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Paranormal Activity 3

Paranormal Activity 3

2011
Horror
1h 23m
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home. (imdb)

Directed by:

Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Screenwriter:

Christopher Landon, Oren Peli

Starring:

Brian Boland, Lauren Bittner, Katie Featherston, Johanna Braddy, Meredith Eaton, Dustin Ingram, Sprague Grayden, Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown, Christopher Nicholas Smith, Hallie Foote

Franchise:

Paranormal Activity

Genre:

Horror

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Paranormal Activity 3

2011
Horror
1h 23m
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pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 26 Oct 2011
0
4th
I love the part when nothing happens for 90 minutes.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
paxtonPaxton
Rated 11 Mar 2021
70
65th
From IMDB.com's Goofs: "(at around 32 mins) When Dennis receives a couple books from Randy (who's also operating the camera); the beginning of the shot shows Randy filming his reflection on one of the TV's; but it's clearly another person filming the shot, the guy's shirt is white and his face doesn't belong to that of Randy." The most terrifying thing about this movie is the phrase "And his face doesn't belong to that of Randy." Yowza.
Rated 11 Mar 2021
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 27 Oct 2011
35
8th
We pay eight dollars for the night, and you can take two popsicles out of the freezer. They tossed in that babysitter to remind us this was the 80s.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
spikycactusSpikyCactus
Rated 08 Sep 2019
75
65th
Top badass moment? The bubble 'thing' in the tank. Sadly, despite its best efforts, it wasn’t as entertaining as the pool cleaner in PA2; it just didn’t have the same star quality. Still, it kept me thoroughly entertained throughout the long periods of nothingness. Which is more than can be said for Julie's and Dennis's attempt to make a sex tape. Was that ugly, grey underwear and crappy, shapeless shirt really the best she could come up with?! No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
Rated 08 Sep 2019
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 16 Feb 2012
4
1st
Better then the second, but still extremely boring and bad. It feels like a really bad parody of the first, which was actually somewhat decent. The people in this are just annoying. The main problem with these movies is they take at least 30 minutes of nothing to build it up. We need to know just how normal these people are. Then after nothing, we get 30 minutes of barely anything. Then to top it off, 30 minutes of what now is very generic jump scares, and gimmicks that were better in the first.
Rated 16 Feb 2012
ytadelYtadel
Rated 27 Oct 2011
3
28th
These movies are getting less effective as they go along. Granted, part of that is simply the premise and aesthetic growing old, but the decay is obvious, and in the moments where this one tries to shake things up (such as the hair-pulling scene) it just goes over the top. The ending comes across as nonsense for the sake of nonsense.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
sproostsproost
Rated 25 Oct 2024
65
54th
If you're a fan of slamming doors this is just the movie for you. The amount of doors slammed is high, very high. There's some inventive staging, like the camera mounted on a swaying fan body. Scares are not plentiful in PA3 but the ones that are there work pretty well. I think one of the main reasons i'm overall sort of positive about the Paranormal Activity series is that it, by design of the concept, has no soundtrack and people act realistically and not like they're in a horror
Rated 25 Oct 2024
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 19 Mar 2020
60
40th
This is a higher score than I gave to the first one... which could mean one of two things... I haven't seen the first one in a while and I don't know if I was being too harsh on it, or this entry just stuck the landing for me. The oscillating camera is genius, and a lot of the scares land here waaay better than they did in the predecessor, and even the first one that I can remember. A schockingly good third entry in a series that I didn't expect could offer me anything past passing the time.
Rated 19 Mar 2020
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 09 Dec 2012
50
16th
How do you get three movies in to a found-footage film series without understanding how to use found-footage?
Rated 09 Dec 2012
gogokaingogokain
Rated 21 Oct 2012
55
56th
Like the other two, it's total nonsense (drop the camera and fucking run), takes too long to get going (nothing fucking happens for 30 minutes), but there's a few good scares and the finale is pretty intense. I guess at this point I enjoy the idea of the story more than the execution.
Rated 21 Oct 2012
eric_wkEric WK
Rated 03 Feb 2012
5
2nd
This was my first Paranormal Activity movie. Suffice to say, it will be my last.
Rated 03 Feb 2012
