20131208: Comedy Review--Paranormal Whacktivity

Paranormal Whacktivity

1. Fundamentals, reception.
1. American live action feature length film, 2013, NR, 89 minutes, comedy, horror.  Spoken word is in English.
2. IMDB: 2.5/10.0 from 229 audience ratings.  Estimated budget: 360,000 USD.
3. Rotten Tomatoes: 'No reviews yet,' and 0% liked it from 21 audience ratings.
4. Netflix: 2.0/5.0 from 457 audience ratings.
5. Directed by: Roger Roth.
6. Starring: Sasha Formoso as Kasey, William Patrick Riley as Michael, Aneliese Roettger as Annabelle, Melinda Y. Cohen as The Professional, Chanel Ryan as Bride of Dracula, Stephanie Danielson as Emilie Rose/Fatin.


2. Setup and Plot
1. Michael and Kasey move into an uncle's house.  Michael tries to make a sex film with Kasey, and does not do all that well. Then there is the film over the film aspect: Michael hires a professional porn crew to make the sex film.  These people re-enter and leave every so often.


2. Things go bump in the night, and they film some of it, usually ineffectively.  Their attempts to get rid of the demon are pitiful.


3. The film mimics various parts of the Paranormal Activity series, for comic effect, supposedly.  'There was something in this bed giving you head.'  Oh, my. Other parts of the film parody other films, such as Ghost Busters, or any number of soft porn shows.


4. The Ernie Hudson impersonator was not at all funny or entertaining.  This describes all of the vignettes that compose the film.  The fake Inception bit was the worst.


3. Conclusions
1. One line summary: A bad soft porn parody of the terrible Paranormal Activity films.
2. One star of five.  Two black holes for acting and screenplay.


4. Scores
1. Cinematography: 10/10 Excellent camera work throughout.


2. Sound: 10/10 No problems.


3. Acting: 0/10 Zero.  None present.


4. Screenplay: 0/10 The primary question about parodies is, 'did it make me laugh?'  The answer is no, not once, not at all.