Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Paranormal 2: Ghastly, not ghostly
Paranormal 2 is not ghostly; it's ghastly. Or perhaps the way the Kuwaiti authorities censored some of the scenes left the movie worthless.
To scare ourselves last night, November 1, my flatmate and I decided to watch Paranormal 2 at Cinescape in Al Koot in Fahaheel, Kuwait.It was the first time that I saw the cinema full. On three occasions that I ventured Cinescape in Al Koot, I always find the cinemahouses almost empty. But last night, it surprised me that the theater was a third full.
So those media blurbs may be true after all: that Paranormal will scare your wits out. I don't normally like horror films because it takes days for my brains to get rid of those disturbing scenes (like that long-haired girl coming of the well in The Ring). So before I watched Paranormal, I visited imdb to read Paranormal's bloopers (those mistakes that inanimate a movie no matter how scary or serious or straight it is).
Armed with those goofs, I sat at the cinema waiting for Paranormal to scare me. Nothing in the first 30 minutes. It was true then that it took a long time for the movie to build up. And then it happened: the cupboards suddenly opened. It jolted me a bit but the moviegoers -- mostly Kuwaiti bachelors armed with popcorn and knick-knacks -- just laughed. True, the scene was funnier than scarier. The next scary scene was when the baby levitated (but again it looked funnier than scarier). Even when the was dragged lifelessly by an unseen something, I can't feel anything but boredom.
The last 15 minutes of the movie which are supposed to frighten us just pissed us off. We didn't even realize that the movie ended had it not been for the end credits. Walang bulaga factor!
Paranormal 2 is not ghostly; it's ghastly. Or perhaps the way the Kuwaiti authorities censored it left the movie worthless. (I saw Eat Pray Love two weeks ago but only had the Eat and Pray scenes without the Love because of the way they censored the kissing and fondling scenes. It's weird, really.)
Paranormal 2 is not at all scary but just the same, I left my lights on last night. Hmmm...and tonight as well.
Hahaha, hinihintay ko pa naman na magkaruon ako ng kopya nyan, kasi ung unang paranormal hindi talaga ako pinatulog ng ilang gabi nun eh :D
We were supposed to see this last weekend, we deferred cause we haven't seen Part 1 yet. We watched The Social Network instead. I've seen Eat Pray Love. Parang walang gaanong deleted scenes dito sa UAE.
well as expected na di maganda and part two. buti pa sya nakakapag movie :)
buti kapa pards, nakakanuod ng sine...tagal ko na dito sa kuwait, di pako nakakanuod sa sinehan.
hahaha, akala ko ba di ka natakot? Malamang ang naalala mo pa rin ay ang past movies na napanood mo and P2 only awaken those fears that you are able to keep away already. My last horror film was the 13th ghost and after that I did not dare watch any, pareho tayo yung sa the ring kahit di ko napanood parang parati ko pa rin naiisip. Pinakatakot kaya ako sa white lady! ahoooooooooo
Mukhang natakot ka rin naman after watching it e, even di ka natakot sa panonood hehehe....yun after effect ang mas nakakatakot lol
I don't watch horror movies at all, it scares me a lot especially at night, I always have nightmares. My friend just told me the story of paranormal, the first one and I had goose bumps already what more if I watch it (???) hehehe....even suspense movies make me scream ang babaw no hehehe....miss you na Nebz, kelan ba ang kasalan?? baka namiss ko na ang post mo sa wedding mo e lol