11/13/2023 0 Comments Paranormal activity 4 cast![]() If the film holds its scare until a minute or two later, or in an attempt to cut out time, the camera frequently jumps without warning to a different part of the scene. One of the film’s most obvious cheap tricks involves quick cuts prior to a scare scene. In fact, it’s mostly repetition of elements the audiences who have seen the other films probably knew already. But while the previous films revealed at least some new story elements, the ones emphasized in “Paranormal Activity 4” show almost nothing new. In addition, this film seems to follow its predecessors by revealing more of the mythology of the ghost through the characters conducting research on the Internet. With the exception of the Wii scenes, as well as ones involving a knife and then a bathtub, the film relies on its same old grab bag of tricks. It could partially be because of their expectancy, but there seemed to be less activity, paranormal or otherwise, that really sticks out. In addition to the predictability of scares, their scarcity makes the film feel especially insubstantial. At night, the sensors of the Wii, combined with a night vision camera, allow for some cool motion-detection shots of ghosts. The rate of the escalation of scares feels rather straightforward the only exciting new scare tactic involves a Nintendo Wii. It uses the same game of camera roulette to cycle through the various shots of a sleeping house, trying to keep the audience guessing where the next loud stop or moving object will occur. ![]() After a slow build-up involving some false scares, tension mounts when some actual strange activity occurs.Įven the most hardcore “Paranormal Activity” fans may find this movie predictable. In the case of this film, Alex’s friend Ben (Matt Shively) sets up the family’s numerous laptops to record the happenings. Allen is the most memorable as the quintessential creepy kid, with his unnerving expression and cold lines.ĭirectors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, also the directors of “Paranormal Activity 3,” have certainly mastered the successful formula of the previous films: an exposition in a sunny rural home that establishes the characters, and a handheld camera system. It contains some everyday lines, which the actors rattle off with casualness in the beginning and with bland frustration in the end. The writing is typical “Paranormal Activity” grade. Strange noises and mysterious images appear on camera with increasing frequency soon after. ![]() When a new neighbor is hospitalized, the family takes in the victim’s son, Robbie (Brady Allen), for a few days. This time, “Paranormal Activity 4” moves from California to Nevada to follow 15-year-old Alex (Kathryn Newton) and her family. While the movie delivers the familiar, likable chills and thuds of the previous films, it follows such a long series that its well of scares has started to run dry. And with the “Paranormal Activity” series, it is apparently so much more that it has prompted the release of a fourth movie. When it comes to horror, less is usually more.
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