![]() ![]() Keeping something fresh for the fourth time around can be quite a challenge, one that is not met here by series regulars Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman ( Paranormal Activity 3 and Catfish). Expanding upon the intimate scope established in the first three (which followed members of one family), we are now given access to the video recordings of another affluent, suburban family 11 years after the events in part two. And so indicates the filmmakers’ desperate attempts to keep coming up with inventive ways for cameras to always be switched on to allow the audience to witness the creepy goings on… Plenty of paranormal activity is recorded, but the problem is, the teenagers keep forgetting to review it. But like most ultra low budget films that scare off the competition at the box office, it spawned a handful of sequels which built on the mythology but ultimately dulled its impact. So simple was its presentation and ambition that it resembled John Carpenter’s Halloween: minimal gore but maximum suspense only this time it was a malevolent spook instead of a lurking, masked maniac that was sending the chills up everyone’s spine. After audiences had adjusted to the over-edited action films of Michael Bay and Peter Greengrass, Paranormal Activity proved there was nothing more terrifying than watching a static, unedited shot for minutes on end. Hot on the bloody heels of the onslaught of all the Saws and Hostels-gory, high concept horror films- Paranormal Activity‘s back-to-basics approach really got under the skin of over-hyped audiences. Paranormal Activity was a chilly breath of fresh air back in 2007. Cast: Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shivelyĭirector: Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost Country: USA
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