Paranormal Activity Blu-ray Release Discussion Thread (12/29/2009) - Blu-ray Forum

thumber · 10-27-2009, 06:13 AM

in the computers at blockbuster we have a release date of 12/29.
Thats pretty quick, for just being release into theaters. has anyone seen it? is it actually any good?

Paranormal Activity Blu-ray

Paranormal Activity Blu-ray Review

persuazion · 10-27-2009, 06:31 AM

Yeah its good....not "the scariest movie of all time" like its hyped up to be,but def creepy and will have you thinking about it after the movie ended.I know the Bluray is supposed to have several different endings on it so that will be a big selling factor for it. I cant believe they made the movie for 15,000 and it has already made 64 million....

Moviemaniack1993 · 10-27-2009, 06:38 AM

I highly doubt that it will be out that quickly. It should be mid January or even early February. Definitely not end of December. Even though I would love that and Paramount has been releasing movies earlier and earlier.

RickyBluTan · 10-27-2009, 06:48 AM

not a good scare..or buy!

JonBidinger · 10-27-2009, 06:53 AM

Last Christmas Paramount squeezed out some surprise titles with relatively quick windows that didn't even come out on tuesdays, and look right now how quick GI Joe is coming out compared to it's theatrical release. I would not be surprised if they are doing this to capitalize on the current buzz and post-christmas giftcard spending. Of course that date could be wrong and it could be coming out in January instead for all I know.

mikryan29 · 10-27-2009, 06:54 AM

it's a major let down this movie / your better off watching Trick R Treat although not scary atleast it was a fun movie / this movie was so bad me and my buddy who both work in tv and work with final cut pro and after effects were amazed at how simple and cheesy some of the effects were / i give the movie credit for great audio work and some of that was more freaky than anything but try renting this first before you blow 25 bucks

Moviemaniack1993 · 10-27-2009, 06:55 AM

Speak for yourself. Definitely not a letdown for me in anyway. I cannot wait to buy it.

krazeyeyez · 10-27-2009, 07:00 AM

To all those that actually liked this movie, would you also post if you were one of "those people" who actually liked Blair Witch as well

I enjoy festival low budget movies, but not this, felt like BW all over again.

persuazion · 10-27-2009, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

To all those that actually liked this movie, would you also post if you were one of "those people" who actually liked Blair Witch as well

I enjoy festival low budget movies, but not this, felt like BW all over again.

yes I liked Blair Witch as well.....and Rec.

dukerock12 · 10-27-2009, 01:40 PM

if you didn't either like this movie or weren't creeped out by it you must have no soul because this shit was freaky. one of the best and most creepy horror films of the decade. if you like Alfred Hitchcock horror films this is defiantly a must see. i dont know how people can compare this to the blair witch project. not even in the same league.

picture_shooter · 10-27-2009, 02:00 PM

Pretty boring, only one part for about 2 min & 22 seconds was good. Other then that, movie was pretty much $hit

Rent it @ a RedBox, it's all it is worth

md99 · 10-27-2009, 02:17 PM

I really enjoyed it and will snap it up on BR as soon as its available.

Very little replay value though.

DetroitSportsFan · 10-27-2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikryan29

it's a major let down this movie / your better off watching Trick R Treat although not scary atleast it was a fun movie / this movie was so bad me and my buddy who both work in tv and work with final cut pro and after effects were amazed at how simple and cheesy some of the effects were / i give the movie credit for great audio work and some of that was more freaky than anything but try renting this first before you blow 25 bucks

Are those song lyrics?

bandit29 · 10-27-2009, 02:38 PM

What a waste of Blu technology..and a boring movie. Not creepy at all.

Don't waste your $$$. Rental at best.

Icedburden · 10-27-2009, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persuazion

Yeah its good....not "the scariest movie of all time" like its hyped up to be,but def creepy and will have you thinking about it after the movie ended.I know the Bluray is supposed to have several different endings on it so that will be a big selling factor for it. I cant believe they made the movie for 15,000 and it has already made 64 million....

Not a knock against you but just a observation, I don't understand why people come out saying "well, that wasn't the scariest movie of all time like the commercial said", it's marketing. Would you market (again not against you

) your movie as 'moderately scary' or 'kinda tense and scary'? No, it's marketing guys. Oh yeah, I will definitely be picking this up. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and the fact that it was made so cheap and has been so successful while other films with astronomical budgets fail is another reason. Support the ones who deserve it.

bookcase · 10-27-2009, 02:59 PM

I found the girl in this very grating, but as the move went on, it did get more and more creepy, and ultimately, very scary.

connect42 · 10-27-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

To all those that actually liked this movie, would you also post if you were one of "those people" who actually liked Blair Witch as well

I enjoy festival low budget movies, but not this, felt like BW all over again.

I loved Paranormal Activity, and yes, I am one of "those people" who liked Blair Witch.
I liked that Paranormal Activity was slow paced and didn't feel the need to show everything to the audience. I guess the backlash is coming because it wasn't a remake of an Asian film, didn't have a ghost girl with black hair covering her face, and asked the audience to sit through an original film and use their imagination.

scorpion83 · 10-27-2009, 03:26 PM

Definitely not a let down. It was creepy and I enjoyed every bit of it. A few of my buddies were totally hyped up before the movie, watching the trailers and TV spots and they felt that the movie was not upto what they had expected. Too much of expectation spoils any movie (Exception being 'The Dark Knight'

).

