The inexplicable decision to continually-antagonize the fans of this franchise by changing locations/characters when there is so much left unanswered in previous films is a merciless, self-perpetuating theme park ride with no destination. 1.5/10.
[category:horror/found-footage/sequels,date:2012-04-03,rate:1.5,type:movies]
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Category: Found-Footage
Creep (2015)
A found-footage textbook escalation-case from the makers of Paranormal Activity and The Purge, a normal day & empathizable situation becomes a paranoiac incel horror by unforgettable Duplass-lead, real jump-scares, & lots of Peachfuzz. 7.5/10.
[category:horror/slasher/found-footage,date:2015-04-03,rate:7.5,type:movies]
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Creep 2 (2017)
Bigger, bolder, & bodaciously-dadbod with the perfect new whitebread pilates-bro matcha-smoothie meme caricature, cyber-ambition to delve more into psychology of incels/social-media, & morbidly-beautiful love-story. A fantastic sequel. 8.5/10.
[category:horror/found-footage/comedyromance,date:2017-06-03,rate:8.5,type:movies]
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Chronicle (2012)
A power-driven evolution of the found-footage genre and dark indie realism-base parable of adolescence and experimental superheroicism-psychosis, Chronicle is a tale of intense violence, epic DeHaan-led performances, genre-innovation. 8.7/10.
[category:actionadventure/science-fiction/comic-book-films-tv/horror/found-footage,date:2012-05-02,rate:8.7,type:movies]
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Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
Finally delivered the long-awaited promise to its long-suffering fanbase of a direct continuation and explanation of its original trilogy’s events/continuity [or lack thereof], TGD is late & formulaic – but brings closure, w. black, gooey VFX. 6.4/10.
[category:horror/found-footage/sequels,date:2015-11-03,rate:6.4,type:movies]
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Paranormal Activity (2007)
A found-footage pioneer to-date amongst its most effective and wildly-original scare packages, P.A. is the bump-in-the-night trope & Blair Witch Proj. on steroids: a showcase of what imagination & atmosphere over budget can bring horror. 8.7/10.
[category:horror/found-footage,date:2007-11-03,rate:8.7,type:movies]
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Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Though it vexes with its perplexingly-uninformative secrecy on finally explaining the lore to long-time fans who’ve suffered for half a decade awaiting answers, PA4 passes by the best setting, camerawork, VFX, lead performance of franchise. 6/10.
[category:horror/found-footage/sequels,date:2012-04-03,rate:6,type:movies]
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The preeminent urban legend campfire scare that reinvigorated the found-footage subgenre, but one shakily-filmed, annoying-characterized [with incessant whines], & pretty unscary-overall, TBWP: mediocre/overrated but imaginative project. 6/10.
[category:horror/classics/found-footage,date:1999-04-03,rate:6,type:movies]
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Paranormal Activity 2
Though we love its crossover from the first one in a relatively-anthological motif with more heavy scares, less shaky-cam, lore expansions, and thrilling ending, PA2 is markedly less compelling in characters & fails to be ambitious as a sequel. 4.2/10.
[category:horror/found-footage/sequels,date:2010-11-03,rate:4.2,type:movies]
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Paranormal Activity 3 (2012)
A slow escalation and backwards trilogy ending reverberate the spirit, originality, and legacy PA1 established – w. good new characters [except the mother], setting, cheeky nods to pre-existing canon, and positively-insane final 15 minutes. 6.5/10.
[category:horror/found-footage/sequels,date:2012-11-03,rate:6.5,type:movies]
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