Hollywood
movie
Paranormal
Activity
is
a
supernatural
thriller
and
has
been
made
with
a
budget
of
$15,000.
It
has
been
getting
rave
reviews
from
many
critics.
Earlier,
the
movie
had
failed
to
get
a
distribution
deal
after
screening
at
the
Slamdance
Festival
in
2007.
Now
the
word
of
mouth
has
encouraged
the
makers
to
promote
it
again.
Paranormal
Activity
reminds
us
of
the
film
The
Blair
Witch
Project.
Both
the
horror
films
deal
with
the
supernatural
and
have
been
shot
in
a
realistic
documentary
style.
Paranormal
Activity
is
far
better
than
the
other.
The
Blair
Witch
Project
relied
on
gimmicks
for
scares
whereas
Paranormal
Activity
is
based
more
on
a
primal
fear
that
exists
within
us
all.
Paranormal
Activity
is
an
underground
sensation
that
has
been
taking
the
country
by
storm.
This
homemade
horror
movie
makes
the
eyeballs
of
audiences
have
heart
attacks.
Director/writer
Oren
Peli
sets
his
story
in
a
plain,
ordinary
suburban
house,
but
it
gradually
becomes
a
hellhole
and
pulls
the
rug
out
from
under
the
notion
of
a
safe
haven.
The
movie
has
also
a
few
humorous
moments
to
break
the
awkwardness
in
it.
Once
in
awhile,
Katie
(Katie
Featherston)
has
been
haunted
by
a
presence
since
her
childhood
days.
When
the
movie
begins
she
stays
with
her
boyfriend
Micah
(Micah
Sloat)
in
old-fashioned
horror
house
for
21
days
and
night.
The
visitations
have
come
more
frequently.
Katie
is
scared
while
Micah
is
more
excited
and
amused.
He
purchases
a
video
camera
in
hopes
of
capturing
the
unexplainable.
He
gets
more
than
he
bargained
for.
The
night
scenes
and
creaking
doors
are
incredibly
creepy.
The
movie
has
also
lots
of
light
humor,
with
the
occasional
intimation
of
weirdness.
Featherston
has
given
wonderful
performance.
And
Katie
also
lends
a
few
funny
moments
to
the
movie.
The
movie
has
rich
production
values
that
provide
some
special
effects
very
convincingly.
The
movie
has
a
few
drawbacks
-
there
are
a
few
scenes
where
they
were
obviously
trying
to
explain
what
was
going
on,
but
it
felt
forced
and
dumbed
down.
The
final
scene
is
scary
but
it
seems
as
though
they
run
out
of
ideas
and
started
scraping
the
bottom
of
the
barrel.
Overall,
Paranormal
Activity
is
intelligent,
realistic
and
genuinely
hair-raising
horror
movie.
It"s
worth
watching
movie.
Director:
Oren
Peli
Cast:
Katie
Featherston,
Micah
Sloat,
Michael
Bayouth