Paranormal Activity 4

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I was warned that this was going to be a complete bullsh*t, and I knew it. But still I wanted to watch the last (I HOPE) movie from this poor franchise. You know what's the problem with Paranormal Activity? They made the same movie, FOUR TIMES. It's the same story, retold by a different vision, but with the same "scary" moments, the same characters with the same reactions (At first: Cool! Ghosts are invading my house, let's record this! And then: OMG, no one believes in me, we're f*cked!), and the same structure: Bulding up tension the whole movie, so in the end everyone dies in the final 5 minutes, in a very stupid way. I can't believe I've watched this movie, even knowing that it was going to be THAT bad.

If I could, I'd give this movie zero out of 10. It's one of the worst movies I have ever watching in the cinema. Actually, THE worst. It's as you expect. An hour and a half of utter boredom, tedious attempts to scare people & 10 seconds of action. It's the movie equivalent of going "boo". It's not scary, it's not in the slightest. If it wasn't for me wanting to get my moneys worth I'd have left half way through, something I was considering. Not a single flinch from myself. While teenage girls were going mental over the tiniest of noises. Don't waste your money or your time with this absolute drivel. The entire cast, crew & writers should be banned.

So, PA4 is not a bad film. It only adds minimal development to the story that had developed in the first three films, and in my opinion it doesn't have any big shock scenes like 2 and 3 did. For shocks, it's more on the level of PA1. I would call this one the mildest of the PA's. If you've seen the other three, then story-wise, you will probably feel like you've seen it all before. However, it is still a well done film that makes inventive use of easily accessible recording media. The family is relateable and engaging and I cared about what would happen to them. For me, the movie was most enjoyable for the lead actress and the actor who played her boyfriend. Kathryn Newton is radiant and engaging. She has a sweet, likable energy. Matt Shively, as her boyfriend Ben, right off the bat seemed like someone I would not like at all, but he very quickly won me over with his friendly sense of humor. These two leads made what would have been a redundant movie an enjoyable experience.