Me and Michelle saw Paranormal Activity yesterday. We generally like to go to the first viewings to avoid crowds and besides two other people, we were the only ones in the theater. It was the perfect experience for a movie like this. The theater was in complete silence for the duration of the movie and it was spooky as hell. This movie is getting hyped as the scariest movie of the decade, people throwing up in the theaters, all that business. And while I can’t quite go that far, I would definitely say this was pretty damn scary.
The movie is a Blair Witch/Cloverfield type fake raw footage movie about a couple who believe they are being haunted. Well the girl believes she’s being haunted, the guy was a little annoying and skeptical about it even after all this crazy shit was going on, but that was my only complaint. I really enjoyed the idea of what they were being haunted by. They could have gone one of two ways, and they definitely went the cooler and less expected route, which I thought was great. As with all movies done in this style, it’s a bit anti-climactic since they generally have to end very abruptly, but I thought the ending was done well and suitably frightening.
The good thing about seeing scary movies during the day is that you have the whole rest of the day to get over it so it’s not like you’re going right to bed petrified. The only post movie fright I had was this morning in the shower. It’s that brief moment of time where you need to rinse the shampoo out of your hair and the soap off your face and you need to close your eyes. It’s a very vulnerable moment and this morning I tried to do it as quickly as possible.
Josherz! I lost touch with whorez from high school. I only keep up with the cool people.
Oh, I lost touch too and no nuffin’ about the people they’ve become. That’s what makes it funnier judging them!
Tam: I’d feel bad about Michelle except that I just went through that by myself.
What are you making? I’m planning on making spaghetti tonight. I love making my own sauce now that I realized how easy it is. It probably would horrify Italian grandmothers, but it’s good enough for my Northern European ass.
Hm. at my school the whorez were the cool people. Everybody wanted to be like us … er … um … I mean, them. Yeah. them.
Time for group meeting. Boo.
We’re having chicken breasts in some kind of sweet and sour sauce from a jar (the saving grace of working mom’s everywhere) rice and green beans. I tried to make a “real” dinner tonight since last night was cereal and toast.
My sauce comes out of a jar too. Sometimes I get really exotic and had ground beef. Woohoo.
I actively avoid people I went to high school with. If I didn’t want to talk to you in the last 15 years, I don’t want to talk to you now. Luckily I live 3000 km or so away from my high school so it rarely comes up. I was one of the cool kids (aka partyers) then I moved on.
I’m having leftover quiche for dinner tonight, ’cause I’m supposed to be frantically slaving away on some homework I thought I had another week or so to work on but found out is due tonight.
This is a study break, honest.
So….let me see if I got this right…we want to feed Sassy josh a sandwich while we fuck his brains out in the shower….or is that just me?
Tam: I had a can of chicken corn soup. Oh yeah, my culinary skills with a can opener and a microwave know NO bounds!
I avoid most people I went to school with for the same reasons Tam mentions. And you may be surprised to know I was NOT a whore in high school.
HUGS…
This is the best comment thread ever and I somehow missed out! Booo.
Paranormal Activity was not scary at all. Unless you’re younger than 8 years old, you have NO reason to be scared. I slept very soundly that night.
Josh: Why are you telling peepz my business?! >:|
Well Enrico,
I thought it was not really scary, but just a little anxiety-provoking. It was like a thrill ride…Medusa at Six Flags kinda thrilling.
You wrote “Me and Michelle” again just to aggravate me, didn’t you?
I screamed at the end. And I *never* scream, especially in movies. So I call that a win.
Also, I don’t think it would have been as good if the boyfriend wasn’t a total douche.
We’re going to see Paranormal Activity on Friday! Yay! And I’m so glad I’m not the only one who has that moment of fear in the shower. Who knows what will be standing there when you open your eyes!
*I don’t care that everyone is done commenting on this post. I must add my 2 cents.