Adam_ME · 10-27-2009, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scorpion83

Definitely not a let down. It was creepy and I enjoyed every bit of it. A few of my buddies were totally hyped up before the movie, watching the trailers and TV spots and they felt that the movie was not upto what they had expected. Too much of expectation spoils any movie (Exception being 'The Dark Knight'

).

On the subject of trailers, I went into Paranormal Activity blind. I hadn't seen any footage. All I knew was the behind-the-scenes stuff about the low budget, the grassroots movement to get a wide release, etc.

After seeing the movie, I watched the trailer and was relieved that I'd avoided it. It gives away way too much, including one of the final moments in the film.

popcornninja · 10-27-2009, 03:57 PM

I highly recommend it. Thought they did a great job with this low budget movie.
It is a little slower but I think that works in the movie's favor. Good old fashioned creepy movie.

I don't understand the haters of this movie?

I'd rather watch this movie over any of the other crap horror movies that have been out lately.

10-27-2009, 06:13 AM	#1
thumber Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:938 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Paranormal Activity Blu-ray Release Discussion Thread (12/29/2009) in the computers at blockbuster we have a release date of 12/29. Thats pretty quick, for just being release into theaters. has anyone seen it? is it actually any good? Paranormal Activity Blu-ray Paranormal Activity Blu-ray Review Last edited by Deciazulado; 12-30-2009 at 04:22 PM.

10-27-2009, 06:54 AM	#6
mikryan29 Junior Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Manchester,NH Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:16	no it's not good it's a major let down this movie / your better off watching Trick R Treat although not scary atleast it was a fun movie / this movie was so bad me and my buddy who both work in tv and work with final cut pro and after effects were amazed at how simple and cheesy some of the effects were / i give the movie credit for great audio work and some of that was more freaky than anything but try renting this first before you blow 25 bucks

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10-27-2009, 06:31 AM	#2
persuazion Power Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:1525 MA collection:9 Digital collection:25 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:92	Yeah its good....not "the scariest movie of all time" like its hyped up to be,but def creepy and will have you thinking about it after the movie ended.I know the Bluray is supposed to have several different endings on it so that will be a big selling factor for it. I cant believe they made the movie for 15,000 and it has already made 64 million....

10-27-2009, 06:38 AM	#3
Moviemaniack1993 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray collection:539 DVD collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:5	I highly doubt that it will be out that quickly. It should be mid January or even early February. Definitely not end of December. Even though I would love that and Paramount has been releasing movies earlier and earlier.

10-27-2009, 06:48 AM	#4
RickyBluTan Active Member Member since:Mar 2009 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:85 Trading Score:2	not a good scare..or buy!

10-27-2009, 06:53 AM	#5
JonBidinger Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:375	Last Christmas Paramount squeezed out some surprise titles with relatively quick windows that didn't even come out on tuesdays, and look right now how quick GI Joe is coming out compared to it's theatrical release. I would not be surprised if they are doing this to capitalize on the current buzz and post-christmas giftcard spending. Of course that date could be wrong and it could be coming out in January instead for all I know.

10-27-2009, 06:55 AM	#7
Moviemaniack1993 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray collection:539 DVD collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:5	Speak for yourself. Definitely not a letdown for me in anyway. I cannot wait to buy it.

10-27-2009, 07:00 AM	#8
krazeyeyez Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:the guy on the couch Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:287 Blu-ray reviews:4	To all those that actually liked this movie, would you also post if you were one of "those people" who actually liked Blair Witch as well I enjoy festival low budget movies, but not this, felt like BW all over again.

10-27-2009, 01:40 PM	#10
dukerock12 Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:223 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	if you didn't either like this movie or weren't creeped out by it you must have no soul because this shit was freaky. one of the best and most creepy horror films of the decade. if you like Alfred Hitchcock horror films this is defiantly a must see. i dont know how people can compare this to the blair witch project. not even in the same league.

10-27-2009, 02:00 PM	#11
picture_shooter Senior Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Colorado Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:6	Pretty boring, only one part for about 2 min & 22 seconds was good. Other then that, movie was pretty much $hit Rent it @ a RedBox, it's all it is worth

10-27-2009, 02:17 PM	#12
md99 Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Oirland Home Theater Gallery:167 Blu-ray collection:406	I really enjoyed it and will snap it up on BR as soon as its available. Very little replay value though.

10-27-2009, 02:38 PM	#14
bandit29 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:17 MA collection:3 Digital collection:117 Prime collection:1	What a waste of Blu technology..and a boring movie. Not creepy at all. Don't waste your $$$. Rental at best.

10-27-2009, 02:59 PM	#16
bookcase Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Boston, MA 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:155 iTunes collection:1207 Trading Score:2	I found the girl in this very grating, but as the move went on, it did get more and more creepy, and ultimately, very scary.

10-27-2009, 03:26 PM	#18
scorpion83 Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:In my own world ! Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:826 Blu-ray reviews:14 Trading Score:157	Definitely not a let down. It was creepy and I enjoyed every bit of it. A few of my buddies were totally hyped up before the movie, watching the trailers and TV spots and they felt that the movie was not upto what they had expected. Too much of expectation spoils any movie (Exception being 'The Dark Knight' ).

10-27-2009, 03:57 PM	#20
popcornninja Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise Home Theater Gallery:52 Blu-ray collection:507 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:272	I highly recommend it. Thought they did a great job with this low budget movie. It is a little slower but I think that works in the movie's favor. Good old fashioned creepy movie. I don't understand the haters of this movie? I'd rather watch this movie over any of the other crap horror movies that have been out lately.

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