annoys rather than frightens

Rating: 1/10 (27 October 2013)

The film begins with Adam Carolla as Micah and Monica Lewinsky as Katie living together in a well lit San Diego suburban home. He plays a blue electric guitar which is not hooked up to an amp. She knits. They continue doing boring things throughout the entire film. He is recording their goings on, trying to capture proof of paranormal activity so that he might figure out and fix the problem. He's handy like that and if he can't fix it... at least it's been a learning experience. She calls a ghost hunter who tells them they have demons, he can't help but gives them the number of a demon hunter who can. As the ghost hunter leaves Micah rolls his eyes and mutters under his breath something about, "and the horse you rode in on."
Katie wants to call the demon hunter but Micah insists that he can handle it, his house, his girlfriend, his demon... This is where a boring movie gets stupid. Little by little paranormal stuff happens, Micah show Katie zero respect and she being the ever obedient girlfriend (I mean aren't all girlfriends obedient?) whines but goes along with his excellent plan which he never explains. And things get worse.
When this film came out there was hype and comparisons to The Blaire Witch Project. I believe demons exist. I believe that many of the events that happened in this movie could actually happen in the real world. Go ahead and laugh (I wish I could have at least laughed during this flick) but I actually think I've had a demonic experience in my life and no, it would not make a good movie!
Nothing was scary about this movie. I imagine if you saw it in a theater filled with morons that the energy of combined stupidity might make someone afraid, but that's it. In the theater I didn't find The Blaire Witch Project frightening. It was afterward thinking about the film, thinking about the nature of evil as a living force, and appreciating the way the story was put together that allowed me to like the film. Paranormal Activity only makes me wonder why? Nothing was good about it. It was poop. As the movie continues it is no longer well lit and in fact ends in blackness. The use of light in this movie was (I want to say retarded here... like they thought they were so clever... instead I'm just going to stop). Adam Carolla's body was found several days later. Monica Lewinsky hasn't been heard from since.