Movie Narrative: Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)


The captivation of moving pictures is a source of tremendous inspiration.  For this reason and many more, RB28’s Movie Narratives, continues showing its love for movies with another movie narrative.  This week, Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), will be converted into a narrative and subsequently highlighted.  It is implied that the blog reader reads the movie narrative, and then, he or she watches the movie.  The effort is to give the blog reader, an enhanced experience.  RB28’s Movie Narratives, ends this movie narrative of Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), with some Hollywood facts. 
            Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) is rated R.  Furthermore, it is 1 hour and 23 minutes long.  This movie is categorized under the horror genre.  The official release date is October 21st, 2011.  The release date is for the Country of the United States of America.  Additionally, this movie is chapter three, of a series of movies.  The other chapters are the following feature films:  Paranormal Activity (2007), Paranormal Activity 2 (2010), Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), Paranormal Activity:  The Marked Ones (2014) and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015).  The co-directors were Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.  The writers were Christopher Landon and Oren Peli.  The officially recognized stars of Paranormal Activity 3 (2011); were Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown and Christopher Nicholas Smith.  The list of the 15 most important cast members is as follows:
  • Lauren Bittner (Julie).
  • Christopher Nicholas Smith (Dennis).
  • Chloe Csengery (Katie).
  • Jessica Tyler Brown (Kristi).
  • Hallie Foote (Grandma Lois).
  • Dustin Ingram (Randy Rosen).
  • Johanna Braddy (Lisa).
  • Katie Featherston (Adult Katie).
  • Brian Boland (Daniel).
  • Sprague Grayden (Adult Kristi).
  • William Juan Prieto (Hunter).
  • Jackson Xenia Prieto (Hunter).
  • Paitoon Cheng (Ida).
  • Eddie Medrano (Party Magician).
  • Rebecca Delgado Smith (Crying Bridesmaid).

            The synopsis follows.  Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) is the third chapter, of the story of a demon haunting.  Additionally, this movie coincides with the events of the second chapter, of the series of movies.  Again, this movie is the third chapter.  The movie goes back to when Kristi Rey is pregnant with Hunter Rey.  The last events, in the Rey home, are before Daniel Rey has the security video cameras installed.  Through home VHS cassettes, the story of Kristi and Katie’s demon haunting, continues.  Kristi and Katie are girls in the year 1988.  The city is Santa Rosa California U.S.A., and, it is September 3rd, 1988.  Julie is Kristi and Katie’s mother.  Meanwhile, Dennis is the stepfather.  Julie prepares Katie’s birthday cake.  Katie blows out the candles on the birthday cake, and, people pass time at the birthday party.  One night, Julie and Dennis start to hear a banging noise.  They try to ignore the noise.  There is a loud noise again, and, an earthquake starts.  Dennis and Julie immediately, run for Kristi and Katie.  Surprisingly, the video camera records a shape, made out of dust.  The next day, Dennis watches the video footage, in his home office.  Dennis talks to Julie about setting up several video cameras, inside the house.  Dennis sets up the cameras, and, he puts a camera in Kristi and Katie’s bedroom.  Dennis also sets up a camera in his bedroom.  It is night #1, and, it is September 10th, 1988.  At 1:42 am a closet door opens, and, Kristi gets out of bed.  Kristi talks to someone, in front of, the video camera.  At 1:51 am, Kristi returns to bed.  The next day, Dennis talks to Kristi about what he saw, on the video footage.  Kristi says that, she was talking to Toby.  Furthermore, Toby is a friend and old.  It is night #8, and, it is September 17th, 1988.  At 4:02 am, Kristi runs around the inside of the house, doing things.  Katie wakes up, and, Kristi returns to bed.  It is night #13, and, it is September 22nd, 1988.  At 2:17 am, Kristi wakes up.  At 2:22 am, Kristi walks around the inside, of the house.  She also enters Dennis and Julie’s bedroom.  Furthermore, she watches until 3:32 am.  Kristi returns to her bedroom, and, she talks to Toby.  Ultimately; the paranormal activity becomes super intense, and, the family is forced to leave the home.  The co-directors, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, do a good job.  The story of a demon haunting continues to progress in an original manner.  Additionally, the Julie and Dennis characters, feel original.  The writers do an equally good job.  The interaction between Julie and Dennis, is well written and engaging.  Additionally, placing this story in the year 1988, is a good decision.  The officially recognized stars contribute tremendously.  They would be missed, if they were not chosen.  Overall, Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) earns the rating of 6 out of 10. 
