One of the best films I've ever seen

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

Paranormal Activity!

I sincerely suggest people check it out. Trailer here: http://www.paranormalactivity-movie.com/trailer.html

Watched it tonight, was very freaky and very well done

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:14

Just been reading about this and it seems theres two endings, one from the original version from 2007, and a new one that was suggest by spielberg thats going to be in the theatrical release. What version did you watch was it the screener or was it some preview at a cinema kind of thing?

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

I watched the "old" version. Far as Im aware there are multiple ending shot, two of the original ones were used for screenings (one less widely), and now a new "Hollywood jump scare" ending.

I watched the veruion that was widely shown from 2007 onwards, and not the reshot hollywood ending.

I will be tempted to see this at the flicks, as I understand there are also some pacing improvements and other scares added to the new Hollywood cut, as well as the new ending.

I watched with my housemate on a screener quality with the lights out and it was genuinely scary, very impressed.

Runcle · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 13:15

I watched this last night, and it is pretty good, quite simple and theres some great techniques to create tension and scariness.

Thought the ending was a bit of a washout.

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I thought the whole website thing to describe why they were haunted was flimsy at best.

Morte · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 14:10

Smashing film however I was constantly distracted throughout the film by thinking 'mmm, busty'.

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 14:12

Now I'm interested.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 14:13

Sorry? Oh yes it does sound like a good film now.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

The footprints in the trailer looked lik duck footprints. Were they haunted by Howard the Duck?

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 14:18

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It was a litigator.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 14:23

I was the 7th person that requested this film come to Dudley in the West Midlands.

I'm not holding my breath... :zombie:

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

get the screener

and yeah the website thing was a bit rubbish.

but, talk about busty

im looking forward to the theatrical release with more scares.
really wanted to punch that boyfriend at times too. and no jiggyness, boo.

Morte · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 18:59

LaceSensor wrote:

get the screener

and yeah the website thing was a bit rubbish.

but, talk about busty

im looking forward to the theatrical release with more scares.
really wanted to punch that boyfriend at times too. and no jiggyness, boo.

Some might say having a malevolent entity haunting your house as a bit of a passion killer. However that never stopped Barbara Hershey from getting all nekkid.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

It's even worse when your wif is the malevolent entity.

Morte · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 19:06

B, b, but with boobs.

kalmar · **Posted:** Fri Oct 23, 2009 19:07

What is a screener?

Craster wrote:

It's even worse when your whiff is the malevolent entity.

Open a window.

BertyBasset · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 334

Watched the version of Paranormal Activity that's currently "doing the rounds" yesterday.

Yes, it's pretty good for an indie film made on a shoe-string budget.

It really isn't very scary though.

I certainly enjoyed it and the way it slowly built up the tension. Definately worth a watch. 7/10.

Genuinely scarey/unsettling though (like the quotes in the trailer allude to - and those obviously faked scenes of cinema audiences freaking out) ? Nah....

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 18:53

Just watched this, saw the Directors version, rather than the (more jumpy, apparently) theatrical version.

It was pretty creepy, but I don't think it was done that well.

And fuck off, fuck off with the

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sub-bass thrown about when something 'bad' is about to happen. I don't need you telling me when I need to be scared, okay?

I'd quite like to see the end (and the cut 'daylight' scene) of the Theatrical version. I'm now going to watch The Haunting In Conneticut.

Oh, and there's a Paranormal Activity 2 in the works. Somehow.

In conclusion: Not as good or as scary as Blair Witch.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

I much preferred it to the Bore Witch Project, for no other reason than it actually had some decent pacing

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:52

The other issue I had with is was that

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The alarm system didn't work. Not only did it no go off when they ran down the stairs (visibly tripping the PIR sensor in the corner) but it didn't even go off when Busty left the house to sit in the swing. Also, I'd think it would have been a better use of time to cut one of the 'happy' bits (maybe when Mikah was working out, say) and include a not-so-scary demon bit on one of the days toward the end of the film, maybe just the light going on and off and that's it. Because it just got worse and worse and worse so you always thought "ooh, it's going to be worse than last night".

