Truly frightening, a great thrilling experience.

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2009)

A young couple use a digital camera and microphone to record evidence of paranormal activity in their Bedroom. enough said......
Let me start by saying that I have been very bored during the last few years of the Horror genre. I have not seen a singe original Idea or a truly Scary moment in a long time, and I love to be Scared out of my mind when I watch a horror (Thats the whole point?!?! Hey who doesn't like being scared). "Saw" was a pretty cool movie but no where near what this film does to you, watching "Paranormal Activity" I have had yet again more proof that to make an effective horror movie you need to be original, talented, and try to mentally put the audience in the same situation.
I wont reveal anything about the story or plot but I will tell you that this movie uses the same basic principles for any thrilling experience used in movies over the years, making us fear what we cant see because we don't know where it is at that moment (Jaws, Alien) it creates such Tension that you find yourself breathing hard and physically shaking. I think the best way to "enjoy" this movie is watching it for the first time without knowing that in fact it has a director or actor's, but instead knowing that you are watching actual footage of paranormal activities in an everyday American home.
I think that Hype is an issue here because most of the people that go to the theaters to watch this are already in the state of mind to expect certain things, they are watching the movie from a wrong perspective, you are expected to be scared when instead you should watch it feeling pity for the two main characters every time they are going to bed. I have waited for a long time to have this kind of movie and I am glad it came from a 10,000$ budget and a digital camcorder, it should Shame other horror movie directors in showing them that they have failed yet again in creating sometime this effective with millions of dollars.
I recommend this movie to Anyone, ANYONE!!! as long as your up for it because your in for a big scare. And don't watch this Movie ALONE.