What Is The WORST Paranormal Activity Movie? - Hack The Movies

[@HackTheMovies]

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[@cnvrgnt]

That part about people living in scary houses at the start made me belly laugh lmao, you guys are so funny

[@TorontoJon]

The worst paranormal activity movie was 'Ghost Dad' starring Bill Cosby. ;)

[@charlesderosas5577]

Ironically I was "drugged up" while watching that.

[@danielkenyon6038]

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[@superhitpix5955]

Lol. I was thinking 'Gran Torino'

[@kidcrossfire3489]

With as many times as the same things kept happening, the series should have been re-named “Pretty Normal Activity”.

[@JumpNShootSH]

I feel like tony has a "I dated a girl" story for every movie he's seen

[@HackTheMovies]

I had commitment issues in the early 2010s! So there was a revolving door of girls for a bit!

[@JumpNShootSH]

@@HackTheMovies aw damn I thought you were flexing whenever you brought it up lmao

[@ethal1222]

I watched the first movie for the first time with some friends at home with all the lights off. Midway through the movie, our dog decided to come thumping down the stairs (which were right on the opposite side of the wall from the couch) and almost gave us all a heart attack. 😆

[@JayRob2161]

Let’s be honest the part that was freaky was the first paranormal is when the movie went off at the theaters, it was no credits just a black screen the lights in the theater didn’t turn on man we ran out asses outta there 😅😂

[@ryanpowell2540]

I hate found footage movies, I hate people arguing about turning off the camera in those movies, I hate overly complicated lore and confusing timelines, and I hate those annoying loud jumpscares. Horror should be creepy and atmospheric, not BOO! jumpscare every five minutes.

[@erikbrock5444]

I really want to do a short parody of this franchise where it turns out all the weird stuff, the bumps and bangs and crashes and moved stuff and etc, at the end you find out it was just the neighbor's cat getting in and being an a-hole.

[@tompedersen5736]

The shadow that came ind the background really scared me the first time i watch this video thanks Tony ;)

[@KarosuMaker]

"Tokyo Night" was actually put on theaters here in Mexico, but some time after the real 2 came out, and the assholes from the cinema chain titled it "Paranorlam Activity 0", which was a dick move because everyone was already waiting for 3 which was a prequel. Now I like it, but I remember feeling completely ripped off at the time. Great to see you two guys together!

[@What.99]

“Paranorlam Activity” lol. That sound like an animated movie lmao.

[@robcressey7228]

I did like part 2 a little more than the first. But what did take me out a little was the "Found footage films should star unknowns" because when I saw Kristi I was "oh that's Claire's friend Anita from Six Feet Under". 3 does go gonzo for it at the end!

[@reidstone1975]

I started the "Bourne" titles thing on the live chat, but It went off the rails because the movie title parodies were supposed to be based on movies that Matt Damon has been in...

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

When is the Rambo Review coming? You got Robocop, Alien, predator, Terminator

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

I can safely say I haven't ever watched one of these before but the "Worst of" is one of my favorite series you do on the channel so I'll speed run them with ya

[@juansalva_]

Having seen all the movies when they came out except "Next of Kin" which I saw a year later, I believe "Ghost Dimension" is by far the worst due to the bad CGI and poor acting. I did like "Next of Kin" with all the cool dark tunnel stuff, crazy amish folks and the snowy setting. The climax pays off in the end. It doesn't have found footage though. Great video! I had dropped Hack the Movies for some months and came back with this one. I still have Waterworld pending.

[@1981Speedwagone]

I quit after the 3rd one. Any horror movie or franchise that gets to cults and covens becomes instant garbage. No cult in a paranormal movie has been scary since rosemarys baby, and that even hasnt aged well enough to be scary at all.

[@Newdoom402]

Okay, but the throat slit alt ending of the first one was genuinely unnerving

[@robk.6591]

I'm really liking the nightvision filter here. 👍

[@HackTheMovies]

We legit shot in night vision. I added the blue tint to look like the movies.

[@seanlaughlin522]

I cant speak on whats the worst but I have to say 3 is the best just for the last 30 minutes

[@JohnSmith-lp1kd]

I’m 40 now & remember hearing a radio spot the guy said this will either scare the shit out of you or you’ll think it’s the dumbest movie. This is the only scary movie besides Blair witch & the 1st Saw where the theater was packed and at the end we all just got up and left. Not one cat call or stupid one liner everyone was like holy shit. Slept with the light on that night lol

[@Dirt-McGirt]

Should have used the fan cam along with the night vision. Just have the camera flow back n forth between Cecil and Tony, regardless of who's speaking at the time. Change random objects in the background, have someone walk in wearing a bed sheet, etc.

