A Haunted House
Tags: paranormal, comedy, humor, flashback

Plot synopsis:
In August 2012, a young couple, Malcolm and Kisha, move in together. As Kisha arrives, she accidentally kills Shiloh, Malcolm's dog, by running him over with her car. On the first night, Malcolm is constantly awoken with Kisha farting loudly that eventually drives him out of the room. The next morning, when Kisha notices her keys on the floor, she tells Malcolm they might have a ghost. To prove to her wrong, Malcolm invites over camera men Dan the Security Man and his brother Bobby. Malcolm tries to have sex with the camera on, but Kisha tells him to turn it off. Before they really start, Malcolm turns the camera back on and records everything. In the morning, Malcolm and Kisha watch the video and notice the door moved. Malcolm suggests it was caused by his lovemaking.
The next night, Malcolm notices the paranormal activity and tries to move out of the house and leave Kisha. Since he can't sell his house in the current market, they hire Chip, a psychic, to investigate; Chip immediately falls in love with Malcolm. Before Chip can leave, after finding nothing wrong, Kisha confesses to making a deal with the devil for a pair of shoes. Chip tells Kisha she is screwed and invites Malcolm to a wrestling match. After Chip leaves, Kisha shows Malcolm a video of her eighth birthday, in which she began to experience paranormal activity by her imaginary friend, Tony. The next night, Kisha awakens in the middle of the night, stands by the bed for several hours, and begins to dance. Malcolm wakes up and follows Kisha to the kitchen, where he catches her eating uncooked food and drinking old milk. She screams crazily when Malcolm restrains her. In the morning, Kisha remembers nothing.
On another night, Kisha urges Malcolm to investigate a noise, but it turns out to be Rosa, his Hispanic housekeeper. Rosa quits, and Malcolm and Kisha smoke marijuana with the ghost to relieve their pain. The next day, Malcolm's friend Steve and his girlfriend Jenny bring a ouija board to communicate with the ghost. When it misspells ghost as "gost", they all laugh at it, and it throws the ouija board across the room, scaring Jenny and Steve out of the house. That night, the ghost drags Malcolm out of the room and has sex with Kisha. When Malcolm finds out, he calls his cousin Ray Ray, who immediately flees when he sees the ghost's powers. That same night, Kisha waits for the ghost until it gets late and leaves. After Kisha leaves, the ghost rapes Malcolm.
Malcolm and Kisha anger the ghost by not getting scared, so it attacks Kisha in the night while Malcolm listens to music on his computer. In the morning, Malcolm notices something is wrong with Kisha and calls Father Doug to do an exorcism. When it does not work (the ghost gives out clues of its plan), Malcolm calls Dan and Bobby to help. Chip also rushes into the house to help. During the exorcism, Kisha escapes into the living room. Before Malcolm and Doug find her, Doug accidentally shoots and kills Rosa, who had come to pick up her last check. When they all meet in the living room, Kisha behaves very strangely and flees to the basement. The group follows and finds her crying in a corner. When Malcolm reaches for her, she attacks him, and the whole group beats her up, apparently forcing the ghost out of her body.
The next night, Malcolm and Kisha have sex with the camera on for about three hours. In the middle of the night, Kisha wakes up and stands next to the bed for a few hours before walking out of the room and making a big crash and screaming Malcolm's name. When Malcolm comes out of his room, Kisha throws him back, and he hits the camera, knocking him out. When Kisha enters the room her shirt is bloody. She crawls to Malcolm and sniffs his body until he farts in her face. As Kisha lunges at the camera, her face takes on a demonic appearance. A minute later, Malcolm wakes up telling everyone he survived and Kisha is behind him making him scream.

Review: Although these sorts of comedies are always a stupid sort of funny, I laughed throughout this movie, especially at the character of Chip the psychic; whose main goal is to bring out the gay demons in Malcolm the main character.
If you're a fan of the first two Scary Movies, have an admiration for the Wayans brothers, and dig the advertisements for this film, you'll walk out of there with some good laughs here and there.
Most of the film parodied the blockbuster horror smash Paranormal Activity, and also contains a few poorly done spoofs of iconic scenes from other well known horror movies.
