Paranormal Activity 3

It's true that I hate watching horror movie, especially the bloody and psychotic type, something like Piranha 3D and The Saw. Not to say that I love watching ghost movies, but movies like Paranormal Activity really tempted me to spend RM11 on it. To be honest, I really find this movie irksome and draggy most of the time, with all those boring footages of the family's daily life. But then, At the same time, I quite agree with the director's way of shooting the film, because that's the fun part of this film, making audiences feel engaged to the scenes of the movie. Scenes such as the appearance of unknown figure in the footage, lights turning on automatically, and noises that come out of nowhere, they feel so close to all of us, perhaps because those are the fear that we all share deep inside our heart. This movie, though not the scariest, can leave a great impact in you, especially if you are among the faint-hearted. I personally like the idea of the main character placing a video camera on a modified table fan. The rotating fan successfully create a strong element of suspense. By having the video camera rotating from left to right, audiences will instinctively be expecting something special to emerge in front of it, and the period of waiting for the rotation to complete is seriously torturing. Compared to the first and second Paranormal Activity movies, this one is more exciting, with more action taking place. There are basically more people involved with the demon's attack, and the way it attacks is creepier than before, like lifting the girl up by pulling her hair upward, pushing the girl away, suddenly dragging the girl into the store room and lock the door, killing the guy by suddenly bending and breaking his spine in split seconds, etc.

For me, this movie is pretty realistic and has the potential of freaking people out. The storyline is more compact, compared to the previous one. Most of the scary scenes come together and that helps to enhance the feeling of anxiety, putting more flavour into this amazing production.