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VladtheInhaler999 t1_ixiv7hi wrote

Paranormal Activity. I felt it could have experienced the same cultural phenomena as The Blair Witch Project but sequels released consecutively every year really killed it.

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mikeyfreshh t1_ixiyhms wrote

Ironically the Blair Witch sequels are infinitely worse than the Paranormal Activity sequels, most of which are actually pretty watchable.

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JohnCavil01 t1_ixjv8vd wrote

Yes both Blair Witch sequels are not fantastic BUT I will at least give the 2000 one credit for having a really really interesting and ambitious premise for what would usually have just been a cynical cash-grab.

It’s a shame the execution left so much to be desired. But the idea of a fictional movie about events in the real world happening in the wake of the Blair Witch Project movie phenomenon is a really ambitious idea.

I’ll also give the director some credit - the editing was heavy altered by the studio and if the editing/sequence of events had been presented as originally intended it would definitely be a better movie….hiring better actors and having less ridiculous comedy might have also helped haha.

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WhisperingSideways t1_ixj07nj wrote

I'll go on record and defend Part II, because it has an interesting premise that threads itself concurrently into the first one. You can watch them in either order and it still works.

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