I just don't get what makes it so wonderful...

Rating: 6/10 (1 March 2015)

Paranormal Activity sounded really cool and I love found footage-style movies like Sinister and The Ring, so I decided to watch it. Well, it's not a bad movie per-say, I just don't get why people rave about it as if it's this far out, incredibly scary experience. The characters were shallow, the plot was unoriginal and the effects were really lame. I could make a similar movie with my super 8 home movie camera and it would probably turn out creepier than Paranormal Activity. Anyone with access to a video recording device could probably do better. I almost fell asleep watching Paranormal Activity, it was boring as hell.
On the bright side it does evoke a creepy atmosphere with the house at night. For the right kind of person Paranormal Activity could be seen as very scary, but I just didn't see anything horrific or original enough in it to make me enjoy it.