Shockumentary – Paranormal Activity 2 is on the Way

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The big surprise hit of the year so far has to be the low budget shockumentary (new buzz word of the moment that will be killed to death no pun intended before the end of the year) Paranormal Activity Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels divx that was made for 11K and so far has grossed $86 million domestically.  Horror fans flocked to this new Blair Witch type of movie and the viral marketing buzz for the film has been racing, helping push the movie.  The movie consists of shocks and enough creepy sound effects to get your heart pounding and sweat building.  Multiple endings floating around the internet as well have helped keep this movie in the mind of fans.  With the success it has had, there has been a lot of talk, and a lot of talk leads to the inevitable.

Paranormal Activity Sequel

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Paramount made the smart decision not to take this low budget flick and Hollywoodrize it the way most terrible horror thrillers end up.  But it seems that Paramount has not learned from the HORRORibleness that was the Blair With sequel that came out a decade ago.  Paramount is looking at making a big budget sequel to the surprise low budget hit.

Hollywood Reporter

reports that Philipe Dauman (CEO of Viacom which owns Paramount) made a statement saying that a sequel would lack the element of surprise that has made PA a runaway hit.

While this is true and I completely agree that you cannot recreate the buzz and surprise of a movie like this which is why it has taken a decade to create a new type of hit like this.  But a sequel?  Really?  I understand sequels and remakes are the go-to of studios today to bank on established franchises but there is not reason for this.  The Blair Witch sequel was by far voted as the worst movie of the year if not decade and there is nothing that makes me believe that this won’t be the same way.

I personally did not love Paranormal Activity and did not buy into the hype that others did when they claimed it was the freakiest movie they have ever saw.  I also hated Blair Witch and almost walked out on that.  I understand the fear that the movie plays with peoples mind, but it just didn’t do it for me.  A sequel would be laughable, and I would just consider it a comedy for how horrible it would be, not cause there will be any horror to it.

Would see see a Paranormal Activity Sequel?