Why is this so highly rated?

Rating: 1/10 (14 October 2010)

First, since I have to rate, I gave it a one star. THAT IS TOO KIND TO THIS MOVIE! This movie is pure garbage.
"Paranormal Activity" is a movie that plays up on the clichés of "paranormal". I don't believe in the paranormal, perhaps that is why this movie didn't scare me, or I've come to realize that door slamming ISN'T scary... Anyway, the plot to this movie is thin, and terrible. A couple moves into a new house, only to find that it is haunted. It is then revealed that the man's wife, Katie, has been followed by a demon all her life. It should be said that the man is an idiot. His first dumb decision is to stay with her. They try a plethora of bad plans to get rid of it, all his ideas, and record all of it. Also, why does he care more for the camera then the girl...? And why do I care enough to review this...? Finally, we come to the end, a horrible ending too, as now the girl is possessed and kills her husband. She moves towards the camera, he face looking like a Marilyn Manson fan, and attacks it. The end.
Wasted money is what this should have been called. The plot is stupid, the acting is terrible, and both characters are equally stupid. It's not even scary, it's just doors slamming, which if you live with a teen girl, you come to be familiar with. The movie moves slowly, with very little "paranormal" occurrences happening. Don't watch this movie, ever. Avoid the sequel, and don't listen to the idiots reviewing this movie. It's bad, it's been done, it's boring.