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 19 Nov 2011
70
75th
What a pleasant surprise. There's nothing particularly original here, but an atmosphere of dread prevades the entire movie thanks to its wise resolve to leave as much as it can to the imagination, which is just where the first sequel failed. The utilization of children is also cleverer than in most horror cinema. Immerse yourself and you'll be rewarded with an experience to rival the original.
Rated 19 Nov 2011
td888td888
Rated 15 Nov 2011
40
28th
Not too bad, but this genre is over and done with.
Rated 15 Nov 2011
superargoSuperargo
Rated 29 Oct 2011
10
4th
Infuriatingly harebrained. They're not even trying anymore. Alternates between deadlly dull and off-puttingly, hysterically over-the-top, with no genuine scares to speak of and a surprising level of rank incompetence on display. Plus, it flat-out cheats, whipping up an over-elaborate, nonsensical backstory for the whole series that leaves you with way more questions than answers. The worst horror sequel to come down the pike in some time. Skip it.
Rated 29 Oct 2011
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 25 Oct 2011
33
10th
Gee whiz, that footage from 1988 sure did look like it was filmed in 2011. As with the second film the first hour is drab, uninspired, cliched bullshit (although the final kitchen scene at the first house was well done) except this actually climaxes with scenes that are atmospheric and tense...and then ruined by a preposterous nonsensical twist and "shock" ending. Congratulations directors, you made a marginally better film than one of the worst sequels of all time.
Rated 25 Oct 2011
joojooJooJoo
Rated 25 Oct 2011
3
32nd
I saw the first two almost 9 months ago and the repetition in scares / narrative / pace were still unshakable. It's still an interesting formula but people need to give this series up already.
Rated 25 Oct 2011
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 25 Oct 2011
10
0th
Paranormal Activity 3 is the worst film I've ever seen in a movie theater. There's absolutely no suspense or story beats. As soon as the rising action starts, the film abruptly ends 5 seconds later. As a prequel, it merely serves as an extremely mundane trailer for the most increasingly disappointing trilogy of all time.
Rated 25 Oct 2011
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 30 Mar 2024
77
53rd
A strain of harsh, reductive criticism exists for this series as an excuse for scenes of trivial jump scares, without acknowledging how effective they are in their construction – of course, this is cinema as theme park ride (sorry Marty) but is highly effective for that - a jack-in-the-box primed to explode its load every 15 minutes or so. Might have worked even better if it had discarded the limitations of its “found footage” design (which it seems intent on violating anyway).
Rated 30 Mar 2024
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 18 Nov 2020
59
27th
58.9.
Rated 18 Nov 2020
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 21 Jun 2018
67
35th
Somehow this third entry in the overall pointless horror franchise turned out to be rather thrilling. Granted not all that scary. The actors are all fine, even the kids. If nothing else, the 1988 setting and recording style will probably win over the horror nuts out there.
Rated 21 Jun 2018
burrrburrr
Rated 01 Jun 2018
65
24th
63.50+1.17 = 64.67.
Rated 01 Jun 2018
maddogmaddog
Rated 19 Dec 2017
67
29th
The effects were far more impressive and there are some much heavier, scarier moments. But the plot ends up rather ridiculous and that's really what ruins it. Hard to imagine any kind of continuity connection to other films, from this.
Rated 19 Dec 2017
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 24 Oct 2016
57
10th
Making the leads be little girls at least shakes things up a bit, but the whole thing feels much more formulaic than its predecessors with the long drawn out waits for the jump scares. Coupled with what feels like more night shots in the second half it gets really tedious and boring, and less scary than either of them as a result. There are a lot more annoying little things too, like more shaky camera, more blatantly stupid decisions and an even more illogically big fancy house.
Rated 24 Oct 2016
zachreviewsZachReviews
Rated 07 Nov 2015
50
20th
I really wanted Dennis to be crushed by the stacks of 6 hour VHS tapes that he had for the entire time he was filming.
Rated 07 Nov 2015
wokelsteinwokelstein
Rated 10 Sep 2014
46
20th
Writing this 9 years after I saw it and I can't remember anything about it. So I guess that Paranormal Activity had a prequel?
Rated 10 Sep 2014
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 23 Aug 2014
50
15th
These are all the same film
Rated 23 Aug 2014
survivorfansurvivorfan
Rated 05 Feb 2014
89
79th
Surprisingly the Paranormal Activity films are just getting better with the third addition to the series having many more jumps and a very interesting and intriguing conclusion.
Rated 05 Feb 2014
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 30 Oct 2013
