tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post370305989258137429..comments2023-03-31T06:55:42.398-07:00Comments on Dinner With Max Jenke: Paranormal Activity 2Jeff Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-25752083453318621942010-10-29T08:06:37.357-07:002010-10-29T08:06:37.357-07:00Yeah, Green has picked the wrong decade to be rail...Yeah, Green has picked the wrong decade to be railing against the injustices of the MPAA. Hatchet was nothing special and I can't imagine that Hatchet II is much better.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-52274770200840854262010-10-29T07:39:29.281-07:002010-10-29T07:39:29.281-07:00Missed this when you originally posted. I was ver...Missed this when you originally posted. I was very much surprised to find I liked PA2, since I was very negative towards the first one. Micah was a big part of that, but I also felt the first film was too loose, and I never bought into the characters as real people. That wasn't a problem here. The "ethnic nanny who knows all about the supernatural" threatened to go into caricature territory, but I think the film just narrowly escaped that trap. All in all a solid flick. And yeah, nothing against Adam Green, but I don't care if my horror is unrated or G rated. I just want it to be good.Bob Igniziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630416222197419152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-46636814464033668432010-10-22T17:04:03.142-07:002010-10-22T17:04:03.142-07:00Cortez, I hope you won't feel I steered you wr...Cortez, I hope you won't feel I steered you wrong on this! But I do think that PA 2 is a sequel that's on par with, or better than, the original.<br /><br />Sarah, it is crazy how rich characters in horror movies have become. I think of films like the Prom Night remake, The Haunting of Molly Hartley and The Uninvited where characters live in houses that you and I will never afford (well, I know I won't). Even the remake of The Stepfather had a single mother somehow living in a gigantic home. I think Hollywood is just so out of touch with how most of America lives. But...that's a subject for another post, I guess. <br /><br />As for the rise of fanboy directors, it's an obnoxious trend to me. On the one hand, it's cool to think that, hey, a real fan is making horror movies yet on the other hand, if the movies they come up with are garbage like Halloween II it's a "with friends like these..." situation. You know, you can say all you want in interviews - if your movies don't deliver then you're not doing the genre any favors. <br /><br />And don't worry, no character in PA 2 will annoy you like Micah - although Micah himself does show up briefly.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-53017181126243501502010-10-22T15:03:06.914-07:002010-10-22T15:03:06.914-07:00I've been hard-pressed lately to think of too ...I've been hard-pressed lately to think of too many films that feature working class or lower/lower middle class characters. Middle class or upper middle class is through the roof, but it is getting more noticeable, particularly in the Bay-produced remakes. <br /><br />I have an uneasiness towards directors who want to come off as fanboys, so it is probably a good thing that I don't read too many popular horror news sites. Yeah, Eli Roth knows his stuff, but I have yet to like or enjoy any of his movies. <br /><br />Unless I hear something that really bowls me over, I will wait for the PA2 DVD. I was not a fan of the first film. But I'm glad that the characters in this are more likable. I do not want to deal with another Micah character.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045762845324520838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-43171879681908933052010-10-22T14:48:23.642-07:002010-10-22T14:48:23.642-07:00And yours is the review I've been waiting to s...And yours is the review I've been waiting to sway my decision. Great review and I'm going to see it tomorrow. <br /><br />By the looks or sound of it, it does appear that the made the characters more likeable on purpose. Just my feeling. And that's great because that was a minor detraction for me in the first film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-79475882781053155552010-10-22T13:30:09.634-07:002010-10-22T13:30:09.634-07:00Mina, Jen - thanks for the comments. Hope you like...Mina, Jen - thanks for the comments. Hope you like the movie!Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-83738341292310010962010-10-22T11:29:31.236-07:002010-10-22T11:29:31.236-07:00Great review! It is the first one I have read for...Great review! It is the first one I have read for this film and it has me actually excited to see it 9which I am going to do today.)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029054484146348678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-44445172612141224272010-10-22T11:27:52.959-07:002010-10-22T11:27:52.959-07:00This films seems to be fun... I'm avid to see ...This films seems to be fun... I'm avid to see it.Alexi Fresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150312582426357119noreply@blogger.com