Paranormal Activity 4 Reviews

Whether you attend the Paranormal Activity movies for the scares or the story, part 4 is a major step down.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

...Shulman and Joost forget to bring the scary - that low frequency noise and telegraphed pop-up scares have worn as thin as a communal durex.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Paranormal Activity 4 is the worst of the series and one of the worst horror films ever made. It's bloated, drawn-out and has no idea how to provide a single scare.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

A rickety old ride and no mistake, this instalment is for franchise fans only.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Anyone who's seen the other entries can tell you this series has never been about the story. "Paranormal Activity 4' proves this once again, and when you factor in the lazy writing and complete lack of scares, it easily earns the title of worst entry yet.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4

When the glimpse of the utter ferocity finally comes the carrot you've been after all this time is pulled from your grasp and you have to wonder, was it worth chasing it at all?

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

It never quite manages to capture the same tension and dread, the scares have become predictable, after all there are only so many times you can pull off the same trick.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Yuck. We are one step away from doing "Paranormal Activity in Space."

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

The most disturbing thing about this scary movie is how this phantom nonsense ever got made. I was so terrified by the dreadful filmmaking, that never mind being scared silly, by the end of this monster mess I was dumb struck.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/10

It's clear that the Activity has become too normal for all but the die-hards.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5

Well, it was fun while it lasted kids. The ghost train shudders to a halt with Paranormal Activity 4, the first entry in the usually innovative series unable to produce any decent scares.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

When the scares do come, they come fast and hard but, unfortunately, far too late.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Yet another round of home video scares from a creep show franchise whose "found footage" is now best left in the cutting room bin.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

A disappointing addition to the franchise.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Trotting out the same types of scares, the same plot structure and the same found-footage format gets less effective with each installment.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

The jig is up and the joke's on us.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

The dread that should be smothering is merely an intermittent itch.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10

Orin Pelli's original idea that we'll keep wanting to pay good money to watch a digital clock ticking over has surely run its course now.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

They could have called this Paranormal Inactivity.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4

There are at least a half-dozen or so decent jolts to be enjoyed over the film's running time, but prepare for a long wait to actually get to them.

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