![]() ![]() They go snooping in her abandoned apartment and Jesse wakes up the next morning with a weird bite mark. Their curiosity increases further when Anna is murdered by a formerly mild-manned classmate named Oscar (Carlos Pratts) who seems to have been affected by something otherworldly. And when I say “take an interest” I mean that they gossip, call her names and sneak a camera into her apartment so they can spy on an unholy ceremony with promises of nudity. The kids take an interest in their elderly neighbor Anna (Gloria Sandoval) who is suspected of being a witch. The story follows some recent high school graduates, including Jesse (Andrew Jacobs), Hector (Jorge Diaz) and Marisol (Gabrielle Walsh). This means that the film can’t do the standard “cut between four cameras” device, which is sorely missed. The only difference this time is that the main characters are a group of teenagers instead of a family and it’s pretty much all handheld camera footage as opposed to wall-mounted cameras. It’s still “found footage” of a gradual demonic possession. The release date may be bafflingly different from the rest of the series, but the film itself isn’t. I saw the movie in a crowded theater with lots of loud, excited people. ![]() Did the filmmakers miss their deadline?ĭid the studio not want to compete with that lousy “Carrie” update for Halloween horror crowds? Or, after 2012’s “Paranormal Activity 4” barely made $50 million, did they think that people had just lost interest in the franchise? The franchise had carved out a nice little niche as an annual Halloween tradition (thankfully replacing those disgusting “Saw” movies) and I don’t know why anyone would want to mess with that. I have to wonder why the new “Paranormal Activity” movie is coming out now instead of October. ![]()
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