Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)

When a young man becomes the target of a malevolent entity, he must uncover its true intentions before it takes complete control of him.

Director:

Christopher Landon

Writers:

Christopher Landon, Oren Peli (based on the film "Paranormal Activity" by)

Stars:

Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz, Gabrielle Walsh

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Jacobs	...	Jesse Arista
Jorge Diaz	...	Hector Estrella
Gabrielle Walsh	...	Marisol Vargas
Renee Victor	...	Irma Arista
Noemi Gonzalez	...	Evette Arista
David Saucedo	...	Cesar Arista
Gloria Sandoval	...	Ana Sanchez
Richard Cabral	...	Arturo Lopez
Carlos Pratts	...	Oscar Lopez
Juan Vasquez	...	Santo
Carlos Romeo Arana Figuera	...	Mauro
Molly Ephraim	...	Ali Rey
Brent Gutierrez	...	Diego
Alonso Alvarez	...	Eber
Chris Puckett	...	Cop (as Christopher M. Puckett)

Storyline

Jesse begins experiencing a number of disturbing and unexplainable things after the death of his neighbor. As he investigates, it isn't long before Jesse finds he's been marked for possession by a malevolent demonic entity, and it's only a matter of time before he is completely under its control...

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Plot Keywords:

demonic possession | blood | pentagram | younger version of character | looking at oneself in a mirror | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, graphic nudity and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 4 mins) According to an interview with Jorge Diaz, when he did his scene where his character Hector performs a stunt on a laundry basket, he was supposed to glide down the stairs fast. However, the basket (supported with wire to pull it down the stairs, along with a skateboard underneath the basket, its wheels removed) often got stuck between in the steps. Finally on the last take, a member of the crew yanked the cable, which brought down the basket and actor to the bottom of the stairs; eliciting Diaz's genuine reaction. This last take was used in the final film.

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Goofs

When Oscar kills himself by crashing down on a car, if you play the clip in slow-motion - you can see the car start to implode before Oscar even makes contact with the car.

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Quotes

Jesse Arista: [looking through a book from Ana's apartment] They're basically saying that if you build this door, it's like, you could travel through time.
Hector Estrella: Man, if she could travel through time, why the hell is she staying in this shitty-ass apartment? I'd timeportal my ass to the Bahamas.

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Crazy Credits

The Paramount opening credit is shown having glitches like when demon presence get caught by the video camera

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Alternate Versions

The Unrated version has an extra 17 minutes of footage incorporated into the film; half of it being humorous.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: Paranormal Activity (2012)

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Soundtracks

Vete con él
Written by Nelson Jose Jimenez
Performed by Nelson Jose Del Perú
Courtesy of Music Dealers, LLC

User Reviews

Coming from a huge fan of only the first PA movie

The first PA movie was a surprise hit that made millions out of its miniscule budget which led to several sequels that were both average and disappointing especially the fourth one which was made so lazily that its sole purpose was to make a quick cash-grab.

I expected this to be another average PA film but was surprised to see how well it was made. If you are not a fan of found-footage films which has recently become a huge trend, then obviously this movie will do nothing for you. The typical static camera shots of spontaneous noises and random things moving from the previous movies are gone now which is a good thing since there's only so much they can do with that. It takes place in a new setting with new characters and a lot more humor is added in this time. The protagonists were likable and not annoying and acted competently.

However, the good always comes with the bad but not too many. The film does nothing new or original but it wasn't as big a problem for me since the film was effectively made. Some of the scenes involving Latino gangs were too stereotypical and unnecessary but other than that, the movie didn't have too many flaws.

All I'm going to say without spoiling anything is that the last 20 minutes of the film will truly scare you with a huge twist at the end that will obviously not be explained further until the confirmed PA 5 comes out this October. I really thought this franchise was sealing its fate after the fourth one but The Marked Ones gives fresh opportunities for the filmmakers to indulge in. If you are a fan of the PA films excluding the fourth one and are unsure about whether you want to spend money to see this film, my recommendation is go see it without a doubt. I got my money's worth. :)

Details

Official Sites:

official site Official site [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

3 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paranormal Activity: The Oxnard Tapes

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,343,611, 5 January 2014

Gross USA:

$32,462,372

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$90,894,962

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Solana Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 101 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1