This movie is fantastic! Of course it's going to garner it's fair share of "haters" and people who generally distaste the 'rip-off' aspect of Paranormal Entity Vs. Paranormal Activity. I have now seen both of these movies; I thought Paranormal Activity was spooky and clever, genius marketing and an ungodly return on investment, but I watched Paranormal Entity last night, and fell in love.
Entity has such an awesome creepy-factor to it. Of course the movie has some "borrowed" themes or ideas from former horror films (the bedroom cross = nightmare on elm street, the sister standing in the dark corner of the attic = blair witch project, countless themes and parallels with Paranormal Activity, etc.) but that can all be forgiven if you develop a certain sense of discomfort and unease while watching Entity. If this movie enters your thoughts as you go to sleep after watching it for the first time, everyone involved in it's production has accomplished their goal. (I don't think this movie was ever intended to win Oscars and academy awards.) It was created to ride the coat tails of the super popular P.A., and maybe even improve on the formula of that film in the process. A heavy majority of IMDb.com patrons have found the contrary to be the case, but personally, i thought this movie delivered a better story, a creepier demon/apparition and a more thrilling product with multiple peaks/valleys.
Two quick examples of the extraneous nuances which make this movie work better than Paranormal Activity: 1). the para-psychologist who divulges to the family what a "Maron" is, from Germanic Folk-lore, revolving around nightmares. I thought that was a great touch. 2). The fact that this Maron wants to torture/subjugate this family so much that it goes to the extreme of shattering the father-figures ashes and picture from the family's small shrine in the basement, and uses the ashes to create footprints all of the ceilings and walls.
Of course it's my humble opinion, but i went into this movie with no expectations, and found that it is very unsettling. In a good way.
Entity has such an awesome creepy-factor to it. Of course the movie has some "borrowed" themes or ideas from former horror films (the bedroom cross = nightmare on elm street, the sister standing in the dark corner of the attic = blair witch project, countless themes and parallels with Paranormal Activity, etc.) but that can all be forgiven if you develop a certain sense of discomfort and unease while watching Entity. If this movie enters your thoughts as you go to sleep after watching it for the first time, everyone involved in it's production has accomplished their goal. (I don't think this movie was ever intended to win Oscars and academy awards.) It was created to ride the coat tails of the super popular P.A., and maybe even improve on the formula of that film in the process. A heavy majority of IMDb.com patrons have found the contrary to be the case, but personally, i thought this movie delivered a better story, a creepier demon/apparition and a more thrilling product with multiple peaks/valleys.
Two quick examples of the extraneous nuances which make this movie work better than Paranormal Activity: 1). the para-psychologist who divulges to the family what a "Maron" is, from Germanic Folk-lore, revolving around nightmares. I thought that was a great touch. 2). The fact that this Maron wants to torture/subjugate this family so much that it goes to the extreme of shattering the father-figures ashes and picture from the family's small shrine in the basement, and uses the ashes to create footprints all of the ceilings and walls.
Of course it's my humble opinion, but i went into this movie with no expectations, and found that it is very unsettling. In a good way.