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#1
10-16-2012, 10:20 PM
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Paranormal Activity 4
Saw this and:
I am a fan of this series, much like the Saw franchise, I am a fan of the underlying story that is being told. In Saw there was a story that underlined all of the movies, even though the main point of them was creative torture and kill devices, there was a story! Much like these Paranormal flicks, there is a story that underlines the series even though the main focus is to have scary/ creepy visuals. This movie as I was watching it, I enjoyed it, it was exactly what I was looking for in terms of scary, and it is the same as the past 3... creepy ghosts and stuff like that. I left the movie satisfied... BUT upon further reflection, I cant get past the fact that the story for this movie made nearly no sense in the context of the story as a whole.
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Perhaps there were more things that didnt make sense to me, or maybe I simply missed something and the questions I have are easily answered. But I will say, the Katie chick is very attractive, so That is always a good thing! And even if this movie upon further review made no sense, I still liked it because it was a good creepy entry into the series! 
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#2
10-16-2012, 10:28 PM
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I have absolutely no inclination whatsoever to drag myself out to the cinema to see this latest entry in the PA series. I have seen the first two films in this franchise, and wasn't impressed at all. Oddly enough, the subject matter fascinates me no end. As has done for many many years. Alot of these kind of movies just don't interest me anymore. There's just something about the 2nd film that put me off the whole thing. I dunno exactly. But what I want you to tell me, Sky, is do you think there will be a 6th installment? Of course there will be. Why stop at 5 when there's so much more money to be made. Right?
PS - I didn't click the spoiler tags
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10-18-2012, 12:23 AM
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#5
10-18-2012, 01:33 AM
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Hated the first one. Actually, surprisingly, I liked the second one. Didn't see the third one.
I'll probably see this sometime.
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#7
10-19-2012, 12:30 PM
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I enjoyed it and it delivered, actually way better than I expected. I have been a fan of the series. It is a year tradition and offers a fun time and jump scares. I enjoyed the cast in this film more so than any of the casts since the first. My second favorite of the series. Also enjoyed the technology angle.
I rank the films as follows: PA1 PA4 PA3 PA2
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#8
10-19-2012, 12:45 PM
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In my order
PA3: best of the series PA2/PS4: not sure which comes in 2nd. What you think? still deciding. PA1: last place
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#9
10-19-2012, 06:44 PM
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As a horror fan I am really saddened that this series has become popular and continued to exist. The first movie was an excellent stand alone flick, the other three? Come on. Has horror fallen so low that this is good now?
The ending was entirely unsatisfying. This series has gone from being a nice little paranormal ghost story, to being this demonic cult story? I mean let's be real the base storyline of the series has drastically changed from 1 to 4. What I did like was Matt Shively and Kathryn Newton. Both of them put on satisfactory performances. Newton will grow into a really beautiful woman. Their relationship in itself was the only bearable thing in the movie. Last edited by Lost in Space; 10-19-2012 at 09:17 PM..
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#10
10-19-2012, 09:13 PM
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Well l have seen preveiws of this movie
i just find it weird and hard to follow to a point There doesnt seem to be a proper storyline and seems to be all over the place in parts To the members who thought this movie was good What was it in the film that made you enjoy it to the point of being satified from what you saw in the film
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#11
10-19-2012, 09:58 PM
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By now you either know if you like this franchise or not and if its particular brand of horror works on you. I have a lot of admiration for these films and find them to be simple marvels. Each film slowly and deliberately builds suspense to an almost unbearable degree, finally escalating in a quick burst of absolute terror. Although I am not against violence, nastiness, and gore I have nothing but respect for films that can be truly scary without any of that stuff. I also like the hidden camera conceit and appreciate how each film is slowly building to some bigger mythology. The fact that I tend to believe in ghosts/spirits/demons, at least to some reasonable degree, only makes these scarier for me. This entry is more of the same and in many ways is the slightest of the films and perhaps the most forgettable. There's nothing as inventive as in the 3rd film, which I think is the best, and nothing as scary as in any of the others. It builds suspense slowly and plays directly into prior entries in the series and finally answers a few lingering questions while opening up many more. The ending took me by great surprise and more than ever I am curious to see what comes next.
Making the leads of this entry teenagers is very smart because it allows the filmmakers to play into the general untrustworthiness of teens and that helps build the suspense. Young Kathryn Newton is a very appealing and likable lead. The use of laptop cameras also adds a nice twist and allows for some fun floating angles. Ultimately this is probably my least favorite of all of the films but it still gave me a quick and efficient spook. The ending really rattled my cage even if it was incredibly abrupt. It kind of feels like some things in the 3rd act here are missing.
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10-20-2012, 03:40 PM
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I see they are making it appeal more to the MTV generation because they got the directors of Catfish to direct the last two films when they aren't all that good directors, and this limited jump scares movies they are doing suit their skills. I mean Oren Peli did do a better job with the first than these guys have done with the last three. It's a tiring franchise to me and I'll just wait till it comes out on blu ray.
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10-20-2012, 04:17 PM
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10-20-2012, 04:59 PM
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As films they're not even as interesting as Human Centipede 2, which was rubbish, but at least tried to be different to what has gone before.
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#15
11-02-2012, 12:50 AM
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I just got back from the theatre today after seeing this, and I've gotta say:
I absolutely fucking LOVED it! My second favourite film of the series so far, second only to the first of course. SO much better than part 3, and far more believable/plausible given today's technology. The lead blonde girl was cute and aside from a couple bad acting scenes on her part, did a pretty decent job as the main character! *MILD SPOILER BELOW* I like where this is going and it's good to see Katie Featherston get more of a role/screen time as well. I totally thought that her SON was actually Hunter and not the other kid! But when it all started to come together, I was quite pleased! Can't wait for part 5! 
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#16
11-26-2012, 01:56 AM
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I haven’t watched this series. I don’t have courage to watch this series.
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#17
02-03-2013, 10:12 AM
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I enjoyed PA3, but it always bothered me the dude was filming 24/7 with three camera's on 6 hour tapes and he had time to watch it all. This installment skips watching the footage, so instead there are several laptops and a hidden camera just logging everything for several days so I guess the recording devices all have terrabyte memories.
And who is actually compiling these films? It's supposed to be found footage, but who is the guy that keeps finding these laptops, video camera's, smartphones, and cctv setups and edits them as one film? But besides the technical and logical improbabilities PA4 is a boring film. At least Kathryn Newton is easy on the eyes and I liked Matt Shively as the guy who wants to get out of the friendzone. They make this movie a bit better than the second one, where the paranormal activity was a hose that kept getting out of the swimming pool.
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