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Paranormal Activity 3

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 23m
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5.8/10
96K
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Jessica Tyler Brown, Lauren Bittner, and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
An early look at the haunting of Katie and her family.
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In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home Name Toby.In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home Name Toby.In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home Name Toby.
IMDb RATING
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96K
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    • Henry Joost
    • Ariel Schulman
    • Christopher Landon
    • Oren Peli(film "Paranormal Activity")
  • Stars
    • Chloe Csengery
    • Jessica Tyler Brown
    • Christopher Nicholas Smith
    • Henry Joost
    • Ariel Schulman
    • Christopher Landon
    • Oren Peli(film "Paranormal Activity")
  • Stars
    • Chloe Csengery
    • Jessica Tyler Brown
    • Christopher Nicholas Smith
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    • 364User reviews
    • 253Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
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    Hallie Foote, Jessica Tyler Brown, Christopher Nicholas Smith, and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    Jessica Tyler Brown, Johanna Braddy, and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    Jessica Tyler Brown and Lauren Bittner in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
    Jessica Tyler Brown and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

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    Chloe Csengery
    Chloe Csengery
    • Katie
    Jessica Tyler Brown
    Jessica Tyler Brown
    • Kristi
    • (as Jessica Brown)
    Christopher Nicholas Smith
    Christopher Nicholas Smith
    • Dennis
    • (as Chris Smith)
    Lauren Bittner
    Lauren Bittner
    • Julie
    Hallie Foote
    Hallie Foote
    • Grandma Lois
    Dustin Ingram
    Dustin Ingram
    • Randy Rosen
    Johanna Braddy
    Johanna Braddy
    • Lisa
    Katie Featherston
    Katie Featherston
    • Adult Katie
    Brian Boland
    Brian Boland
    • Daniel
    Sprague Grayden
    Sprague Grayden
    • Adult Kristi
    William Juan Prieto
    William Juan Prieto
    • Hunter
    • (as William Prieto)
    Jackson Xenia Prieto
    • Hunter
    • (as Jackson Prieto)
    Paitoon Cheng
    • Ida
    Eddie Medrano
    • Party Magician
    Rebecca Delgado Smith
    Rebecca Delgado Smith
    • Crying Bridesmaid
    Bailey Michelle Brown
    Bailey Michelle Brown
    • Bailey
    • (as Bailey Brown)
    Tucker Brown
    • Tucker
    Jessica Berger
    • Kid
      • Henry Joost
      • Ariel Schulman
      • Christopher Landon
      • Oren Peli(film "Paranormal Activity")
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    • Trivia
      Most of the scenes in the trailers are not in the actual movie which angered many fans of the series. According to Inside Pulse, the production team behind this had enough leftover footage to assemble two completely different versions of the same movie; fifty-percent of the footage was what they used to create the TV spots and theatrical trailer.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 4 mins) While driving the Mercedes to the house of grandma, the gauges on the dashboard clearly show that the speed is zero and the engine is cold.
    • Quotes

      Randy Rosen: [arguing about the demon] This isn't... Casper the fucking friendly ghost you're chasing man!

    • Crazy credits
      In the middle of the closing credits, in keeping with the 1988 period of the film, the Paramount logo that was used circa 1988 is shown.
    • Alternate versions
      Includes an unrated director's cut and "lost tapes" (Dennis' pranking Julie and a commercial of his video company.)
    • Connections
      Featured in Shameless: A Great Cause (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday to You
      Written by Mildred J. Hill (as Mildred Hill) & Patty S. Hill (as Patty Hill)

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    6/10
    Not bad, but doesn't look anything like 1988.
    Saw "Paranormal Activity 3" at a special Hollywood premiere at the ArcLight. I also had the honor of seeing Katie Featherston signing autographs for us fans waiting patiently to see it. Unfortunately, I left my Droid smart phone in the car because it was my understanding we would be wanded for recording devices. That didn't happen and many people had their camera phones with them. I would have loved to get my pic taken with Katie. Oh well.

    Anyway, back to the movie. "Paranormal Activity 3" is a prequel to the first two movies. The movie starts in 2005 with Katie getting together with her younger sister Kristi at her house and both come across some old VHS tapes of them taken in 1988 when they were children left behind by their deceased grandmother. They watch a tape and that is the premise of the film.

    The overriding glaring error in this film is that the entire 1988 portion of the film was shot in HD in 1:85:1 or 16 x 8 ratio which caused me to ask the question "oh really?" If my memory is correct, HD video in that ratio did not exist. The film would have been more realistic had the picture quality looked more like VHS with the ratio in 1:33:1 or 4x3. The father, Dennis, works as a wedding videographer and he has a linear editing system consisting of two 4x3 monitors and VHS tape similar to the editing system I used when I took video production classes in college in the early 1990s so the film gets kudos for that.

    The film starts with young Katie celebrating her birthday with her little sister Kristi looking on. As the story progresses, we discover that Kristi has an imaginary friend named Toby. When it's time for the girls to go to bed, Kristi gets up, walks toward the camera (yes, just like the first two movies, this family has camcorders set up around the house recording their life) and starts talking to her imaginary friend. Meanwhile, Dennis and his wife Julie decide to make love while the camera is rolling. Just as things start to get hot, an earthquake strikes. As Dennis and Julie run out of their room to check on the kids, crushed pieces of plaster fall from the ceiling. When the plaster lands, it appears to hit something invisible, the first sign that there is a spirit in their midst. Throughout the film, things escalate as Kristi's imaginary friend starts taking things to higher levels causing her older sister Katie great worry and concerning Dennis as the paranormal happenings are all caught on tape.

    The first "Paranormal Activity" film had a great premise in which a couple liked to record their life on tape. Problem with making sequels with a story like this is you get every family recording their lives on tape and so you start to wonder why is it that every generation of this family likes documenting every move they make? Another thing I found tedious is that like the first two movies (and practically most clichéd horror films), this film contained quite a bit of "scare scenes" that makes you jump. This film had a few legitimate scares but had one that was so predictable, I didn't even budge in my seat when it happened.

    With every subsequent sequel having more or less the same premise, you start to wonder when this story is getting old.
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2011 (United States)
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      • Paramount Pictures
      • Blumhouse Productions
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