The dialog is funny and this is worth watching but don't expect to laugh all the way through, unless you like the same joke over and over.
this has too be the biggest pile of garbage i have ever seen and I've seen some crap..obviously some one thinks these guys have talent because of the finances involved....please donate any money too charity than finance a wayans brothers movie again, i actually liked white chicks maybe a follow up on what was a funny movie, white chicks that is instead of a follow through what this movie is would be a better option....but its all down to taste at the end of the day and this film has taste....bad.....it relies on too many sexual references to be taken seriously.thank you for reading.
The idea and thought I always manage to encounter when viewing one of their films or, to broaden this up, a parody movie, is that the cast and crew definitely had a good time making this movie, what will all the idiocy that could drum up knowing that a nice, shiny lump-sum of cash would await them opening weekend.
However, when I sit through an eighty-one minute parody, given nothing but extended fart gags, annoying characters, ridiculously crass sex scenes, and a minute and a half sequence of a grown man having sex with a teddy bear, I don't laugh, I wince and later recall the experience sourly.The story concerns a young couple, Malcolm and Keisha (Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins), who optimistically move in together into a beautiful new suburban home.
When Malcolm learns that it's Keisha's presence that makes these paranormal activities occur, he decides to hire people like David Koechner, Cedric the Entertainer, and Nick Swardson (aka laugh devices to push the story over eighty minutes long) to try and exorcise the demons from their home.Within the first few minutes of the film, we get our first mean-spirited, completely uncalled for joke which involves Keisha, who pulled into the driveway and ran over Malcolm's dog.
I reiterate for the umpteenth time that animal abuse in films is unwarranted, exploitative, and unnecessary, and to make humor out of it is lower than relying on toilet humor.A Haunted House may not capitalize off of the "how many movies can we lampoon and how many references can we make in ninety minutes?" theme that has made Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer so successful with their long line of "Movie" movies, but it fails largely because of its persistency to make unfunny things seem funny and implement an outdated parody.So your film is making fun of Paranormal Activity and tries to sustain that gimmick by mocking the series' stupidity and incredulity for eighty-one straight minutes?
Instead of going for the low-brow work, making a parody film that doesn't seem to care about the quality of its work, Marlon Wayans would've been better to just round up his brother and attempt a satire or a comedic farce off of original material from his own mind.Maybe this sounds like the movie you've been waiting to see for a while now.
I return to the statement I made in my review of Movie 43 that the spoof/skit genre is uniformly dead and, at this point, is just awaiting a ceremony and a funeral.Starring: Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Cedric the Entertainer, Nick Swardson, David Koechner, and Dave Sheridan.
It was so nice to see the Paranormal Activity series (which was never scary to begin with, in my opinion) taken to the simple joke of "If they were black, this film would have ended in two minutes."Sure, the reason they use keep them in the house is a poor one to say the least, but it kept me laughing pretty much the whole way through, save a few dry spots where the actors started to try too hard.
barely laughed at all after seeing the poor previews on T.V, I still decided to go and what a waste of time it was pure annoyance is what i would describe it as of course there was no plot, (everyone saw that coming) you can find more comedy that makes you laugh in a feminist romance that your wife dragged you to I want to stand outside of the movie theater flagging down people telling them not to go see this The entire movie is the same as what you saw on the commercials at home.
Has to be the best comedy of the year (for me)I've always enjoyed Marlon Wayans acting because he is amazing with his character even if it is mainly screaming, but his performance is different in this from other films he's the main star.Being based on Paranormal Activity this bring that one film to life, from what i remember of the film this is based on it was a couple the girlfriend moved in and she had a ghost friend.
Which in some way is a little bit of a shame anyone whose seen Marlon wayans in the earlier Scary Movies and white chicks knows he's got a little bit of a knack for trashy comic timing but he seems to be slumming it as is the rest of the cast.
This time, Marlon Wayans beat the crowd to put something out there first, co-producing, co-writing and starring as the lead in this madcap comedy that pokes fun primarily at the Paranormal Activity films, with the usual politically-incorrect, toilet humour all making their way into the story- line, if you can call it that.Those who are not Paranormal Activity fans may not come to enjoy the loads of silly references made in A Haunted House, where CCTV camera footage, and a hand-held videocam, together with VHS tapes and a web camera, provide choice footage in and around the home of Malcolm (Wayans).
Things start to go the Paranormal Activity way with the closing of doors, strange sounds, and the playing with bed linen at night.While the jokes come thick and fast most of the time, they do seem to be focused around the theme of sex, especially when Malcolm thinks having Kisha stay with him is that open doorway to passionate love each night.
