Just as Dan and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare. Security c...
Paranormal Activity 2 is scarily identical to its boring predecessor. A successful low budget horror that made a profit and then some, the original was sure to get a sequel. You betcha bottom dollar we got a sequel, and guess what? It's exactly the same. Ex-act-ly the same. Take the first film in one hand, this sequel in the other, smash them together and BAM! Paranormal Activity 1.5. Plot, execution, characters and even the scares were symmetrically uninspired. Seen the first? You've seen this too. Surprise! Lucky you. The sister to Katie from the original film soon realises that her house is haunted. Her family set up cameras and document the spectral events. Déjà vu, right? The plot's familiarity is its own downfall, where only real fans of the original can really call this enjoyable. Unlike its predecessor, the "scares" are more frequent which seemingly elevates the horror element by a small margin. Don't get me wrong, this ghost still adores to drag women by the legs, but atleast it's brave enough to decimate the kitchen at...prepare yourself...day time. Someone give it a medal for sheer boldness! Damn, it's got a pair of big ectoplasm filled kahunas. The family dynamic felt more natural compared to Katie and Micah from the original, particularly the father who is the most relatable. But alas, the story is as predictable as ever. Day, night, object moves, repeat. This sequential narrative structure loops for a good eighteen nights, but by the seventh night boredom starts to settle in. Then the ending happens and the forced continuity makes for a ridiculously rushed conclusion where it ends quicker than a neck snap (you're welcome...). Oh one more thing, the quality of the cameras have improved! I can actually see more now, the filmmakers have learnt their lesson. Probably a detriment to the film though, as now I can see all of its bad qualities. "Scarier" than the first, sure. However everything the first film did right (not much) has been removed in this sequel, and vice versa. What a paranormal conundrum these films are...
