tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post6231776295368778465..comments2024-03-10T07:42:17.071-04:00Comments on The Film Doctor: Daniel, Kristi, Ali, and Hunter face the demon: 7 notes on the banalities of Paranormal Activity 2The Film Doctor http://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-28954476379201540722010-10-29T06:54:41.162-04:002010-10-29T06:54:41.162-04:00Thanks, Hokahey,
My favorite character is the poo...Thanks, Hokahey,<br /><br />My favorite character is the pool vac by a mile. <br /><br />There was something comforting and soothing about the repetition of so many bland overhead establishing shots. It was like visual muzak at a surveillance convention. <br /><br />Yes, in both <i>Paranormal Activity</i> and <i>PA2</i>, there's a very good reason to leave the house at a certain point, but the characters never do.<br /><br />I wasn't as bored, for some reason, but I also wasn't frightened. I did think that the prequel/sequel (simuquel?) return to the previous storyline was clever.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-57721645164206581912010-10-28T20:22:44.285-04:002010-10-28T20:22:44.285-04:00This is hilarious. #6 is superb. I found more horr...This is hilarious. #6 is superb. <i>I found more horror in the father Daniel's fuddy duddy little trimmed hipster beard, his flipflops, his shorts, and his huge flat screen TV.</i> I totally agree. And he's so easy to off - just get him watching TV and snap his neck. Yes, I was horrified by his frightening family. My favorite characters - in order:<br /><br />1. the dog<br />2. the pool vac<br />3. Hunter<br />4. the demon<br />5. the Mexican nanny<br /><br />Your last line is side-splitting. Right, <i>The demon ultimately seems superfluous.</i><br /><br />I found this movie really boring and not very frightening though I jumped when all the drawers fly open. Problem with this kind of movie is that you have to suffer through the lead-in which is boring family movies: cookouts, visits from Katie, swimming in the pool, getting horny in the bathroom. (The "Release the Kraken" line is an anachronism. I doubt that chump is a movie-buff who would remember the original movie nor did the original <i>Clash of the Titans</i> make much of that line.)<br /><br />Where's Hunter?<br /><br />After their house is trashed, the letters on Hunter's door read "Hunte." I was wondering if that's an anagram for something spooky or meaningful. <br /><br />And another thing - after you crawl after your kid in the basement and wrestle with a demon, you don't stay in the house the next day! You go to Mexico.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.com