Hello Blogosphere!
I decided to make a blog as a way to get my thoughts heard but I had a very hard time trying to come up with what to write about. Honestly, what does a 20-something tomboy/amateur artist have to offer to the world that is worth reading? Then it hit me, nerd culture. For instance I love scary and action movies, even the B movies found on SyFy. When you read a review about that super hero movie you've been anxiously waiting to come out and see then some old person with a degree in film thinks it's contrite and unrealistic, it's irritating because they are looking at it from a completely different perspective than that of the fans and casual viewer. Most reviewers don't seem to like the genre of most of the movies they review and have it in their head the movies are all terrible so who cares about their biased opinion? Same goes for the game and novel industries. I watch a lot of movies deemed abominations and think "this isn't so bad." A word of warning, I am in need of critique for my artwork so please know there will be days where the post is only about my latest project: 4 panel comics. Also, as I gain readers, I will ask you to assign some 'homework' to me in the form of a book, movie, or game. There will be limitations as I do not read romance novels, watch romantic dramas, etc.... So now that my self-introduction has run on longer than I originally intended, it's time to move on to the topic of this entry. I present to you my review of Paranormal Activity 2. Also, as a precursor, please bear in mind my standards are rather low.
The movie starts out just as slow as the first movie and I admit you have to just sit back and bear with it as everything that happens is important. About halfway through the movie the movie really takes off and starts to get really amazingly scary. There are small details in the scenes and audio that make the experience truly different for the first movie without going overboard on CGI or somewhat shameless attempts at scare tactics that fall flat. I live with roommates who have a one year old toddler and throughout the movie they would constantly check on him. The crew rigged up some rather simple yet extremely impressive scares for this film without straying too far from their low-budget origins. I confess the ending was somewhat predictable as the movie is supposed to take place before the first then end immediately after but the manner in which it occurred was extremely surprising. By the end of the movie I was impressed with the overall quality and was happy to see that the slightly expanded budget was put to good use. The whole crew has grown leaps and bounds from Paranormal Activity and I am have to give kudos to the writers for making a sequel with minimal plotholes as they never planned to make a continuation. In conclusion I have to give this movie a high rating for effective use of simple tactics and some very original ideas of how to catch you off guard and keep you on your toes.
Thank you for reading and please leave comments to let me know what you think. Have a good night and please watch out for the yetis, it's mating season and they are getting.... antsy......
