Authentic Fright

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2010)

Paranormal Activity is a movie that divides audiences. Some people will love it, and some will not. I loved it. The scares felt real and everything was authentic. If this movie was released ten years ago, I can imagine many people believing that the footage was real and the events did occur. Every time a bedroom scene occurred, my heart went pumping. This movie is 30% scares and 70% backlash to what occurred in the bedroom. I also loved the acting. Sure Katie was too whiny and Micah was too "heroic", but their annoyance added to the realism. I'm glad this movie is earning what it's worth, and it's an example that anyone can make a movie and have it be a huge success. If you have an imaginative mind, you can make another Paranormal Activity-like success story. I thought this movie was superbly thrilling, a movie that I won't soon forget.
I had the pleasure of viewing the theatrical ending and the original 2007 ending. The theatrical ending felt too cinematic and totally out-of-sync with the rest of the movie, as if the first ninety minutes was independent and the last ten Hollywood put together in a weekend.