Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

[CJohn]

Discuss!

Edited January 3, 2014 by CJohn

[Deep Wang]

It's bad, really really bad.

 

They've retconned the mythology into the ground and it make zero sense.

 

It was all about Katie and Kristi, but now we find out that the coven marks pregnant women with the symbol and then the woman will die during childbirth, presumably so that the coven will get the child.

 

1.  What's the point then of doing this, both males in the movie had this happen to their mother, but they remained oblivious to anything until now.

2.  If the coven did this to Kristi because they wanted Hunter, why didn't she die during childbirth?

 

Also, they tried to pull a Final Destination 5, but failed miserably. 

Edited January 3, 2014 by rallax

[Jethro]

It's bad, really really bad.

 

They've retconned the mythology into the ground and it make zero sense.

 

It was all about Katie and Kristi, but now we find out that the coven marks pregnant women with the symbol and then the woman will die during childbirth, presumably so that the coven will get the child.

 

1.  What's the point then of doing this, both males in the movie had this happen to their mother, but they remained oblivious to anything until now.

2.  If the coven did this to Kristi because they wanted Hunter, why didn't she die during childbirth?

 

Also, they tried to pull a Final Destination 5, but failed miserably. 

 

Dude PA is never noted for it's logic, this is a spin off not a core movie, ergo they have taken some liabities with the mythology. Movie hasn't opened here yet, so no comment on the actual movie till later in the month.

[baumer]

One of the worst horror films I've seen, in fact, one of the worst films I've ever seen.  This might be a film that is a spin off of Paranormal Activity but it certainly goes to enough lengths to remind you that this is a Paranormal film.  There are tapes of Kristy and Katie in a basement and then Ali, from Paranormal Activity 2 shows up to explain what is happening.  I won't even give away the ending here as it is one of the most preposterous and stupid things I've seen in any film.  It's like they brainstormed ideas and then threw out all the good ways to end it and settled on the one that's in the movie.

 

PATMO literally has nothing happen in it for about 85% of the movie.  The first real plot point comes when one of the guys gets bit and then develops Spider-man powers.  From there, nothing more really happens until after they meet up with Ali.  From there, they go to a local gangster for help in hunting down the witches that ostensibly killed his brother and has possessed one of the main characters.  

 

This film is a mess.  It tries to expand on the coven story but instead of shedding more light on the plot, it just gets it muddied even more than it was in the last film.  In short, nothing more is expanded or explained in this film and the ending of it just makes it even more ridiculous than the first 90 minutes already are.  

 

I understand these films are licenses to print money for Paramount, but it's time to wrap it up.  We need closure.   If you look at the evolution of the series, the first did huge business and the second dropped slightly, like many sequels do, but the third increased on the strength of the second being so good.  But the third introduced new folklore to the story and the fourth dropped dramatically because of it.  With what looks to be a sub 20 mill opening, this film should finish with about 35 million.  Now they have a 6 slated to open around Halloween this year.  People aren't stupid, so unless they tell us that it all ends this October or that they are at least going to start it to the road of closure then it seems like this series has jumped the shark.  You thought the refrigerator nuke scene was bad in Crystal Skull?  That's poetry compared to the way they end this film.

 

0.5/10

 

Only giving it half a point for having close to a sex scene. 

Edited January 4, 2014 by Christmas baumer

[CJohn]

One of the worst horror films I've seen, in fact, one of the worst films I've ever seen.  This might be a film that is a spin off of Paranormal Activity but it certainly goes to enough lengths to remind you that this is a Paranormal film.  There are tapes of Kristy and Katie in a basement and then Ali, from Paranormal Activity 2 shows up to explain what is happening.  I won't even give away the ending here as it is one of the most preposterous and stupid things I've seen in any film.  It's like they brainstormed ideas and then threw out all the good ways to end it and settled on the one that's in the movie.

 

PATMO literally has nothing happen in it for about 85% of the movie.  The first real plot point comes when one of the guys gets bit and then develops Spider-man powers.  From there, nothing more really happens until after they meet up with Ali.  From there, they go to a local gangster for help in hunting down the witches that ostensibly killed his brother and has possessed one of the main characters.  

 

This film is a mess.  It tries to expand on the coven story but instead of shedding more light on the plot, it just gets it muddied even more than it was in the last film.  In short, nothing more is expanded or explained in this film and the ending of it just makes it even more ridiculous than the first 90 minutes already are.  

 

I understand these films are licenses to print money for Paramount, but it's time to wrap it up.  We need closure.   If you look at the evolution of the series, the first did huge business and the second dropped slightly, like many sequels do, but the third increased on the strength of the second being so good.  But the third introduced new folklore to the story and the fourth dropped dramatically because of it.  With what looks to be a sub 20 mill opening, this film should finish with about 35 million.  Now they have a 6 slated to open around Halloween this year.  People aren't stupid, so unless they tell us that it all ends this October or that they are at least going to start it to the road of closure then it seems like this series has jumped the shark.  You thought the refrigerator nuke scene was bad in Crystal Skull?  That's poetry compared to the way they end this film.

 

0.5/10

 

Only giving it half a point for having close to a sex scene. 

 

Gold Baumer, Gold!!!

 

When I read this movie introduced time travel, I got excited for all the wrong reasons. Apparently it is indeed a legendary disaster for horror in general.

[baumer]

I mean honestly, since when are witches synonymous with time travel?

[CJohn]

I totally need to see it as soon as it comes out online. Because I don't think it will ever come out here on DVD (his release in theaters was cancelled), since The Purge was also cancelled and it hasn't been released on DVD so far, which is weird.

[Deep Wang]

They tried to pull a Final Destination 5 with that ending, but instead of making sense, it's ridiculous.

[baumer]

They tried to pull a Final Destination 5 with that ending, but instead of making sense, it's ridiculous.

 

FD5 was a fantastic ending.  It made sense.  This one is just ridiculous.

[Claire of Themyscira]

I LOVED FD5. Great way to finish the series.

[Deep Wang]

FD5 was a fantastic ending. It made sense. This one is just ridiculous.

Hell yeah it was! It was also a total surprise. The fact that the only thing they mentioned from the book was a door that takes you to a bad place was kind of telling. Then, at the covens house he finds a weird door with a lot of markings on it? Immediately I knew it was going to take him to either Katie or Kristi's house.

[baumer]

But, not only does he go to Katie's house, he goes to an alternate version of Katie's house where she stabs Micah in the kitchen instead of killing him upstairs.

[CJohn]

But, not only does he go to Katie's house, he goes to an alternate version of Katie's house where she stabs Micah in the kitchen instead of killing him upstairs.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK Did they saw the previous movies?

[baumer]

Actually that is my mistake.  In the original, Micah hears Katie scream downstairs and he goes after her.  It never establishes that she kills him upstairs.  So her stabbing him in the kitchen does make sense.

[CJohn]

I don't remember that. Just the bedroom stuff.

[baumer]

Yea, but you never see her kill him, just the aftermath.  So technically that scene does make sense.

[Deep Wang]

Yea, but you never see her kill him, just the aftermath. So technically that scene does make sense.

It makes sense from a technical standpoint, but not thematically. The coven was after Kristi's baby so why didn't the door lead to her house instead?

[baumer]

I have no idea.  I haven't a clue really why this movie was made or how it makes any sense.  Time travel?  Seriously?

[Deep Wang]

I have no idea. I haven't a clue really why this movie was made or how it makes any sense. Time travel? Seriously?

That's what happens when you try to explain everything. It's so much better just leaving it be sometimes.

[Killimano3]

It's possible... but this movie may just be the best movie of 2014 so far

 

I give it an F