![]() That to make and advertise, count on more and more of the apparitions, of these films-in-spirit-only drifting into theaters until, well, for quite a That's big bucks, even by Hollywood standards, and considering that these movies cost a fraction Movie a few times over would lead to diminishing returns, but the third installment saw a spike in revenue that, in all fairness, wasn't matched byĤ despite pulling in around $140,000,000. Logic would seem to dictate that any industry pushing the same Whereas the first film was beautifully novel, the "sequel trap" hasn't been too kind to subsequent installments. Way real ghosts would be this stuck in their ways). The really damning indication is the sheer repetitiveness of these films, an undesirable trait only Hollywood could make and sell so well (no The notion of the existence of the paranormal, but the 'Paranormal Activity' films are really real! In all seriousness, that such footage isn't out there en masse seems proof Either such things don't exist, or Paramount is scooping up all the footageĪnd. Satellites capturing the details on a blade of grass from miles above. One might reasonably think that, if the "paranormal" really existed beyond Hollywood films and conspiracy theory websites, that footage would beĬommonplace considering a cell phone in every hand, a camera at every cash register, surveillance gear on every corner, and high tech drones and What the find may very well be the death of them. Sneaking into Alex's bedroom to sleep with her - they set up additional surveillance cameras in an effort to piece together the mystery that seemsīe hovering around the awkward boy. When they discover a few creepy oddities on one of Ben's recording - including Robbie Lovekamp) who learns that Robbie has an invisible friend. Robbie quickly befriends Alex's younger brother Wyatt (Aiden Alex and Ben find the boy quirky, to say the least. His name is Robbie (Brady Allen), the new boy from next door.Īs the days pass, Robbie is seen hovering around the Nelson home until one day he's taken into the home on a temporary basis when his motherįalls ill and lands in the hospital. When they sneak out to Alex's treehouse one evening, they find a young boy inside. Young Alex (Kathryn Newton) is dating the camera-happy Ben (Matt Shively). In Henderson, Nevada, the Nelson family isĬelebrating Halloween and notices a new family moving in next door. It's been five years since Katie (Katie Featherston) and baby Hunter vanished from Carlsbad, California. Same movie with only different faces and a new house on the other side of the camera lens. Paranormal Activity 4Ĭool Xbox "night vision" mode that supplants the classic blue-tinted nighttime shot that's become a hallmark of the series, but this is otherwise the To the next, chucking originality out the window in favor of repetitive scenes and familiar scares that lead up to story advancement that more or lessīoils down to a couple of minutes of actual runtime, the rest of the film populated by cheap scares and tired tricks. Halloween, they all recycle the same formula from one Not only do the films roll into the theaters just as the air chills, the leaves fall, and children decide which character they'll be for Way to number five, the lucrative fan-favorite spook series has become a staple of Halloween time movie releasing, supplanting the recently-retired Saw franchise as the de facto dependable annual moneymaker and audienceįrightener. The filmmakers may as well start calling the Paranormal Activity films " Normal Activity." Now on its fourth installment, and well on its Reviewed by Martin Liebman, January 29, 2013
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