59
27th
The trip back in time shakes things up a bit, and it starts out with a more effective and scarier tone than the second film. As things progress however, it starts taking the easy way out and can't keep up the interest. The ending is pretty bad, though it always seems to be in these kinds of films.
Rated 30 Oct 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Jul 2013
63
34th
Better than its predecessor but still only average. Not sure why people keep spending money to see these.
Rated 21 Jul 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 03 Jun 2013
40
19th
http://gorgview.com/paranormal-activity-3
Rated 03 Jun 2013
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 29 Apr 2013
5
4th
Utter shit. A real example of Hollywood's ability to leech onto something remotely profitable and suck all the life and creativity out of it until all that remains is a hollow husk of the original.
Rated 29 Apr 2013
martrynmartryn
Rated 10 Jan 2013
59
26th
Been here, done that. This time with little girls. My wife loves these movies, which is weird since she spends most of the time not looking at the screen.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 07 Jan 2013
64
29th
64.000
Rated 07 Jan 2013
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 22 Dec 2012
70
61st
Okay, it's a theme park ride, and it makes a few bold demands of the viewer's suspension of disbelief--not the spooky shit, the cameras and character motivations--but it told a pretty good ghost story; furthermore, it didn't lean on the scares or the expository dialog as heavily as the previous effort. It did lean on the scares--no question about it--but there were still allowances made to actually telling a story.
Rated 22 Dec 2012
smpSMP
Rated 10 Dec 2012
70
36th
Somehow a big step up from the previous two movies. Coming from the petty dickhead ghost of PA2, I actually felt some maliciousness from the demon in this one. After PA2 tried to sell me on a ghost pulling a pool cleaner out of the pool being scary, I felt there were some genuine chills to be had here (namely the thing with the sheet; how appropriate for a ghost). Also cults. I love cults in horror. Can't get enough of 'em.
Rated 10 Dec 2012
ryanhRyanH
Rated 02 Dec 2012
80
85th
http://www.ryanhawbecker.com/2012/10/paranormal-activity-3.html?spref=tw ...
Rated 02 Dec 2012
bob_thrillinbob thrillin
Rated 21 Nov 2012
44
22nd
One (1) clever moment. Note that I said clever, not scary. Also, I totally called the """subtext""" in the first ten minutes. Otherwise, an excruciatingly long 80 minutes.
Rated 21 Nov 2012
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 14 Nov 2012
63
54th
Joost and Schulman bring their mockumentary skills to the franchise, managing to keep the plot running while they find room to provide a bunch of new scares -- including one classic childhood spook and a couple of marvelous horror shots at the end. For a sequel, this is quite decent -- and immensely underrated.
Rated 14 Nov 2012
adoubleadouble
Rated 31 Oct 2012
68
40th
My favorite of these so far, but that doesn't mean much with this series. The scenes with the panning camera were by far the best parts, but were also very underused.
Rated 31 Oct 2012
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
56
28th
* Casting, Acting : 6 * Script : 5 * Directing, Aura : 4 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 6
Rated 26 Oct 2012
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 28 Sep 2012
0
0th
Door and windows closing aren't scary. While the fan camera creates suspense it never gets used properly and it turns bores the viewer. But that could be said about every scene in this movie. Once shit hits the fan the movie turns into a laughable joke that keeps on going. The end of the movie is also a wtf, out of left field twist that comes off as desperate instead of cool. By far one of the worst movies I've seen.
Rated 28 Sep 2012
hchiefHchief
Rated 28 Sep 2012
50
20th
59
Rated 28 Sep 2012
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 18 Sep 2012
83
66th
I'm not the biggest fan of "found footage" horror films but this one was pretty neat. This is the first Paranormal Activity movie that I've seen and I liked it. It had a few really good make-you-jump moments that I liked. I wouldn't say that the acting was awe inspiring but they did an ok job. I did like the twist at the end though, I didn't see that coming at all. I did gasp several times when something really crazy happened in the film. They keep making these so they must all be decent.
Rated 18 Sep 2012
damildamil
Rated 07 Sep 2012
55
34th
These sequels are really just unnecessary. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) and this film just use the exact same formula and it becomes pretty predictable. While it's a prequel, but it doesn't really shed much light on the series. I found most of it be pretty boring. The last 20 minutes was quite good though and sufficiently creepy. Overall, I thought it was probably a bit better than the second one, but still just a copy of the original.
