They did
it again! I never would have expected directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost of being able to sustain the
stationary camera concept so brilliantly used in this franchise created by
producer Oren Peli . Yet they did with a believable thought-out use of laptop
cameras. While not nearly as scary as the first two films, what I enjoyed
about these last two is how they expand on the story. We now know who the
demon is, it has a name—Tobey. And we know that Katie is an evil demon-possessed killer and that Hunter is important for some witches coven. There’s
still a lot of mystery but the humor and dreadful awkwardness is still
evident. I really don’t see how they can continue but they did it this time
why not. It’s really a no-brainer for the studios. These films can be made
with very little and they make a guaranteed bus load of money. While I still
think the first three make for a great trilogy, I’m having a lot of fun seeing
where they take this story. It’s inevitable that they’re going to screw up at some
point and drag this concept to the ground but hopefully I’m proven wrong. For
the next film, if I had any request, would be the introduction of a good force
so Tobey and folk don’t have such an easy time getting what they want. And
what is it they want? I guess we’ll have to wait until next October to find
out. Grade: B+
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