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Adam Collins joined RYAN CORDERMAN's groupWell, it's almost October, and you know what that means...a new 'Saw' film! Oh wait, no, that franchise is ostensibly dead. So...a new 'Paranormal Activity!' Today the first trailer for the fourth installment of this supernatural found footage series hit the web. Frankly, I think it looks pretty weak. They are starting to stretch the central conceit, namely Katie-demon, too far and the whole Skype thing was already done, and quite well, in 'V/H/S.' I'm just concerned this movie will feel just like all the other 'PA' films. But again, it's a trailer and we won't know for certain until it hits theaters. Take a look at the trailer below and let us know what you think.
'Paranormal Activity 4' creeps into theaters October 19th
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Comment by gorillahandz on August 4, 2012 at 4:33pm But most people haven't seen V/H/S, or have heard anything about it outside of film nerds. So, due to Paranormal Activity having A) their trailer go wide by hitting the web and theaters first with the the Skype gimmick, and B) add movie franchise's big notoriety, it looks to me like Paranormal wins the marketing war and studio releasing V/H/S has missed the fucking boat. If the movie has been done it should have come out long before October when the PA4 movie was slated to be a giant hit already. Big marketing fuck up there, V/H/S studio peeps. They shoulda got on it first instead of waiting, or at least released a trailer wide with the Skype gimmick, but now in general public's mind they will be copying the already existing franchise giant, even when that isn't the case. Whoops.
Comment by The GodDamn Fatman on August 3, 2012 at 5:07am While I'd never argue these movies are good, they are fun. Carlyle described it best. They are like a roller coaster ride. You don't have to do any thinking you just go along with it for the thrill and when it's over you're no better off or smarter, you just kinda enjoy the ride.
After the third one, I'm worried they won't have anything new to do. I mean how many different ways can you use an invisible threat for jump scares.
Comment by taylor michael on August 3, 2012 at 2:41am who cares the last two did not have anything from the trailer in the movies anyways...and this one will be no different..
Comment by GabrielCrabb34 on August 2, 2012 at 11:20pm they stole the skype thing from V/H/S
Comment by Gabriel on August 2, 2012 at 3:34pm The thing that made the original Paranormal Activity so intriguing and horrifying was the threat of the unknown. You knew it was demonic, but you didn't know why this ordinary couple was being attacked. It felt like it could happen to anyone. Now that PA2 and PA3 have explained the origin of the phenomenon, it's not as scary. The first film will always be the best. Now that PA4 is here, I'm not that scared knowing that a possessed small child and his aunt or terrorizing their neighbors. I'll probably still see it with the girlfriend, but I'm not expecting anything at all from it.
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Comment by Obscene Otter on August 2, 2012 at 2:33pm These movies are so awful. But that doesn't stop me from going to see them with friends to make jokes about them the whole time.
Comment by That Guy Jv on August 2, 2012 at 2:18pm
Comment by Cman5000 on August 2, 2012 at 12:16pm i don't understand people who complain that these movies aren't scary. I'll agree there not terrifying, but there not supposed to be. there supposed to be atmospheric and I think they do a really fucking good job with that. i also like the mythology there slowly setting up. It's defiantly better than any other horror franchise out there. saw was dumb, I'm not a fan of Jason, and Halloween stopped being cool after the original. so basically what I'm saying is......... FUCK YES PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The producers should take a cue from recent history and break this movie down into two parts. Paranormal Activity 4 Part 1 should be 90 minutes of absolutely nothing going on but inane dialog spouted by a cast of unknowns using every found-footage cliche from time stamps (WOW, I'M convinced it's real NOW!) to "novel" ways to video record every mundane activity known to mankind. Paranormal Activity Part 2 should just be 80 minutes of mundane activity and boring interludes interrupted by a fucking pan falling to the floor and ten minutes of anything resembling excitment or better yet, the producers of this movie getting beaten over the head repeatedly with said frying pan.
It drives me insane these movies still bring in audiences at $10 a pop. I'm waiting for the PA Imax experience where the audience feel like they can almost reach out and touch all the jaggies from the consmer-grade video footage.
I've only seen PA 2 (I was dragged to that POS) and Trollhunter (Happily, based on Spill's recommendation) and I swear everytime I see a trailer for another one of these things, I swear my eyes roll back so far that I can literally check for brain tumors.
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