When dialogue comes into play, then it goes the direction of poking fun at the expense of stereotypes, from an effeminate psychic (Nick Swardson) to a gangsta preacher (Cedric the Entertainer), and even more sex-laced comedy no thanks to their swinging best friend couple (Andrew Daly and Alanna Ubach).Don't expect too much from this comedy and it's alright, although I had the niggling feeling that most of the best bits were already included in the trailer, which will leave you with anticipation for more, but didn't get delivered for that ultimate laughing high.
They also couldn't seem to decide whether the plot was supposed to be "believable" or a vehicle for spoofing the genre like Scary Movie, which I thought was a lot funnier.
A Haunted House (2013) *** (out of 4) Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) moves his girlfriend Kisha (Essence Atkins) in with him and soon they start to encounter the paranormal.
I'll admit that I'm shocked at how much I enjoyed this thing but unlike SCARY MOVIE and other spoofs, this film here isn't just a copycat of the films it's spoofing but instead it's actually a well thought out comedy that has a lot of imagination that takes it down various funny roads.
Thru the camera lens we see the effects of the demon as it gets progressively friskier.After the young couple decides to call in assistance, they're visited by a Greek chorus of boobs, slobs, jerks, and horndogs:  David Koechner as Dan the Security Man, installer of a home video system and spouter of wildly inappropriate racial and sexual innuendos  Nick Swardson as Chip the Psychic, whose primary agenda is actually getting into Malcolm's pants  Andrew Daly and Alanna Ubach as Steve and Jenny, swinging nabors who, like Chip, are eager to get it on with our protagonists  Cedric the Entertainer as Father Doug Williams, a recently imprisoned Catholic priest who's never before attempted an exorcism but is sure that it requires being fortified with dope  a trio of arrogant, belligerent thugs whose connection to the household isn't clear; I'm sure the characters and actors must have had names, but they didn't stick around long enuf for it to matterThere's a house.
I had the unfortunate experience of renting this out and watching it at home with a few friends.The movie peaks about 10 minutes in when Marlon greets his girlfriend into his new house, this being possibly the funniest scene of the entire more (which really doesn't say much for the rest).From then on, the film spirals into a gradual descent of repetitive, unoriginal and mindless drivel that I'm sure by the end will have you curled up against the wall in tears of pain.A third of the way through I found myself counting down the seconds, praying for the DVD to malfunction and save us from this atrocity.
It's one of the best rip off's of a movie, very very funny, witty, special effects were good as in the original movies yes it has black actors but this kind of movie wont work with white actors as it won't have the same effect and certain lines then can't be said - the person that gave a review and said it's racist has no sense of humour (I guess he must be black) it's not putting any ones skin colour to shame - it's not like those dumb movie rip off's like scary movie or i know what you did last summer or naked gun 9.5 those sucked - this was really funny.The actors lines were good, twisted humour, it just worked yes you need to have seen at least one of the paranormal activity movies to really understand this one and the humour - worth watching.
despite Some scenes which are offensive and dispensable , my overall experience with it was very positive , unlike most comedies which have maximum 2-3 really funny scenes , this one the theater was laughing throughout the movie (at least the first 3/4 of the movie) , the last half hour was completely terrible (seems they didn't know how to end it) , that's been said as a religious person (not a Christian) some scenes got me really disturbed , i think Hollywood needs to know they are people from all walks of life are watching this movie (including conservative Christians & kids) , Hollywood ..would you be please be considerate and if you don't believe in something at least be respectful for other peoples opinions and faith.
I personally found this actually pretty funny, OK yeah the jokes were a little lame at times but what's wrong with that with the amount of crap going on in this world at the moment this is the kind of film that is needed,and bearing in mind it was actually pretty low budget it wasn't too bad, i know that you find yourself waiting for the funny parts to happen but when they did happen it was funny, admittedly the storyline was naff but it didn't matter, it's a lot better than the previous 2 scary movie films, so i don't really understand how a film can get such bad reviews when the most it costs to watch a film these days is £8 i would be lucky to get a couple of pints of beer for that lately anyway back to the film itself overall it's a good laugh with a mediocre storyline but if your looking to pass some time and want a bit of a laugh watch it.
I cracked my arss up, even the dumb scenes were funny, but not until Cedric the Entertainer showed up, i was going to rate this hilarious flick a 9, he even looked like he had "black face" on his chocolate brown complexion he looked that dark, weird, anyway, it just devolved into ridiculously stupid thereafter.Nevertheless, I wished I'd been in the theatre watching this with the rest of the movie goers, hahaha!Had a good time for the first time in a long time watching this silly paranormal version tonight..
