Buzz:Paranormal Activity 2

Director:Tod Williams

Writers:Michael R Perry,Christopher Landon

Cast:Katie Featherston,Micah Sloat,Brian Boland

Acting:B

Entertainment:B

Rewatchability:B

Overall:B

Paranormal Activity was a low-budget flick that had a lot of hype before it hit the theaters.For the most part it lived up to the hype,it did have creepy scenes and some legitimate jump scares,though it definitely took its time building up the tension, while never really showing the viewer what entity we are dealing with.It works cause I always say it's scarier what we imagine is making the noise.And 2 follows in those footsteps while also tying up some of the story-lines from the first.

Cause it turns out Paranormal Activity 2 is a prequel and at the start of this one Micah and Katie are still alive and well.Instead this one focuses on Katie's sister Kristi,her husband Dan and their newborn baby Hunter.Also with them is 17 yr old Ali who is Dan's daughter from a previous marriage.Oh and the family dog.

After their house is ransacked one day without anything being stolen Dan decides to put in a camera system to watch over the house and for the well being of their new-born son Hunter and to appease his wife.Of course mysterious things start to happen much to the disbelief of Dan.

So now we know what's going to happen next,so anyone who didn't like the first I suggest staying clear of this cause its more of the same.

We are treated to and endless cycle of footage from the camera mostly consisting of the pool,the stairwell,the bedroom,the baby's room and the lounge.We stare at this footage looking out for anything unusual.Did the door just move a little?did the curtain just ripple a little?what was that noise?It's a approach that like I said turns some people off because not much happens.....right away.But to me its effective cause one part of you wants there to be something that scares you or surprises you but the little kid inside of you is really hoping nothing happens.

When the shit really hits the fan it's well worth the wait,as one scene in particular really had me jump straight up almost into my ceiling.PA2 definitely upped the stakes and jump scares but the one part I think i enjoyed the most was that it offered insight into why all this was happening to this one family.It did it rather cleverly too and with it even helps shed light on the original.


I won't give away the ending but it's definitely unexpected but done pretty well and almost as effective as the first.

The acting is rather decent here though I feel Katie and Micah,the leads from the original had a little more personality and were a tad more interesting.Though Micah did get on my nerves at times.

So in closing.PA2 is a very worthy follow up to Paranormal Activity,relying on slow buildup much like PA.For any fan of the first this is definitely worth a watch.