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STEVE ROGERS
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 Re: Paranormal Activity 2 I just picked this one up for rent at BLOCKBUSTER as they were putting new releases on the shelf.. Granted, I wasn't very fond of the 1st one(mainly because of the annoying boyfriend), but since critics seemed to have enjoyed this as shocking as that maybe, I'm gonna watch this..
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STEVE ROGERS
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 Ok, I'm 30 minutes into this and have to pause and ask: Why is this movie rated R??? I've listened real carefully to the dialogue thus far and unlike the 1st film, I haven't heard the "F" Word once used nor is there any nudity.. So why again is this rated R??? So far, I'm thinking this is more of a PG or even PG-13, but not R-Rated.. Now, I'll finish watching this(Oh and the sister isn't near as good looking as the chick from the 1st movie)
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STEVE ROGERS
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 Ok, so I finished watching this and I'll tell ya: I really would love to know what exactly it was that critics enjoyed about this more than the 1st movie or at least equally cause from where I'm sitting, NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED??? Sure, there were the last 15 minutes or so of the movie where the chick gets dragged down the stairs to the basement which was cool and all, but there wasn't enough of that.. Yeah, you still have the whole "Nightime countdown clock" when the cameras were installed supposedly showing you what was going on in the house, particularly again at roughly 3:15 am give or take, but all it showed were endless shots of the pool at night with the vacuum sweeper cleaning the pool, then shots of inside the house, but the problem was is that's really all it showed until a few nights later when a pot or pan fell off the rack in the kitchen or once when the pool sweeper was lifted off to the side of the pool... You have the brief appearance of Katie's boyfriend who was in the movie maybe a total of 10 minutes or less which realy lead to nothing other than teling us what happened to him from the 1st movie..
Now, I wasn't a big fan of the 1st movie and it has been said here that if you enjoyed the 1st movie, then there isn't any reason not to enjoy this cause it offered more, but what on earth was "more" in this movie??? I think this seems to be more of a movie that probably plays better with the right crowd, the right audience that probably consists of young adults, but in the end, what the hell are they gonna offer for PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 cause therre not going to be able to get away with this a 3rd time.. Materialization is what's going to have to occur for the 3rd movie(and there will be one of course) with having to show the actual demon cause if they don't show this?? Well, the audiences may not be so fooled for a 3rd time.. Also, these movies REALLY should be rated PG-13 and not R-Rated cause this movie had no profanity that I heard or nudity or even violence to get worked up over..
Grade: D
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 Overall I didn't think it was as good as the first, but there was definitely "more" if you get what I'm saying. Nothing truly awful happened in the first until about ten minutes before it ended, whereas here shit was going on all over the place.  The kitchen scene still sends chills up my spine. 
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STEVE ROGERS
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 movies35 wrote: Overall I didn't think it was as good as the first, but there was definitely "more" if you get what I'm saying. Nothing truly awful happened in the first until about ten minutes before it ended, whereas here shit was going on all over the place. The kitchen scene still sends chills up my spine.  _________________http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmXF3CE04A This kills TDKR At the box office next summer.. Get used to this
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 I'm not sure where the third will go either, but we'll see soon enough. I absolutely loved the last couple minutes with Katie. I thought it was wicked cool.
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1. La La Land
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3. Nocturnal Animals
4. Swiss Army Man
5. Manchester by the Sea
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7. Sing Street
8. Indignation
9. The Lobster
10. Hell or High Water
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STEVE ROGERS
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 movies35 wrote: I'm not sure where the third will go either, but we'll see soon enough. I absolutely loved the last couple minutes with Katie. I thought it was wicked cool. _________________http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmXF3CE04A This kills TDKR At the box office next summer.. Get used to this
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 Her sister's daughter is still alive, so I'm assuming she will be part of the plot.
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3. Nocturnal Animals
4. Swiss Army Man
5. Manchester by the Sea
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7. Sing Street
8. Indignation
9. The Lobster
10. Hell or High Water
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 I love watching a conversation between two absolutely evenly matched people. _________________   1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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STEVE ROGERS
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 Gunslinger wrote: I love watching a conversation between two absolutely evenly matched people. _________________http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmXF3CE04A This kills TDKR At the box office next summer.. Get used to this
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 Gunslinger wrote: I love watching a conversation between two absolutely evenly matched people. I rarely see you converse with BKB.
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1. La La Land
2. Other People
3. Nocturnal Animals
4. Swiss Army Man
5. Manchester by the Sea
6. The Edge of Seventeen
7. Sing Street
8. Indignation
9. The Lobster
10. Hell or High Water
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Mister Ecks
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Re: Paranormal Activity 2 So I rewatched 1 and 2 back to back. I stand by everything I said about 2, but I might give it a slight upgrade. The second half of the movie is nearly perfect for what this film series is. There are some genuinely scary moments in there, and everything after the daughter falls asleep on the couch and the demon "swims" over her is great. But the first half of the movie is dreadfully boring. Some may call it a good build-up, but I didn't get it at all. The dialogue and characters drag it down so much. It's just that the second half held up way better than I remembered.
First half: 1/2*
Second Half: ***1/2
Overall: **1/2
The first held up way better too. Even the daytime scenes, which I originally felt weighed it down, worked well.
PA1: ***1/2
PA2: **1/2
Still haven't seen PA3.
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