Paranormal Activity

Low budget film is a scream
Monday, October 26th, 2009
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Paranormal Activity
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 minutes
Rated R for language
Starring Katie Featherston, Michael Sloat, and Michael Bayouth
Director: Oren Peli
*****

Katie has always had what she calls “experiences.”  Some kind of spirit, ghost or demon has followed her since she was a small child.  Perhaps she should have mentioned this little bit of information to her boyfriend before she moved in with him.

Micah begins documenting her experiences on video and gets a kick out of the “cool” stuff he’s catching on video. As things get more and more intense on this video blog, it’s about to be a little too cool for comfort.

Dubbed the “New Blair Witch Project,” the movie is filmed documentary style which only adds to the reality of the scariness and definitely punches it up a few dials on the creepy scale.

The really interesting story about this film is the movie only cost about $11,000 to make. Through word of mouth and media blitz, the movie has made more than $9 million with $7 million of the profit made in the last week, and that is only with a limited release.

A word for the timid: people were actually screaming and cursing at this movie. A few people couldn’t take the tension and left, running, before the credits. Yeah, it’s that good.