Is Paranormal Activity really all that scary?

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Berko on October 2, 2009 at 2:04pm

As a Christian, this stuff scares the shit outta me. I cant even look at a ouija board without getting chills.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by I.Koval on October 2, 2009 at 7:33pm

As a judeo-christiatic-hindimoslem hare krishna sunworshipping agnostic.....this stuff don't phase me.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Berko on October 2, 2009 at 7:37pm

sometimes envy you.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by AdventChild on October 3, 2009 at 6:54am

As a Christian myself, some of this stuff would scare me, and I don't want to be in the same room w/ an ouija board as well. But I really don't believe in ghost, I think they're apparitions and tricks conjured up by Satan and his demons. A soul only has two ways to go Heaven or Hell, not stay put on earth.

Anyways, this movie would probably be more about jump scares than anything else, and that stuff kinda shocks me, not scares so I might pass on this one.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Batman on October 2, 2009 at 2:05pm

I haven't seen it....but when I heard about it, it just seemed like a movie all about jump scares. Like all of a sudden there's a loud bang and it supposed to shock everyone.

I hope I'm wrong.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Anne on October 3, 2009 at 2:41am

It would probably be scary even tho I don't believe in ghosts.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Stanley Kubrick on October 3, 2009 at 5:36am

As a levitating (Buddist) Monkey King I have great respect for the paranormal.

To quote Eddie Murphy:

"Aint nothin' wrong with MY Ying Yang !"

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by NightFire on October 9, 2009 at 10:14am

Apparently its scare so many people (however I don't think Atheist are included) that is being call the next Blair witch.

http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/09/25/paranormal-activity-mo...

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by George Karounis on October 9, 2009 at 12:49pm

It's a bit unfortunate when scary movies are only concidered to be scary when they're targeting people of faith. A movie should be scary because of the general premise and how well it brings you into a state of suspending your disbelief. Even though I'm an atheist, I still watch certain thrillers/horror movies which revolve around the subject matter of religion and still get pretty freaked out (The Exorcist, The Exorcist III, Ninth Gate, Devil's Advocate, Poltergiest, etc).

I just don't think people need to have prefatory statements like "as a Christian" when discussing whether a movie should scare you or not. If a movie didn't scare you because you don't believe in ghosts, then the movie did something very wrong along the way of showing you that the idea of something you don't believe in can still be scary as shit.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rico Pizano on October 9, 2009 at 2:27pm

You make a good point I don't think religion should have anything to do with it being scary or not. I just happen to think this movie might scare me as much as an episode of Ghost Hunters. I might be wrong, hell i hope i'm wrong and it makes me piss myself.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MDS on October 9, 2009 at 2:30pm

Yeah, except the movies you listed were all good quality films that were enjoyable because of their production values.

Paranormal is just being called the "next Blair Witch" because it's cheaply made movie with cheap equipment.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by George Karounis on October 9, 2009 at 8:17pm

Don't get me wrong, I've never seen Paranormal Activity so I have no idea whether it's scary or not. My remark wasn't in any way really about the movie, just about the concept of people being scared or not on the basis of their religious affiliations. To be honest, it looks like a really dumb movie.

▶ Reply to This

• First
• Previous
• Next
• Last