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"Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" fails to live up to the success of the original film in the franchise. Despite introducing a new family, the story feels unoriginal and the use of familiar camera techniques falls flat. The characters lack depth and the only one who evokes sympathy is the matriarch, Irma. The film attempts to tie the series together but ultimately falls short in delivering a satisfying conclusion. ______________________ "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" no está a la altura del éxito de la película original de la franquicia. A pesar de presentar una nueva familia, la historia se siente poco original y el uso de técnicas de cámara familiares fracasa. Los personajes carecen de profundidad y la única que suscita simpatía es la matriarca, Irma. La película intenta unir la serie, pero finalmente no logra llegar a una conclusión satisfactoria.

It wasn't a bad movie, but it doesn't really go with the other 4. It went to like a completely different type of movie. Until the end where it looked like the ending was forced to interact with the others.

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Sin duda es mejor que AP2 y 4, pese a que The Marked Ones tiene más humor que sustos, es mas divertida y rápida que las secuelas anteriores, pero el final me dejó algo confundido.

This film is the fifth in the "Paranormal Activity" franchise. It's a spinn-off which tells the story of Jesse, a young man who ends up being a victim of the witch society to which belonged the grandparents of Katie and Kristi, main characters in the initial films. I confess that I expected worse. The story is not as bad as I thought it would be and has its moments and some tension. However, there are continuity flaws, lack of logic and several inconsistencies. The scares, in turn, are excessively predictable. The biggest problem is that it does not present anything really new, in a kind of film whose recipe has come to wear out very quickly. Something I felt was an attempt to moderate the dead moments, one of the most tangible problems in previous films. An effort was also made to make a shorter film, where the pace of events was faster. This was a positive development. The cast is, for me, a group of illustrious strangers, in that I have never seen any of them in other works or, if I did, they went completely unnoticed by my eyes. It is not the kind of film we see for the brilliance of its actors, and thankfully ... the cast does what it needs to do but does not shine, nor does it have the material or direction that allows it. Personally, I feel that this film is quite warm: it is not bad enough to hate but it is also far from good. It suffers from many of the endemic problems in the franchise, but there is an effort to alleviate some of the most criticized points in previous films.

A slight improvement over the last film does not really invigorate the series.

I liked the paranormal activity Franchise but the Problem is they keep doing the same movie every single **** characters in this are stupid and **** this movie was fun watching with my mates.

Jesus, one of the worst horror movies ever made, it **** in almost every aspect, the script is boring and predictable as always, the sums up all the movie, and the ending, WHO THE HELL WROTE THE ENDING? IT ****, IT MAKES NO **** SENSE *SPOILER* HE GOES BACK IN TIME IN THE FINAL SCENE OF THE FIRST MOVIE, SHOWS HOW THE GUY GET STABBED AND THEN JESSE KILLS HIM *SPOILER END* THROW **** IN WHOEVER WROTE THIS, AGAIN THE HORROR TYPE MOVIE WHERE THE ENTITY CAN DO EVERYTHING

