Film review: Fourth installment of 'Paranormal Activity' is as spooky as ever

For my review of "Paranormal Activity 3," I gave the film a star rating in two parts. I wrote that the overly familiar plot would be unimpressive to anyone who had seen the previous entries in the series, and for those people I gave the film a rating of two and a half stars. But for newcomers who didn't yet know what to expect and would therefore be in for a surprise, I gave the film three and a half stars.

By BOB GARVER

October 22, 2012