[@What.99]

Aw man, that would’ve been amazing lol.

[@T_R_O_Y_McClure]

All of them. Is that an acceptable answer? Related note: I thought night vision was more green. Im basing that on some older videos starring paris hilton btw 😂

[@HackTheMovies]

The original festival cut of the first movie was green. They tinted it blue for the theatrical release

[@RaDicAL808]

In Tony’s defense, that Tangled cardboard display looked creepy already lol

[@kevinf1997]

Jeez! That jump scare terrified me!

[@randomreviews4278]

Well of course the paramount + one

[@jeremyvisser3877]

I actually like Next of Kin, Ghost Dimension and PA 4 are the real stinkers for me.

[@KalEl44]

I remember watching 4 after a night out with my friend, and the scene where the demon kills the mom, I just belt out laughing

[@GameDemonKing]

The worst one in the paranormal activity franchise is the first one because they left out the most crucial component in any movie and that is the credits. Why did we have no credits in this movie I want to know who played who, who did the camera work everything. Even the worst or offended movies at least they have credits on there

[@Chilanta24]

1:30:16 hold wait is it 😂😂😂😅😅😅 is cazy its that complicated!

[@timvasser9]

I loved the series when it first came out but they started becoming more of a laugh fest

[@petewadesays12]

We've had @goodbadflicks now we need The Cine- Masochist and Josh Hadley to complete the "Radiodrome Cinematic Universe"

[@CreepyBoris]

Lol I watched the whole video and just realized thats Cecil from GoodBackFlicks! So cool!

[@DCFCfanatic]

They could have connected Next of Kin to the other movies. Especially if you could into the lore of the demon used in the movie...Asmodeus. Part of the Christian lore is that he constantly disrupts a woman named Sarah's marriages. Sarah was used as the name of the mom in the movie. It is hostile to Sarah through out the book of Tobit. Asmodeus kills 7 of Sarah's on their wedding nights. Eventually Sarah meets Tobias who she plans to wed. It's Tobias who finally defeats Asmodeus. Notice the name Tobias....Tobi. C'mon they could have changed it up a little to make the story fit in with the Christian lore. In the movie Asmodeus gets away. Maybe one day we'll get a Tobi vs. Asmo scene.

[@matthewurban7031]

I've only seen the first one, and i hated it.

[@collecticus]

This is the first time I heard anyone say anything positive about Tokyo Night.

[@willigagbob8243]

I could have sworn I've been subbed to gbf for years but apparently I'm not. Time to fix that.

[@SomthinSinister]

They should’ve done the walking around in the Japanese version like they do in insidious 3 with the gal in the casts. That was horrifying.

[@quarter_cab]

Such a colorful episode

[@jroc00725]

I seen something moving in the background. I kept seeing a vhs moving 👻

[@wstine79]

It's the Paranormal Activity Experience!

[@dreamlandnightmare]

4 is easily the worst. The first is the only good one.

[@leonzaduncan2438]

No 3 is really good, it just doesn't completely follow the lore.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@leonzaduncan2438 I liked the first and thought the fifth one was okay. (Mostly because we finally get to see someone other than upper middle class white people.) Didn't care for the others, and I absolutely hate 4.

[@jasonnunez6411]

They did release an updated version of that Teddy.

[@SlenWash]

Paranormal Activity 4 has one of the worst endings I've ever seen. I completely bailed on the franchise at that point.

[@redhotrandy7656]

I remember watching a dvd with all the endings on it

[@Thee_kyle_Weezy_Harler]

That ending was the one i saw also. Where the cops shoot her

[@kentown8115]

I'm confused because the original ending that I saw with my parents ends with the cops and her with the knife. The other end in that they changed and her being possessed et never saw, but the thing is the whole cop shooting her is the only part that mean my parents didn't seem when we first saw the movies, so I'm confused. As there are 3 innings, the one where the cop shooter, 1 where the cops don't shoot her, and they she just sits for days or the 1 where she gets busy. That's because I know they won't with the possessor out with the sequels. But she didn't get shot by cops. If she still alive in the sequels soh , i'm confused

[@strifenineteen]

Her getting killed was the original ending, after Stephen Spielberg consulted they made the Katie gets possessed ending which is the in canon ending

[@LadyMaeloraBeesbury]

Lmao at the random, unnecessary loud noises throughout the video 😂

[@theflail]

The one that ends with witches for no reason was pretty dumb.

