Reviews of Paranormal Activity 2 2010
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I enjoyed the original Paranormal Activity - it was a solid enough movie despite its flaws. However, I wasn't expecting much from Paranormal Activity 2, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised. Not only was the film worth my time, but I think it was actually better than the first. I liked the addition of the security camera footage, because it made the proceedings a bit more realistic while at the same time not having to explain why a person…
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OK, seriously, someone explain the appeal of these movies to me? I just don't get it. I mean, nothing happens. For the first hour or so NOTHING FUCKING HAPPENS. A slight knock here or a bit of a shadow there. A kid cries and a dog barks. OH LOOK, SOME PANS ARE RATTLING. HOW FUCKING TERRIFYING.
The reasoning for fitting security cameras at least made some sense as to why they'd have footage of all this nothing, but why the…
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This was on TV last night, and id never got around to seeing any of these PA films yet, so thought id give it a go. It was both effective, and kept me up a little bit during the night, so I guess it worked for me.
Apparently the sister and her husband are the 1st film protagonists, so this film probably makes more sense after watching the first film (I didnt get that they transferred the demon to someone…
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Not as scary as the first, went more for a bigger budget over better quality. Although, still a good film in it's own right.
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la he visto tres veces, y cada una de las veces me convence más de su calidad de obra maestra.
lecturas al respecto:
· el gran david bordwell comentando toda la saga: www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2012/11/13/return-to-paranormalcy/
· nicholas rombes diciendo que "paranormal activity 2" es una película avant garde: filmmakermagazine.com/23766-six-asides-on-paranormal-activity-2/
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Näkymätön tyyppi tykkää pitää porukkaa hereillä paukuttelemalla ovia, heittelemällä astioita ja kokkailemalla liekitettyjä juttuja. Aluks asukkaat on LOL, mut sit ne onkin WTF.
Kyseessä ykkösosan esiosa, jossa paha henki kiusaa isotissisen mimmin siskoa ja sen perhettä. Samat kujeet isommalla budjetilla.
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Atmospheric and legitimately scary. Paranormal Activity 2 takes a long time to get to the good stuff, but this gives the tension time to build. Everyday objects like pool cleaners, pots and pans, and baby furniture become sources of dread by the time the pace picks up. The ending could have been a bit better, but all told, this is one of the best found footage horror flicks out there.
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Seldom do remakes live up to their predecessor; however, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 rises to the challenge with brilliant results. Expanding on the characters introduced in the first film, PA:2 takes old, familiar tricks and manages to make them creepy again.
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oh dear...
After the riveting conclusion of the first movie, I found the second on a random scroll through Netflix. What a happy coincidence.
Its much of the first with the added bonus of a dog... and a poolcleaner. If inanimate objects were allowed to be nominated for the Oscars, the poolcleaner would, well, it would clean up.
Seriously, this was just awful. Acting, plot, plot holes (we're talking swiss cheese here). I just hope, with fingers crossed, the third will be superior. I'm not holding my breath for long.
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It took them three years to realize they could just churn out new paranormal activities every year with low cost high income, somehow Peli was smart enough to set-up sequels and prequels in the first film by creating ambiguous and intriguing background stories to the characters. I'm not sure if this was good foresight or just pure luck.
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The first film in this series is dumb, and yet despite numerous viewings of it thanks to RiffTrax, I can't help but to remember the good parts about it. The minimalist nature to the scares, the simple effects, the credible scenario. This sequel retains a lot of that, although it does go a bit too batshit crazy towards the end. The actors in this film are much more believable as a "found footage" family, and the addition of a baby and dog in peril help to ramp up the tension. Surprisingly enjoyable.
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