Despite what producers intended, The Marked Ones doesn’t expand the Paranormal Activity brand. It **** the bottom of the franchise’s barrel, begging found-footage audiences for a few extra dollars as it drives the final nail into the coffin of a series that should have died years ago. The Marked Ones isn’t scary. Isn’t that the only reason you’d bother seeing this? To be drawn to the edge of your seat in fear? It won’t happen. The latest Paranormal Activity can be demonic, as when possessed teenage lead Jesse (Andrew Jacobs) tortures the family dog by levitating him into thin air and pinning him to a bedroom ceiling. It can be economic, as in, “We shot this on a shoestring budget, using hand-held cameras and practical special effects, so as to maximize profit.” And it’s often comical. PA gave me the year’s biggest belly laugh when Latino gangbangers pulled Uzis and a sawed-off shotgun out of their trunk to go fight a coven of witches. But it’s never scary, and that’s the worst possible thing I can say about this unnecessary offshoot of the once effective Paranormal series. Until a final – and shockingly stupid – scene, The Marked Ones has absolutely no connection to Katie (Katie Featherston), Micah (Micah Sloat) and the major players of writer-producer Oren Peli’s initial PA exercise. The action shifts to Los Angeles here, where Jesse and Hector (Jorge Diaz) have just graduated high school. They are obsessed with Jesse’s graduation gift – a top-of-the-line video camera – and use it to record everything around them. One day, they begin to hear mysterious noises emanating from the apartment beneath them, where suspected witch Anna (Gloria Sandoval) resides. Before long, Anna is killed, classmate Oscar (Carlos Pratts) is a suspect, and our protagonists are pulled into a mystery involving the first-born sons of women who die during pregnancy. You know what I haven’t mentioned yet? Any sort of paranormal activity. Loosely directed by Christopher Landon (the way you “direct” any video you upload to YouTube), The Marked Ones concerns itself with witchcraft and cult behaviors instead of spirits that haunt hand-shaking camera holders. The use of grainy, hand-held, POV cinematography is the only link The Marked Ones has to the original Paranormal Activity films… though these overused storytelling devices also connect The Marked Ones to Cloverfield, The Blair Witch Project, the V/H/S films, Chronicle -- hell, are there any movies aimed at teenagers that don’t overdose on first-person POV camera techniques anymore? The Marked Ones is supposed to represent a new direction for this franchise. Coming out in January and employing a fresh cast, it’s meant to suggest that the premise sustaining the Paranormal Activity movies can be picked up and dropped virtually anywhere. Marked Ones has the opposite effect. With nothing new to say, it kills any franchise momentum and makes me go back and question anything I thought I liked about the first few PA movies. The leads are engaging, and one gimmick using a “Simon” game as a Ouija board proved inventive, but there’s far too much filler laced through this scant, 84-minute effort. If The Marked Ones were an actual YouTube clip, you would click away after 10 minutes.

An almost okay film in that exhausted PA franchise. The same old formula, shaky camera, loud sounds, cheap jumpscares and an overall laziness. If you're a devoted PA fan you might enjoy it a little bit, but as a an average quality horror films looking person, you might just pass on it.

Completamente innecesaria y absolutamente ridícula y aburrida. The marked ones cambia completamente el estilo de la franquicia (aquí no existen las noches) parece una mezcla entre la película Chronicle con sustos baratos y decepcionantes. No aporta nada a la historia y es absolutamente aburrida.

Me and my dad watched this just moments ago, and I can definitely say this is a piece of crap, it was so bad I couldn't even crack decent enough jokes to laugh at it because it was simply that horrible. If you have any respect for your time living on this earth, give this a pass or at least have the fast-forward button at the ready, because this acts out more as a drama than any other type of genre, the horror and thriller elements are near non-existent, predictability (including jump scares), and my biggest gripe besides the everything else bad in this utter waste of time is my cheap ass phone has a better light on it than their stupid camera... This film is a defining example of what it means to milk a concept, imdb said it had an estimated $5m budget, but honestly I doubt any of that went into the film. Go watch a indie horror film, or indie drama, they'll both be better than this nonsense. Dare I say, Dragonball: Evolution would be a better time spent than watching this. :O

Watched the trailer for Ghost Dimension and remembered this horrible mess. Who came up with the idea for this movie, it's generic plot and its non scary moments, actually one jump scare got me at the end but other than that it doesn't even feel like a paranormal activity movie or horror movie in general. The one thing that at least kinda saved the movie was when he goes to this house and teleports him to one certain place that was in 1 and 3 but it also sinks the franchise PA-GD better be good or this franchise needs to end

Neither fun nor scary, and packed with jump scares (surprise surprise), "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" is further proof that the found footage genre just needs to die.

