![]() That’s a good thing for me as mine’s a little rusty since I left high school twenty-one years ago. And although the film is targeted towards and plays out onscreen in a Latino environment, its dialogue is not in Spanish. While the film maintains the look of the found footage and style of its predecessors it is only a cousin to the series as opposed to a direct sequel, prequel, reboot, re-imagining or all of the above. And if nothing else, you have to admit…that’s one hell of a cool poster, huh? Seeing a press screening is better than paying for it any day if it sucks, right? You see how my twisted mind works? I always have to justify things. I have to say, I was really kind of nervous heading into this one. It’s only his second directorial effort to date and to make matters worse this is billed as a spinoff of the Paranormal Activity found footage, horror franchise, not a direct sequel. This one is both written and directed by Christopher B. I’m being facetious in case you can’t guess. So here we are at the start of a new year and what better way to kick things off than with the newest installment of the Paranormal Activity franchise. So you can see my conundrum here, can you not? How can I not see this? Can all my fellow reviewers in the business be so wrong? I just had to take one for the team and take the plunge last night to find out. I actually read this with my own two eyes on more occasions this past week than I care to openly admit. Say whaaat?! I can’t blame this on dirty ears and not hearing the information correctly. ![]() Reports as of recent started flooding in on my RSS feeds saying low and behold, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones actually isn’t that bad and that revered writers praised it for reinvigorating their interest in the franchise and further installments. The answer they all shout out unanimously is not very good ones. ![]() What movies play in January? A million arms raise high. When they announced the delay of the fifth film this past year from its lavish Halloween spot to a January play date, I just chuckled heavily. I made childish comments such as I don’t care how long this franchise carries on, I want nothing to do with it. Here is how you can watch all seven Paranormal Activity films.After my last go around with Paranormal Activity 4 in 2012, I swore myself off the franchise for good. If you are looking to binge the franchise, we’ve got the right guide for you. Despite its flaws, the Paranormal Activity franchise proves that even the smallest plot points can bring terrifying rewards.Īfter a six-year hiatus, the series is back with Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin. The story of Katie ( Katie Featherston) and the malevolent demon Tobi eventually spanned throughout five of the seven-part series, although plot points in other parts of the series also played critical parts. With profitability like that, it is no wonder that Paranormal Activity ended up being the first in a long series of low-budget but ultimately engaging horror films. The titular film in the found-footage series ended up being a massive success, making $193.4 million on a budget of approximately $230,000. ![]() For a few years in the 2010s, it was not Halloween without a new installment of the Paranormal Activity franchise.
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