I know I'm a little bit late on reviewing most of the movies that I post on here for reviews. This is mainly because I don't actually go out to movies all that often. I believe that if you see a movie in theatres, it should enhance your viewing pleasure of the movie. This is probably why I get suckered into seeing the big blockbusters every summer, or at least try to get suckered into them. Anyway, it has been awhile since Paranormal Activity 2 came out in theatres and even awhile since it's been out on DVD. That's right, I watch movies on DVD, still. It took me a little bit for me to watch the first Paranormal Activity, as well. So let's break it down.
Story/writing: If you've ever heard of Paranormal Activity, you know the basic story. I'll explain it, anyways. A family moves into a new house or there is a new baby born. For whatever reason, weird/creepy things begin to happen at the house. The family also chooses to videotape these eerie occurences. In this one, they place the security cameras up because they are concerned after a break-in. Of course, during the break-in, almost nothing was taken. These security cameras begin to tell the story of the overall creepiness that takes place in the house. It also shows what a terrible baby-sitter the daughter is. Considering, it's supposed to be the true story of this house, there are a lot of things that happen in the movie that do not illustrate how a family would handle the situation. Score: 3/10. I guess, I don't know, I'm not really a fan of the storyline of Paranormal Activity.
Characters: You have the skeptical father. There is the mother who believes that all of these "paranormal activities" are really happening. There is the daughter who is at first skeptical but ultimately tries to convince the father that what is happening is really ghosts or demons. There is the baby, Hunter, who is the target of all this "paranormal activity." There's more about him but if you want to learn about him, you can watch the movie. There's also the maid who unsuccessfully tries to get rid of the evil spirits from the house. There's the two main characters from the first Paranormal Activity, they're not that great in this movie, either. Characters: 3/10.
Directing: I wasn't a fan of the directing. There were constant views from the security cameras that didn't add anything to the movie. There were better options available to explain some of the story, either with the camera that the family uses or with the security camera, yet the director chose the worse of the two options, consistently. Score: 2.5/10.
Suspension of disbelief: This movie would require a lot of suspension of disbelief and it doesn't pull it off, at all. 1. The family doesn't react as a family would probably react given the situations that occur in the movie. The first Paranormal Activity had the same problems. 2. I'm not sure Hunter's room is accurately reflected in the mirror that is shown on the security camera. 3. The father could explain most of the "paranormal activity" by saying things such as the windows were open, etc. however, it doesn't take place. 4. The family doesn't systematically watch the security cameras, if you have them installed, why the hell are you not watching them?
Score: 0/10.
Acting: Poor. The acting wasn't very good, overall. Noboy did a real good job at their particular roles. I wasn't impressed by any of them. The only ones that even did a decent job was the daughter, the baby, and the dog. Score: 1/10
Dialogue: Well, like I said they don't react like a family would really react given these situations. This has to do with suspension of disbelief and the story writing, as well. However, it's still pretty bad.
Score: 2/10.
Genre Specific: I guess the movie was somewhat scary. I'm not really a fan of scary movies and wasn't overly impressed by the scariness of this movie. It made me almost jump once but didn't give me the lasting scare effect. Score: 5/10.
Timing: This movie felt like the longest movie I've ever seen. It was a LONG hour and a half. Score: 0/10.
Pseudo-philosophical/theme: Was there a theme? I guess the theme was that you can't really pass blame from one person to another. Or it was that you should be careful what you wish for. I'm not sure. Score: 2/10.
Re-watchability: I will not watch this move again. I don't really recommend seeing this movie, once.
Score: 0/10.
Total Score: 18.5/100.
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