Comments on: Wanna Know How 'Paranormal Activity' Originally Ended?

By: Briana

Briana — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:58:01 +0000

your husband is thinking of the alternate ending. i like your idea though.

By: Bre Spence

Bre Spence — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:27:54 +0000

Well the seriously thought that this movie was REAL :S but it Does seem like a real movie :@ so confused. . but now i know that it is a fake movie they did a really good job at mking it seem real they get props for that it scared the living crap outta me. i hate it when katie Screamed i jumped! but good movie. .

By: Christo

Christo — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:22:45 +0000

Just saw a copy with the original ending last night. I figured that when the friend came over, and started screaming, she had been attacked by the demon (not ghost). Just a moment before the screaming starts downstairs, Katie stops rocking back and forth, as though the demon had left her temporarily… then when it quiets down, she starts rocking back and forth again. That and it doesn't sound like the friend left. The scream seemed too stationary, and there were no panicked footsteps on the hardwood flooring below.

By: Kinkie

Kinkie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:49 +0000

Ok, so i just wantched this movie and form what I have been told, alot of the stuff that happened in the movie was real, except the ending, that her being pulled outta bed and being bitten was real, just not her killing him, nor disappearing. I read the above statements, but still its hard for me to tell, I was also informed that Steven Speilberg, (not sure if its spelled right) looked over the movie scene by scene n everything n didnt find anything showing it was a fake. Can someone explain, cuz ive had moments with stuff like that happening to me!!

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:04:28 +0000

@ginny: I notice you said 'their parents'.....this confused me. A) It's fictional and B) they are a couple and in their twenties at least, their parents have no control over what they film!!

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:55:37 +0000

I saw the original ending and it sucked so hard. I wanted to see the revised ending cause this on is terrible.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:37:32 +0000

Lol, nevermind, the comment about the dates. Just watched it again. The last scene takes place on the 8th, so it turns out the dates are all good after all. I think people were just mixing up the "Day 20" title with the date which was right below it.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:19:44 +0000

I just watched this movie by myself in a strange house the other night, and even though I didn't particularly like the ending, it did really get under my skin. I had a hell of a time falling asleep.

As people above mentioned, I too noticed the dates were off. Blazer, I think they were talking about the fact that Micah's body was discovered on the 11th, but the date of the final recording showing him getting killed was the 20th (I believe). I'd have to go back and watch it again to be sure, but I'm positive they said it was the 11th of that month.

Also, someone else mentioned something that caught my eye. Katie got raped? Whereabouts in the movie was that scene?

By: cromeet

cromeet — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:18:31 +0000

I have a question that's been nagging at me since the first time I watched this movie. Would Katie had even been born when Diane was killed?

My take on it is that Diane was reincarnated as Katie. When the demon spells out the word "diane" on the ouja board this is the demons way of saying "you can run from me but eventually i will find you.

I think that's why the demon wanted Micah to find the picture of Katie when she was a little kid. This is the Demons way of saying GOTCHA!!

By: Angel

Angel — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:17:36 +0000

Okay, I watched the dvd last night before I went to bed. Not smart, huh? lol Anyway, I really like the alternate ending where Micah is never seen and she walks in the room covered in blood. Then she walks up to the camera and slits her throat. That was the last thing I was expecting. Can I just say I had to go get my husband from downstairs for me to be able to go to sleep? lol

By: blazer

blazer — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:24:47 +0000

@Nicci: the dates didnt match up because the ghost/demon didnt haunt them every night. they cut it so it can be short an only show us when things were happening an when the were freaking out.

By: blazer

blazer — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:20:42 +0000

i do believe in those things because growing up as a kid i remember my old house use to be haunted. i use to hear footstep, things droping, toilet flushing. it never hurt me an my family so we didnt even try to get it out but we did look into it an was told it was a dutch lady. so i do believe things like that can actually happen.

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:55:50 +0000

@chewbaca69: i have the dvd and i know its not on dvd but i know ppl and it ends like how horror squard say it did the cinema version sounds even better

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:41:23 +0000

@JM: There's no way that the demon WAS Katie. Demons are beings that have never walked the earth. They're minions of Satan. Meaning it couldn't actually be Diane or Katie. @Alex Duran: Why would it be her ex-boyfriend? That doesn't make sense.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:38:25 +0000

Did anyone notice that in the theatrical ending whenever she gets out of the bed at the end one of her feet is like distorted and in a weird position?
I think it was the little details like that that gave the movie a creepy feeling.
Like in the background you would see doors open before something happened.
Just little things like that gave me chills.
Over all I really enjoyed this film, I actually bought it on DVD today.

