tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960083708975321159.post3329062593082076506..comments2023-09-11T10:08:03.075+01:00Comments on Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains: Evidence Of A HauntingGhostwatchBtChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15135737233843297896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960083708975321159.post-79027589910305820402010-11-06T01:49:23.977+00:002010-11-06T01:49:23.977+00:00I found Paranormal Activity incredibly boring and ...I found Paranormal Activity incredibly boring and wouldn't watch it again though fear of falling asleep! It even ripped Ghostwatch off {again}! The scene where the guy goes upstairs and the audience thinks the girl is still in the garden on the seat. The camera pans around - and guess what? I KNEW that would happen! Ghostwatch forever. Nothing compares to it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960083708975321159.post-14442855807091958902009-10-06T18:18:36.598+01:002009-10-06T18:18:36.598+01:00I saw Paranormal Activity, and it now probably ran...I saw Paranormal Activity, and it now probably ranks among my top 3-or-so favorite mockumentaries along with Ghostwatch and Cloverfield. However, unlike Ghostwatch I would never watch Paranormal Activity again, for fear of having to seek mental therapy afterwards. It was absolutely terrifying. I don't get scared by movies, but this thing was just ridiculous. I recommend it highly, but children and those easily affected by what they see on screen should steer clear for a while.<br /><br />I'm not sure if I like it better than Ghostwatch, but it did indeed somehow manage to be far more frightening. It is far less rounded, but has a similar structure in terms of the method by which it scares the audience. A comfort zone is developed - in Ghostwatch it was Parkinson and the main studio, and in Paranormal Activity it is day time itself, everything outside the bedroom scenes. That comfort zone is then slowly closed-in upon and constricted until finally it is invaded by the malignant presence, and the audience is left defenseless. <br /><br />It was far better than Blair Witch although it shared a lot of structural similarities with that too. In fact it was almost a celebration of the genre in that way, although I'm sure that wasn't intentional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com