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Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

R

Released Jan 3, 2014

1 hr. 24 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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40%

83 Reviews

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Teenagers Jesse and Hector look forward to a carefree summer, but the murder of a neighbor leads to a terrifying encounter with the supernatural. After breaking into the neighbor's apartment, Jesse and Hector find a collection of ritualistic art and other bizarre items. Soon after Jesse takes a journal of occult writings, he finds a strange mark on his arm. His subsequent erratic behavior leads Jesse's friends and family to the realization that he is possessed.

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Critics Consensus

A change of setting breathes some new life into the franchise, but Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones fails to provide enough consistent thrills to justify a fifth film in the series.

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Dan R

2014's 'Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones' is the perfect example of why you shouldn't always believe a film's synopsis. SYNOPSIS: 'When a young man becomes the target of a malevolent entity, he must uncover its true intentions before it takes complete control of him.' As you'll know I'd expressed concern that this film, and further sequels, would move away from the story which had been interwoven into the 'Paranormal Activity' franchise thus so. But I'd no need to worry. The main story here, which does have nothing to do with what we've seen before, drips feeds us Easter eggs of connections to the main franchise story, culminating in the absolute connection thread where we end up at the conclusion of the first film. It's cleverly done, generates a million and one new questions, and puts a new spin on the franchise. As a whole there's some great tension and jump scares, whilst the practical effects really take things to a new level. It's both really impressive and shocking at times. A real evolution for the franchise and grows the story across America, to new characters and communities. I really enjoyed this! 8/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Alec B

Finally one of these movies abandons the drab suburban housescapes of the previous entries. The wonderfully insane finale could have easily served as an effective end for these films or at least in regards to this specific story.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Finally, a January horror movie that doesn't suck! Even a decade later this is actually good Thank god for that considering I hated the second film so much because of dumb written characters and I skipped that horrid 4th film because of how terribly received it was A nice change of setting is much welcomed here this time focusing on a Latino family in Oxnard, California dealing with ghostly phenomena and the horror of it rooted in Catholicism Director Christopher Landon gets straight to the point waisting no time as a young man Hector starts experiencing interactions with the supernatural; he can communicate with a children's toy, levitate But it slowly dawns on him and his neighbors something is wrong as the presence starts to affect his behavior and change his personality I got some actual frights and laughs at the same time Especially when it came to the ending I forgot how freaking terrifying this was as they explore new territory Heck they even bring back some characters from previous films connecting everything together keeping the series true to its roots The people in here are very likable having genuine reactions thanks to better acting and writing, and you get a sense of the neighborhood they inhabit interacting with their community; and for once there’s justification to why certain moments are being filmed given these are mainly teenage boys reveling in the fun they have The filmmakers take good use of the first person consumer camera perspective with a nice polished look and seamless effects The found footage genre continues to expand thanks to this horror franchise with new players, new ideas, and continuing to deliver the scares while changing up the formula Im very happy this is just as good as the original and makes up for 2 and 4

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Rebellovw

I was surprised - I think I liked it better than some of the previous ones. They are all so much fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Cayden P

Eh. It was slightly worse than mediocre. 2.5/5

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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Mu S

Continuação desnecessária, a história já não fazia sentido e resolveram colocar um elenco novo pra ver se conseguiam ser bons de novo, mas a única coisa que é realmente bom é em ser péssimo.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Christopher Landon

Director

Andrew Jacobs

Jesse

Jorge Diaz

Hector

Gabrielle Walsh

Marisol

Richard Cabral

Arturo

Carlos Pratts

Oscar Hernandez

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Chris Stuckmann

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This film is not scary, it's simply an exercise in waiting for a loud, ear piercing musical cue that forces us to be startled.

Rated: D

Apr 23, 2015

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Wesley Morris

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There's no getting past the nonsense formality of taking that camera everywhere.

Jan 17, 2014

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Marc Savlov

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Yeah, this movie's a dog, but you can't blame the producers for strip-mining the same old fool-proof formula to death... and beyond.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 9, 2014

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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Manages to breathe some new life into the redundant franchise while also threading connections to the series' past, though also deviates quite a bit from what made the series so beloved in the first place.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Does a good job of building tension in the last twenty minutes while delivering an ending that brings the series full circle and will tickle fans who have seen all the movies.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Stephen Schaefer

Boston Herald

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones loses the essential mojo that made "Paranormal" a box office phenom.

Nov 29, 2017

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Synopsis

Teenagers Jesse and Hector look forward to a carefree summer, but the murder of a neighbor leads to a terrifying encounter with the supernatural. After breaking into the neighbor's apartment, Jesse and Hector find a collection of ritualistic art and other bizarre items. Soon after Jesse takes a journal of occult writings, he finds a strange mark on his arm. His subsequent erratic behavior leads Jesse's friends and family to the realization that he is possessed.

Director: Christopher Landon
Executive Producer: Steven Schneider
Screenwriter: Christopher Landon
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse, Room 101 Inc., Solana Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Graphic Nudity|Some Drug Use|Some Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 3, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.5M

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