Over-hyped

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2009)

Its shocking to see how many people are saying that Paranormal Activity is fantastic or, an amazing horror film or even, the scariest movie of all time. Come on! Really? What kind of standards do people use these days? Anyway, the story is the following: a couple ,Katie and Micah, move into a suburban house and after some time they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic. In order to figure out what is going on Micah buys a camera which he carries around the house by day and at night sets it up in the bedroom (where most of the paranormal activity takes place) in hopes of catching something. The film is presented in a faux documentary style and it was shot exclusively by a hand-held camera and most of it takes place in this small suburban house. Despite the fact that there's only one set and two actors the film engages the viewer completely although I think either the pace was too slow or the movie was dragged out a bit. The actors did a great job as well. Now, don't get me wrong, I think the idea for this film is great and the director did a great job considering the resources he had but in regards to the "horror" itself, there's a couple of really scary moments but other then that, its just your average horror flick, don't think, even for a second, that this movie is terrifying or as so many here are saying, " the scariest movie ever". Having said that Paranormal Activity is definitely worth a watch due to its originality. Invite a couple of friends, turn off the lights and you'll have some fun. Just manage your expectations.
6/10