I'll let you know if it's any better after I watch the Rifftrax-ed version.

[amanuensis1]

Note to self and others: even if you don't believe in the supernatural, watching Paranormal Activity will result in your waking in the night and hearing every little noise in the house. And not sleeping. Even if you do not actually believe something is going to grab you or come through your bedroom door, you will still lie there awake, thinking about all the scenes in the film. Trying to turn the thoughts into an educated analysis of the methods each scene used to ramp up the tension does not work.

*staggers to work blearily on insufficent sleep*

Comments

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to think if any horror film made me laugh hysterically. Beyond the sort of MST-y fodder bad ones, I mean.

[shiraz_wine]

I love the horror genre, so I've seen a LOT of horror movies. The problem with doing that is that you can begin to predict all of the plotlines very early in the movie. Case in point, I figured out the plot of Shutter Island from the commercials.

I find most American horror movies to be thoroughly predictable. The exception to that are well-made psychological thrillers; The Talented Mr. Ripley chilled me to the bone. The plot of Paranormal Activity completely bored me, so I laughed at the predictable "scary effects". I probably still would have enjoyed the movie if she hadn't leapt at the camera at the end. If she had just smiled at the camera, I felt that would have been much creepier. Also, I read about the alternate endings and they sounded much more interesting than the ending they chose.

I have NO idea why I was so creeped out by The Nutty Professor when I saw it in theaters. I had nightmares for days afterwards.