First, imagine the setting: sat in a darkened room, alone, at 11pm. the thought occurred to me,"I feel like watching Paranormal Activity". This was a bad move.
Initially everything was fine, the silly noises, the door drifting slowly, the psychic, the cheap horror film premise was very present, the film continues, the tension builds and the smile of 'this is fun' slowly turns into an intense stare of fright, taking a deep breath every time the night sequences begin. You see, this film is an experience, you see hardly anything, hear only distant noises, yet the fear of what comes next lingers.
Ok, plot. a couple who live together start to hear strange things in the night, specifically the girl who has had experiences with these noises before, she even claims she has seen a figure at the end of her bed (in her mysteriously burnt down house) when she was a child. The guy decides to buy a camera to document the goings on and catch the goings on, he is initially humouring his girlfriend as it is apparent he doesn't actually believe her, this of course changes as the noises and door slamming begin the occur.
Despite the film's slow, gimmicky start, Paranormal Activity is the strongest, in terms of believability at least of all shaky cam style films I have so far seem, the fact that there are only two main characters (and 2 hardly seen supporting cast) allows you to engage much more easily than the gang of 5 or so in 'Cloverfield' or 'Blair Witch'. As you get to know these people, and their flaws, you fear for their life, the things that go bump in the night get louder until the devastating climax happens, which is, may add quite perfect.
Watch this film, don't watch it at midday surrounded by friends, watch it at night, alone, like any other good horror film deserves to be watched
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