Rated 07 Sep 2012
brandonsbrandons
Rated 12 Jul 2012
61
39th
While the jolts and thrills are undeniably subject to the diminishing returns that plague most horror sequels, Paranormal Activity 3 is a surprisingly spine-tingling treat.
Rated 12 Jul 2012
zioZio
Rated 16 Jun 2012
20
11th
Treading no new ground, Paranormal Activity 3 brings the same scares and spooky atmosphere that you would expect from the series, and fans of the series should enjoy it. But without offering anything new, and a terrible last act, Paranormal Activity 3 peters out incredibly quickly as the formula sets in.
Rated 16 Jun 2012
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 05 May 2012
10
0th
10 minutes in... door slams. 20 minutes in... furniture moves, door slams. 30 minutes in... door slams, blinders close. This was better when it was called Poltergeist. The pot smoking scene is completely ripped off from that as well. The bitchy menopausal mother in law is a witch!! OY VEY!
Rated 05 May 2012
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 19 Apr 2012
60
30th
Better than 2, but nowhere near 1
Rated 19 Apr 2012
nofearnofear
Rated 30 Mar 2012
65
21st
Same as the previous two. Enjoyable enough and there are a few scenes that make you jump. If you like the others you will like this one. Nothing new.
Rated 30 Mar 2012
spencmenacespencmenace
Rated 17 Mar 2012
15
5th
very suspenseful and jumping out of your seat so if you don't like scary movies then this is not fo you
Rated 17 Mar 2012
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 08 Mar 2012
70
54th
Starts very slow like part 1, but the paranormal activity scenes are great and scary like in part 1. Great to have a killer imaginary friend named Toby (love the name). Also well done with the twist in the end! This is also the only part with some (background)story :D. Also well done with the misleading trailer!!!!
Rated 08 Mar 2012
frnk23frnk23
Rated 01 Mar 2012
0
0th
boring
Rated 01 Mar 2012
lauftLäuft.
Rated 15 Feb 2012
64
30th
I expected much less. It starts of way to slow, but it has soome nice scenes towards the end. Worse than the first, but way better than then second.
Rated 15 Feb 2012
greftragreftra
Rated 13 Feb 2012
2
4th
I may be in the minority, but I found this the weakest film of the (so-far) trilogy. Too many of the same tricks from the last two which got old, and they threw together this bizarre background plot that makes no sense without even more context from a fourth film (or is the fourth making sense too much to hope for? we'll see, maybe.)
Rated 13 Feb 2012
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 01 Feb 2012
78
25th
Certainly scarier than it's predecessors, surprisingly, it's a scary movie that works. The screenplay's alright and the scares are a lot better. Very chilling at times.
Rated 01 Feb 2012
spokowapSpokoWap
Rated 26 Jan 2012
60
33rd
Przecietna gra aktorska. Ta formula juz sie wyczerpala. Niestety spory zawod.
Rated 26 Jan 2012
nalmptnalmpt
Rated 26 Jan 2012
60
17th
Meh... Mais do mesmo, a prova provada que uma boa ideia repetida até à náusea deixa de resultar. Se o primeiro filme era cativante pelo estilo amador, low-fi, o que lhe dava um realismo surpreendentemente eficaz, as sequelas passaram a sofrer de terem mais meios para produção aliada a pouca originalidade. Supostamente neste filme estamos a ver imagens gravadas há mais de 20 anos em VHS. Simplesmente não acreditamos em nada daquilo. E já estou com muitas saudades do primeiro filme.
Rated 26 Jan 2012
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 21 Jan 2012
70
29th
Better than the last, there were certainly some memorable scenes, yet it's still sullied by yet another crappy ending.
Rated 21 Jan 2012
toxicwindtoxicwind
Rated 19 Jan 2012
6
29th
It was generally okay until it suddenly ended with some thrown together final scenes to establish some form of "plot". These need to stop before this series in the same vein as the Saw franchise..
Rated 19 Jan 2012
dsaosdsaos
Rated 15 Jan 2012
73
32nd
Some of the old tricks are running dry, but it's still an effective style of horror. This one in particular takes a long time to get running, but once it does, it goes pretty full-blast with some good ol' fashioned wiccan scares.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 15 Jan 2012
53
11th
they really should stop doing this over and over, nothing new and there're only a few creepy moments
Rated 15 Jan 2012
djennikDjennik
Rated 15 Jan 2012
80
85th
In my opinion, this part is better than the second. It's more intense and has a more original plot and series of events. Although some things become predictable, it still succeeds in increasing my heart beat and makes me want to turn away my face for what might come. Each movie reveals a part of the bigger story and creates a hunger for more. I'm still amazed how the simplicity of the concept can have such an impact. There is only one way to watch this movie: alone, at night, in the dark...
Rated 15 Jan 2012
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 25 Dec 2011
2
15th
Painfully lame.
Rated 25 Dec 2011
