Paranormal Activity (2007)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Oren Peli

Writer:

Oren Peli (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

What Happens When You Sleep?

Plot:

After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.

Plot Keywords:

Night | House | Filmed Paranormal Event | Submissive Woman | Powder

Awards:

1 win

US Showtimes:

The Bridge: Cinema de lux

1:15pm | 3:30 | 5:45 | 8:00 | 9:45 | 10:15

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Cast

Katie Featherston	...	Katie
Micah Sloat	...	Micah
Mark Fredrichs	...	The Psychic
Ashley Palmer	...	Diane
Amber Armstrong	...	Amber
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randy McDowell
Tim Piper

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45634) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M (2009) | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB

Company:

Blumhouse Productions

Trivia:

Although released by Paramount, this film is unique in that the studio's logo does not appear, nor do credits, except for one establishing copyright.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Katie makes it very clear that they turn on the alarm every night. One night she is sleep walking and goes outside without turning the alarm off first.

Quotes:

Micah: [Trying to communicate with the entity] What is your quest? What is your favorite color?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.37)" (2009)

Episodes of "Ghost Hunters" are more scary!

This film is dreadful, boring, schlock! Say what you will about the shows, I have seen episodes of "Ghost Hunters" and "Paranormal State," that are way more scary than this. I will state a theory that I came up with, that is the only explainable reason why this film is getting good reviews. This film, is not an "indy" movie. This film is a corporate creation made to look like an "indy" film, and given rave reviews in order to knock the SAW series off of it's Halloween pedestal. Just kidding, but really, this movie is sooooo baaad, I could not come up with any other explanation as to how it is receiving good reviews. If you don't believe me, then waste an hour and forty minutes of your life and see for yourself.