Razgriz-Specter
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This looks god awful and I actually enjoyed all the others.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Official Trailer
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Phat Michael
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My rankings are the same as yours. Conjuring was great too. I thought this trailer looks very cool.
The Mana Legend
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This is the worst theater-released horror series of all-time. There isn't even a single good one, and the sequels are some of the worst movies I've ever seen. I seriously can't think of a single entertaining thing about it except when I was watching 2 and laughing my ass off at the whole water vacuum thing.
This shit needs to stop.
This shit needs to stop.
Miles Quaritch
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That looks depressingly boring. Predictable scares, lack of imagination, lack of interesting characters, clichéd characters.
Sigh, what happened to the horror genre? It used to be great but now we're left with garbage like this, Insidious, etc...depressing.
Sigh, what happened to the horror genre? It used to be great but now we're left with garbage like this, Insidious, etc...depressing.
The Mana Legend
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The horror genre is fine. You're ignoring a lot of great horror movies that have come out the last few years.
Miles Quaritch
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Like? Genuine curious as I feel I may have missed a few.
There's Rec, Quarantie 2, Descent, The Mist, Session Nine, Devil's Rejects, Trick 'r Treat. Those are the ones that immediately come to mind. What am I missing/haven't seen?
Probably jaded by the fact that I watched the garbage that was PA4 last night, but this looks equally terrible. Trailer confirms the same lame formula is still going strong with a couple minor additions like hair in the eyeball...pushed/pulled bodies, demon disappearing then reappearing right next to character, possessed humans at the end. Quit supporting this trash at the box office.
Dead Prince
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at first. i thought it was a parody. it started with the siesta then it was like almost watching the day after. and he's trying to figure out what happened the night before. it looks way low budget. moreso than the previous movie.
What is this?
Phat Michael
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Christ there is a lot of exaggeration in this post. If Paranormal activity 2-4 are some of the worst movie you have ever seen then you really haven't seen a lot of movies.
Are you one of these people who has to hate the mainstream or popular things in each genre?
The Mana Legend
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No, they are legitimately some of the worst movies I've ever seen. I have seen a ton of movies (hell, I teach a film class). They are absolutely awful and only successful because there are people out there that think moving bedsheets and kitchen drawers opening are scary. Similar to the people that laugh everytime someone gets kicked in the balls.
And no, I do not hate the mainstream or popular things. For recent "mainstream" horror films, I loved Cabin in the Woods and The Conjuring. Hell, I even love the Saw movies for their ridiculously stupid and nonsensical stories and characters. Sounds like you just dislike the fact that someone hates your movies and are coming up with shit excuses as to why I don't like them.
But the PA movies are garbage.
Angry Fork
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Loved the first 3. The one after with Kinect was bad, not interested anymore.
Razgriz-Specter
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........................
Wut?
holy shit.... I know what im watching later.
Angry Fork
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There is no reason to be afraid of horror/sci fi films because ghosts/demons and the paranormal aren't real. But to be able to make people forget about that and creep someone out takes good visual/audio design to create a realistic and interesting atmosphere along with believable/realistic characters. I feel paranormal activity 1-3 did this very well.
Every criticism of this series is that people shouldn't be scared of moving chandeliers. You ignore that it isn't the moving chandelier's itself that people are scared by, it's everything else that builds up to that. Because it gives the impression that it's a real/true story with a real household setting and characters that don't seem like actors. A lot of people are inherently creeped out by empty houses at night, these movies take full advantage of that.
The first 3 I think were well made, well designed films for a very specific audience. Blame the marketers for pitching it as the scariest thing EVERRRRRR. I'm interested in knowing why you think they are genuinely bad. You teach a film class so you know the spectrum of bad reaches mega shark vs. giant octupus levels. Unless you judge all movies on the 7-10 scale like gamers do.
Alec
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Say what you want about the series, but this statement just makes it seem like you haven't been paying attention.
Separate thought: Lots of people coming in here just to shit all over everything it seems.
Also, to those asking about Tokyo Night: It is real, but it is not canon. It is a Japanese spin-off made by completely different people. It's pretty good though (if you like PA).
MilesWebber
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Rewatching PA4 on netflix and there's a brief scene where "Ben" the boyfriend is saying "I have to go to Mexico to visit family" or something. I wonder if it's related or just something they threw in there.
Nemesis_
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It's possible, I guess. I mean they had the spin-off in mind when they were filming Paranormal 4. The post-credits scene definitely confirms it.
MilesWebber
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It would work in the "All the guys in PA are lazy obnoxious losers" kind of way.
Alec
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Possibly. But The Marked Ones takes place in Oxnard, California.
A theory I posted towards the bottom of the 1st page (if you have threads set to display 100 posts per page, like a boss):
Manus
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Inside, High Tension, V/H/S, ABC's of Death, The Conjuring, Sinister, Grave Encounters, Cabin in the Woods, ils.
EightBitNate
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I liked 1-4. We make it an event to see it every October and it's become a tradition. Why they chose to skip this year confuses me.
This trailer... It doesn't really look too good. I can't really explain why, the main character has a dumb looking haircut.
Oh, and it goes:
1>3>4>2
This trailer... It doesn't really look too good. I can't really explain why, the main character has a dumb looking haircut.
Oh, and it goes:
1>3>4>2
They've tried to add a plot, that's the problem. They don't need to explain anything, just ghosts in a house.
Phat Michael
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I liked the conjuring as well (and cabin in the woods) but i didnt think the conjuring was that much better than PA3....i thought PA1 was better than the conjuring. I have no problem with you not liking the movies but to say they are some of the worst movies ever seems a bit of a stretch.
I thought PA1 was legitimately scary and was excellent at building up tension and not resulting so much to cheap scare tactics. The buildup of events was really well done. I dont see how you can like the conjuring and not like PA1 at the very least?
Miles Quaritch
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Watch it at night in black and white. The spider scene will remain with you for the rest of your life. It's terrifying...
Not sure I'd count Cabin the Woods. I've seen a number of them, but I'm not sure I consider them to be memorable or worth repeated viewings. Conjuring might, will wait for the BR release.
Inside is an odd one. Not sure I consider it horror, but it's certainly a very, very tense movie. I haven't seen High Tension though or ils, thanks for the recommends.
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