Paranormal Activity

I don't know if you guys know this, but a new Paranormal Activity is coming out October. It's called Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension. So, to prepare for the upcoming film, the next few days will discuss the Paranormal Activity series.

Honestly, I'm the type of person that loves films shot in the way that Paranormal Activity was. I really like 'found footage' films. But I'm pretty indifferent to this series. It was too clichéd for my tasted. (Spoilers!)

Clichés (Some of them) And other Annoying Things

• There was opening text to fool people into thinking what they are about to see is real.
• Katie calls up a psychic to help explain all the weird stuff that's been happening, and Micah is skeptical.
• Micah gets a Ouija board after Katie expressly states that she doesn't want him to get a Ouija Board.
• Also, the camera that Micah had was so stupid. It was freaking huge. He's going to have some back problems carrying that thing around.
• So in the beginning, we have a shot of the TV. Then, in a later shot, which is set several hours later, the TV is on the same scene from the previous shot.
• Why does it take so long for the demon to possess Katie? Like does it need to scare the crap out of them by flickering lights and opening doors for the lols? It can't have anything to do with gaining strength, it's a freaking demon.
• They went towards the creepy noise.
• Katie put the camera at fault. Like, crazy crap has happened LONG before the camera came into the picture. But suddenly, the camera brought the demon into our world, right?
• They pulled the psychic back to say the same stuff he said before and then leave.
• How did Micah not wake up after his girlfriend got pulled out of bed and down the hall?
• The entire movie, Micah brought the camera for every little thing, but not the whole Katie being possessed crap. Just the one scene that would have been creepy and scary and all that, and Micah didn't grab the camera.
• In the end, there's like over a minute of a black screen and grumbling, making you think something is going to happen, but then nothing does and you feel betrayed.

The above is the reason why I'm indifferent to the first Paranormal Activity. I love found footage films, especially if they are of the supernatural nature. Basically the weird creepy stuff that I can actually relate to is the reason I watch these movies and the reason I will be seeing The Ghost Dimension when it comes out. But the rest of it is just stupid.