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Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) 5.9
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Reviews: 293 user | 233 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home. |
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Cast
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| Lauren Bittner | ... |
Julie
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| Christopher Nicholas Smith | ... |
Dennis
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| Chloe Csengery | ... | ||
| Jessica Tyler Brown | ... |
Kristi
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Hallie Foote | ... |
Grandma Lois
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| Dustin Ingram | ... |
Randy Rosen
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| Johanna Braddy | ... |
Lisa
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| Katie Featherston | ... | ||
| Brian Boland | ... | ||
| Sprague Grayden | ... | ||
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William Juan Prieto | ... |
Hunter
(as William Prieto)
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Jackson Xenia Prieto | ... |
Hunter
(as Jackson Prieto)
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Paitoon Cheng | ... |
Ida
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Eddie Medrano | ... |
Party Magician
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| Rebecca Delgado Smith | ... |
Crying Bridesmaid
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Storyline
In 1988, in California, cinematographer Dennis moves to the house of his girlfriend Julie to raise a family with her daughters Katie and Kristi. Little Kristi has an imaginary friend named Toby while weird things happen in the house. Dennis decides to place cameras in the house to capture images during the night and soon he finds that there is an entity in the house. Dennis's friend Randy Rosen (Dustin Ingram) researches the events and learns that his house might be a coven of witches and the children may be in danger. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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loose tooth | vhs | fear | nonlinear timeline | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |Taglines:
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Rated R for some violence, language, brief sexuality and drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 October 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Atividade Paranormal 3 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$52,568,183 (USA) (21 October 2011)Gross:
$104,007,828 (USA) (30 December 2011)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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Written by Jack Dolgen (as Jack Selig Dolgen)
Performed by Jack Dolgen (as Jack Selig Dolgen) & Phil Korngut
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Trivia
The symbols that appear behind the pictures in Grandma Lois's house are simplified versions of the Pentagram of Solomon (inverted) and the Triangle of Solomon, symbols depicted in the "Lesser Key of Solomon" and used to summon and constrain demons in classical Goethic Theurgy. See more »Goofs
The bank-and-forth movement of an oscillating fan, especially the style shown for use on the downstairs camera, is created by gearing at the back of the fan's motor. By removing the fan and motor, it would no longer oscillate. See more »Crazy Credits
During the end credits, sound effects from the film can be heard. See more »Soundtracks
"Come My Way"Written by Jack Dolgen (as Jack Selig Dolgen)
Performed by Jack Dolgen (as Jack Selig Dolgen) & Phil Korngut
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Horror movies tend to polarize opinions all the time... Far more than the majority of movie genres. What one person might find scary may be humorous to another person... So when I left the theater after a packed screening of this movie , the audience seemed pretty polarized in their opinions. It really is an example of a 'you either love it or hate it movie' (Although some people may not take either extreme which is absolutely fine) .I am one of the people who came out of the theater loving it.
Paranormal Activity 3 is a prequel that goes back to the year 1988. It follows the sisters Kristi and katie (from the last 2 movie's) 18 years before the events of Paranormal activity 1. Its an origin story that gives us a little more information but still leaves us feeling confused and uneasy.
The new cameraman (Dennis) acts as a foster father to Kristi and Katie (The whereabouts of the real father remains open to debate) works as a wedding moviemaker. This gives a decent enough explanation as to why he seems to have top of the range filming equipment (for the era) . His character comes across as more caring and less irritating than Micah from PA1. The Mother of Kristi and Katie (Julie)came across as caring towards her children. The children who play Kristi and Katie actually come across and fairly decent actors.
The basic plot is like the last two movies. Strange occurrences are happening at the house they are staying in. Dennis out of curiosity decides to set up cameras around the house to hopefully find something unusual.
The greatest improvement of this movie over the other movies is probably the pacing. I wont ruin anything (that hasn't been in the trailer at least) but the younger daughter kristi has a seemingly imaginary friend, called toby ,that she talks to at night. As the movie progresses things get out of head fairly quickly and this imaginary friends becomes something real and horrific.
The movie does a good job of taking us out of our comfort zones. We feel confused and that confusion adds a sense of helplessness. While we may know the formula of the last movies we know little about the monster. What we don't see ,but know is there, usually scares us the most. The camera footage itself comes across as grainy and lower in quality than before (Again the trailer is rather misleading) . It makes it feel more authentic. While you know its not real you cant help getting sucked in by the movies world. There are also some clever shots and effects (Scenes with the oscillating camera are ingenious at times) .
The main complaints that I have with the movie are that sometimes the actions of Daniel can be questionable and the ending left me feeling a little unsatisfied.
That being said it doesn't detract from my own experience of the movie. I was terrified! It may not terrify some (the ratings on IMDb show some that already) but I think the best thing to do is go watch it and make up your own mind