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Post by bobbygory on Sept 16, 2009 13:11:26 GMT -6
Big horror sites are saying they were scared shitless.
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Post by vexer on Sept 16, 2009 13:32:30 GMT -6
Somehow I find that hard to believe.
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Post by bobbygory on Sept 16, 2009 21:51:34 GMT -6
Well it's true LOL
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Post by GL on Sept 17, 2009 9:13:32 GMT -6
I was more willing to bet it was a promotional stunt from the same jackasses who fed us that crap when Blair Witch first came out, that it was so scary that patrons were forced to leave the theater. They've been doing this kind of crap since William Castle in the 50s.
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Post by bobbygory on Sept 17, 2009 10:09:59 GMT -6
No sites that have reviewed this (who hate Blair Witch said it) no stunt, maybe the trailer is, but no the sites.
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Post by GL on Sept 18, 2009 9:08:03 GMT -6
Since I'm assuming that mangled mess of words means that it's not a publicity stunt, I'll say a "Damn" with reservations.
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Post by bobbygory on Sept 18, 2009 20:13:43 GMT -6
Yes my jumbled words,
Least I am not negative into every little thing in America.
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Post by GL on Sept 21, 2009 9:07:43 GMT -6
I got what you were going at for once, even though the ordering of them still left me confused.
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Post by bobbygory on Sept 27, 2009 14:06:03 GMT -6
Update: Paramount contacted us letting us know they expect to hit upwards of $150k this weekend! For those of you who are curious as to how Paranormal Activity kicked off its theatrical run, it did pretty outstanding. Opening in only 12 screens this weekend, the film took in $33,600 on Friday alone with the film looking to take in close to $100k by Sunday.
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 4, 2009 10:36:18 GMT -6
While you guys sit here on BD bitching and moaning about remakes and big budget horror films, I really had my doubts that you'd actually turn out for Oren Peli's micro-budget haunt flick Paranormal Activity. You kick and scream for quality original films and Paramount Pictures is handing you one on a silver patter - and all you have to do is show your support. Well, you guys have really done it and have propelled the film to new heights. In its second weekend, PA is estimated to take in nearly $500k by Sunday in only 30 theaters (and only playing after midnight)!
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Post by vexer on Oct 4, 2009 10:39:29 GMT -6
That's a quote from Dreadcentral isn't it? Typical, you know the sad thing is i'd actually rather see The Stepfather Saw VI then this film.
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 4, 2009 10:54:35 GMT -6
This is from Bloody Disgusting, I am amazed at how well this film is doing.
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Post by vexer on Oct 4, 2009 12:29:03 GMT -6
Yeah, dosen't mean the film is any good though.
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 4, 2009 15:52:56 GMT -6
I never said that, or does this matter, I just think that it is doing great for a film that is barely playing anywhere!!
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 4, 2009 15:59:55 GMT -6
Paramount Pictures' new thriller Paranormal Activity (review) sold out all of its Thursday thru Saturday midnight screenings in 33-cities across the country this weekend, earning a per screen of $16,000 for a total estimated gross of $535,000, reports a press release via Paramount. Hundreds of thousands of fans from across the U.S. have overwhelmingly demanded PA in their area, prompting Paramount to expand the hit horror film to over 40-markets, and will begin offering the movie AT ALL HOURS(!), including the previous midnight only venues, beginning next Friday, October 9th.
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Post by GL on Oct 6, 2009 9:04:48 GMT -6
Saw commercials for this one last night on TV, and they're playing up that "so-scary-people-were-shitting-themselves" angle, almost nothing about the film and just night-vision shots of people reacting and squirming in their seats. Intriguing to an average viewer who doesn't know any better, but I think we're all smart enough not to be bought into such tactics.
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Post by vexer on Oct 6, 2009 9:38:04 GMT -6
Yeah, they're probably not showing nay clips form the film cause they know it's all smoke and mirrors and nothing else, at least that's what it sounds like.
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Post by bobbygory on Oct 6, 2009 20:30:14 GMT -6
Every review has called it scary, not a ploy, people actually think it is scary as hell. Even major critics.
This is getting a wide release soon.
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Post by vexer on Oct 6, 2009 22:00:40 GMT -6
Well I still ain't buying it, and everybody said the same damn thing about Blair Witch, and that wasn't fuckin scary at all!
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Post by GL on Oct 7, 2009 9:10:06 GMT -6
Which is why I said I know we're smart enough not to fall for it.
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