Paranormal Activity: Review By IndyJones

Saw this movie thinking it wasn't going to be very good. I thought this because The Blaire Witch Project is held very high in my mind and this is something very similar to it. Once the movies starts going, you know it is nothing like the Blaire Witch. I loved the story because it becomes a story about a haunted person rather than a haunted house which is old. I haven't seen a haunted person movie before, where the ghost/demon follows the person their whole life. I felt that the movie flowed very well and the scary moments progressively built throughout.

The acting in the movie was pretty good considering that the actors were suppose to act as if they were just normal people, not portraying a certain type of person. It is very hard to portray a look of terror or fright but I feel that it was done well.

The Directing was pretty good as well. This movie was made within a week so it takes a lot organiation and cooperation to get that done.

This movie wasnt really about the visuals as much as it was about the sounds. But from what we did see, it was really creepy and great. They give you just enough to see to give you that creepy factor. They don't give you the whole steak, they just give you a little bite of it. SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An example of this is the bite mark that is found on the girls side. Another is the blanket blowing or the door closing. The only thing that wasn't small was when the husband got thrown or when she was dragged out of bed. Also something I loved was when the girl was possessed and said she didn't want to leave. She never blinked during the whole thing. The visual of her not blinking and smiling afterwards creeped me out to no extent.

Overall I enjoyed this movie a lot. It was scary and fun. I don't recommend this for people who scare easily because I went with someone who does and she didn't sleep the whole night.