This definitive documentary chronicles the complete story of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY from indie sensation to blockbuster franchise. Packed with chills and horrifying surprises, this must-own collection also features the 90+ minute documentary UNKNOWN DIMENSION: THE STORY OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. On top of that, there’s a new 90-minute documentary on the franchise for fans to enjoy. This includes the Paramount+ exclusive, Next of Kin, and EVEN features the 3D Blu-ray of The Ghost Dimension, which has been out of print for a few years. Paramount has announced The Ultimate Chills Collectionis l aunching on October 11th (perfectly timed for Halloween binging), and includes every Paranormal Activity film to date. Seeing the film in 3D won’t leave you feeling disappointed, but it’s definitely not required.Ĭlick to visit our full To 3D Or Not To 3D Archive.Paramount has announced Paranormal Activity: The Ultimate Chills Collection, bringing together EVERY film in the franchise along with a new feature length documentary!įans of the Paranormal Activity franchise are sure to be excited about this one. While I would call the use of the extra dimension "neat," I wouldn’t say that it really adds a great deal to the movie-going experience or heightens the atmosphere in any way. I walked out of my screening feeling just as healthy as I did going in.įinal Verdict: I will give Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension a good amount of credit for coming up with a non-conventional utilization of 3D, and for finding a way to make it mesh with the found-footage style, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that I recommend shelling out extra money for it. While bad, unfocused 3D can leave audiences feeling headachy and nauseous, the film’s more sparse use of the technology makes it easier on the eyes and avoids any bad repercussions. Remember what I was saying earlier about 3D and hand-held camera work being a bad mix? Well, I’m very happy to report that Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension effectively dodges that bullet. When viewed without lenses, 3D films reveal their artificially created layers of depth, and I saw many whenever I would peek over my frames during the film’s big action. Because most of the movie is actually in 2D, the truth is that you don’t actually have to be wearing 3D glasses for a good chunk of the runtime, but I did work in a few glasses-off tests during the movie’s extra-dimensional moments and liked what I saw. The specialized use of 3D in Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension makes this category a little harder to score than most cases, but I’m going to do my best anyway. In optimal conditions, you shouldn’t expect to have a brightness problem with this film. Despite the fact that the story largely unfolds during the night and with low levels of light, I never really got the sense that my glasses were overly muddying the screen or that things were hard to make out because the image was too dark. This category can be a bit more subjective for audiences, as different theaters are going to project 3D movies in different ways, but I will say that the brightness wasn’t a negative factor during my screening of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension. There’s a heavy utilization for bad CGI, but the film does do some cool things, such as creating a deep space that’s just sitting in the middle of a living room. There is one particularly full Before The Window moment towards the end that earns the film one extra point in this department, but for the most part it is subpar.Īs mentioned earlier, most of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension isn’t actually in 3D, and there aren’t exactly big, sweeping landscape shots that can present a sense of depth – but when the movie does utilize its 3D style, it doesn’t look half bad. So many of the movie’s jump scares are giant blobs of CGI leaping out at the camera, but because it all happens so fast there’s no opportunity to create the sense that things are popping out of the screen. You’d think that a 3D horror movie would fully embrace the more gimmick-y side of 3D – regularly throwing things out at the audience, but Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension both does it rarely and largely ineffectively. It’s a strategy that more features should actually use, and it would be nice to see more of it. This more sparing use of depth actually does have the effect of allowing the 3D to pop more, and the film doesn’t create the same kind of visual fatigue that many other 3D titles do. Most of the movie is actually in 2D, with the exception being all of the action that’s viewed through a special camera introduced in the plot that allows a person to see spiritual activity. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension wasn’t filmed with 3D cameras, but it actually did develop a rather impressive use for the technology.
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