Now I personally found this film a bit boring. For nearly half of the film very little supernatural happens. It was like watching candid vid clips of ordinary peoples through daily humdrum affairs. Your basic dares, shenanigans, and trivial banter permeate the screen. I had to keep reminding myself to be patient and that this is a paranormal “horror” film. The paranormal finally kicks in on the film, at first having more similarities to “Chronicles” than evil spirits, utilizing the standard special effects tricks, however it soon gets into the normal groove of paranormal. The story is a strong concept that just seems to get cluttered with half hearted direction. One cool thing about the film was the cast’s ability to make the drama, banter and interaction on screen seem genuine. The dialog maintain a constant fluidity from start to finish. There is a mild sense of inability to sell the paranormal fright from a couple of the actors when the crap hits the fan but it is minimal and soon the cast is back in sync. The effects and music score are standard, expectable tricks of the trade which keep “The Marked Ones” in pace with the original “Paranormal Activity” series. The atmosphere does get a little creepy but I never really felt any chills or thrills. The film really falls flat in the horror department. I can’t remember any scene where I jumped, or cringed from the fright intended pieces to this film. Again the story is a nice, fresh spin that highlights a normalized slice of life in an area of society most people don’t see. Plus I love me some bruja heritage highlighted in horror or film in general. “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” is a fail in my opinion but the audience that loved the original franchise will probably like this film as well. I do need to add that the concept of personalized, in-hand, video documentary style for this film does more to help the whole found footage subgenre than hurt it.

I guess it's just not my taste, but The Marked Ones sorta let me down. This is a spin-off from the main series, so it doesn't have much to do with Katie, Hunter, or the other characters other than expanding the more vague aspects of the mythology. The Marked Ones does have a decently interesting story with an ending that kinda aggravated me, and there is a bit more action in this film than the other four installments, but I felt like it was missing something. The movie was filled with a lot more jump scares than the rest of the series, most failed and only some warranted a slight jump, and there was no suspense or real fear throughout this movie. This focused more on the action and humor rather than any scares, which wouldn't be a problem for most horror movies, but when I see a Paranormal Activity movie, I don't expect to see some guy draw a **** on another guy's face. It has some mildly scary scenes, and the change of setting does give a bit more variety to the series, but The Marked Ones mostly fails to live up to the impossibly high standards set by the franchise by being a by-the-numbers found footage flick.

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is a 2014 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Christopher B. Landon. Released on January 3, 2014 in the United States, it is the first spin-off of the Paranormal Activity film series and the fifth installment of the franchise.

I hate horror movies I just find them so stupid and pointless, and this is another one of those. I have seen the first Paranormal activity movie and it really scared me. This one did not, the first half of the movie nothing scary even happens. And the second half there are some jump scares but most of them are expected and don't even scare you. Just a bland boring movie that didn't even do what it was supposed to do and that is scare.

Going in I expected the normal first of January garbage horror movie instead I got an average but nonetheless harmless one. While the film adds very little to the mythology it does have some decent suspense. C

"Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" does not deliver the scares that a Paranormal Activity movie should present, and it does not follow the last movie, this is one of the proofs that it is not a direct sequel, therefore it connects the last four or at least the first and the third, it is absurd how it is all connected, with a scientific twist that might shock you and please you or it might upset you.

Genuinely, my hopes were not high. Having watched and reviewed all of the Paranormal Activity franchise thus far, I have looked on as what was once an admirable and innovative idea slowly descended into nothing more than a numbers game, generating more and more revenue for less and less quality. When the first PA was made, it was for next to nothing, but for the love of film-making, regardless of its potential profit. As time has gone on, the film-making appeared to be less important, the story more confusing and convoluted and with the best will in the world, it seemed like the audience was the last consideration of a juggernaut that relied on them, yet didn't really care enough about them to offer what they thought they'd paid for. Therefore, it was not altogether beyond belief to maybe give this an airing with something of a cynical back foot. Not for the first time since this series began did I sit down to view the offering, all the while wondering if my life would be better spent doing something else. On occasions such as this, I always end up considering my position on my death bed, as a draw my last breath. How much would I pay to have the time again that I wasted on some of the **** I have sat through in the name of entertainment? Thankfully this 'cousin' of the franchise decides to change the perspective a little, focusing its attention on Jesse, who has recently graduated from high school. It is on the night of this celebration at the end of his education that we are introduced to him and his friends and family. Continuing to shoot the project from largely a first-person perspective, much like its predecessors, you are immediately familiar with the PA universe and writer/director Christopher Landon improves upon his previous writing gigs on earlier PA movies by bringing a much needed lighthearted sense of mischief to proceedings in the early scenes. Like all PA movies, of course, things start slow, even pedestrian, and you can be sure that if you're just there for the scares, you probably don't even need to take your seat for the first twenty to thirty minutes, as this time has traditionally been reserved for character development and plot setups. This time does enable the audience to engage with the characters, as Jesse and his friends waste time in the days after school has finished, getting into trouble with local gangs, playing with the dog and poking around in places they shouldn't. All of this, of course, is recorded on Jesse's new camera, bought from the local pawn shop with money given to him as a graduation gift. The portrayals of these characters are very good and the actors involved inhabit them completely, making the script appear natural or even improvised. Things only really start to get 'interesting' upon the event of Jesse's neighbours death. Anna, who lived directly underneath him had already been classified as a little odd by Jesse, given that she covered her windows in newspapers so no-one could see what she was doing inside. Furthermore, events taking place shortly before her mysterious death only confrm to Jesse and his friends that she was indeed at least a little bit unhinged. If you're familiar with the franchise (and you need to be, or the latter stages of the film will make no sense whatsoever) then you will know the drill. The format is pretty much unchanged, really, but with a good degree less navel-gazing. Previously, as audience members, we have been left to our own devices somewhat, sitting for long periods throughout each film at an aparently static screen, waiting for something to happen. Not so here, as the fixed point perspective of the camera in question has gone, now being carried around throughout. In this respect, and in the respect of Jesse's new abilities in the first act, you could rightly be reminded of Chronicle, for example, where the spare character is the camera itself. Not so much a prop, but more an intergrated tool lodged firmly into the narrative. Without giving too much away, you can guess that things go from playful, to awkward, to uncomfortable, painful and then ending somewhere around terrifying. This is not new territory for makers or viewers alike and to suggest that you get pretty much what you expect from this will come as no great surprise. It is not particularly original, but based purely on performance and a pleasant upskill in terms of scripting and direction, this episode may well have saved what was becoming a predictable money-making bore.

