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“I think this is where I may loose a few people, it's one of those movies where you either love it or hate it. I loved it quite a bit and it really scared me to the point where I …”
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“The sleeper hit of 2009!”

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#34 of 35 from TOP HORROR Movies 2000-2009 by woopak_the_thrill

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How can one NOT appreciate the sleeper hit produced with a measly $ 11,000 budget and made millions in two weeks? Scary as hell...don't let the folks who say "it's like a reality …

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#13 of 23 from BEST MOVIES I've Seen In 2009 by woopak_the_thrill

“Paranormal Activity wins surprisingly big at the box office despite only opening in select theaters with limited promotion.”
#27 of 35 from A Stroll Down Memory Lane 2009 by devora

#3 of 20 from Favorite Movies to watch on Halloween by dtruong

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Paranormal Activity is a 2009 mockumentary horror film written and directed by Oren Peli. The movie premiered at the Screamfest Film Festival in US on October 14, 2007, and at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. The movie is currently in limited release in several cities in the United States as of October of 2009.[2] The movie centers on a young couple, Katie and Micah, who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. The movie is presented through the camera set up by the couple to capture the paranormal activity.

Like The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity is an impressive and harrowing indie chiller that derives much of its terror--and there is quite a bit of that in its brief running time--by playing on the most basic of human fears: that which cannot be seen. Though one might assume that the point-of-view aesthetic had been worn out thanks toCloverfieldandQuarantine(and, lest one forgets,Blair Witch),Paranormalmakes excellent use of the single-camera technique, which helps to not only preserve the film's central conceit--a new-minted couple records the increasingly threatening supernatural phenomena that have invaded their home on a camcorder--but underscore the realism needed to drive home the low-fi (if completely persuasive) special effects. The approach is also crucial to the film's suspense, which unfolds in long, largely broken takes to nerve-rattling effect. Not every horror fan--or moviegoer--will fall for the ...

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