Paranormal Activity 3 (2011):

Starring:

Christopher Smith - Dennis

Lauren Bittner - Julie

Chloe Csengery - Young Katie

Jessica Tyler Brown - Young Kristi

Dustin Ingram - Randy Rosen

Johanna Braddy - Lisa

Directors:

Henry Joost (Catfish) & Ariel Schulman (Catfish)

Rotten Tomatoes: 67%

Flixster: 54%

Synopsis:

In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.

Review:

A Prequel to the Prequel that was Paranormal Activity 2. I will save you a whole lot of time for this one. Watch Paranormal Activity 1 & 2, then fast forward an hour into 3 & you won't have missed anything. The first one you had a different paranormal thing occur every night, whether it be demonic foot prints, finding pictures in the attic or biting. In the 2nd one you get scary noises, doors slamming & dogs getting attacked. This one you get night after night of the younger girl (Kristi) talking to the demon or whatever it is & just playing. If you've seen the first 2, (which I don't understand why you'd start at #3) then you kind of know what to expect from this. Not even near as scary as the other ones, mostly because you expect things to happen so if & when they finally do your already ready for them so they are less effective. I will say that Jessica Tyler Brown is super adorable & it must be incredibly hard for child actors/actresses to act in movies like this where they have to be told we'll whats happening might not seem scary but you have to act scared. Both kids did a really good job. Dustin Ingram who was the star of "Meet Monica Velour" adds just the right amount of comedic relief to make it not terribly boring.

30%

Lead Acting: 6/15
Supporting Cast: 7/15
Plot: 2/10
Compared To The Genre: 0/10
Cinematography: 7/20
Intrigue: 3/20
Extra: 5/10