When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm -- determined to keep his sex life on track -- turns to a priest (Cedric the Entertainer), a psychic (Nick Swardson), and a team of ghost-busters for help.The film is a parody of the "found footage" genre, such as the "Paranormal Activity" franchise and "The Devil Inside".
Haunted House has an agreeable measure of comedy and cheeky horror, with one or two minor jump scares parodying the over-the-top moments found in the Paranormal Activity horror franchise.Marlon Wayans, best known for his work in such comedies as 'White Chicks' and the first two 'Scary Movie' flicks, has returned to our screens with an all not-so new comedy parodying the Paranormal Activity franchise, and a small number of other hidden gems along the way, too.
This Marlon Wayans movie is a cheap mistake, it is wrong on so many levels and it tries hard to be like Scary Movie but Wayans just went overboard in the rate of disgust and sexuality in this found footage movie that is meant to be a comedy/horror spoof film.
So, instead of having anything to do with the parody of 'Paranormal Activity' which is basically what 'Scary Movie 5' is based on, Marlon Wayans, is doing his own spoof.If you've actually seen Scary Movie 5 before you've watched this...
If you're thinking of watching this, you'll get a couple of laughs and smirks here and there, but it's not great.If you like horror parodies, stick with the first Scary Movie.
In special the 'toy sex scene', most scenes involving Marlene Forte and most of the latter scenes involving the psychic (Nick Swardson) were embarrassingly bad and unfunny, at times almost making me give up.Yet, for all its misses, this film still has a lot of hits: Wayans and Essence Atkins are naturally funny, while most of the bedroom ghost tapes are absolutely hilarious.Overall, it is a very hit or miss affair that truly delivers in the hits.
This outing takes specific aim at the "Paranormal Activity" movies, with sideswipes at "Poltergeist" and "The Exorcist" along the way.Marlon Wayans (who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Alvarez) stars as a hyperkinetic, camera-obsessed young man whose suburban home becomes host to a ghost when his sweet but sassy girlfriend (Marlene Forte) moves in.The movie does hit on some amusing concepts from time to time, though it has the unfortunate tendency to belabor them past the point where they're really very funny anymore.
This film is once again (like the first two 'SCARY MOVIE's) co-produced and co-written by Marlon Wayans (who also stars in the film) and plays out like a 'SCARY MOVIE' type spoof on the 'found footage' genre (most notably the 'PARANORMAL ACTIVITY' films) but it's actually, surprisingly, funny.
The whole thing is played out in traditional 'found footage' style (as Malcolm also has the ghost-busters install cameras throughout the house) but to more intentional comedic effect.I was so resistant to liking this movie that it took me over half the film to admit to myself that I did in fact think it was funny.
Although A Haunted House wasn't as good as the Scary Movies, I still laughed through most of it.
This did not have same feel as scary movie , It can be very rude at times thought out the movie, however there was some really good Laugh out loud moment,Nothing too funny to make you fall of the Chair, Some jokes do miss the mark, A little to far fetch at times.I do think the the Gost (That is not a typo, Is part of a Joke in the movie) m and hints to thing that happened in all 3 PA movies.Some jokes go on way to long and get bit boring and fall flat but I didn't think was all that bad , I Found this better Paranormal Activity 4 lolI have some beers and sit and watch and laugh now and again!
From the trailers, you might think that this is a comedy movie, a bit of a parody of horror movies and "haunted house" movies, but when I actually watched it, it seemed to be scattered.Yes, it had jokes, but it also had a plot that was well thought out.
There are some rather memorable scenes as well.Despite having a rather small ensemble of people to the cast list, then people did good jobs with their roles and the weight they had to carry in the movie.If you enjoy spoofs, then "A Haunted House" is definitely well worth watching - especially, if you like me, can't stand that "found footage" genre and the "Paranormal Activity" movies in general..
The film sees Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and his girlfriend Kisha (Essence Atkins) move in together in a house that is basically an amalgam of the first two houses in the "Paranormal Activity" franchise.
A HAUNTED HOUSE is another horror spoof written by and starring Marlon Wayans, but the great news is that it's a lot funnier than his previous efforts, the overrated and pitiful SCARY MOVIE franchise.