![]() She is later found murdered and Jesse, along with a friend, enter her apartment after the police leave the scene and discover a number of things that connect this installment with the previous ones. When he has an encounter with this supposed witch, she explains that “things” with him have just begun. Specifically targeted towards the Hispanic community, The Marked Ones follows Jesse, a recent high school graduate, who lives with his father, sister and grandmother in an apartment that is above a mean woman that many have labeled as a “witch”. The Marked Ones continues the “found footage” angle but in many ways it is able to infuse the series with a fresh take on this tired medium. A post credit scene sets up a new tale which leads into the latest film in the franchise: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. We find the Coven is behind the entire events but get a mixed message on what really happened to Hunter. The fourth film, Paranormal Activity 4 sought to explain the whereabouts of Katie and Hunter but really did little to move the concept further. ![]() It is in this film that we learn about a witch’s coven that is in league with Toby, the demon that has been following and terrorizing this family. We also learn that the footage of this film is tied to the videotapes that went missing in Paranormal Activity 2. Being set in the 1980’s, the director used some creative techniques to make the “found footage” angle plausible. This sequel ends with Katie (still possessed by the Spirit from the original film) kidnapping her nephew Hunter, with the film’s endnote claiming that their whereabouts were unknown.įor the third film, Paranormal Activity 3, the filmmakers set out to expand the universe a bit, focusing on Katie and Kristi when they were children first encountering the malevolent demon. The story is set 2 months prior to the events in the original film. This time the spirit is haunting Kristi’s family. Paranormal Activity 2 opened the following year. We learn that this has happened to Katie before, when she was young, and also involved her sister, Kristi. The entire film, and series, is based on the “found footage” angle of The Blair Witch Project. ![]() The original Paranormal Activity follows the story of Katie and her boyfriend Micah whose house is being haunted by an evil entity. With this kind of profitability, it was inevitable that sequels would follow. In 2009, Paranormal Activity debuted to such fanfare that is possibly one of the most successful films in history when you consider the cost of producing it with the return it made. I’ve kept the recent review spoiler-free, but by discussing previous installments, there may a couple of spoilers if you haven’t seen the earlier films. Note: As this is the fifth film in a series, and technically a spin-off, rather than a direct sequel, I will spend a couple of paragraphs catching you up with this series and transitioning into the review itself. Does the Latest Paranormal Activity Breathe New Life Into This Tired Series?
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