I just got back from the movie. I was entertained by the crowd reactions, especially during the silent scenes, but was underwhelmed by the movie itself. I thought it was well done, especially considering the budget, but it felt like it was missing something. I can't even pinpoint what it was missing, but it just didn't do it for me. I would recommend people see this if they know there will be a crowd to keep it entertaining, but I think I would have been bored out of my mind if I was watching it by myself or just a couple other friends.
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Personally I felt the opposite. I thought it would have been even creepier had I been watching it by myself. The crowd being loud kinda took away from the fear factor for me, as they often do.
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You need to watch this film in front of a good television, in your own home, in the dark. That would be a better atmosphere. If you are the kind, you would be wondering about your house while viewing it.
Unlike in a big cinema.
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Just saw it last night, and I have to say, I was impressed. I went into it expecting another mediocre horror film with all the typical cheap scares, but Paranormal Activity was actually well done, and most importantly, genuinely creepy.
Extremely creepy movie. Probs have nightmares from watching it. Loved it's simplicity. A door moving by itself is the scariest thing to come along in hollywood in a long time - go figure.
This is without a doubt the scariest film to come out in years. I sincerely hope all horror/supernatural fans will watch this masterpiece. Can a movie that cost less than $20000 beat out the $100000 million plus budget of Where the wild things are opening wide both on Friday..yes. A genius marketing plan, where the writer made a Blair Witch style film and used the actors real name and has made an instant classic. In short, two new tenants move into a house…a haunted house. Trying to prove that the noises and moving objects are not just in their imagination, Micah puts a camera in their bedroom. What follow is over 1 hour of pure fright and an excellent study in how to instill fears in audiences during a movie. This is a must see for anyone who loves to see or hear about things that bump in the night.
Even though I was criticizing the film earlier, I would say that it rarely used what I would consider cheap scares. Most of the scares came from suspense and were just subtle. It wasn't one of those have things jump at the camera all the time movies.
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I am not sure I could get into a movie like this anymore. After the south park episode "the startling" I just dont take 1st person camera movies seriously anymore. I always picture the main character pulling a Randy Marsh with the camera.
I loved the movies. Just watched it with three of my friends. We were all pretty shocked and kinda scared. There were a lot of people screaming, especially this particular one behind me.
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