Scary? I was suckered in too.

Rating: 1/10 (9 January 2010)

Rarely do I review films on this site. A film has to be particularly amazing or particularly bad for me to go to the time and trouble to post a review. Unfortunately Paranormal Activity belongs in the latter category.
I had heard a little of hype about this film but hadn't fully bought into it. I thought this could be a fun film to watch, and something to get me out of my seat. I spent the entire film waiting for the excitement, drama and fear to build up. I was utterly disappointed when it finished and murmurs of "I want my money back!" was heard throughout the cinema.
I don't claim to be any kind of Internet Tough Guy or that nothing scares me, but the reviews on IMDb about this film claiming this to be even remotely scary, I can only assume they were written by the marketing team of this film. I am absolutely serious when I say this film was not in the slightest bit scary. The final scene did make me jump a little, but much in the way you jump at some of the spooky clips on youtube. The difference is those youtube clips didn't cost me $16.
It looked to be quite professionally produced for the budget, and some of the "scary" special effects were well executed but beyond that, I can't say anything positive about this film. Watch it on DVD or download it, but save your money for something else at the cinema.