Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

After experiencing what they think are a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.

Director:

Tod Williams

Writers:

Michael R. Perry (screenplay), Christopher Landon (screenplay)

Stars:

Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Molly Ephraim

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
David Bierend	...	Surveillance Camera Expert
Brian Boland	...	Daniel Rey
Molly Ephraim	...	Ali Rey
Katie Featherston	...	Katie
Seth Ginsberg	...	Brad
Sprague Grayden	...	Kristi Rey
William Juan Prieto	...	Hunter Rey
Jackson Xenia Prieto	...	Hunter Rey
Micah Sloat	...	Micah
Vivis Colombetti	...	Martine (as Vivis)

Storyline

Daniel Rey along with his wife, Kristi; daughter, Ali; toddler son, Hunter, and their dog, move to Carlsbad, California. A few days later their residence is broken into, however, nothing appears to be missing. In order to prevent re-occurrences, they install a number of security cameras that will record everything on a DVR. After they hire a Spanish-speaking nanny to look after Hunter, she informs them that there is something wrong in their house and performs prayers, much to the chagrin of Daniel, who lets her go. He will subsequently regret this decision as more inexplicable and strange incidents occur, with Ali concluding, after a research, that their house may be possessed by a demonic entity.

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Plot Keywords:

no music | bad guy wins | violence | f word | minimal cast | 

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Taglines:

Last year you demanded it. But that was just the beginning.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and brief violent material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog [South Korea] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Actividad paranormal 2

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,678,424, 24 October 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$84,752,907, 20 January 2011

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$177,512,032, 20 January 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Solana Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 98 min (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Sharpie 79".

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Goofs

(at around 46 mins) While Hunter is being pulled, the doors of his bedroom are open, but when he is out of his bed, the doors are closed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kristi Rey: Welcome home, Hunter, this is your house. Gonna look out that window. There's your front door.

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Crazy Credits

Sound effects from the film play over the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

An Unrated Director's Cut on Blu-ray/DVD Combo with six extra minutes.

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Connections

Spoofed in Abnormal Activity 3 (2011)

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Soundtracks

My Last Breath
Performed by Evanescence

User Reviews

The question is - why?

The scariest thing about this movie is that they actually made it and in the end it just makes me want to ask why, oh why. While the first one was mildly innovative and provided a few scares and could actually call itself a horror movie, this one wants to be a carbon copy of the first one but fails miserably. It's a perfect example of greedy producers wanting to earn more money on account of the first movie, without actually caring what the sequel is all about or how many people who see it will feel like they've been fooled. If after all you want to see the movie, fast forward until the last 20 minutes and watch, unless you want to feel like an idiot because you just spent an hour and a half watching still images of empty rooms. Sequels... there's just something so terribly wrong about them these days, they used to actually make them for a reason.