Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

Disturbing yet enthralling

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

I have seen the first two; this is a prequel to the events in those movies. After watching it, I read the reviews and then watched the trailer. Other reviewers had mentioned scenes in the trailer that weren't in the movie as it was released. I was astonished to see some of the scariest - as well as essential to the story - scenes in the trailer, but not in the film itself. What the heck?!?!? This movie would have been so much better if they'd left those scenes where they fit in the sequence of events. These PA movies are boring for about 3/4 of the screen time; there are lots of segments of the "found footage" where nothing at all happens. Nothing. If they'd left in the scenes that were in the trailer, at least there'd have been more scary moments to make up for all the dull ones.

The third instalment in the Paranormal Activity series, the story of Paranormal Activity 3 is set in 1988, 18 years prior to the events that took place in the first two films and serves as a prequel to the series. The plot follows two sisters, Katie & Kristi, who live with their mother & her boyfriend and soon discover their house to be haunted by an invisible entity.In my opinion, Paranormal Activity 3 is the epitome of false advertisement. Because every single thing that was good in its theatrical trailer doesn't even exist in the final print, which is no doubt a very frustrating discovery, and what exists in the picture is the same old dull formula that lost its potency long ago, which in turn made this one a painfully boring affair.Even the scares are predictable, the added element that reveals the secret behind all this supernatural phenomena is lame, the cast & crew is amateur at best and all of them fail to add or bring an interesting dimension into the story, the ever-hovering camera still doesn't justify its presence, and this weakest entry is a perfect indication that this lifeless franchise needs to be put out of its misery.

It's a little bit better than Paranormal Activity 2. In this prequel we will see Katie and Kristi as children, living with their mother, Julie(which was so hot...) and stepfather Dennis.I liked the movie because is simply... scary. It has a great 1988 atmosphere. Also, Katie and Kristi as children are very cute. I liked the scene when Toby interacts with the girls. The ending was awesome, very, very scary and suspenseful. Also, the grandma is the scariest character in the franchise.My rating for this movie is 8/10(same as Paranormal Activity 2), even if is better than part 2.

No this is not scary at all. It is just some bad actors screaming in the dark. I saw this in a theater and had a laugh because I was the only one not getting scared. Most people these day can't sit throw an old horror movie because they would pee in there pants. By time this movie gets any were there is not even a minute. Paranormal activity 4 is better and that one is not any thing that good believe me. The story line is awful. The ending is awful. It is not scary. Why would any one 10 or older get scared. This is just so lame. Don't see it. If you got scared of this don't see Dracula (1931) or any of the exorcist movie because you will pooh in your pants. L.O.L.