Horror Movie Central » Supernatural http://horrormoviecentral.com In pursuit of the truly scary Sat, 08 May 2010 02:15:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Paranormal Activity (2007) http://horrormoviecentral.com/2010/05/supernatural/paranormal-activity-2007 http://horrormoviecentral.com/2010/05/supernatural/paranormal-activity-2007#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 02:15:15 +0000 Jason http://horrormoviecentral.com/?p=131 paranormal_activity_poster_mini MPAA Rating: R IMDB Category: Supernatural

Overall:

9/10

Scary/Suspense: 9/10 Gore/Yuck: 2/10 Story: 8/10 SFX: 7/10 Acting: 7/10

Quick Synopsis:

Katie has been bothered by a supernatural force for many years.  It isn’t until her boyfriend, Micah, decides to start documenting the activity that things escalate.  Failing to heed the recommendation of a psychic, Micah takes actions that ultimately provoke the demon to new levels of terror.

The Bad:

  • Micah is kind of a goof.   He ignores things a little to easily early on.

The Good:

  • I liked the escalating level of night-time horror.
  • Yes, standing there next to the middle of the bed for nearly two hours is pretty terrifying.

Final Thoughts:

This movie did a good job of creating scary without going overboard.   I kept expecting something like the Exorcist at any moment and I am glad it didn’t do that.  They did a good job of thinking of creepy different night-time scenarios.   The attic cover scene was awesome!

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Overall:

5/10

Scary/Suspense: 6/10 Gore/Yuck: 8/10 Story: 5/10 SFX: 6/10 Acting: 4/10

Quick Synopsis:

Harry D’Amour, a NY private detective, that has some past history of supernatural cases is drawn into  the world of magic and illusion while on a case in LA.   The wife of the mega star illusionist, Swann, hires Harry to protect Swann from the members of a cult that is awaiting the return of their master, Nix.  And Swann should be worried.  As a former Nix cult member he was the one responsible for the banishment of his former master.

The Bad:

  • The acting was terrible.  Scott Bakula…enough said.
  • The story was a juxtaposition of pretty random topics. (Evil Cult, Magic Show, NY Detective)
  • Swann was a wussie considering his powers.

The Good:

  • The Butterfield character was truely evil.  Too bad Nix didn’t appreciate him more.
  • The banishment of Nix was different and creative.
  • The wacky cult house.  I like the huge stickman drawing that was eating people.

Final Thoughts:

This movie dragged on in spots.  The police never seemed to care Harry was always in the middle of all these random crazy murders.  The special effects were at times goofy, but worked.   I think you’d find better acting in daytime soaps.  The whole “illusion” aka magic show aspect was really weird, but I guess a profession you’d take if you really had supernatural powers.

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Overall:

6/10

Scary: 5/10 Gore/Yuck: 6/10 Story: 5/10 SFX: 7/10 Acting: 4/10

Quick Synopsis:

Ms Brown, a loan officer at a bank, aspires to be the assistant manager and is competing for the job against the total brown noser Stu.  She makes the tough decision to deny an old gypsy woman an extension on her mortgage, who in retribution, curses Ms Brown leaving her only three days to rid herself of the curse or be dragged to Hell.

The Bad:

  • Waaay to predictable.
  • I couldn’t get past the Mac guy (Justin Long) trying to be anything other than a Mac guy.
  • The director has an obsession with things flying in the main character’s mouth.  It happened so often it got ridiculous.
  • The whole promotion to assistant manager part of the story was too contrived and didn’t seem realistic.
  • Too much hair was being pulled from the girl’s head.   Personally I think people would start to notice bald spots.
  • I think people would be a bit more concerned if I had a bloody nose severe enough to spray across the desk and completely cover my boss.

The Good:

  • There were some decent scary aspects.
  • The shadowy goat demon was pretty cool.
  • The old gypsy hag was perfectly grotesque.
  • Creepy hands pulling victims to Hell through a firey crack in the ground was cool.
  • The psychic character (Rham Jas) was interesting and well done.

 Final Thoughts:

Mediocre.   This movie is more gross than scary.

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