Paranormal Activity vs. Blair Witch: In the end, which one is better?
“The smash-hit haunted- suburban-house thriller Paranormal Activity may not be a sequel to The Blair Witch Project (that movie already came out, and was best forgotten). But in spirit, at least cheesy paranormal pun intended there s no denying that it s a complete and total Blair Witch companion piece. Super-duper-low-budget shot-on-video vérité spook show. Starring no-name actors as antsy squabbling twentysomethings who record their every interaction on shaky handheld camera. As they look to document tangible evidence of an old-fashioned, otherworldly demon a witch! a ghostly spirit! that the audience virtually never sees. Which is part of what s so freaky.
