I love, LOVE scary movies. Even the cheesy, stereotypical fares dripping in red corn syrup.
So when I finally got my hands on 2009's phenom Paranormal Activity, I immediately curled up on the couch with a bag of microwave popcorn and pressed "play" in anticipation of high horror.
My verdict: 'Eh.'
There were some scary parts — I'll give you that — but the movie itself wasn't that great, in my opinion. I really didn't find it that scary, and couldn't understand how so many of my friends declared it the scariest movie they had ever seen.
Later, I was to find that the version I had watched was the original version, while the theatrical release version had a different ending. Nonetheless, the synopsis...
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