Check out the potentially creepy trailer here.
This is something that would’ve completely fallen off my radar had it not been brought to my attention from my movie loving roommate. He encouraged me to take a look at this trailer. According to him, this looks crazy scary.
His other commentary is the way that the trailer was constructed might be less effective in ACTUALLY freaking you out. I have to agree with him.
Paranormal Activity comes to us in the tradition of such films as The Blair Witch Project, Quarantine, and Cloverfield. Meaning, it’s made to look real without actually being real. The trailer didn’t really do it for me. My initial reaction doesn’t make me want to rush to the theaters. More over, it looks kind of cheesy.
It was how I felt about the trailer AFTER that will make me reach for those dollars in my purse in exchange for a ticket.
I can watch just about any horror movie without reacting or freaking out. The issue I have is after I go home I get super paranoid. I see every dark corner as a potential death trap. I lock doors, walk backwards through halls, and turn on every single light available.
This film, although completely fake, will most likely strike an emotion cord. For those of you who saw Cloverfield, you know what I am talking about. I can only assume that the character investment in Paranormal Activity will be just as deep and when all is said and done, the audience will be left out of breathe.
In limited theaters September 25th
I feel honored Maggie, consider me your field correspondent. The trailer makes this potentially very creepy movie look very amaturish…but, after further investigation on prominent horror sites out there like Dread Central, Fearnet and the very reputable but not so horroresque Variety all give it thumbs up on the built up scare factor. I am excited!