3/5
I remember watching the first Paranormal Activity in my early teens and I remember loving it. I remember watching it in the afternoon and was still was scared by it. I was so excited for this one and I waited for over a year for it and I have to say this Paranormal Activity 2 is fun and some great new characters but for most part this film is useless and really lacks a lot of things.
Paranormal Activity 2 is a prequel to the first one and is set two weeks before the first one. The film is about a new family who have a new baby and the next day a robber breaks into the family house. They put security cameras all over in hopes of finding this robber. It turns out they are dealing with something that is more than a robber and something that's not human. The new characters are quite enjoyable and very down to earth and help the film in many ways. The baby and and a dog are very well used in this. I think the director does a very good job of moving them around and putting them in the right positions.
The first movie was so good due to the scares. They were well done and there are different scares in this but very few. The best scares were a scene of pots flying and a women being forced down the stairs. Most of scares we've seen before. For the most part, the scares are a door opening or closing or a noise. I think the ending is okay and it does set it up for interesting sequel.One of the main flaws of is the development of this film. The film just takes too long to get going and just wanders around in every direction. Some of the surveillance footage is also ridiculous. Sometimes it will show the pool or the kitchen and nothing will happen or nothing is there. What is the point of showing it, if nothing gonna to happen? Also there is a useless boyfriend character. He is basically just kind of there and he is really annoying at times.Paranormal Activity 2 lacks the scares, the charm and fun from the first movie but I think this series has just enough for one or two more sequels.
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