This is unlike the franchise's usual style, so I'm not sure why it bears the Paranormal Franchise brand. Even when separated from the franchise, the film fails to impress as a horror thriller. If you thought the characters in the last Paranormal Activity made some odd choices, this one tops them all. “If there's a secret door behind the cabinet, I'll open it. If there's a big hole under the church with marks of sacrifice, I'll go down there.” This was so different from previous entries in the franchise that it actually worked to the film's advantage in building tension, as the viewer never quite knows what to expect. At the film's climax, however, everything falls apart; despite a semi-satisfying twist, the whole thing feels anticlimactic and pointless. I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone, not even the most devoted fans of the franchise, because not only is it mediocre, but it also has nothing to do with the other entries in the series and accomplishes nothing plot-wise.
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Rating: **4.9/10** *(Meh, More Unfavourable than Favourable)*

WTF WAS THIS PEACE OF SHIT, THIS IS NOT PARANORMAL ACTIVITY,
NOWHERE NEAR.
THIS IS DEFINITELY THE WORST EVER BY MILES OF THE SERIES AND DEFINITELY NEVER EVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS MAKES
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
LOOK LIKE A GOD DAMN MASTERPIECE
BEARING IN MIND P-A2
WAS SO DAMN BORING WITH LONG PERIODS OF SOD ALL HAPPENING
IT WAS THE WORST ONE TILL PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 5 CAME ALONG WHICH IS CALLED
THE MARKED ONES
THAT ONE WAS JUST SHIT AND NEEDED TO HAVE MORE KATIE (the star of the franchise) IN IT, AND MORE THINGS FAMILIAR THAT MADE US FALL IN LOVE WITH THESE SERIES OF MOVIES TO BEGIN WITH.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID I WOULD WATCH
P-A 2 & 5 the marked ones
on repeat play to ever not have to watch this boring trash Dumpster fire ever again. JESUS IT MADE A TRIP TO THE DENTIST TO HAVE ALL YOUR TEETH PULLED WITHOUT PAIN RELIEF SEEM LIKE A TRIP TO DISNEY LAND.
IT'S IN MY TOP 3 MOST SHITTIEST MOVIE'S I'VE WATCHED IN 2021 & BELIEVE ME I'VE BEEN TRICKED INTO WATCHING SOME CRAP.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY THE GHOST DIMENSION IS STILL THE BEST AND MOST AWESOME OUT OF ALL THE SERIES, NOT FAR BEHIND THAT ONE IS PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3
AS SECOND BEST, BUT I'M SORRY IF THIS IS THE FUTURE OF THE FRANCHISE WELL IT NEEDS TO BE LEFT TO DIE AND NEVER EVER BE RESURRECTED AGAIN
BECAUSE THIS WAS
FCUKING DIABOLICAL
& WAS THE BIGGEST SNOOZE FEST EVER
THIS MOVIE WAS
100 PERCENT SHIT
AND HAS LITERALLY BURIED THE FRANCHISE TO THE POINT OF I HAVE NO CLUE HOW THE HELLA THEY COME BACK FROM THIS. I LOVE THIS FRANCHISE BUT I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE AS BAD AS THIS ONE...

I'LL JUST SEE
MYSELF OUT

1/10
and that's being kind.

What makes it worse is we have number 8 coming out in 2022
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
THE OTHER SIDE

no...just...no