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Paranormal Activity 2 doesn't cover any new ground, but its premise is still scary -- and in some respects, it's a better film than the original.
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Like Oren Peli, who created the first film, director Tod Williams keeps the dialogue So-Cal dumb and colorless, which must be part of the scare plan but makes both these movies hard to sit through. Jan 4, 2011 | Full Review…
Like Oren Peli, who created the first film, director Tod Williams keeps the dialogue So-Cal dumb and colorless, which must be part of the scare plan but makes both these movies hard to sit through.
J. R. Jones
...reaffirms familiar scare tactics...taps into a certain kind of eeriness implicit in the threat to suburban domesticity, which was precisely what made "Poltergeist" so frightening back in the day. Nov 3, 2010
...reaffirms familiar scare tactics...taps into a certain kind of eeriness implicit in the threat to suburban domesticity, which was precisely what made "Poltergeist" so frightening back in the day.
Eric Kohn
Ultimately, the film has little to offer apart from a few physical shocks involving household objects behaving oddly, a novelty that soon wears off. Oct 28, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Ultimately, the film has little to offer apart from a few physical shocks involving household objects behaving oddly, a novelty that soon wears off.
Jake Wilson
Horror-movie standards have dropped so much that people will flock to anything -- anything at all -- that promises to spook them, no matter how predictable or starved of style. Oct 27, 2010 | Full Review…
Horror-movie standards have dropped so much that people will flock to anything -- anything at all -- that promises to spook them, no matter how predictable or starved of style.
Jim Schembri
Less scary than a toaster. Oct 27, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Less scary than a toaster.
Ben Kenigsberg
Even knowing what's likely to come -- the doors opening on their own, the skeptical characters scoffing at metaphysical explanations, the unheeded warnings from paranormally gifted guests -- doesn't make it any less nailbiting to watch. Oct 25, 2010 | Full Review…
Even knowing what's likely to come -- the doors opening on their own, the skeptical characters scoffing at metaphysical explanations, the unheeded warnings from paranormally gifted guests -- doesn't make it any less nailbiting to watch.
Dana Stevens
This is the rare sequel that proves to not only be better than the original, but actually makes the first film better as well. May 8, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
This is the rare sequel that proves to not only be better than the original, but actually makes the first film better as well.
Micheal Compton
Earns some really nice chills, especially once we hit the big finale. Aug 26, 2015 | Full Review…
Earns some really nice chills, especially once we hit the big finale.
Scott Weinberg
This demon is more like a lousy roommate, turning the lights on, leaving the cabinets open and making loud noises in the kitchen while everybody's trying to sleep. Apr 28, 2015
This demon is more like a lousy roommate, turning the lights on, leaving the cabinets open and making loud noises in the kitchen while everybody's trying to sleep.
Sean Burns
Paranormal Activity 2 is surprisingly boring, not scary and lazily made. This is hands down one of the worst horror movies that I've ever seen. Nov 9, 2013 | Rating: 2/10 | Full Review…
Paranormal Activity 2 is surprisingly boring, not scary and lazily made. This is hands down one of the worst horror movies that I've ever seen.
Will Chadwick
It's the scariest movie in years. Feb 15, 2013 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
It's the scariest movie in years.
Steve Newton
To put it simply, if you've seen the first film, then you've seen this film. There's nothing new offered here, so there's not much of a point in bothering with it. Sep 22, 2012 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
To put it simply, if you've seen the first film, then you've seen this film. There's nothing new offered here, so there's not much of a point in bothering with it.
Jeff Beck
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