Rest assured that everything seen in the trailers are in the actual film. With that being said, that may not be a good thing. The trailers never impressed me but I did find the actual film a little better than lackluster and I'm a HUGE fan of Paranormal Activity films!
Just saying the plot alone sounds like the other films but what these films are really about is seeing it with a bunch of people and enjoy the scares. I really like trying to find anything out of the ordinary with some of the scenes like if a person is standing and there is windows all around them. Then I just look around for anything that's moving. That's what happens with the XBox Kinect scenes. Sure, it's a gimmick and something trying to outsell the oscillating fan from the last one, but it's fun to try to see if anything is moving.
However, I didn't think there were as many scares in this one as the other ones. A few creepy moments happen here and there. The neighbor's house across the street is particularly scary. The main girl, Alex, goes there a few times and my friends and I kept muttering on how stupid she is. However, nothing really stands out except maybe the scenes with a knife but it really doesn't go much of anywhere except another jump scare. The ending was particularly creepy but it goes by way too quick and I didn't even know it was the ending until the movie just ended. I was hoping for some build of suspense but instead it was like the filmmakers had to wrap up the film quick. One last criticism I want to add is that I never really got to know the parents. They seemed so one- dimensional. In the other films, I felt some connection to all the characters but the parents on this one just were blah.
I enjoyed this one, and it's slightly better than part two but that's where it stands. The first and third were better, but that's not to say this one is bad. I hope the filmmakers put more thought into the next installment and really up the ante on the scares. The fact of the matter is that I enjoy these films, and it's something to look forward to every October. I hate to see series go stale like last year's Halloween candy.
Just saying the plot alone sounds like the other films but what these films are really about is seeing it with a bunch of people and enjoy the scares. I really like trying to find anything out of the ordinary with some of the scenes like if a person is standing and there is windows all around them. Then I just look around for anything that's moving. That's what happens with the XBox Kinect scenes. Sure, it's a gimmick and something trying to outsell the oscillating fan from the last one, but it's fun to try to see if anything is moving.
However, I didn't think there were as many scares in this one as the other ones. A few creepy moments happen here and there. The neighbor's house across the street is particularly scary. The main girl, Alex, goes there a few times and my friends and I kept muttering on how stupid she is. However, nothing really stands out except maybe the scenes with a knife but it really doesn't go much of anywhere except another jump scare. The ending was particularly creepy but it goes by way too quick and I didn't even know it was the ending until the movie just ended. I was hoping for some build of suspense but instead it was like the filmmakers had to wrap up the film quick. One last criticism I want to add is that I never really got to know the parents. They seemed so one- dimensional. In the other films, I felt some connection to all the characters but the parents on this one just were blah.
I enjoyed this one, and it's slightly better than part two but that's where it stands. The first and third were better, but that's not to say this one is bad. I hope the filmmakers put more thought into the next installment and really up the ante on the scares. The fact of the matter is that I enjoy these films, and it's something to look forward to every October. I hate to see series go stale like last year's Halloween candy.