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 25 Dec 2011
1
4th
3 out of 118 minutes of this film are effective.
Rated 25 Dec 2011
cogsworthcogsworth
Rated 18 Dec 2011
70
26th
Inferior to the original, but leagues better than the abysmal second offering.
Rated 18 Dec 2011
sieghardtSieghardt
Rated 29 Nov 2011
50
40th
Much more eventful than the previous two films, has a few good moments but trots out a few reeeaaally tired concepts and becomes a bit farcical towards the end
Rated 29 Nov 2011
braaaainsbraaaains
Rated 22 Nov 2011
58
10th
I found this to be the scariest PA out of the 3. The camera work was extremely suspenseful (more so than the others). However, the movie was severely lacking in plot. I would have loved to see it be tied in more cohesively with the other films.
Rated 22 Nov 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 18 Nov 2011
15
21st
"The activity is pretty normal in Paranormal Activity 3, at least relative to its predecessors." - Nick Schager
Rated 18 Nov 2011
wulfstanleeWulfstanLee
Rated 17 Nov 2011
40
34th
I haven't seen the first two films so I can't compare, but this was disappointing. The handheld cam is definitely old hat now, used so frequently it now feels stale and artificial. To me the best horror films either feature a threat whose nature is largely unknown to the audience or a threat that is known but so super-humanly powerful you dread its presence at all times. This film, on the other hand, tells you early on the source of the haunting and actually kills its own scariness factor.
Rated 17 Nov 2011
glmglm
Rated 06 Nov 2011
75
55th
75.250
Rated 06 Nov 2011
obdurateObdurate
Rated 04 Nov 2011
65
30th
Probably would have been about as good as the second if it wasn't for the godawful ending and stupid twist. It's hard to deny that the formula is over staying its welcome a bit, but at the same time... at least the film makers get that sometimes it's what doesn't happen that's scary. That's pretty much the premise of these movies. Still, this can be tense, and enjoyable, and scary, and I loved the first one. Just please, don't make anymore. It's unnecessary.
Rated 04 Nov 2011
trash_puppetTrash Puppet
Rated 29 Oct 2011
4
16th
For me, it wasn't as scary (or jumparific) as the first two, and as always it was poorly acted and scripted, but yeah, it was mildly entertaining.
Rated 29 Oct 2011
leekennleekenn
Rated 28 Oct 2011
60
31st
Having never seen a paranormal activity film before, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Going to see it with my friends at the cinema was actually a really enjoyable experience. Made me jump a few times, and there are even hints of a good story in here, albeit only for the last five minutes or so. Definitely more a money grabbing scheme than a piece of art, but worth seeing at the cinema. The scares are all pretty predictable stuff, but as I said there is almost a good story here... progress!
Rated 28 Oct 2011
dtortumdtortum
Rated 27 Oct 2011
50
2nd
Where is Waldo gibi bi film bu. Cok eglenceli, hemi de korkutucu.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 27 Oct 2011
2
15th
The plot is probably more interesting than either of the other two. The problem is that it's mostly old-hat; there's not anything new in the way of scares. (Though, the oscillating fan-cam is pretty great - I wish they'd done more with it.) Still, I get a kick out of these.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
kingcautiKingCauti
Rated 27 Oct 2011
30
14th
Overall bland and boring. However there are moments where you actually want to look away as the camera turns a corner, even though you know what it's going to be.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
ewp805ewp805
Rated 26 Oct 2011
70
45th
Haven't seen the second one, but I liked this one a lot more than the 1st. Not really all that scary except the last couple scenes that are pretty tense. Sadly, it comes to an abrupt end as soon as it started getting good. Go see it in theaters with a fun group of people and have a good time watching em scream.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
murravenerMurravener
Rated 26 Oct 2011
85
80th
It's hard to compare this one to the others in the series. The first half is more of the same, and its up to par. The second half is different, yet still very good. Yet for some reason I can't put my finger on, it seems like this one didn't quite deliver as many scares as it could have.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 25 Oct 2011
70
42nd
We'll get it out there right away that it does what it's supposed to do, and that's scare people. I also actually consider it to be a BETTER movie than the second one (despite my ranking the second one an 80 and this a 70). This one's ranking falls down because of the ending. I'm finding it hard (and this is totally on a personal level) to piece the whole story together. Is it a demon, or a witches coven? What about the house fire alluded to in the first movie? A lot seems to be left unanswered.
Rated 25 Oct 2011

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