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Director:
Writer:
Oren Peli (screenplay)
Release Date:
16 October 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
What Happens When You Sleep? more
Plot:
After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win
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(1142 articles)
It is unusual: low-budget Welsh film outperforms big hitters
(From The Guardian - Film News. 22 November 2009, 3:44 PM, PST)
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 22, 2009
(From Screen Rant. 22 November 2009, 1:11 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 22 November 2009, 3:44 PM, PST)
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 22, 2009
(From Screen Rant. 22 November 2009, 1:11 PM, PST)
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Did the hype kill this movie?
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Katie Featherston | ... | Katie | |
| Micah Sloat | ... | Micah | |
| Mark Fredrichs | ... | The Psychic | |
| Ashley Palmer | ... | Diane | |
| Amber Armstrong | ... | Amber | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Randy McDowell | ... | Lt. Randy Hudson | |
| Tim Piper | ... | Richard | |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
86 min
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45634) |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
UK:15 |
Finland:K-15 |
Ireland:15A |
Australia:M (2009) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
Germany:16
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Trivia:
Although released by Paramount, this film is unique in that the studio's logo does not appear, nor do credits, except for one establishing copyright.
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Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the scene when Katie is saying she doesn't want to leave the house, it is assumed that Micah has set the camera on the bed, as it stops moving and stays at a constant angle. This explains why the camera stayed while Micah walked away.
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Micah:
Well, basically it could be two things: it could be a ghost...
[mock whisper]
Micah: or it could be a demon.
Katie: Dr. Fredrichs said that it wasn't a ghost.
Micah: Well, I've been going by the evidence and I'm doin' my research and I'm going to find out what it is.
Katie: Well, whatever it is that's following me, it doesn't feel... it doesn't feel human. It feels like it's... it feels like a monster. I mean like, it wants to hurt me.
Micah: Well that sounds like, actually like a demon.
Katie: Yeah, that's what he said.
Micah: Well, 'cause ghosts are spirits of human beings.
Katie: Yeah, it's definitely not human.
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[mock whisper]
Micah: or it could be a demon.
Katie: Dr. Fredrichs said that it wasn't a ghost.
Micah: Well, I've been going by the evidence and I'm doin' my research and I'm going to find out what it is.
Katie: Well, whatever it is that's following me, it doesn't feel... it doesn't feel human. It feels like it's... it feels like a monster. I mean like, it wants to hurt me.
Micah: Well that sounds like, actually like a demon.
Katie: Yeah, that's what he said.
Micah: Well, 'cause ghosts are spirits of human beings.
Katie: Yeah, it's definitely not human.
[...]
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References Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
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Did the hype kill the movie? I watch a lot of horror movies and normally I would really have liked this one. In the endless stream of b-movies and even expensive crap, this movie really stands out. Paranormal Acivity is a scary and straightforward movie and it isn't boring. But of course there is the hype. After I heard this was the scariest movie ever, expectations evidently went up. Eventually resulting in a slight disappointment. This movie would have been much scarier, creepier if I hadn't had any expectations, if I hadn't read any reviews. I guess Public Enemy was right about the Hype.
The movie is scary indeed. After watching Paranormal Activity I noticed that the nightly sounds of my 200 years old house were louder and creepier than ever. But I did not let my good night's sleep for it.
The acting was good but sometimes slightly overdone, which made it difficult for me to connect with the characters. I understand that Micah, the bf, had to be annoying, the character was written that way. But their is something wrong if you start imagining in the middle of the movie gruesome ways he could die. The movie should have been scarier if I had had more empathy for the characters.
Anayway I enjoyed watching this film, but the hype made me expect more.