Haunted by the Blair Witch

Rating: 6/10 (23 October 2009)

The comparison is inevitable. I think The Blair Witch Project is a better film. Way better. While Paranormal Activity was also shot as a low-budget mockumentary, the acting is so obvious that it makes it hardly believable. For instance, the trance-like state in which Katie is when Micah finds her sitting on the swing looks so fake that it is almost laughable. That is not to say that this indie flick lacks its merits, like the absence of pointless cheesy effects, but the overall scare factor is low and the suspense takes too long to develop. Also, there is no way the "Rancho Penasquitos Police Department" would have released the footage upon which Paranormal is based. Yes, I know we are dealing with fiction but, once the movie ends, even the more gullible should realize such impossibility.
It is highly advisable for those who missed Blair Witch to watch it, then they might have second thoughts about Paranormal.