Paranormal Activity

I just watched Paranormal Activity online for the first time. The movie for some reason hasn’t been released around here, so I had to improvise…

First of all, I have to say that this movie is the best I have ever seen as far as producing a basic, straightforward “haunted house” style story. There’s no gore, no special effects, no $40 million-per-movie actors, and no bullshit. It lives up to the hype as being one of the scariest movies of the decade in my opinion. It rivals ‘The Exorcist’ from the 1970′s and shows that a simple, low-budget film can still grip you as much as a film made for millions of dollars. It really makes you wonder what happens around you when you aren’t able to physically see what’s going on, like when you’re asleep. Millions of people have stories about encounters of some sort, ranging from a light turning on by itself  to possessions to other forms of activity as well. My father used to say “those people can’t ALL be crazy…” – and it’s true! This movie was well made and well marketed from the beginning considering the budget, and it’s by far a success.

After watching this film, it made me think of some of the things that I had gone through a few years back and how it could have turned out. Luckily, it never progressed that far, and a woman I had e-mail about the events (a paranormal researcher) was able to sort it out for us.