[@leonzaduncan2438]

True but that scene got me

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

You probably can't do anything about it but KZbin LOADED this with ads. Loved the video though

[@HackTheMovies]

@cthulhupthagn5771 is not supposed to play every single one. Sometimes, someone gets a bunch of them. Sorry about that.

[@shainewhite2781]

Steven Spielberg was a consultant on the first film, as he gave the directors advice on how to set up a jump scare and keep the audience in the edge of their seats till the very end.

[@slimjimmy]

​@@Elatenl *cough*Poltergeist*cough*

[@JazziG59]

@@ElatenlCmon man, it’s well known that Steven is great at suspense.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

@@slimjimmy Tobe Hooper directed Poltergeist

[@slimjimmy]

@@GoodBadFlicks But Spielberg wrote the story and is co-screenwriter. And let's not get into the debate of who directed Poltergeist (or co-directed.)

[@z00mbi3s]

I was watching something nice, then video ended and i heard Tony voice, good thing comercial came up so i can write this and go for some another video without hearing Tony.

[@lenadroconbotas]

Cecil is the goat

[@HackTheMovies]

The two headed goat from Next of Kin?

[@atahanpirimoglu7013]

3 is obviously the best in this franchise it has offers many new scares and more scares compared to first two films.In my opinion Kitchen scene and sheet scene were destined to become classic horror scenes in horror genre. And the last 15 minutes... witch coven was scary as hell. I really liked first two movie but 3 has different dynamics. 😊❤

[@StevenSeril]

The second one is still one of my favorite horror movies ever.

[@wisconsinking323]

I'd love to see Tony do reviews on Japanese horror movies, maybe some Japanese horror comedies.

[@nextgenwarrior]

My favorite horror franchise, easily. Haven't actually watched the newest (fake fan, I know), so 4 is hands down the weak link. It's the only one I'd outright call bad. The rest are varying degrees of good to great. I go back and forth between the first and third as my favorite/the best. But The Ghost Dimension was a surprisingly solid ending to the series. I had said for years that if they actually showed the demon that it would ruin it, and yet they managed to make it work and it resulted in some really cool moments.

[@seanlaughlin522]

Final girls is awesome

[@juanf5391]

I really was surprised by 5 The Marked Ones. It is my second favorite.

[@thebelowaveragegamer2397]

I saw the original cut. The reshot scenes were crap. The original cut felt more realistic and was full of tension and suspense. But the reshoots stopped it.

[@sonicdoomofficial9200]

Antonio, do a review of the McPherson Tapes with Jess and/or Johanna and/or Joe.

[@TheSlashTraxNetwork]

All of them!!! Lol hmmm maybe the red door? Anyways I'll just watch and be quiet now 😆

[@TheRealBGregz]

I’ve only seen two “Purge” movies (the first and second), but I actually really enjoyed the first one. You can’t go wrong with Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey.

[@kylewilliams7211]

They are all terrible and ruined horror for awhile. All the industry made was these type of ghost demon movies. There was only one movie I liked of this genre and Noone talks about it at all and it's forgotten. The possession of Micheal King! The movie was more realistic and 20 times better than Insidious, Annabelle, and Paranormal. The dude did dmt in a graveyard and had satanic sex on acid and had a Satan book that made him draw what was possesing him an ant which he found on his body every time he got rid of it. Freaking crazy movie and Noone talks about jt

[@dbcooper6200]

Lol Very well said good sir 👍. I tip my hat to you 🎩

[@What.99]

I actually really liked Next Of Kin, although that may just be because I think Emily Bader is extremely attractive. The movie might have really sucked and I just didn’t notice cuz I was too busy simping over her…

[@michaelpalma6346]

The worst paranormal activity movie is easily between Ghost dimension and PA3. I loved the first 3 movies a lot, and I liked alot of The Marked Ones

[@katyrye]

Tokyo night ties into one of them. The one with the blonde teen. They talk about someone being hit by a car ..and that someone was katie You got it... I see

[@dannygagne4693]

Haven't watched them in a while, I think 3 is my favorite but I need to revisit this franchise. Btw dude your videostore is haunted, look at the tapes 😮

[@crusadergamer4995]

I thought the first second and third paranormal activity movies were good but then around the fourth that's where the series pretty much ran off a cliff for me

[@pollutance]

More like “day for night” vision.

