Paranormal Activity Thoughts

Just some quick thoughts on Paranormal Activity...

I am a fan of paranormal shows. Ghosthunters, Paranormal State, Ghost Adventures, Supernatural, etc. I watch them all. Paranormal Activity was good. It is certainly not as scary as the commercials make it out to be, but it is better than an episode of Ghosthunters. In fact, it is pretty much like Paranormal State.

You may get a kick out of the couple's interactions, especially with the boyfriend's obsession with capturing everything on camera and playing it back on his PCs (he has a few).

I won't spoil anything for you, but about midway through the movie, you get a bit tired of the bedroom scenes. The ending is eventful, much better than the letdown that you get with the Blair Witch Project.

One more thing...it is somewhat annoying that the time is displayed in the lower-right corner of the screen and the activity happens in the upper-left. The clock often plays an integral role by showing you how time passes overnight, but you are forced to take your eyes off of either the activity or the clock at certain points. At times, you feel like you will miss something if you look down at the on-screen clock. It would have been nice if they were both located on the same side of the screen. Perhaps this is just an issue in the theaters and wouldn't be such a big deal at home?? Or perhaps this is a deliberate device used by the filmmakers to facilitate the shock factor when you are looking away at the on-screen clock and something occurs...

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