don't believe the hype, went to see Paranormal Activity today on the recommendation that i would piss my pants. started well but lost it towards the end.
i judge a good horror on weather i watch the film through my hands. this one i did not.
verdict, watch on dvd when you can rent from the bargain bin.
I went to see that at a cinema full of twats intensionally laughing during the scary bits, who were clearly trying to impress their shazzer girlfriends. It still stuck in my mind though. It is a good film because it builds and plays with the tension such that it's entirely unpredictable, apart from the ending. If you're unimpressed by it then you're lucky that there's so many films which adhere to a predictable formula of tension - payoff, tension - payoff etc etc.
I went to see that at a cinema full of twats intensionally laughing during the scary bits, who were clearly trying to impress their shazzer girlfriends. It still stuck in my mind though. It is a good film because it builds and plays with the tension such that it's entirely unpredictable, apart from the ending. If you're unimpressed by it then you're lucky that there's so many films which adhere to a predictable formula of tension - payoff, tension - payoff etc etc.
Edit: Just found that STALKER is on youtube in it's entirety! But if there's any film that can only be appreciated at the cinema...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fD9e_zNR5k&feature=related