Paranormal Activity 4 Review, does the forth instalment offer us anything new?
Writers Zack Estrin, Oren Peli
Cast
Katie Featherston, Katie
Kathryn Newton, Alice
Matt Shively, Alex
Brady Allen, Robbie
Tommy Miranda, Jackson
Room 101, Running time 95 minutes.
A mother and her son move into a new neighbourhood, one night the mother suddenly becomes ill and she is taken away to the hospital, the neighbours agree to take in and care for the young boy until the mother is released from hospital. Shortly after the boy moves in it becomes clear that he is not a normal child, this unsettles certain members of the family, especially when strange and unexplained things begin to happen in the house.
Making a new Paranormal Activity movie has come as no surprise when you consider that the original is one of the most profitable movies ever made.
The first movie was one of my favorite recent horror movies and I was glad to hear that they were releasing a second movie, and even when the third movie was announced. However when I heard about a forth movie I was some what concerned that it was just going to be the same as the last three movies with nothing really new to offer.
Unfortunately my concerns turned out to be reality, apart from a few minor ideas and differences paranormal activity 4 is virtually the same movie as the last 3 movies, the differences and new ideas that they did include just aren't enough to make this film feel flesh. As the film progressed it struggled to keep my attention, I couldn't help but feel that I have seen it all before.
On a plus the film is well made, well acted with likeable characters, some ideas are nice like the scenes with the X-Box display in the living room which worked well and added some tension. If I had never watched the previous paranormal activity movies I think I would of really enjoyed this, if it wasn't for the fact that this is just a rehash of the last 3 movies and that the franchise is becoming tired and predictable it could actually be the best paranormal activity movie.
If you have seen the previous three movies then this forth instalment doesn't really offer anything new, however if you haven't seen the others it may be worth a watch.
5 out of 10