That said, I did like it a lot.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:52

I gave up watching The Haunting In Conneticut, by the way.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

Haunting in Connecticut truly is awful

Im trying not to dwell on criticisms for Paranormal Activity.
Im looking forward to the cinema trip to see the extra parts / hollywood ending.

I think it succeeded as a nice scary film, vageuly original, reasonably well acted, yes glaring holes, but i wanna gloss over them.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Nov 16, 2009 13:42

It was very well acted, I thought.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

I've done a bit of reading around. The original ending sounded utterly pants...

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Busty throws Mikey at the camera and has demon face? Purleez

The one I saw made some sort of sense:

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She becomes fully possessed, kills Mikey and then sits, rocking for a whole day. Friend shows up, calls cops. Demon, in a moment of comedy genius, unposseses Busty, making her walk towards the freaked out cops with a bloody knife, then slams a door to make them shoot her.

Alright, it makes no sense if you think that the demon 'wanted' Busty, but I preferred to view it as the demon being a supernatural dick. I could almost hear him laughing towards the end.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

Youve got it the wrong way round

the one you saw is the original (better) ending

the new one, is the hollywood "extra scares and lulz" ending.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 17:30

Did anyone else read the article on the makers talking about the piracy of this film? After reading that I refuse to pirate it.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

if its not out in your town or indeed country then what choice did we have?

its now on a fairly general release it seems, im going to see the theatrical version on the weekend. i dont feel bad for watching the screener

also, re: INK
According to TorrentFreak, a file sharing news site, Ink was downloaded via BitTorrent 400,000 times in a single week and exposed the film to a large audience, leading to higher DVD and Blu-ray sales in return.[7] Jamin and Kiowa Winans wrote in their newsletter that they had "embraced the piracy" and are "happy Ink is getting unprecedented exposure.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 18:38

Well done TorrentFreak for cherry picking the positive piracy lines. Read the article.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:31

I watched and enjoyed it last night. Great pacing and decent acting but suffered slightly by all the netizens who yarred it ZOMFGing it up. I expected to shit my pants but I only farted.

Well worth the time it took taking it off my mates flash drive.

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 23:16

Great communal cinema experience. I think I may have screamed. Twice.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 23:59

She did have large breasts, yes.

Runcle · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 0:07

She seemed to try and hide them most of the film, maybe thats where the demon hid.

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

I can't wait for the prequel: Normal Activity.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:23

Don't forget the sequel to the prequel starring the disabled skydiving team. Para-para-normal Activity.

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:45

I was scared when watching, but as soon as the adrenaline wore off I was fine. Didn't get creeped out last night or anything. My wife, however, was still terrified when I left for work this morning.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:33

Mrs Z point blank refuses to watch this.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

Cliff Richardoz wrote:

Mrs Z point blank refuses to watch this.

It's for the best. MrsP had a nightmare about it last night. Bless her.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 13:15

I'm going to buy some talc and a pigs trotter for when she does watch it.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

Cliff Richardoz wrote:

I'm going to buy some talc and a pigs trotter for when she does watch it.

Dirty bastard

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

I meant to watch this last night, but in the end it got too late to watch it [at the cinema].

I may have to stop playing Colonization for one night, fire up the PS3 and watch the movie [at the cinema] tonight instead.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

my GF also refuses to watch this.

I watched the Exorcist and the Shining with her.
She basically said botrh were boring, and that it wasnt scary.

Then....

I go to the bathroom ( brush teeth, get ready for sleep etc)
come back and she is a blubbering mess and wont let me turn lights out, and insists I go to the bathroom with her and check the flat for ..i guess...monsters??!

I love watching scary films with scared people

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 16:41

GiftSensor wrote:

I love watching scary films with scared people

Me too, but Ange won't watch them with me anymore.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16611

I'm pretty sure I was about twice as scared as my other half watching this.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 16:44

mypsletoe wrote:

GiftSensor wrote:

I love watching scary films with scared people

Me too, but Ange won't watch them with me anymore.

NYE Evil Dead marathon?

myp · **Posted:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 16:46

We can watch them upstairs while the girls strangle cats in the living room.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

mypsletoe wrote:

GiftSensor wrote:

I love watching scary films with scared people

Me too, but Ange won't watch them with me anymore.

Divorce immediately

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