By: Alex Duran

Alex Duran — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:48:19 +0000

Personally I thought the first 30 minutes of the film was very slow. But, then the idea of her still being out there just makes me look behind myself to check. On another note I thought the "Ghost" may have been one of her ex boyfriends although the movie didn't specify. I wish they had made only one ending tho because now i have to watch the origonal ending =-( .

By: kim

kim — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:22:17 +0000

just watched the movie last night at my home and when the movie got to day 18 and the door slammed shut my dvd player spit the movie out and turned off so we thought it was the end of the movie so my husband put it back in again went to day 18 and it happened again , so then we put the movie in again and skipped to the next scene and then rewinded and it worked so that was pretty creepy for us

By: Matty

Matty — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:04:05 +0000

Okay, I saw this film yesterday evening with a friend. Last time I saw a horror film in the cinema, I couldn't sleep for about 3 nights, but I slept like a log last night. I did find it pretty freaky, though, and for a lot of it I was seriously shaking and had my feet on the back of the chair in front because I didn't want them to touch the ground. I think a lot of it depends on the audience you have; obviously the trailer audience was really psyched up, some people mention how their whole audience found it boring… the audience I was in was very small, only 20-30 in a full sized cinema, and it was largely teenagers out with friends, having a laugh, so when the sheet was blown back from her foot, somebody behind me just whispered 'paedo' and the atmosphere was broken.

I agree with a lot of people, that the ending could have done without the whole daemonic look thing. My friend and I talked a lot about it, and we think it would be better to just end it with the footsteps coming upstairs, then a few seconds silence, the door slams and the screen blacks out. Afterwards, they could just have the line about discovering Micah's body, and leave Katie hanging. (After all, it's 15 in England. People should be old enough to work out the implication.)

Lastly, it would have been good if they'd offered some kind of explanation for the daemon. But that's less important. Generally, it was just a brilliant horror film.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:27:03 +0000

I've seen both endings to the film, and I think that the original is by far the most scary or freaky version, mainly due to the fact that it is more plausible to the average viewer. The way Micah's body is thrown at the camera makes it seem far less likely than the way Katie's catatonic state continues after Micah's death, and the original ending also provides an explantion on how the video was found.

By: jake1992

jake1992 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:38:17 +0000

okay, i watched paranormal activity and i apsolutly shat my pants no doubt about it, but ive also got a suggestion. the whole way throughout the film they poor guy had his camera turned on and if you noticed when she was "sleep walking" all she ever did was stare at him, but if the camera was off i garentee something else probably would have happened.

i got the feeling asif the demon was trying to lure him away from the camera so he could kill him. As to many other parts of the film that was scary i cant explain.

~jake1992

By: Sam AKA BellaStar

Sam AKA BellaStar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:21:13 +0000

I actually just watched this movie today in my highschool psychology class. I'd never heard of it before, hadn't heard any of the hype, and hadn't seen any trailers. I watched the original version with the original ending.
I found the beginning a bit boring, though i get now why they did it. They needed to get you to know the characters and their personalities so you could see the drastic change later on.
As soon as the footsteps in the powder appeared, I knew I was hooked. I started hyperventilating and clinging to my friend just staring at the screen, knowing that whaterer happened next, things were going to only get worse.
I didn't really find the picture in the attic realistic or believable, just.. Kinda odd.
Another factor though was that it was kind of hard to get into the movie with a bunch of classmates around. Right when the demon went to pull katie out of bed, one of my classmates pulled on the back of a girl's chair and she screamed so loudly that everyone laughed, dissapating the fear in the air.
I don't really know where I was going with this, but that was my experience. I think I like this original ending to the way the new one sounds. This one was much scarrier, though it would have been better if, when the coppers turned away, her body rose from her slouch on the floor and she killed them, and then walked out.

