Paranormal Activity 5 The Marked Ones is an 2014 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Christopher B. Landon. It w...
Paranormal Activity 5 The Marked Ones
is an 2014 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Christopher B. Landon. It will be released on January 3, 2014 in U.S. theaters. It is a spin off of the Paranormal Activity horror movie franchise.It is also Landon's second directorial effort, after Burning Palms, and the first to be shot in found footage style.
The story begins in June 2012, at a party in Oxnard, California. After a woman dies in the apartment beneath the party, some party goers take their camera to investigate. They discover items associated with black magic rituals, even the missing tapes from Paranormal Activity 3. When Jesse, the film's lead protagonist, discovers an inhuman bite mark on his arm, strange forces pursue him while Jesse's loved ones attempt to save him.
Paranormal Activity 5 Cast
- Andrew Jacobs as Jesse
- Richard Cabral as Arturo
- Carlos Pratts as Oscar Hernandez
- Gabrielle Walsh as Marisol
- Jorge Diaz as Hector
- Catherine Toribio as Penelope
- Noemi Gonzalez as Evette
- Gigi Feshold as Natalie
- David Saucedo as Cesar Arista
- Julian Works as Pablo
- Molly Ephraim as Ali Rey
- Katie Featherston as Adult Katie
- Chloe Csengery as Young Katie
- Jessica Tyler Brown as Young Kristi
Production
The film was announced in April 2012, and was first teased in the post-credits scene of Paranormal Activity 4, a scene only presented in theaters. Though the film is targeted to the Latino market, its dialogue is not in Spanish. Christopher B. Landon, who wrote the screenplay for 2007's Disturbia as well as the three Paranormal Activity sequels was announced to write and direct the project, which is being described as a "cousin" to the series as opposed to a direct sequel, prequel or reboot. The film maintains the look of found footage, a style used throughout the Paranormal Activity movie series.
Filming finished in late July, after producer Jason Blum confirmed that the film was almost finished shooting. This resulted in the film getting its release date pushed from October 25, 2013, to January 3, 2014.
Release
Paranormal Activity 5 The Marked Ones is released on January 3, 2014 in U.S., Mexican and Canadian theaters.The release date was pushed to January due to its longer and larger production and shooting than the previous films.
The Marked Ones Reception
The film has received mixed reviews, with Bloody Disgusting reporting that early screenings of the film were met with extremely positive reactions from viewers and expressed optimism that it might "reinvigorate the franchise".Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 46% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 46 reviews, with an average score of 4.8/10.On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 54 based on four reviews, considered to be "mixed or average reviews".Evan Dickson of Bloody Disgusting was also the first to give his impressions on the film, giving it a positive review of 4/5. Stating, "Fun, scary and remarkably cinematic within the found footage conceit, The Marked Ones might be the first Paranormal Activity movie that feels like an event film while you’re watching it". Dickson also stated that it was "neck and neck with Paranormal Activity 3.