It is in this film that we learn about a witch’s coven that is in league with Toby, the demon that has been following and terrorizing this family. We also learn that the footage of this film is tied to the videotapes that went missing in Paranormal Activity 2. Being set in the 1980’s, the director used some creative techniques to make the “found footage” angle plausible. This sequel ends with Katie (still possessed by the Spirit from the original film) kidnapping her nephew Hunter, with the film’s endnote claiming that their whereabouts were unknown.įor the third film, Paranormal Activity 3, the filmmakers set out to expand the universe a bit, focusing on Katie and Kristi when they were children first encountering the malevolent demon. The story is set 2 months prior to the events in the original film. This time the spirit is haunting Kristi’s family. Paranormal Activity 2 opened the following year. We learn that this has happened to Katie before, when she was young, and also involved her sister, Kristi. The entire film, and series, is based on the “found footage” angle of The Blair Witch Project. The original Paranormal Activity follows the story of Katie and her boyfriend Micah whose house is being haunted by an evil entity. With this kind of profitability, it was inevitable that sequels would follow. In 2009, Paranormal Activity debuted to such fanfare that is possibly one of the most successful films in history when you consider the cost of producing it with the return it made. I’ve kept the recent review spoiler-free, but by discussing previous installments, there may a couple of spoilers if you haven’t seen the earlier films. Note: As this is the fifth film in a series, and technically a spin-off, rather than a direct sequel, I will spend a couple of paragraphs catching you up with this series and transitioning into the review itself. Does the Latest Paranormal Activity Breathe New Life Into This Tired Series?
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