By: Grant AkA Sutty

Grant AkA Sutty — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:32:46 +0000

Oh my god just saw the film at the cinema with my girlfriend and i aint ashamed to say one bit that i did scream at the end :(
It was bloody terrific and i did keep looking away also.

The bit where she gets dragged out the bedroom and also the bit where he finds the picture in the loft were fantastic.

Made me laugh tho when she said lets stay her now and does a weird smile.

I just knew she had changed into the demon and was going to kill him. I said to my girlfriend shes the demon and is going to go crazy.

If these two dont get awards for there acts its bloody mental.

The actors deserve full credit and im sure this has just started promising carrers for both of them.

Cant stop thinking about it and stuff
Brilliant

By: reanna and kasey

reanna and kasey — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:00:50 +0000

that was so f-ing scary me and my sis were screaming so loud that our whole entire block could hear us. Just as they polled her out of her bed me and ree – ree almost had a freaking heart attack. so if this is your first time watching this then please have some one by your side.

By: Matt Culley

Matt Culley — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:20 +0000

@Tim P.:
… 750gb HDD for 2.5" is biggest available at the moment.
uses about 1gb per 10mins. That's 125 hours, which is 5+ days
sorry, just had to point this out! :-)

By: jessH

jessH — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:58:41 +0000

@ginny: The movie is not based on a true story, it tells you in the commercial it is fictitious and any resemblances to real life are coincedental.

By: Diego

Diego — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:24:31 +0000

I really liked the film.I am a real fanatic of horror movie, i have almost seen every one you can think of but this was by far the sacariest movie i have ever seen. i saw it but i saw it with the original ending i never knew it had that other one but i am glad i saw the original one because i would have ben more scared with the other ending
i would like to see if anyone could tell me a website to see the other ending

By: kirsty

kirsty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:53:07 +0000

it was a good movie i actually have seen the original ending. A little scary. Most of the begining was boring. Genral scary bangs etc the endin was good would say all in all only like the last 20 mins or so. STILL DONT THINK ITS TRUE DONT BELIVE IT TILL I SEE IT :)

By: ginny

ginny — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:56:26 +0000

Another question is why would their parents let this movie go public? Did they receive all the millions they made from this movie?

By: ginny

ginny — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:51:42 +0000

I am still wondering if this movie is a hoax? I watched it got me scared….but why wasn't it investigated on the tv series paranormal state?

By: Jessica H

Jessica H — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:11:19 +0000

I just came home from seeing this movie. Personally, I liked it. My dad thought it was okay, and similar to the Blair Witch Project, however he found Paranormal Activity to be less scary, more… I don't know, creepy?

I enjoyed the ending in theaters, but agree with others when they say it would have been much scarier had they not revealed so much in the trailer, and had they omitted that silly demon face. Her possession was quite clear to the audience from the moment we saw her clutching the razorblades or whatever the sharp object was. Infact, moments later, she suddenly had changed her mind about leaving the house. As if everything was over, and the entity had gone. Not to mention her wryly smiling at the camera like she'd gotten away with a good lie. Did Micah miss the odd smile she was giving the camera? Was he not looking through it at her? This was clearly the demon speaking! I felt like shouting DON'T STAY, STUPID! IT'S A TRAP!!!

I was disappointed Micah believed her when she said she wanted to stay. He should not have let her stay, and he should have refused when she asked him to stay with her. I know he didn't want to leave her, but obviously the demon was after him. Did he miss the whole cracked picture of himself hanging on the wall? I don't think it was a realistic human reaction to witness all these attempts on their lives, and stay in that house another minute, let alone continue to lie in their bed and try to sleep.

I also can't help but wonder why the paranormal investigator-guy didn't even follow up on them with a call, when he wouldn't go into their house. I get that he knew the demon did not approve of his presence, but the least he could do is call them to give advice on how they should proceed.

Ugh, I make all these comments, however, the loose ends don't really matter that much to me in the long run. It was a scary movie, no matter what anyone says. I get that some say they were bored and fell asleep, but that's only because they detached themselves from the story and did not picture themselves in this situation, or even care for the couple's well being. It was fictional, so why bother with feeling emotions towards their demise? Well don't bother seeing a movie if you don't want to, on some level, emotionally attach yourself to the storyline!

I don't mean to attack anyone by saying this, it's just how I feel when I read people's comments saying a movie sucks or is a dullfest.

Jess