PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE
GHOST DIMENSION
Director: Gregory Plotkin
Writers: Jason Pagan, Andrew Deutschman, Adam Robitel, Gavin Heffernan
Stars: Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Dan Gill
Director: Gregory Plotkin
Writers: Jason Pagan, Andrew Deutschman, Adam Robitel, Gavin Heffernan
Stars: Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Dan Gill
I'm
just going to get this out of the way now. The supposed final chapter in this
worn out franchise is rubbish. And I mean really
rubbish. What started off as an interesting idea for a low budget found
footage film has now become another cash grabbing franchise for studio's to
exploit to audiences who don't usually watch horror cinema, in order to pull in
ridiculous amounts of money. The 3D gimmick that has been saved for the very
worst entry just proves that the film makers are all out of ideas. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (or
as I like to call it, The Demonic Eyestrain) follows another family who happen
to enjoy filming everything. When they move into a new house they discover an
old camera and a stash of old videotapes in the garage. This old camera
provides an inside look into a whole other dimension, where ghosts can be seen
and portals into other timelines can be revealed.
Considering how this film had four screenwriters working on it, it's surprising just how little creativity the film has. Almost every riff the film plays has been done before, and better, in other films, and the set up is just basic Paranormal Activity. Throw in a new house, a boring family, a child who isn't scared by the ghost/demon, and someone who films everything all the time, and you have a PA film. The formula for these films has become so worn out that it's predictable. The family are completely uninteresting and devoid of any personality, and ten minutes in I looked at my watch and realised there was still a good 80 minutes I had to spend with these people. The jump scares are all over the place, and when all sounds die down you know they are about to happen. The 3D was annoying and I saw no purpose for the film to be converted into 3D because in the end it just began to strain my eyes and made the viewing even more unpleasant. Demonic faces popping out at you and cameras falling over very loudly occurred at least every five to ten minutes.
Everything that has been said about these films has already been said over and over again. You know what to expect, and I wasn't at all surprised when the film failed to wrap up the franchise in a satisfying way. All it does it leave you with more questions that you won't even be bothered to find out when the film finally ends. Don't be surprised when the seventh film comes out, with a tagline promising that everything will be explained. Don't give in to this, don't feed the machine.
1/5
Considering how this film had four screenwriters working on it, it's surprising just how little creativity the film has. Almost every riff the film plays has been done before, and better, in other films, and the set up is just basic Paranormal Activity. Throw in a new house, a boring family, a child who isn't scared by the ghost/demon, and someone who films everything all the time, and you have a PA film. The formula for these films has become so worn out that it's predictable. The family are completely uninteresting and devoid of any personality, and ten minutes in I looked at my watch and realised there was still a good 80 minutes I had to spend with these people. The jump scares are all over the place, and when all sounds die down you know they are about to happen. The 3D was annoying and I saw no purpose for the film to be converted into 3D because in the end it just began to strain my eyes and made the viewing even more unpleasant. Demonic faces popping out at you and cameras falling over very loudly occurred at least every five to ten minutes.
Everything that has been said about these films has already been said over and over again. You know what to expect, and I wasn't at all surprised when the film failed to wrap up the franchise in a satisfying way. All it does it leave you with more questions that you won't even be bothered to find out when the film finally ends. Don't be surprised when the seventh film comes out, with a tagline promising that everything will be explained. Don't give in to this, don't feed the machine.
1/5
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