Paranormal Activity, not as great as all the hype.

Prior to seeing Paranormal Activity, I heard one radio advertisement and a enormous amount of advertising by word of mouth. Everyone I talked to had seen Paranormal Activity or knows someone who had. I heard, “It was the scariest movie of all time”, “people where physically shacking”, “I couldn’t sleep that night”, and “There where people that left during the movie!” I began to hype myself up that this was going to be the scariest movie of all time. As I sat in my chair preparing myself for the horrific journey ahead of me, I curled my legs up and dug my hand into my date, only to find the first 30 min where background story and the scary scenes only came in short waves that where usually followed by more character building and background story. The movie was still good, with a ending that will leave you jolted. But as an avid movie watcher I enjoyed the lack of gore but left wanting more, more thrills, more chills. I would give Paranormal Activity 4-stars out of 5, a very good foundation for a film but just not fully fulfilling for the viewer.