Paranormal activity: The Marked Ones is one of if not the best in the horror series. The excellent characters, script and story is something to note in which everything is put to place, credit goes to the director for making such an enjoyable franchise. If your wanting to watch a exciting and fun movie here is your choice, your in for a blast and plenty of jump scares.

Here is the scare less, pointless, and boring spin-off to the decaying Paranormal Activity franchise, the main problem is that it is not scary it just uses the same lame scares from the previous movies, the acting is somehow more subpar than the previous movies, even hardcore fans might not find much to enjoy here, so you should avoid it.

This flick was the worst piece of crap I've seen in ages. It's astonishing how people in hollywood KEEP working. If there were the real world, whoever was responsible for this garbage would be fired. The "script" was cookie cutter to begin with, then took a turn for utter absurdity. Suggestion: if you were involved with the making of this movie in anyway, don't admit it. Instead, move on, get a job at a movie theater instead. Selling tickets or popcorn might be a better area of the biz for you to be working in.

I was really bored in this i am normally never bored in a horror film even if its a bad one but this was quite boring and i didnt find it scary just a few jump scares thats all. people might like it but it wasnt for me i found it boring and not scary 3/10

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I’ve never cared for any of the “Paranormal Activity” films. Aside from being bored by them, I’ve always found them to be impossible to scare me, filled with unlikeable characters played by terrible actors and to be, all around, cheaply made. For the most part, this latest installation isn’t much different. The story is still simple and doesn’t have much meat to it and I wasn’t scared at all. However, this film finally brought some decent acting to the franchise and characters that really seemed to have some depth and culture to them and was not the usual privileged rich white people who all have faces that look like a demon haunting them is only slightly worse than having a poor signal for your Wi-Fi.

i wouldent say it was a bad movie, i just didnt like it as much as the other paranormal activity movies. I found that i couldent take the movie seriously at most parts due to it just being more cheesy and silly than scary, it actually made me laugh at some points. i did think it had good acting and effects tho, just a silly movie overall, and when going to see a horror movie you dont wanna leave calling it silly.

