Official poster.
The movie that everyone is going to and talking about right now is Paranormal Activity. This movie features an engaged couple that lives in a seemingly nice house in the suburbs. The girl, Katie, is followed by a demon her entire life but is never provoked until her boyfriend, Micah, decides to catch it on tape. More and more things begin to happen and it soon becomes a dangerous situation. The movie is a documentation of their lives and what happened.
This has become a box office sensation that thrill seekers are flocking to. It has become an appealing movie in the way it was made and marketed as well. The only reason this movie is available to be viewed in our area is because the public voted it on. The campaign asked consumers to vote on whether it should be shown here or not and apparently Amarillo voted YES. Now the people of Amarillo and Canyon are able to get their fill of motion sickness and screams from Paranormal State.
The way this film was made is almost as interesting as the movie itself. This movie was made three years ago in a seven-day shoot. The idea for the movie came from the everyday creeks and groans of the producer’s house. He thought about video taping to try to catch the sounds and see if there was anything else happening. It then evolved into the story you see on the big screen. It was actually taped with a handheld camera, which was out of necessity but has now added to the reason why this film is so popular.
This low budget horror film is being compared to classics like Blair Witch Project and Open Water because it has matched them in buzz and profits. These movies have become popular; as they are cheap to produce and create revenue, so expect this to be one of many low budget movies to come in the future. Go see it to get in the mood for Halloween, but be prepared to sleep with the lights on.