![]() ![]() This time it is a teenage boy called Jesse (Andrew Jacobs) who is possessed by the tireless demon. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones shifts focus a little by setting the action in a poor Latino area of Los Angeles instead of middle-class suburbia. Finally in Paranormal Activity 4 we ended up back in the present. The second film was a prequel the third, a prequel to the prequel. It’s predictable and pretty dumb, but it may be that element of familiarity that keeps audiences coming back for more It gave the unsettling impression that such phenomena could take place in any ordinary suburban house. The special effects were cheap and insignificant, and the supposed demon was never seen in the flesh. The film felt amateurish and unscripted, like a real home video. The idea, and its successful reception, owes a debt to reality TV. They set up a video recorder to try and capture the mysterious presence, and we watch – night after night – as the unseen intruder gets bolder and more powerful. In the first film, a young couple in San Diego find themselves plagued by invisible forces in their house. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, is the fifth in the sequence. There have been sequels in 2010, 20, each made at a relatively small cost and garnering massive profits. ![]() Reputedly made at a cost of US$15,000, it has grossed more than US$100 million since its first appearance. The original Paranormal Activity of 2007 was a low budget sensation. Paranormal Activity has become one of those franchises that seems destined to drag on forever, with each new installment introducing a few small innovations to keep the fans interested. ![]()
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