Paranormal Activity 3 was released in theatres on October 21st. Although it only got a 3 star rating, it was claimed to be the best one so far. The opening weekend Paranoramal Activity took in $52 million at the box office. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly magazine states that even the "scary" horror films such as Saw and Hostle don't compare to Paranormal Activity! He also states that the Paranormal movies "are the first movies in years that have audiences screaming in unison." They do this by incorporating things that affect the average person, things we can relate to. Then they use the home videos to work your imagination. You are unable to see the "creature" or thing torturing them, but you can see what it does to make the viewer use their imagination. This leads you to believe there is something there, without really showing you what it is. This tactic works in their advantage by sending fear through the audience. The story behind Paranormal Activity 3 is a prequel to the first and second movie. The two main women in the first two movies (Katie and Kristi) are younger, teenage girls in this one. Kristi is the teenage girl in the third that communicate with spirits, and believes that the ghost is her invisible friend. This movie has very similar "activities" to the first two movies, with a few new ones included. The directors do an excellent job at angling and placing each camera in the perfect position to build up anticipation! One of the downfalls to the movie was that it was stated to have bad acting, dull characters, and long stretches of boredom with a few spurts of excitement. This is why many viewers did not enjoy the Paranormal Activity movies. The entire movie is filmed by home video, and most of the film is captured at night, where nothing exciting happens, except a few minor "scares". One movie critic claimed "It preys on our fear of the unknown. As soon as that 'unknown' is revealed by the end, you can't help but feel kind of insulted." This is why many viewers were not satisfied by the movie. When the truth is finally revealed it is not as "elaborate" as it was made out to be.
First off, it was pure torture to have to watch this movie trailer because I hate scary movies! But besides the fact that I would never consider watching this movie, the blog was great. Very descriptive. I like how you incorporated the similarity between Paranormal Activity 1 and 2 with Paranormal Activity 3. However, I would have liked you too focus more on how people could relate to this movie, through the age of the children and possibly for the audiences fear of this happening to their own children.
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