Paranormal Activity 3 review

I'm back! And here's the review I promised.

Yesterday I went to see the new Paranormal Activity 3.

It starts off somewhere just around the beginning of Paranormal Activity 2 (and 1 for that matter). And as far as I remember the order is:
Paranormal Activity 3 starts off just before Paranormal Activity 2 and somewhere along Paranormal Activity 2 the plot of the original Paranormal Activity unfolds. Headache?

Well on to the review:

I wanna get out of the way that I'm not big on sequels. specially not in horror movies. I tend to think the plot dies in sequels, although I felt the plot was thinned out in the movie, I still found it enjoyable. Besides plot is nice and important but it's not everything.

Which brings me to the scare-factor. This movie had some stupid-scares (you'll feel pretty stupid, when you see it), also some comical scares, which I love. It's great to see something being scary, but makes you laugh too. And overall the sounds and eerie feeling you get from watching a Found Footage movie still remained.

I got really annoyed by some of the characters though, which can really ruin a movie if they're important to the plot, even though I powered through it, somebody might give up on it.

Another pro would be the style and pattern of Paranormal Activity was still honored in this movie. It's nice to see that they found a style and stuck to it, yet still expanded it and experimented with it. like adding security-cameras in Paranormal Activity 2 and now giving the impression of an old camera.

All in all, this movie was enjoyable with some good scares, but it's starting to become a more fan-oriented movie. Outsiders or people who don't like the series should consider another movie. For the rest of us: Wanna see the series go full circle, then go watch it. I for one had a nice time and some distressing moments.

Verdict: 4/6 not the best thing I've ever seen and not really that strong of a movie. but it has it's charm.

New review coming out!

And I'm finally back and able to continue this blog.

I have a brand new review for you guys!
Later tonight I'm going to see the new Paranormal Activity 3 and I'll review it by tomorrow, so stay tuned.

Don't go alone.

- Nick of the Dead

Sorry for being away...

I'm sorry I've been away. I'll try to make some new reviews or posts.

It'll be a slow progress, but I'm hoping it will evolve. and maybe become even better.

-Nick of the Dead

Found Footage Introduction

I thought I wanted to explain a little about the genre that is Found Footage.

Most of you have probably seen Blair Witch Project or newer movies like Cloverfield, Quarantine or Paranormal Activity.
These movies belong to a rather unknown sub-genre called Found Footage. The story behind the movies in this genre is that it's supposed to be a footage that the viewer finds or comes across in a strange way. The movie itself has been shot using one or few cameras distributed between the actors. The actors are documenting or shooting a movie or another thing, when the plot of the movie unfolds. We don't see anything other than the shaky footage from the cameras and it brings us closer to the actors and plot.

Some of the movies tries to incorporate the viewer by breaking the forth wall and have the actors speak to the audience. Some even hints at the viewer being part of the plot.
I personally love this genre, because it's a very personal experience, you can identify and put yourself in the place of the cameraman.

I'm looking forward to reviewing these movies as some of them are my favorites.

Don't go alone

- Nick of the Dead

Found footage-theme!

Hello guys,

I just got The Last Exorcism so I'll start planning the way I'm going to do this special theme.

The movies I'm going to review will be (listed chronologically):

• Cannibal Holocaust
• The Blair Witch Project
• The Zombie Diaries
• Diary of the Dead
• Paranormal Activity
• Cloverfield (maybe)
• The Last Exorcism

I'll end this with Paranormal Activity 2 perhaps if I get it in time.

I have to more in this genre which is '[Rec]' and '[Rec]2'. But because I want to use the first movie in a later theme(Original vs. Remake), so I'll have to save those.

I'll get to it as quickly as possible, but I have to keep up with my homework too. But it shouldn't be too long from now.

Don't go alone

- Nick of the Dead 

Going "Old-school" + Semi-review

Hello guys!

So my computer is running slow, which means I won't be able to finish Amnesia anytime soon. But I recently picked up my pile of PS2 games. (No, I don't have a Next Gen console like PS3 or Xbox360... Yet).

I did find some of my old horror games and I'm going to list them here and you guys can tell me in the comments if you'd like me to try and get through some of them.

Survival horror games:

• Fatal Frame 1 (Project Zero 1)
• Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented 
• Forbidden Siren 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Silent Hill 2
• Silent Hill: Origins

Other semi-horror related games:

• Darkwatch
• Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
• Ghosthunter
• The Thing

I do have one more game that I would like to add to the list:

• Echo Night: Beyond

Now you guys might either think:
"What?" or "Psh, that's not scary at all."
Well, it did provide me with some scares, but it's not a quality pearl like the games you see today. But the reason I mentioned is 1) I've already completed it and 2) It's actually a really interesting game, if you just put your mind into it.
The plot is kinda simple: You and your fiancée are on your way to the moon. (It's Japanese...) Some paranormal force makes your space shuttle crashes into the moon-base and kills almost everybody. You wake up alone and alive, but as you soon figure out: Everybody else is still there! And it's your job to help them "move on" and of course find your girl.
As you walk around the base you meet the ghosts of different people, some are good and some turned evil by a strange mist. There's no way of defending yourself, if you encounter an evil spirit, your heart-rate will rise until you have a heart attack. So your option is to run or outsmart the ghost.

There are so many great things about the game and you connect with the people you help.
I can't tell you how many time I've made a satisfactory sigh as a ghost vanished in a blinding white light. I want to tell you about the ending, but I would ruin it for you. I'll just say that I'm actually very proud of having this in my collection and it's definitely a game I'll play again.

Well, that was it for today, I'll see you later

Don't go alone

- Nick of the Dead

Sorry

Hey guys,

I'm back again! I know it's been a while, but I've been busy with tests in school.

I'll get back to reviews very soon, I have a lot of new great movies that I can't wait to see!
I might also do some of my ideas, but that will have to wait until I've planned it out.
I'm also still in the process of playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent and I can tell you that it's quite scary, but only if you let yourself take on the role of the main character. I'm not done yet, as I haven't played it lately, but I'll let you know how it progresses.
In the meantime you can go check out a user on YouTube called 'shirtfag'. He's collected a lot of creepy videos, some are awesome, some are hilarious, some are classics and some are just plain weird/dumb.

shirtfag's YouTube

It's not the best thing I've seen, but it's a nice addendum to the Creepypasta website I linked to earlier. I hope you'll enjoy some of them. I did.

Don't go alone

- Nick of the Dead