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| Sleepless night indeed!! |
A family suffers a suspicious break in and install security cameras to solidify their security only to realize that something more serious and downright scary is going on at night, inside their house......
Paranormal Activity was an amazing movie. It was scares at a fraction of a studio horror film cost. And being a found footage movie buff I just enjoyed it much more intently than others who still like old age horror and were averse to too much tamper and change. Some amazing jump scares and creepy atmosphere and regular characters made it unbelievably scary and it became a big hit. So expectations from the sequel were immense. And with a new director onboard they attempted to uncover more haunted ongoings in another house and fortunately came out trumps. Well not Oren Peli good, but good. Although it may test patience of people as it isn't till the 45th minute that any kind of scares are exhibited. But once it starts it turns more and more interesting. Its kinda slow characterization and build up towards a grand finale kinda movie. And you wont be disappointed by the ending. Another nice movie gets added to the recent found footage wave. Must watch!!
Tod Williams(The Adventures Of Sebastian Cole) directs this pretty nicely. Some creepy atmosphere is created and the characters grow on you. So that means when you encounter the first round of real happenings nearer the hour mark you won't be disappointed. This whole movie is a series of jump scares and to pull it off so well is commendable. Written by Michael Perry(Stephen King's Dead Zone) and Christopher Landon(Disturbia) the movie is full of cliches and situations exploited in many movies. Plus it depends much on its characters and atmosphere. Even if one had been amiss it would have crashed admirably. But it turned out well, fortunately. And i enjoyed it immensely. Though its not as good as the first, its a worthy successor. Job well done!!
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Likeable characters mean the acting is pretty good. And so as an audience our job becomes that much easier as we know who to root for. And horror movies can rise or fall based on that small fact. Happily this dark knight rises and makes us happily scared. One of the best characters in the movie is played by Katie Featherston(Katie) and Sprague Grayden(Kristi Ray). Both play sisters who love each other very much. And something had happened in their childhood which crops up now and then. Also the Kristi's descent into madness as the haunting gets worse is very well enacted. Also well done Brian Boland(Daniel) and Molly Ephraim(Ali) too do decent work as we get all worked up knowing what awaits the unlucky family but unable to do any thing cos its found footage you see. Nice job!!
Cinematography is decent. As also the editing and background music. All combine to form a potent found footage horror which can scare you and make you feel unsafe at night.
HighTension Verdict: Found footage is often derided even after giving movies like Paranormal Activity and Rec. Maybe this isn't as good but when it comes to good midnight horror movie not many found footage can be as effective. Its gonna be hard sleeping tight after watching this. Go watch!!
HighTension Verdict: 7.5/10.
BEST QUOTE:
Daniel Rey: We just can't let this affect us that much. If we do that, the terrorists win.
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