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Originally Posted by The Mothman
Eraserhead on the big screen. quite an experience.
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Lucky!
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Paranormal Activity (2009)
Well, I had originally planned to definitely not see this in theatres, but after all the surprising hype, I decided to anyway.
And so I kind of wish I hadn't.
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Chrono already wrote up a good review in the Paranormal Activity thread, but what I'll say is that up until the end, the movie had me more or less sold. The acting was good. The pace was slow-burning, well-understated to accent its scares through negative space. I really enjoyed how the film even spent most of its time focusing on people rather than ghosts. It seemed to mainly document more-so the destruction of these two people's lives and relationship than the paranormal activity itself.
However, these pros were ultimately drowned in bullshit. I thought the boyfriend was one of the most one-dimensional, unlikable characters I've seen in any recent movie. And the ending! Ugh! What were they thinking?! For a movie that's supposed to play as verité, anchored in realism, why the hell would they have her attack the camera (viewer) at the end? This directly address the
audience. What cheeseball Hollywood bullshit. I couldn't believe it. Plus her CGI demon-face was incredibly unconvincing.
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So anyway, some good scares, genuinely creepy moments, and good acting make it worth one watch maybe, but wait for the DVD.