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Paranormal Activity (Movie)
Xiaou2:
Today, I was in the mood to get out of the house... and had read a few decent
reviews of the Film...
Its a low budget flick, and with clever marketing, its been able to drum up enough
support to be shown at a good deal of theaters.
I will say, that most Horror flicks do not really do much for me. They are usually
just gore slashers, and are filled with horrible plots, unrealistic reponces, and terrible
acting.
What gets to me... is when I see something that seems plausible. The 1st
Nightmare on Elm street was a good one, as it seemed at least somewhat
possible that a wicked Spirit could invade a persons Dreams. The scariest
scene, was when the woman was climbing the walls, getting slashed.. and blood
flying everywhere.
Poltergeist was another good one. Had moments that were very typical
of Poltergeist behaviors... and really shook you inside to see them re-enacted.
One scene that shocked me... was when the mother opened Carolann's
door... and saw the pictures and toys flying round the room. The reason,
is because my mothers sister had that same experience happen when she
went to search for my mother in her room. She said that the faces on the
photos were actually laughing! as they spun round the room. She said that
she Never went into my mothers room after that day. (They lived in a
very old haunted house for a good deal of their childhood)
Anyways... the Paranormal Activity is reality based... so there arnt scenes
where people are walking backwards, without a flashlight, alone, in the
dark woods. heh There are some rough spots to the way the male actor
responds.. but generally, they both did a pretty good job in realistic responses.
The movie is just what I Desired. A movie that gives you some goose bumps,
and makes you jump "on the inside".
I almost decided to download the thing... but Im glad I didnt. It was actually
worth paying to see... and the audience responses were pretty comical at times :)
Now, what was interesting... is that mid point in the movie... just as something
bad seemed about to happen... the film stopped. I have suspicion that this was
staged.. but, maybe not. A few minutes later... the film crew re-threaded the
film... and started it back up.
RTSDaddy2:
Last weekend my wife and daughter were in Kansas visiting relatives. I love ghost stories, and before they left this movie began flying in kind of "low' on the radar. Surprised that it was even showing in my area in limited release, I took off to see it, thinking it would be rather tame.
At the end of the movie, like several of my co-patrons, I sat plastered to my seat. I was literally so weak in the knees from the finale that I could not stand up. Just talking about it to this level still sends the hairs up on the back of my neck. When I did get up, and moved back into the main hall of the theater, I noticed a 3-D marathon of the first two Toy Stories were showing. I damn near went to that just to get my mind off what I"d just seen. I kept teling myself "It's only a movie.....not real...only a movie."
As I said, I was alone that weekend. To say that I stayed up all night Sunday would be nothing short of the truth. Monday I got sleep, but Sunday night I was scared to close my eyes for fear of the nightmares that would pursue me.
This is, quite frankly, the new king of horror for me. If buckets of blood are more your thing, you're gonna be severly disappointed. But if you LOVE being scared by things that go bump in the night, you just cannot miss with this one. Worse still, you'll be thinking about it for days afterwards and still feel your blood run cold as you contemplate everything about it....but especially that ending. The Exorcist ain't got nothing on this one, in my opinion.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on October 17, 2009, 03:28:39 am ---
What gets to me... is when I see something that seems plausible. The 1st
Nightmare on Elm street was a good one, as it seemed at least somewhat
possible that a wicked Spirit could invade a persons Dreams. The scariest
scene, was when the woman was climbing the walls, getting slashed.. and blood
flying everywhere.
--- End quote ---
God, I know. Walking backwards in the woods is so . . . just out there. Suspension of disbelief is very difficult when you see something so impossible as a person walking backwards. If only more film directors would put more believable things in their movies like women climbing on the walls and ceiling getting cut up by an invisible assailant . . .
lordtodd75:
Can't find this movie anywhere if ya know what I mean :dunno
Xiaou2:
Sorry, but walking backwards for more than a single step is awkward and
dangerous. Most people would turn their heads back for a moment.. not walk
backwards several steps... Especially in the dark, where you could trip over a
log and break your ankle, and or crack your head on a rock from the fall.
Ohh, and if you hear a sound... You dont go splitting up and search the
premises, especially without a flashlight and a nice weapon. You stick together,
either waiting inside... or ganging up on whatever is out there, with plenty of
weapon power / long shovels, etc.
As for the rest... Poltergeist can move objects... and have been known to
toss people around. There have also been cases where cuts and bite marks have
appeared.
Weather you want to believe it is up to you. But I can tell you that my Mother
has experienced some of this stuff in her life. (Ive merely Seen a ghost once... which
isnt really comparable) Ive also met many others, whom are honest people, who have
divulged their own personal experiences to me.
To calm some fears... (Wet blanket)
These things usually only appear to those who are sensitive to them.
They gain power, only if you let them / believe they have power over you...
believe they can invade your space...etc.
A ghost is fairly rare to witness for most. Something like a poltergeist or demon, is much more rare to experience.
Dont mess with a Ouija... most especially alone.
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