Paranormal Activity 3
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Magdalena GórkaBesetzung:
Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Lauren Bittner, Mark Fredrichs, Brian Boland, Maria Olsen, William Juan Prieto, Jessica Tyler Brown (mehr)Streaming (4)
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Paranormal Activity 3 kehrt an den Ort zurück, an dem alles begann und die Aktivitäten sind stärker als je zuvor. Die Kameras laufen und halten jeden Gänsehautmoment fest, wenn das Böse damit anfängt, die jungen Schwestern Katie und Kristie erstmals zu terrorisieren. Dieses einzigartige Horrorphänomen ist ein "ungemein effektiver Grusel-Schocker"* und so furchteinflößend, dass die letzten 15 Minuten Ihr Leben für immer durcheinanderbringen warden. (Paramount Pictures Germany)
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Über das Upgrade der Serie freue ich mich nicht – das Böse sollte hundertprozentig "paranormal“ bleiben, es sollte nicht mit satanischen Zeichen in Verbindung gebracht werden und nicht aus dem Kalender benannt werden. Andererseits wartet man auf sein Toben nicht so lange wie in den vorigen Teilen und die Spannung wird wieder sorgfältig von den ersten Anzeichen bis zu einem paralysierenden Schrecken gesteigert. Und das liebe ich. :-) Der dritte Teil wurde so gemacht, dass er den Zuschauer*innen am meisten entspricht. Versuchen Sie es mal mit ihm, auch wenn Ihnen die vorigen Teile nicht besonders gefallen. Der wachsende kommerzielle Erfolg der Serie ist bewundernswert, der Produzent Akiva Goldsman hat einen Schlüssel zum goldenen Turm, der auf Zent-Fundamenten steht.
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I have one problem with the Paranormal Activity franchise: the obsession of all the members of that family (across generations) to constantly film themselves feels very artificial. In order to make it easier for viewers to get their bearings between scary scenes, the characters film themselves in situations where no real person would do it. The best way to solve that would be to abandon the format of 100% documentary footage, i.e. that most of the film would still consist of night footage from cameras, but the parts that move the plot forward would be like a normal film (as in the recent found-footage Undocumented). But if you are willing to accept the rules of the game, you are in for a good time. Paranormal Activity 3 is the scariest entry in the series. The jump-scares are perfect (and there are lots of them), it holds the tension throughout (and at times it gets very tense), and the last five minutes gave me for the first time in the three parts the sensation that some big fucking evil is lurking in that house. The actors are very good, they feel authentic. The behaviour of the characters is very arguable at times, I admit that, but that’s common in the para-documentary format. Another point, the mythology. This prequel added so many interesting elements to it that I want another sequel ASAP. Everything makes sense so far, there aren’t any contradictions, and it leaves room for the sequels to reveal more. It’s very clear that the concept of this franchise will not appeal to everyone. For some people, the slow burn terror will be boring, others will not like the format, while others will get lost in the mythology. The bullshit of those who, already from the trailer speak about “the same shite as before”, only to watch the first CAMrip available and then slap each other on the back with the other retards at how right they were, is really off the mark. The evergreen of stupid Americans and their millions incomprehensibly wasted at the box office is beginning to happen here (The Three Musketeers 3D are leading this weekend and it’s not much better, is it?). On the other hand, the moment emotions and prejudices become part of the hate for any franchise, that’s when any rational discussion ends; that’s a well known and natural fact, and it doesn’t surprise me anymore, I got used to it with Saw. And there’s something else I want to say, but I can’t do it without spoilers, so watch out... Spoiler: About the scenes in the trailer that are not in the film: while waiting for PA3 (and even before the trailers), it was clear that the plot would revolve around Kristie and Katie remembering the events that took place in the previous episodes, when they were little. They remember how they held seances, that weird people came to the house, that Kristie was always terrified, that the house burned down. All that is touted in the trailers, but NOTHING of it is in the film. And here’s the surprise (the twist), the third part is showing something that the sisters are actually not remembering! The climax opens a lot of possibilities: the girls and the mother (who may not be dead) won’t remember anything after the ritual (like Kristie at the end of the second part) and things will go on as if nothing had happened; the scary events reminisced by the adult sisters (including the fire) are maybe yet to come. This is my interpretation, but I think that, in light of the “evidence”, it’s quite a legitimate one. If that’s the case, all that bitching at the creators (those assholes promised something they didn't deliver!!!) is actually the opposite reaction that would be appropriate. It was a very smart surprise :) End of spoilers.
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Despite recycling all the good and bad from the past, this is the best film in the series - those little girls garner sympathy on all fronts. Yet the most interesting thing about the whole project is that the trailer is one big fake. This opens the door to an interesting theory.
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Die Gerüchte, die von Teil drei als dem besten Teil der paranormalen Serie sprechen, gingen an mir seit Anfang an vorbei. Und das war gut so, denn diese Erweiterung zur weiterhin megaerfolgreichen Horrormaschinerie ist völlig überflüssig, auch wenn sie die Mythologie der Hauptfigur vertieft (aber nicht erklärt). Schon Teil zwei habe ich verachtet, aber der neueste Teil hat mich von der Erschöpfung dieser Gott-weiß-wie-langen Serie überzeugt. Zwar gibt es mehr Schockszenen und sie sind insgesamt besser gemacht und besser getimt, aber der Versuch, aus der Marke jeden einzelnen Dollar herauszuholen, ist allzu offensichtlich. Im Allgemeinen habe ich nichts gegen Found-Footage, aber es gibt eine wichtige Bedingung: glaubhaft sein. Und das fällt mir bei PA bereits schwer. Nein, ich werde wohl wirklich kein Fan dieser Serie werden.
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Weaker than the first one, but much more imaginative and bearable than the uninteresting second one. The story cleverly returns to the past to depict the very beginning of the evil and thus can once again stir up the audience's anticipation, which must have disappeared after the second part. Admittedly, this adds significantly to the fact that this is the third entry and the level of scares would have to magically shoot up for the viewer to still be able to nervously bite their nails and be surprised, but the atmosphere this time around is uncomfortably palpable and the story builds up in exactly the way I wanted it to. In the first half, however, the film drags horribly and the amateurish cinematography, which is the icing on the cake during the night scenes, hurts it a lot. Besides, I have a bit of a bias against this series and view it more as a commercial fad than a ghost horror film that may become a cult classic in the future. But it’s hard to make something big for little money these days.
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Unglaubliche Langeweile. Ich schätze Authentizität, Verflechtung und die Stilisierung bis zum Ende der 80er Jahre, aber um sich richtig zu erschrecken, müssen Sie drei Viertel (!) Stunden warten. Im Vergleich zum recht gelungenen zweiten Teil ist dies eher eine Rückkehr zum ersten Teil, wo das Klopfen an Türen und das Anheben der Bettdecke die größten Trümpfe sind. Nur der Schlusspunkt ist vielleicht ganz nett, aber es trägt nicht viel zum Gesamtergebnis bei.
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