Mar 16 2010'Paranormal Activity 2' Already Sounding Bad
It should already be assumed that Paranormal Activity 2, like The Blair Witch's Second Project, is just a desperate cashgrab that, barring a miracle, will result in something like a film version of a jujube--awful, bland, indigestible, and able to instantly fill you with regret as soon as you realize just how long you're going to be experiencing this undertaking. But just how bad will it be? Here's a hint: Akiva Goldsman is probably directing it.
ShockTillYouDrop reports, though no deals are yet in place, Goldsman is currently the frontrunner for the sequel project. He's previously directed an episode of Kings and a couple hours of Fringe, but you more likely know him as the writer of such scripts as: Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Practical Magic, Lost in Space, I, Robot, and I Am Legend. So, if you couldn't tell, what I'm suggesting is this will probably be a very bad movie.
Reader Comments
1. dan - March 16, 2010 5:29 PM
His Fringe eps are awesome. Still, Batman and Robin is unforgivable.
2. jake - March 16, 2010 6:47 PM
@dan i agree. Also, wasn't the first one a "desperate cashgrab"? It sucked so much balls.
3. Mona - March 16, 2010 8:25 PM
No the first one wasn't a desperate cashgrab. It was originally played in festivals and only took $11,000 to shoot. They were not expecting to be distributed nationally. After it did so well in the festivals they redid it a little and opened it everywhere. I thought this was common knowledge to people who read movie blogs.
4. Me - March 16, 2010 11:24 PM
@2
That movie was a great idea with a flawed execution. You can't read over the faux history of the "Blair" witch and tell me it isn't interesting.
5. Species 8472 - March 17, 2010 8:41 AM
POSTER TAGLINE: "Even more disappointing than the first, if that's conceivable"
6. xiannian - March 17, 2010 9:09 AM
http://www.popcrunch.com/50-girls-50-states/comment-page-1/#comment-114628