it (a trailer or two) it looks like every other horror movie.

I'll probably see it one way or another, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[Shadow Soldier]

I downloaded the DVD rip of it. Alternate ending. It was pretty good.... bit creepy. The ending from what I read, in all versions, suck.

[Zion]

Saw it. While being a little creepy due to the fact that you knew something was bound to happen every night that they slept, it wasn't really that much of a scare in my opinion. As said before, it's all been done before.

[Honky Sam]

Everything has been done before. Nothing is original.

Anyways, I kind of like the 2 original endings. The version in the theater sucked.

[Yuuki]

the movie sucks so bad.... it wasnt scary at all >.>
the ending was ok but not scary at all =.=

[Raiton Kensei]

The movie was entertaining. I liked it. Just wasnt scary like I wanted it to be.

[Zero]

The movie was crap.

1. I saw it with my cousins and sister and all they would say the whole time is "Is this based on a true story?"

2. It wasnt scary at all but it was annoying when my cousins and sister screamed like crazy at the smallest crap. If I watched it by myself I would have been like "Oh crap!" and got scared a little but thats it but they had to sice it up.

3. The ending that I saw was the second ending that Slusho put up.

4. Worst scary movie ive seen.

[Honky Sam]

You're an idiot.

[KH Warrior 2]

Oh interersting indeed I guess

[Yuuki]

The movie was crap.

1. I saw it with my cousins and sister and all they would say the whole time is "Is this based on a true story?"

2. It wasnt scary at all but it was annoying when my cousins and sister screamed like crazy at the smallest crap. If I watched it by myself I would have been like "Oh crap!" and got scared a little but thats it but they had to sice it up.

3. The ending that I saw was the second ending that Slusho put up.

4. Worst scary movie ive seen.

tinkerbell the movie was better.

[KH Warrior 2]

Yes tinkerbell was i compared both of the movies it wasn't what you thought at all hell it made more interested in the christmas carol movie

[KH Warrior 2]

o be honest with you it was more of a action in my eyes then a thriller