![]() We may want to yell at the screen and tell the characters, “Drop the camera and don’t go in that dark room again!” But then we wouldn’t have a movie, would we? It’s enjoyable to watch some of the camera effects that are used to create the creepier moments, and it’s a real treat to see how this movie is tied into the previous films with some great cameos. It’s quite comical as the two friends think they’ve discovered something very cool, but soon learn how very wrong they are.Īfter some creepy scenes involving the family dog and the old ’80s memory game Simon, we’re right back to treading the same water that the other ‘Paranormal’ movies did. When the old lady downstairs is murdered, the teens try to investigate what happened, during which one of the guys is bitten on the arm by a strange force.įollowing the bite, strange things happen and we get a little homage to the found-footage superhero flick ‘Chronicle’, when the bitten teenager develops unusual skills like floating in mid-air, super strength and being able to blow up a large air mattress in two seconds flat with his breath. Of course, one has a video camera and films everything that he and his friend do on a daily basis. We follow a couple of 18-year-olds in an apartment complex in Oxnard, California. ‘The Marked Ones’ is definitely the funniest of the ‘Paranormal’ movies. ![]() ![]() The fright fest (or lack thereof) goes a different route and caters to the Latino audience more than the prior entries did.ĭirector Christopher Landon, who wrote the last three ‘Paranormal’ sequels, takes this chapter in a different direction in tone and style. This is more of an off-shoot of the series that exists in the same world as the previous films. Even though it’s the fifth installment in the franchise, don’t confuse ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’ as ‘Paranormal Activity 5’.
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