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Paranormal Activity (2007) film

Discussed in 8 episodes · 6 film takes
PKA Score 6.8/10
Kyle
6.2/10
4 takes
Woody
9.2/10
1 take
Taylor
6.0🦉/7
1 take
IMDb 6.3 RT 82% Metacritic 68
PKA and critics roughly agree

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 457 @ 58:21 — PKN 457
Extended discussion of the horror film's effectiveness, low budget, and success in building tension.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“i think that's one of the most successful films of all time right there with blair witch as far as money in money out”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“paranormal activity uh especially the first one really great movie they had a great amount of pregnant pauses in it”
▶ PKA 300 @ 2:05:41 — Painkiller Already #300
Discussion of the Paranormal Activity film series and its scares
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I only saw the first one of those and it was spooky it definitely got you with some jumps”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“I remember that one's a big one, the one with the woman it was like in LA, and they were all Latino. That one was pretty bad. That was the last one I saw.”
▶ PKA 448 @ 43:49 — Painkiller Already #448
Kyle describes the first Paranormal Activity film in detail as one of the scariest horror movies
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“That movie scared the piss out of me. I will say the Zippo part was a bit of a trope, right? Like, you know, we're going to explore dark minds. We have matches three.”
▶ PKA 309 @ 3:31:50 — Painkiller Already #309
Kyle and Woody discuss the Paranormal Activity franchise, particularly the first few films and how they build tension. They discuss how the series devolved with later entries.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I've seen four of them, maybe five. But it was like when they got to the bottom of where the evil was coming from, it was like, really? There's an underground passageway in your neighbor's apartment that leads to some sc”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Paranormal Activity will just, like... It draws and draws and builds. For two hours, that thing builds. So you're sick to your stomach.”
▶ PKA 387 @ 3:27:35 — Painkiller Already #387
Discussion of Paranormal Activity films (first and second); Kyle describes watching with girlfriend and being genuinely scared
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“the first two films very much connected and scared the shit out of me, I remember being in a hotel room with a girl in LA”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I didn't care for that I remember probably a couple years ago now but the other one you recommended that was really scary”
▶ PKA 799 @ 1:12:44 — PKA 799 W/ Toby Turner: Our Bucket Lists
Mentioned as inspiration for ghost hunting interest
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm watching Paranormal Activity and Poltergeist in my free time and I'm hunting ghosts when I'm gaming.”
▶ PKA 598 @ 3:06:40 — PKA 598 W/Destiny: Destiny Gets Kicked, Amber Heard Vs Depp Verd
Discussion of the low-budget horror film's effective atmosphere and couple dynamics
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“my two favorite horror movies are one was and i swear by this movie [ __ ] everybody doesn't like it okay the very first paranormal activity”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“it was incredibly fun it's a good movie it was a creepy when the guy comes in when the priest because everything seems kind of common you don't really know what's going on”
▶ PKA 464 @ 1:21:58 — PKA 464 Taylor Bible Story, Lebron's Wig, Aggressive Policeman
Discussed as scary film that moved the speaker
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“the first Paranormal Activity another one not a cinematic great but um it scared me”