Filmmakers have continued to push boundaries and find new innovative ways to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers. Since Alfred Hitchcock directors strived to provoke viewer’s nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Although a good deal of it is about the supernatural, others have focussed more on a …
“Paranormal Activity 2 is nothing but dull jump scares targeted at teeny-boppers who don’t have the attention span to understand plot or characters.” Paranormal Activity 2 Director: Tod Williams Writers: Michael R. Perry, Christopher Landon, Tom Pabst Starring: Brian Boland, Sprague Grayden, Katie Featherston 2010 United States | R | 91 mins Horror used to …
Ok, so that may be slightly misleading, but I had to get your attention. The truth is that remakes and sequels, horror or otherwise, tend towards merely being insipidly contrived shadows of their predecessors; retreading formulas with less impact or merely upping the genre staples whilst degrading the narrative, acting, and soul. But every once …
“Generally this is a successful sequel that proves to be one of the better entries in the sub-genre despite the slightly been-there-done-that flavour it leaves in the mouth” Paranormal Activity 2 Directed by Tod Williams Written by Michael R. Perry and Oren Peli USA Less than a year since Paranormal Activity’s UK cinema release and …
#6 – Paranormal Activity (2009) Directed by Oren Peli The faux-documentary, “cinema verité” camera style is increasingly prevalent in horror flicks these days, mostly because it cuts down on budget-costs for genre filmmakers. Paranormal Activity is a prime example. The film is one of the most profitable movies ever made, based on return on investment. …