Paranormal Activity Blu-ray Release Discussion Thread (12/29/2009) - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

Blu Titan · 11-25-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

ya know I'm always interested when I hear comments like this-- I haven't seen the movie yet so I can't comment but I;ve seen plenty of movies that I thought were scary only to see posts with people saying "it's lame", "it's
laughable" etc etc

Name a few films that actually scared you

OK...fair enough. Before I would like to post that I heard the exact same comment from my nephew the day I went to see it. He even said to me: "I hear that some people were so scared they had to walk out of the theater". This movie had an incredible marketing campaign that included a lot of propaganda. Yeah, some people took a liking to its "dark horse" / cult status and ran with it. Nothing wrong with that either, I like to see entrepreneurs get rewarded for their ingenuity (marketing in this case). The theater I went to see it was packed to the max...all of possible demographics were represented. Did I hear one scream? No, not till the very last 5 seconds of the movie. Did hear plenty of laughter the entire time. Movies that scared me and I will be 100% honest ( I was a teenager when I saw some of these): The Exorcist, The original B&W Day of the Living Dead, Storm of the Century, Phantasm, The Omen (original), Misery, Halloween (original), Psycho, Seven, Saw, Hellraiser, Silence of the Lambs, Nightbreed, Jaws, The Omega Man (Vincent Price), and The Shinning.

Two more: The Others and The Thing.

Brandon · 11-25-2009, 01:43 AM

^^^ those are pretty good movies, horror-wise. Good choices. To be scared by Paranormal, you really have to buy into it. I understand why some people thought it was lame though.

Underworld54 · 11-25-2009, 01:45 AM

It was sort of "what could be around the next corner" scary. The tension that built through the whole film is what made me on edge.

Brandon · 11-25-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Underworld54

It was sort of "what could be around the next corner" scary. The tension that built through the whole film is what made me on edge.

Exactly...started out not so scary...then after a while I found myself getting anxious every time they set up the camera for the night.

AKORIS · 11-25-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Underworld54

It was sort of "what could be around the next corner" scary. The tension that built through the whole film is what made me on edge.

that's just the sort of thing that freaks me out when I see a horror movie-- it's like Hitchcock's analogy of a bomb going off. If a bomb suddenly explodes you may jump, but when you tell somebody that a bomb is about to go off-- that creates tension and unease to an audience... When is it going to explode!? ...

in this case-- when is this horrible thing going to appear in my bedroom?

AKORIS · 11-25-2009, 01:52 AM

[ Movies that scared me and I will be 100% honest ( I was a teenager when I saw some of these): The Exorcist, The original B&W Day of the Living Dead, Storm of the Century, Phantasm, The Omen (original), Misery, Halloween (original), Psycho, Seven, Saw, Hellraiser, Silence of the Lambs, Nightbreed, Jaws, The Omega Man (Vincent Price), and The Shinning.

Two more: The Others and The Thing.[/QUOTE]

good choices-- of those listed-- JAWS, THE SHINING, HALLOWEEN, THE THING, and PSYCHO are in my favorite movies of all time!
and most of the rest of your list are favorites as well...

Underworld54 · 11-25-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

that's just the sort of thing that freaks me out when I see a horror movie-- it's like Hitchcock's analogy of a bomb going off. If a bomb suddenly explodes you may jump, but when you tell somebody that a bomb is about to go off-- that creates tension and unease to an audience... When is it going to explode!? ...

in this case-- when is this horrible thing going to appear in my bedroom?

Exactly!

freddy445 · 11-25-2009, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BrandonT

^^^ those are pretty good movies, horror-wise. Good choices. To be scared by Paranormal, you really have to buy into it. I understand why some people thought it was lame though.

I heard it makes it scarier if you believe in ghosts, and I don't. But the thing is, I wasn't so scared I couldn't sleep, but it for sure stuck with me. Every corner I turned in my house I thought about it, didn't freak me out afterwards though. But I saw the first midnight screening so I'll admit I was gripping onto my armrest and slept with the light on that night haha.

freddy445 · 11-25-2009, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by wvl

I'll wait until the price come down to my level... about $9 bucks.

eBay it after about a month and you'll get it for around $10

Underworld54 · 11-25-2009, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by freddy445

I heard it makes it scarier if you believe in ghosts, and I don't. But the thing is, I wasn't so scared I couldn't sleep, but it for sure stuck with me. Every corner I turned in my house I thought about it, didn't freak me out afterwards though. But I saw the first midnight screening so I'll admit I was gripping onto my armrest and slept with the light on that night haha.

I went to a midnight showing and I went back to my apartment after. I have to park on the street so I get out of my car and start walking to my apartment when I head a loud CRASH behind me. Someone was setting their trash out to be picked up. One back happened to be a bag of cans. That ruined my nerves for the night. They had already taken a beating from the movie.

Blu Titan · 11-25-2009, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

MSRP of $48.99

Koo-koo. The beat Disney with that one.

Can't expect any less for the scariest, most awesomest movie that has ever been made.

Anti-SD · 11-25-2009, 02:28 AM

LOL wowza! Still gonna get it eventually - this movie will kick ass on Blu.

Carlos2992 · 11-25-2009, 03:29 AM

The only thing that scares here is the price .... passing on this one.

JasonR · 11-25-2009, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

...<<< my opinion of how scary it is.