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If you look at my past reviews, some of my comments say worst movie I have ever seen. Well this movie is the worst movie I ever saw in my whole life. I'm sorry if I offend anyone but if anybody gave this movie more then a 0, you must have been totally intoxicated. The budget could not have cost more than 1,000.00 dollars and that includes paying the actors, if you want to call them that. I went with my 2 daughters, 15 and 18. My 18 year old almost threw up because of the 3 year old filming the scenes as well as me being nauseated. The camera keeps jerking around and can hardly make sence of any of the movie. My 15 year old is such a wuss that a fart will scare her if you do not tell her first that you're going to fart and she disliked the movie also. I would not leave the movie theatre till I got 3 free movie passes. And that was only because I would not leave and the manager wanted to go home. Almost got arrested because I would not leave till I got free movie passes. There is not even an ending. It just looked like the 3 year old filming pressed stop to go get his diaper changed and take a nap and forgot to film the ending. Do not go and see this low budget piece of **** movie. They should stop making these movies all together as none of them are worth a pile of dung. If you did or are going to watch this movie and you like it, It might be time to see a shrink, that is if you know how to use a phone.

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Amusing flick, but really a horse crap ending. These found footage flicks really need to up the ante on the scares. Paranormal 2 had me pooping my pants.

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After watching the 3rd installment to the series,and seeing all the people chasing the guy in the house, without knowing who they are and where they come from, made me utterly clueless. Luckily 2 films later, i now understand. This is a prime example of what this film does for the series, it answers questions, while developing new ones. Such as what happens next. The film is typical paranormal activity with the build up, camera use of course, story. If you've watched all of the paranormal activities so far, don't give up on this one. For me at least, it helped me understand what happened in the previous ones more and gave me a different perspective on the series. For good of course. This is definitely a film to be missed if you haven't watched the series, as it will seem a silly stupid movie

This franchise went downhill after the first movie! The Marked Ones failed in every way, no creative scary moments, terrible plot, uninteresting characters! It adds nothing to the franchise, waste of time

this movie was not scary at all, but hilarious, which is why my friends and myself go every year after the second one the movies are funny becuase of their failure to make it any where near scary if you are wanting to see a movie to laugh at watch this one.

**** what do u call a movie that's a sequel, reboot and a disaster, well you call it "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones", I remember having nightmares weeks after the first paranormal film came out, but with this a actually laughed in this film after the Simon says part. oh and actually i want to ask, when did super powers come into all **** dear. When a studio pumps out a paranormal film in January its basically the studio telling us "we no longer have any hope or faith in this franchise" god knows this franchise is going the same way a; saw, final destination and all those other 'horror' franchises out their. and I'm not saying this to be a ****, i loved paranormal at the beginning but in my honest opinion it has declined the crappy, dumb, long winded action movie.... this is no longer paranormal activity its more like "Chronicle:the return of the tween", this franchise needs to be exorcised, like for good -ConnorBaker

I'm a huge fan of the Paranormal Activity movies and I got to say that this was actually the second best in the series. It showed that these movies had to do with something even bigger than just one family getting harrassed by a demon. Another reason why I think this is a great spinoff is by keeping the original story the same but adding elements that we didn't see before and using them as advantages. I can't wait for the next PA movie to come out and I hope they make more afterwards.

This movie is garbage. Repeated choreographed jump scares serve to punctuate the dreadfully dull 'downtime' segments that make up the bulk of the movie. The motivations of the characters make zero sense and i cannot justify half of the decisions they make in this movie. Also this movie is funnier than it is scary (which is not at all), if unintentionally so.

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Great movie! Lots of laughs and scares. I enjoyed the new take on the film franchise. This film doesn't contain much filming of people sleeping which was really refreshing. Cant wait for the next film!

This movie is a complete failure. Even the parody A Haunted House has some more scary scenes, and i don't think there's actually a "frightening" scene. This series's just like Adolf ****, it doesn't know when to stop and ends up an utter failure. DO NOT ENCOURAGE THESE DUMMIES TO MAKE A SEQUEL. DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE.

It was a fun movie, lots of laughs in the beginning, but it grows very dark as it progresses. If you are a fan of the franchise you will not be disappointed.

DEFINITELY GIVE IT A TRY ENDING IS GREAT ! It may not be the scariest movie from the entire saga but it helps to understand more about the whole "Coven Witches" mythology, plus it brings new details about the way in which the "demons" from the entire saga work. If you want to get deeper into the whole Paranormal Activity universe, you must definitely watch this movie. Actually it is way better than PA4, and even when it has been called a "spin off" it has way more to do with the entire plot than you would expect. The ending may be confusing for those whe haven´t seen the first movies but if you had, you will find it quite interesting and enlightening. It is fulled with easter eggs from the other movies, which personally I founded very interesting and fun.