[@jasong8085]

I wasnt going to watch this review because these movirs kinda bote me, but i heard cecils voice.

[@WilliamHetrick1985]

Well i did not know there were 2 more VHS movies. 😂 Guess i need to go watch those. On the side note. I enjoyed 1 and 2. 3 and 4 were meh. Marked ones I enjoyed except towards the end. The warp part killed it for me and the time travel was not needed. Ghost Dimension was rough. I just finally watched Next of Kin which iagain enjoyed the first half but there at the end when they decided to do the slowmo effect, i was just like what....

[@liammaxwell6114]

Surprised Tony hasn’t watched the purge I think he would like that , I like the purge series

[@JazziG59]

I’m gonna go with 4 or ghost dimension

[@JDTee79]

Is anyone here from delco?

[@hollowman7168]

All of them all of them are the worst

[@codyduffey1859]

I liked the next of kin, thought it was a lot better than 4 & 6

[@YakBat]

Aside from Saw, I can't think of another franchise I find more tiresome than this one. Absolutely hated the 1st one, and it just never improved. Then again I have an irrational hatred of found footage films. Chronicle being the only one I was able to sit through and not wish horrible death on everyone involved.

[@beejay271]

I HATED Paranormal Activity 4 that movie stunk😠! Paranormal Activity 5 IMO was "ok" but nothing great. I never saw the last one. PA 3 was definitely the best one. Edit: I honestly forgot about PA Ghost Dimension. I never saw that one either lol. So out of the one's I've seen 3 was the best👍

[@trentshape]

Even with all the BS from 4 and 5, the worst is probably 2... It's so boring... 1,3 and the Marked Ones are great tho

[@zadehgenerous9331]

Love Ceçil

[@TheRealBGregz]

So, I know that Tony doesn’t know how to pronounce anything… but that mispronunciation of “coven” was rough 😬

[@jeffdoherty237]

All of them

[@manicrandy1]

3 Minutes into the video and the blue filter already sucks. Gonna listen to this like a podcast.

[@JasonPrice-m4r]

I'm so stoked I'm the 600th person to like this 😁

[@PookaLuka]

Cry Wolf is a good time.

[@michaelp2952]

Kill Tony is still relevant

[@dreamlandnightmare]

I HATE the found footage genre. There are only a couple FF films I can stand. "Creep" is one and the first "Paranormal Activity" is this other.

[@JayMakinen]

You seem like spirits or some kind of ghosts so I didn't like this review. but I still watched this under my blanket so it's ok

[@CitizenOffen]

Tony, aren't you Italian-Irish? You keep leaving out the Irish side. Have some respect for your mother.

[@HackTheMovies]

Next week is IRISH ITALIAN WEEK on the channel.

[@CitizenOffen]

@@HackTheMovies Even Robert De Niro is part Irish, which reminds me. How come you never reviewed a classic De Niro movie, since you're always mentioning being Italian. How about Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America, Mean Streets, and The King of Comedy. I mean, there are so many great ones. And you, as an Italian-Irish American, should question yourself for not having reviewed a single one of these movies. Frankenstein doesn't count either. Enough with the superhero fantasy kid stuff. Review Reservoir dogs or something. I'm skipping the superhero movies without hesitation. You could be reviewing movies like Fatal Attraction or Eraserhead. And if you wanna do comedy, you could do Revenge of the Nerds - these are movies that would actually make for an interesting review. You have a great personality, Tony, but your movie choices are sometimes meh.

[@CitizenOffen]

I forgot to mention The Deer Hunter for a Robert De Niro movie you could review. The Godfather part 2 and A Bronx Tale would also be good. Honestly still can't believe you haven't reviewed a single great De Niro movie.

[@vincentmcbride6210]

They're all shite

[@mydogsnameismonkey]

Trash click bait bs

[@HackTheMovies]

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[@mydogsnameismonkey]

Sorry Tony. That somehow went to your video, I tried to comment that on something else. KZbin sucks. Do shirtless videos please

[@greghunt2451]

The one with the mexicans was pretty bad. A close second would be the amish one. 🫤

[@katiecook6006]

The Marked Ones? I thought that was pretty good. I don't recall an Amish one. How did they get cameras? 😆

[@trentshape]

@@katiecook6006 I agree, Marked Ones is good.. I guess the "Amish one" is the last one who tells a completely different story