Paranormal Activity

Paranormal activity is not a fun film.

This isn't a bad film - not at all. In fact it is a quite well-made film, though constrained by its small budget and scope, and, frankly, pretty scary. It's relentlessly scary almost, and I mean that in a good way. This film is understated in its scariness, too - none of the mad CGI and lots of money on fancy colour treatments that are standard for all horror films these days. This is resolutely a small-budget, small-scale film with scare borne out of genuine atmosphere and sparse soundtrack.

Part of the reason it works so well in t....