Esto es una verdadera bazofia, con momentos que dan más risa que sustos, las primeras partes te hacen creer que estas viendo una comedia de terror de esas tipo Scary Movie o A Haunted House, es como si el creador hubiera dicho: "OK, pongamos el argumento más rápido y parco que tengamos, que los personajes sea un poco imbéciles para que el público se ría un poco y se encubra nuestra porquería, llenemos la película de screamers que ni dan miedo y listo terminamos la película". Además los screamers son muy predecibles, ni siquiera los screamers hicieron bien. Por lo tanto si eres de asustarse muy fácilmente, viste las otras películas, y te traes mucha comida a la sala de cine como para que te dure toda la película y llevas a unos cuantos amigos como tú al cine, puede que te entretengas. De otra manera, para gente como yo, es una película para ir a comprobar que es mala y ver al público totalmente susceptible que se asusta con cualquier screamer que aparece en la pantalla. En cuanto a mí no se si estoy "marcado" por ir a ver un filme tan malo.

OK just to be fair I am a fan or the franchise and of "found-footage" style films. Now as of The Marked Ones it's really not that different from the first 4 films. If you've seen them then you know the routine...weird stuff and some jump scares. As for me I really enjoyed this one for a couple of reasons and here's why: 1) The Ending Now I won't give any spoilers but they do something pretty cool for the ending and if you've followed the first 3 films and actually payed attention to the story of The Marked Ones then you'll get it and maybe love it like I did. 2) More Lore Explanations Yes the Paranormal Activity films do have a very deep lore behind them, however most people ignore what the characters do and say in the film and just expect to see scary stuff to happen which is really why the movies get such a bad rep. All of those boring scenes are actually explaining what's going on and most people don't get that. The Marked Ones actually goes really in depth as to what is going on this time around and very much so as to why it's happening. More witchcraft :) 3) It's Not Meant To Be For Everyone Now let me emphasize how much I feel about this last one. These movies since the 3rd haven't been trying to gather new fans they are made for fans of these films and PA films. I love it how most people who are saying this movie is terrible even went to see it. Most people who didn't like this one didn't like 1-4 and I have a question: Why would you even see this one if you didn't like the first four in a franchise? Now time for a conclusion: Are these films great? No. Are they cheesy? Hell yeah and great at it. The franchise is meant to be a see it once and make a fun time out of it franchise. This is a fun to watch others be scared film. If that makes any sense The movie has great effects, goes deeper into the lore, and has a great ending. It's for the fans and has been since 3. The films acting was actually okay, I've seen a lot worse so this one was actually good, it actually wasn't too scary not anymore than the first 4. The story is great IMO, I think if the first half of the movie and the first 4 did crazy things like the ending of The Marked Ones does then they would be a lot better. Don't hype yourself too much for this movie it's not the best but is it good? Hell yes! (Most likely if you're a fan of the first 4) All in all if you pay attention and think about what's going on and being said you'll understand why the movie is worth 8/10 even if just for the ending. Most people love to mainstream the hate for this series also so...decide for yourself and enjoy what you enjoy

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I think it pointless to extend, this is not a horror movie. Each year to be even worse and spend less money. the film now ruin and very very bad. I don't understand P.A team..

HUGE improvement over the previous third and fourth installments!!! This film ditches the highly cliche night after night camera setup in the living room and bedrooms- style, and instead focuses on the characters themselves and the actions they take in response to the paranormal events that occur around them. The cast primarily consists of Latino actors and actresses, and they manage to pull off pretty decent (and often times humorous) performances. While the scares aren't original by any means, more tension than I could 've ever imagined is built up in the final twenty minutes or so! As with the fourth film's ending, this film's ending not only scared the living hell out of me, but also surprised the living hell out of me and completely caught me off guard!!! Those who had questions left unanswered in any of the previous installments (yes, even the first film) will hopefully be satisfied with this film's ending, as it certainly solved several questions, but also left several new ones unanswered that will hopefully be answered in the upcoming official fifth film (this is a spinoff, mind you.) So overall, definitely a very fresh entry into a slowly dying franchise. Loyal fans who enjoyed the previous installments and the franchise in general will almost certainly have a scary good time with this one!