No kidding. I am not sure if it was the hype surrounding it or if it was just that lame. I just don't get what all the hoopla was about with this movie?

detective392 · 11-25-2009, 03:59 AM

I think this was one of the most hyped movies of all time and it wasn't even that good or not even scary at all. Most people I know laughed through out the movie and no one was scared or even jumped. I think this movie has probably had the most false advertising I had ever seen with all the commercials showing the whole theater screaming and jumping even claiming it the scariest film of all time when none of that even happened.

Brandon · 11-25-2009, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

No kidding. I am not sure if it was the hype surrounding it or if it was just that lame. I just don't get what all the hoopla was about with this movie?

I didn't really know anything about it going in. Half the people I talked to said it was awesome, the other half said it was totally lame and not scary at all. I fell in the half that liked it. Guess it has a lot to do with your mindset and the setting you see it in.

Brandon · 11-25-2009, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by detective392

I think this was one of the most hyped movies of all time and it wasn't even that good or not even scary at all. Most people I know laughed through out the movie and no one was scared or even jumped. I think this movie has probably had the most false advertising I had ever seen with all the commercials showing the whole theater screaming and jumping even claiming it the scariest film of all time when none of that even happened.

Yeah I actually agree with that. It wasn't a "jumpy" scary kind of movie at all. It was more slow building creepy. Don't know what part all those people in the commercials were jumping at?

Kakihara · 11-25-2009, 04:01 AM

There has to be more features than what's been mentioned. So far, all they say is that it has only ONE alternate ending and another of those BS digital copies. That just can't be it. Even if the price is lowered to 19.99, only having those features would still be too high a price, no matter how good I thought the movie was...then again, my name will be in the credits! We'll see if they mention more features, though. So far, the indication is that there won't be any seamless branching used, which is a little baffling.

Yautja · 11-25-2009, 04:35 AM

Heard great things about this film but haven't heard of an Aussie release date yet

nekromantik · 11-25-2009, 07:04 AM

seeing as most of the movie is in the dark in nite vision, does anyone think the BD will be that much of a step up from the DVD?
IMO movies like this aint meant to have awesome and clear PQ as it was "a home video". Plus this was shot using a home digital camcorder and not like Cloverfield where bits of it used a proper movie cam.

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11-25-2009, 01:43 AM	#82
Brandon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:41 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:8	^^^ those are pretty good movies, horror-wise. Good choices. To be scared by Paranormal, you really have to buy into it. I understand why some people thought it was lame though.

11-25-2009, 01:45 AM	#83
Underworld54 Blu-ray Count Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Albany NY Blu-ray collection:163 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:15	It was sort of "what could be around the next corner" scary. The tension that built through the whole film is what made me on edge.

11-25-2009, 01:52 AM	#86
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	[ Movies that scared me and I will be 100% honest ( I was a teenager when I saw some of these): The Exorcist, The original B&W Day of the Living Dead, Storm of the Century, Phantasm, The Omen (original), Misery, Halloween (original), Psycho, Seven, Saw, Hellraiser, Silence of the Lambs, Nightbreed, Jaws, The Omega Man (Vincent Price), and The Shinning. Two more: The Others and The Thing.[/QUOTE] good choices-- of those listed-- JAWS, THE SHINING, HALLOWEEN, THE THING, and PSYCHO are in my favorite movies of all time! and most of the rest of your list are favorites as well...

11-25-2009, 02:28 AM	#92
Anti-SD Special Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gotham Blu-ray collection:74 Blu-ray reviews:1	LOL wowza! Still gonna get it eventually - this movie will kick ass on Blu.

11-25-2009, 03:29 AM	#93
Carlos2992 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Lanus, Argentina Blu-ray collection:911 Trading Score:1	The only thing that scares here is the price .... passing on this one.

11-25-2009, 03:59 AM	#95
detective392 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Champlin, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:439 DVD collection:293 Blu-ray reviews:21	I think this was one of the most hyped movies of all time and it wasn't even that good or not even scary at all. Most people I know laughed through out the movie and no one was scared or even jumped. I think this movie has probably had the most false advertising I had ever seen with all the commercials showing the whole theater screaming and jumping even claiming it the scariest film of all time when none of that even happened.

11-25-2009, 04:01 AM	#98
Kakihara Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:San Francisco Bay Area 4K collection:219 Blu-ray collection:1043	There has to be more features than what's been mentioned. So far, all they say is that it has only ONE alternate ending and another of those BS digital copies. That just can't be it. Even if the price is lowered to 19.99, only having those features would still be too high a price, no matter how good I thought the movie was...then again, my name will be in the credits! We'll see if they mention more features, though. So far, the indication is that there won't be any seamless branching used, which is a little baffling.

11-25-2009, 04:35 AM	#99
Yautja Power Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:AUSTRALIA Home Theater Gallery:29 Trading Score:6	Heard great things about this film but haven't heard of an Aussie release date yet

11-25-2009, 07:04 AM	#100
nekromantik Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Bristol, UK Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:549	seeing as most of the movie is in the dark in nite vision, does anyone think the BD will be that much of a step up from the DVD? IMO movies like this aint meant to have awesome and clear PQ as it was "a home video". Plus this was shot using a home digital camcorder and not like Cloverfield where bits of it used a proper movie cam.

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