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In the genre of found footage horror movies ( which are presented as real - life story documentary film recording ) , there are no two large names really than theParanormal ActivityandBlair Witchseries .
From very belittled beginnings , both utilized the military strength of the music genre to whirl monolithic media dealership though neither was immune to some of thebigger pitfallsthat come with the territory , resulting in some entries being more well - regarded than others . To paint a clearer picture of both series for a newcomer to either one , here are all of the movies range by their score on recap aggregate site Metacritic .
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (15)
Book of Shadowsbreaks the central principle of found footage sequel and ditches the feel footage format , its modest score reflecting its unfathomable rating by both critics and fans .
It is , however , still occasionally talk about as an interesting horror movie sequel , partially due to speculation on what the commentary of the moving-picture show ’s story was intended to be and for some peculiar choices that still remain within it . Blair Witch 2is still technically a film about found footage but is presented as a standarddramaset in a version of realism in which the original movie is still a piece of work of fiction . As cerebral as the apparatus sound , however , the obstetrical delivery is as boilerplate as repulsion motion-picture show of that come in .
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (30)
The finalParanormal Activitymovie , so far , is the lowest - rated amongst both fans and critics . Though it retain the serial ' dedication to perpetually enlarge and explaining the lore and reasoning behind the plots of the franchise , the narrative had clearly become far too convolute and insistent to evoke much use from audience .
A planned seventh picture show in the serial has been in development for some time and it remains to be seen whether fans will be open to any further developments in the continue saga or if producer will hear for more of a reboot .
Paranormal Activity 4 (40)
The fourthParanormal Activitymovie offer sports fan much of the same as the previous instalment in terms of overall frame-up , characters , and death penalty and , while its loge place success was still somewhat dwindling , the reaction was enough to carry the serial for two more movies .
Critics , on the other hand , showed a sharper decline in enthusiasm , and the double of weariness began to stick to the franchise as a whole despite it only really existing for 3 years at that full stop .
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (42)
indicate a slight improvement over the old installment , the fifthParanormal Activitymovie made some changes to the canonic formula as teased in apost - reference sequencefrom the 4th movie .
The Marked Oneswas the first – and , so far , only – of the subsequence to omit out on the Halloween encouragement to box office and that no doubt did n’t aid with the franchise ’s dwindle down returns .
Blair Witch (47)
Though by no means received with positivity , Adam Winger ’s direct sequel to the originalBlair Witchmovie fared much better with critic and sports fan thanBook of Shadows .
retrovert to the standard find - footage trend , with contemporary updates , the third movie in the series delivered some much - miss loudness through its style but in the end seemed too derivative 17 years after the release of the first motion picture .
Paranormal Activity 2 (53)
Delivering audiences much of the same from the first movie , but with a greatly increased budget , Paranormal Activity 2wasn’t quite the sense datum of the original for critics .
Beginning the franchise down a long way of complicated family history , the floor note the presentation of conscientious objector - writer Christopher B. Landon , who would go on to be the lonesome credited screenwriter on the next threeParanormal Activitymovies as well as directingThe Marked Ones .
Paranormal Activity 3 (59)
likewise toParanormal Activity 2 , the third movie in the franchise was a prequel to the original picture show but congeal its events far further in the past tense than any debut in the serial before it or since .
take place mostly in the eighties , Paranormal Activity 3was the big hit at the box authority of the entire dealership and sit down as the second - best in critical ranking behind the first film perhaps as a outcome of clearer writing from Landon and thedocumentaryskills of young music director Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman , who were coming newly off the succeeder of their originalCatfishmovie . Though the team would have less success when they reteamed forParanormal Activity 4 .
Paranormal Activity (68)
The originalParanormalActivitymovie was a gamechanger in the theater of operations oflow - budget horror movies , dethroning the incumbentSawfranchise from the top of the covetedHalloweenbox office top spot .
Its success was not instant , however , with its modest ancestry and populist blessing becoming a big part of its marketing trope . The potency of its simplicity speak for itself and it persist one of the freehanded watershed of thefound footage genreto escort .
The Blair Witch Project (81)
sit well far above the other entries on this list is the originalBlair Witch Projectwhich began the dealership and , arguably , the entire genre of found footage revulsion as audiences now know it .
Extremely low - budget and remarkably resourceful as a result , the first pic in the franchise was no fluke despite its magic never really being embolden successfully .
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