            The movie narrative of, Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), is as follows.  This movie was filmed, as if it was, a documentary.  Furthermore, the style is hand held video camera, and, first person point of view.  There are two areas, which are depicted, in this movie.  The first area is Carlsbad, San Diego County, California U.S.A.  The second area is Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California U.S.A.  Additionally, this movie coincides with the events of the second chapter, of the series of movies.  This movie is the third chapter.  The movie goes back to when Kristi Rey is pregnant with Hunter Rey.  The last events, in the Rey home, are before Daniel Rey has the security video cameras installed.  Through home VHS cassettes, the story of Kristi and Katie’s demon haunting, continues.  Kristi and Katie are girls in the year 1988.  The movie starts.  Daniel Rey walks around and films, with a hand held video camera.  Kristi is pregnant, at this time.  Additionally, Daniel and Kristi are preparing for the birth of their child.  The city is Carlsbad California, and, it is March 2005.  Katie arrives to help Kristi.  Kristi and Daniel debate the name of the baby.  Katie asks for permission to leave a box, in the basement.  Daniel lets Katie leave her boxes, in the basement.  In the boxes are old VHS tapes.  The VHS tapes are old home videos.  They were also property of Grandma Lois.  Grandma Lois is Katie and Kristi’s maternal grandmother.  Time has passed, and, it is August 2006.  The Rey family returns home, and, they discover that someone has been inside their house.  Furthermore, the house has been left in a destroyed state.  Daniel looks around, and, he discovers that Katie’s box of VHS tapes has been stolen.  Someone, or something, starts to watch the VHS tapes.  A home video, of Katie and Kristi, when they were girls starts to play.  The city is Santa Rosa California, and, it is September 3rd, 1988.  Julie is Kristi and Katie’s mother.  Meanwhile, Dennis is the stepfather.  Julie prepares Katie’s birthday cake.  Katie blows out the candles on the cake.  People pass time at the birthday party.  Grandma Lois talks to the video camera.  Dennis also talks to the video camera.  The scene changes, and, Dennis films Julie with her daughters.  They also take pictures.  Dennis works filming weddings, or, making wedding videos.  Dennis is working, when unexpectedly, he starts to hear a noise.  Dennis takes the video camera and investigates.  Dennis walks around the house investigating.  Unexpectedly, Kristi is standing next to Dennis.  Dennis films Julie smoking marijuana.  Dennis asks Julie, if he can film them having sex; Julie agrees.  Dennis sets up the video camera.  Dennis and Julie start to have sexual intercourse, in front of the camera.  Unexpectedly, they start to hear a banging noise.  They try to ignore the noise.  There is a loud noise again, and, an earthquake starts.  Dennis and Julie immediately, run for Kristi and Katie.  Surprisingly, the camera records a shape, made out of dust.  The next day, Dennis watches the video footage, in his home office.  Dennis shows Julie the shape, made out of dust.  Julie demands that, all of the tapes, have to be erased.  Randy works for Dennis.  Randy arrives late for work.  Dennis shows Randy the shape, made out of dust.  Dennis talks to Julie about setting up several cameras, inside the house.  Dennis sets up the video cameras.  Dennis puts a camera in Kristi and Katie’s bedroom.  Dennis also sets up a camera in his bedroom.  Officially; it is night #1, and, it is September 10th, 1988.  At 1:42 am a closet door opens, and, Kristi gets out of bed.  Kristi talks to someone, in front of, the video camera.  At 1:51 am, Kristi returns to bed.  The next day, Dennis talks to Kristi about what he saw, on the video footage.  Kristi says that, she was talking to Toby.  Furthermore, Toby is a friend and old.  Kristi explains Toby, to Dennis.  Dennis talks to Julie, about Toby.  Dennis and Randy work in the home office.  Unexpectedly, Dennis and Randy hear noises.  They run, in order, to investigate the noises.  Dennis looks in his bedroom closet.  Julie runs out wearing a mask.  Furthermore, she scares Dennis and Randy to death.  Kristi and Katie camp in the backyard.  Dennis talks to them, before, they go to sleep.  Officially; it is night #5, and, it is September 14th, 1988.  At 3:27 am, noises start.  The noises become footsteps and thumping.  Julie and Dennis wake up.  Dennis leaves to look for, Kristi and Katie.  There is a loud crashing noise, and, Julie leaves to investigate.  Dennis and Julie leave for the tent in the backyard.  Julie moves Kristi and Katie, to the bedroom.  The next day, Dennis talks to Katie.  Grandma Lois and Julie make the beds.  Grandma Lois doesn’t like Dennis.  She thinks that, Dennis doesn’t have money.  