I rented it at Redbox and wanted my dollar back!

Rating: 1/10 (21 March 2010)

With the cost of going to the movies these days constantly going up I saw Paranormal Activity as the film that I could wait till it came out on DVD to view. After all it cost 11 to 15K to make. I couldn't see wasting money on a film that cost so little. Thankfully my sister actually paid to see it and she told me that there was nothing scary in the film and that I should wait for the DVD.
I heard all the accolades, all the praise. Scariest Movie of all time. Big talk. Empty talk. The film is not scary at all. It's boring as hell. It does feature something quite common among horror movies these days, unlikable characters. What is it with movies like that, and in horror films? I'm far more likely to be scared if I'm sympathetic to a character. Instead in Paranormal Activity I didn't care what happened. I really do laugh at all the people who say they were scared. I simply can't imagine why. Like the Blair Witch Project this was all hype with zero payoff.