Great movie, just not for this generation.

Rating: 8/10 (18 October 2009)

Truly a great movie. I'm 15, and everyone I know that saw this thought it was lame and wasn't scary at all, except for the ending of course. But this generation of people have grown up with lame slashers, ridiculous gore movies, and other jump out and scare you movies that really don't leave an impact.
Lets face it, unless its a killer clown that eats people with excessive gore and jumps out at you every 5 seconds, there isn't much that scares this generation of people. We are hard to scare now, I blame it on stupid 'horror movies' that are supposed to scare you for life. Paranormaly Activity uses old styles of scary movies, styles that will impact you for literally years to come. But thats whats NOT scary about this movie, is that it uses 'old styles.' While it definitely left an impact on me, as I hesitate to find out whats scratching at my door or whats the knock on my wall (kitty at the door, painting hitting the wall from the fan's air), the movie itself just didn't deliver as much as it was hyped up to. Because it didn't jump out at you or throw blood all over you, it wasn't scary. This generation has lost what scary is. To me, movies like Alien and The Shining are scary and impact you, they use suspense and the fear of not knowing. Paranormal Activity does the same thing and it would have been the scariest movie 25 years ago, but unfortunately, it was made now.
Don't go to this movie and expect to be crying due to how scary its supposed to be. But don't overlook it. If your into older style scary movies, this is a great movie. 8/10 because it just didn't deliver. Darn my high expectations. Kitty, stop scratching the door please.