It definitely lived up to my expectations.
On October 8, 2006, Katie and Micah’s paranormal activities climaxed when Katie mysteriously becomes possessed and ultimately murders Micah and…
That’s right. What happens after the incident that night? Where does Katie go? And why is this all happening anyway? The new sequel has all, scratch that, most of the answers. I’ll try not to spoil anything for anyone; however, with as secretive the previews have been with the storyline, I may have already. Anyways, you could say this movie is a prequel to the first. Shit! Was that another spoiler? The ‘activity’ actually starts with this family from PA2, which happens to be close relatives to the original Katie. So throughout the film, we see cameos of Micah and Katie, taking into account this is happening a good three months before the activity in their home. Without getting into any more detail, the suspense that captivated many people in the first movie is just as intense in this movie.
Nonetheless, the movie may seem a bit boring in the beginning. The object this movie lacked that the other had is simply the great transitioning from one act of ‘activity’ to another. PA2 starts out extremely slow. Instead of building up the acts of paranormal events, it seems to be minimal, be minimal, be minimal, and then BAM, BAM, BAM; if that made any sense at all. The first film seemed to transition every event as if they got more intense every time. This one was either huge at first, small the next… or just small events throughout, then all of the huge events in the end. Either way, this new movie was scary as hell. I went and saw the midnight showing, with an 8:30 class the next morning… Even though I may be as tired as hell right now, I have no regrets. It was exactly what I was waiting for.
A new look on the franchise made this film even scarier than the first, and this is how: first, there’s a dog. I mean, we all know dogs and sense things we cannot, which really increase the scare factor. Second, the plot surrounds a family, not just a couple. Third, the house is huge and includes security cameras in EVERY room. So, instead of only seeing things with a guy carrying a camera or just through a tripod set up in a bedroom, or hearing something in a room and having to watch Micah run into another room so we can see the after affect, we get to see everything first-hand. And lastly, the factor I believe makes the movie the scariest, is the baby! Yes, we’ve all heard that innocent little children and see things adults can’t, and this movie plays with that idea. And it doesn’t help that the child can’t fight for himself… especially when he’s getting dragged out of his crib…
So if you want to be scared shitless. Go see this movie! It’s definitely the best horror film of this year. And I believe that the two Paranormal Activities are definitely the greatest horror films of all time. What you don’t see is what’s the scariest to me. And take my advice, don’t go see this movie during the day… it takes away from the after-affect. Go see it at night, so when you go home, you can imagine a demon coming for you with every sound you hear.
