Paramount Pictures | Release Date: January 3, 2014
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BlazingsebasJan 12, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Remember when the first Paranormal Activity movie came out?, remember when the developers placed cameras on the cinemas so they could record people reactions?, those days are over.
This movie looked way more like a comedy at the begining of it more that an horror movie, is good to make you laugh 2-4 times during the movie but not 8 times and straight from the early start of the movie, and also it looks like the O'u ija is outdated now since what it looks to be a Brain warp or some sort of kid games, I could keep **** about how not well made this movie is but i am just going to say that the only thing that actully enjoy of the movie was the effect of the Jesse, Actually this Class of movies are going deeper every single time.
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JohnMasterLNov 1, 2015
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. NoCompletamente 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. Expand
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ShojiJan 6, 2014
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 theThis 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. Expand
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ConnorBakerJan 7, 2014
Wow...so 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 inWow...so 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 this...oh 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 dick, 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
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bigfoot6463Jan 11, 2014
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 haveIf 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 sh*t 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. Expand
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PStakhivJan 9, 2014
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
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AnotherGamerFRAJan 6, 2014
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 Hitler, it doesn't know when to stop and ends up an utterThis 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 Hitler, 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. Expand
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anonymus111Jan 6, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is probably one of the worst horror movies I have ever seen in my life. There is absolutely no redeeming qualities to this monstrosity, unless you like pointless cool effects and a POV shot movie that any YouTuber can make. I laughed more than I was afraid- which was never- and the story was so uninteresting, with a set of characters that I had no reason to care for, so much so that I actually laughed when he killed his granny or whoever she is LOL. I can't believe I wasted 8 pounds on this abomination of mankind. off with these movies Hollywood please. Expand
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InvestmentXJan 4, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I felt this movie held a lot of basis on the Idolatry that most spanish people believe in. This is quite a twist in the Paranormal Activity franchise and I give it some credit for changing it up. However compared to PA 3 I found this movie to be less frightening and creepy due to its lack of setting up a dynamic environment. The movie's plot held less an importance and the movie was more about an 18 year old graduate who ends up possessed by some pathetic spirit which they are able to communicate with by a light up simon says toy that lights up green and red lights to answer their questions. What a joke. I felt like this was one of those squeegee board sessions that girls have in their rooms to find out about their future and it felt highly childish and fake.

A lot of the action scenes lacked emphasis in being scary and you will be left in suspense for literally 40 minutes until you realize when in the hell is this movie going to scare you. I swear they choose the worst moments to scare you, and the "scare" scenes were pretty pathetic. Im going to spoil every "Scary" part and let you decide: A fat lady painting on the stomach of a pregnant chick; a firecracker that explodes after a man jumps out of the apartment after he killed that same lady; the main character wakes up to find blood on his arm after some creature, the possessor, bit him; after 20 minutes of partying, he finds a girl who he takes to his residence which is currently where his grandmother lives so he decides to enter the neighbors abandoned apartment and they fail to make a sex tape when his "chick" is confronted with the previous man who they encountered with the fireworks; they realize that there is a ghost and the scene moves to all of them gathered at the table with the simon-led toy that only has the green and red buttons working. They only light up by "the spirit" and after a series of questions, the protagonist asks "Are you supposed to be good?" and it doesn't answer; the next scene is when they investigate the basement of the lady and find that she had some weird mojo-jojo idolatry going down there. They confront a gangster who is brothers with the "previously possessed one" who gives them the phone number of a lady who knows about this She tells them that the spirit/possessor is trying to unite a group of the "possessed" in a house where they will perform some unknown ritual and that the protagonist (who is now the antagonist) will be there tomorrow night. In the next scene the protagonist kills his grandma by pushing her off the stairs and then attempts to kill his friend in their car. The girlfriend hits him with a bat but they get hit by a truck that takes the protagonist to the ritual house. The main characters friend turns into the protagonist and gathers up some thugs who have weapons and they drive to the ritual house.

After minutes of pathetic computer animated FX, the friend is trapped in a room by the possessed antagonist. He decides to open up a wardrobe in hopes of escaping but the camera is cut-off and the scene is lost in transmission (not a black cut transition) He then ends up alone in the garage of the house from the previous movie (Paranormal Activity 3). He later enters the living room where he finds a lady walking down the stairs very menacingly and slowly. She goes to the kitchen and the idiotic protagonist thinks she will help him. When he touches her, she screams and then the husband dashes to attack the protagonist but then the wife stabs/decimates him but the main character/friend escapes into a hallway where he is hit from a side door by a "demon spawn/possessed" person knocks him out and the camera is left facing the ceiling. The possessed lady from before is seen reaching out to turn off the camera. Fin'
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TaltalJan 3, 2014
This movie is very bad. The plot is too predictable. If you have seen the other Paranormal Activity movies you know what's going to happen, and you already know how it's going to end for the main character(s). A horror movie fan won't beThis movie is very bad. The plot is too predictable. If you have seen the other Paranormal Activity movies you know what's going to happen, and you already know how it's going to end for the main character(s). A horror movie fan won't be scared by this movie, as it only contains a few cheap jump scares.
I recommend you not to pay to see this movie, as it's a waste of your money.
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muradJan 4, 2014
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..
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cool1707Jan 18, 2014
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 andI 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 Expand
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FedelcaJan 5, 2014
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, pongamosEsto 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. Expand
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SebastopolQueenJan 3, 2014
Bad movie to start in 2014,can't wait for 5th.The other one's are better then this crap,not really scary at all.If you're Paranormal Activity fan,you will be dissappointed in this.
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marco34laJan 30, 2014
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 beginThis 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. Expand
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NFWJun 25, 2015
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.
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Leo9127Feb 3, 2014
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 thanHere 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. Expand
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KingDevil999Jun 30, 2016
Jesus, one of the worst horror movies ever made, it sucks 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 SUCKS, IT MAKES NO **** SENSEJesus, one of the worst horror movies ever made, it sucks 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 SUCKS, 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 Expand
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Viper8787Jun 24, 2014
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 evenI 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. Expand
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Red-Opposom-098Jul 3, 2015
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 evenWatched 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 Expand
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UrbanlistenerNov 24, 2015
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 horrorAn 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. Expand
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A_So_Horror_FanMay 23, 2015
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 trivialNow 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.
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Philbo72Oct 15, 2015
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 timeMe 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 Expand
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FilmMasterEdJan 5, 2016
Despite what producers intended, The Marked Ones doesn’t expand the Paranormal Activity brand. It scrapes the bottom of the franchise’s barrel, begging found-footage audiences for a few extra dollars as it drives the final nail into theDespite what producers intended, The Marked Ones doesn’t expand the Paranormal Activity brand. It scrapes 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.
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