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Paranormal Activity outsells Saw VI... The reason is?????

Ok, the numbers are in and the movie goers have spoken. Saw VI has lost the fight. After years of crashing into the number No 1 spot the sixth instalment of the gory horror losses out to a film that is a lot more discreet in its horror delivery. Supernatural horror flick Paranormal Activity was made two years ago and only now does it get seen by more movie goers. But it’s now far succeeding the numbers anyone could have predicted. And the fact it out beat the “King of Halloween” is an even bigger surprise.

Paranormal made $22 million to Saw’s $14.8 million . Now I ask why? Was the reason that people once and for all are sick to death of a Saw film each year? Or maybe the “torture porn” era is now passé and this gorilla style/documentary style filming of horror is now the way forward for the genre? Maybe it was marketing? Or maybe Paranormal Activity was just a better film all round?

I'm saying it's a mixture of reason one and two. Saw is a series that really should ended back at three. For the simple fact you killed of you bad guy and unlike other horror franchises out there Jigsaw has no supernatural powers to come back to life.

Other reason is that I think we are ready to move on. The 90’s it was stalk n’ slash. The early 2000’s torture porn. Now maybe the numbers for these two films tell a story that we are ready to move on to different and intelligent new ground. If not that then just something different for the horror genre.

So what are your thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Q on October 26, 2009 at 2:05am: The reason is...people are starting to grow brain cells. It doesn't get much deeper than that...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aaron on October 26, 2009 at 2:06am: Because there's actually a good horror movie out now. I saw it and it's one of my favorite films this year.

However, I've also heard Saw VI is not as bad as the previous films.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Q on October 26, 2009 at 2:33am: That's not really saying much, lol.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cybersoldier on October 26, 2009 at 4:04am: I wouldn't be surprise its backlash from people who hated Saw V; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Randy Flagg on October 26, 2009 at 6:39am: How much did Paranormal make when it was released commercially? Wasn't it like, 20 million? .; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Guy Behind The Guy (Age 86) on October 26, 2009 at 8:11am: Yeah, I believe so.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Randy Flagg on October 26, 2009 at 6:03pm: So, am I the only one that's fucking stunned that it did this well, again?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Guy Behind The Guy (Age 86) on October 27, 2009 at 9:23am: Well people like that kind of stuff. The good old scary ghost so to speak.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Batman on October 26, 2009 at 6:52am: I liked Paranormal Activity more than any Saw film I've seen. I hate the entire fucking series.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SkaOreo on October 26, 2009 at 11:20am: I think it's probably because people are getting tired of how stale the Saw franchise has become. Paranormal Activity is a film that not only does things differently from your average horror film, but is being heavily talked about by everyone. Of course PA is going to do better.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Andres U. on October 26, 2009 at 7:09pm: about time people realized those films were crap.
i would say it's also because of an overload of torture porn movies. went to blockbuster the other day, and the whole horror section was full of saw and cheap knockoffs.
let's hope it ends with 6!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SpikeGhost on November 1, 2009 at 10:54pm: lol it won't they already signed for an 8th movie while the 6th one wasn't completed yet; ▶ Reply to This