This movie has no scare factor whatsoever. I'd suggest changing the tagline from "don't see it alone" to "don't see it at all". Unlike Blair Witch it just isn't scary or tense or suspenseful. The idea of a demon is laughable anyway but you can suspend belief and enjoy the story if it's done well, as in The Exorcist or The Omen or the aforementioned Blair Witch Project. This had a stupid demon with the power to make doors move and things creak. That's it. Those Japanese horror films, such as The Ring or Dark water, where a scary face suddenly jumps out at you at least have that roller coaster type fun going for them. This had none of that and instead relied on a bedroom where the door had been left open during the night so that you could see the top of the stairs. This is a little bit spooky and most people, as children, would have found this scary and closed the door while they slept. What a shame this device wasn't exploited as it was the most effective atmospheric effect. To sum up, this is a way over-hyped yawn fest with no good adrenalin kicks. Don't see it. At all.
Review of Paranormal Activity
