Pretty good movie for Halloween

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2009)

I enjoyed Paranormal Activity, but I would not say that it is the scariest film of all time. However, it was creepy and had quite a few jump scares.
A young couple moves into a house where they are having nightly visits by something ghastly. THe guy Micah decides to tape it and see what is happening, and Katie (the girl) agrees at first, but as the events become worse she becomes more disagreeable. THe events escalate as the movie goes on, and everything leads to a disturbing ending which was a little too predictable given the circumstances, but it still worked pretty good. I of course will not give anything away.
Made on a budget of only 15,000 dollars, the movie surprises. Once again the less you see is always much scarier then when you see too much. It is a lot like THe Blair Witch Project without the nauseating feel of a moving camera that some people complained about with that film. THe camera does move some, but not enough to cause any stomach problems associated with movies like this which have a documentary style.
THe two actors, who have barely any experience as actors, are pretty good and actually have chemistry. I enjoyed it, and it is a real good movie to see during Halloween which is only two weeks away. It is definitely much better than any of the Saw sequels which are basically the same exact thing with lots of gore minus the scares.
It may not be the scariest movie of all time, there are quite a few other films scarier, but it was creepy and disturbing in its own right. I would recommend it to anybody who wants to be scared, and when I say scared I don't me just grossed out.