Randy arrives at the home office.  Dennis improvises a video camera that, swivels.  This video camera is placed in the kitchen.  Officially; it is night #8, and, it is September 17th, 1988.  At 4:02 am, Kristi runs around the inside of the house, doing things.  Katie wakes up, and, Kristi returns to bed.  The next day, Julie talks to Kristi about Toby.  Dennis and Randy work in the home office.  Apparently Randy stole books, about ghosts and demons, for Dennis.  Fear is considered to be, the fuel for the presence of ghosts or demons.  Officially; it is night #10, and, it is September 19th, 1988.  At 12:59 am, Julie wakes up.  Additionally, she eats something in the kitchen.  A light turns on, and begins, to swing.  Julie finishes eating, and, the light explodes.  Dennis, Kristi and Katie wake up.  The next day, Dennis talks to Kristi about Toby.  He also passes time with her.  Katie returns home.  Katie and Kristi, start to fight about Toby.  Katie enters a closet, calling Toby’s name.  Unexpectedly, the door closes and locks.  Julie arrives and the door opens.  At 7:30 pm, the babysitter Lisa arrives.  Lisa passes time with Katie and Kristi.  Dennis and Julie, leave for the night.  Lisa wears a bed sheet, and, she pretends to be a ghost.  At 10:12 pm, Lisa does her homework, in the kitchen.  Unexpectedly, at the front door, something is wearing the bed sheet.  The something wearing the bed sheet, appears behind Lisa, in the kitchen.  Lisa turns around and the something, disappears.  Lisa finds the bed sheet.  Lisa goes to Kristi and Katie’s bedroom.  Unexpectedly, there is a loud crashing noise, and, Lisa is pushed back.  Lisa leaves the bedroom.  Lisa waits for Dennis and Julie.  Dennis and Julie return, and, Lisa leaves in a hurry.  The next day, Randy and Dennis watch the video footage.  They also watch the footage of the bed sheet.  Randy and Dennis are excited about the video footage that, they have.  Officially; it is night #13, and, it is September 22nd, 1988.  At 2:17 am, Kristi wakes up.  At 2:22 am, Kristi walks around the inside, of the house.  She also enters Dennis and Julie’s bedroom.  Furthermore, she watches until 3:32 am.  Kristi returns to her bedroom, and, she talks to Toby.  She also tells Toby that, she won’t speak to him anymore.  The next day, Dennis finds strange drawings, inside Kristi and Katie’s closet.  Julie is with Kristi, and, Kristi is severely sick.  Julie and Dennis call Randy, so that, he can baby sit Katie.  Julie and Dennis leave, in order, to take Kristi to the hospital.  From this point forward; the series of events, take the viewer, to the end.  Randy and Katie do something that, makes the demon angry.  Randy flees and never returns.  The paranormal activity becomes super intense.  Dennis and Julie are forced to flee, with Kristi and Katie, to Grandma Lois’s house.  Finally; you have to watch, in order to know, how this movie ends.
            The movie narrative of the feature film, Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), ends with some Hollywood facts.  The country of origin is the United States of America.  The official language is English.  There are other notable release dates.  The other notable release dates are:  Brazil, October 14, 2011 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival); France, October 19, 2011; Japan, November 1, 2011; Cyprus, November 11, 2011 and Malta, December 7, 2011.  There are 3 filming locations, in total, for this feature film.  The filming locations include the following; the State of California, U.S.A. and the Country of the United States of America.  There is box office data for this particular movie.  The original budget is estimated at, $5 million USD.  On its opening weekend, this movie made $52,568,183 dollars.  This movie is closed in theaters on December 30, 2011.  The gross profits, that are reported, are $104,007,828 USD.  The production companies are Paramount Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Solana Films and Room 101.  There are several distributors for this particular movie.  Some of the distributors include the following; Central Partnership (Russia), Finnkino (Finland), Paramount Pictures (U.S.A.), Odeon (Greece), Film1 (Netherlands) and RTL Entertainment (Netherlands).
            To end and as always, RB28’s Movie Narratives, encourages you to continue reading the posted movie narratives.  The aforementioned blog strives to provide basic information, so that it, becomes inspiration.  Movies are a great pleasure to RB28’s Movie Narratives, and, the blog’s author hopes that they are for you as well.  For this week, and in conclusion, the feature film was Paranormal Activity 3 (2011).  RB28’s Movie Narratives looks forward to seeing you next week, when another movie will be highlighted.

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R-Berumen28
01/08/2020

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