Paranormal Asylum: The Revenge of Typhoid Mary (2013)

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

PARANORMAL ASYLUM is a straight-to-video found footage horror flick made on a tiny budget. It doesn't have much sense and plays out just like every other example of the genre that you can think of. A couple of aspiring student filmmakers investigate the legend of a local 'Typhoid Mary' and soon find themselves pursued by her spirit in numerous cheesy scenes. This has a glossy look and feel to it which doesn't really match with the stilted performances and dreadful CGI effects. It's not the kind of film that you can get excited about.

Words cannot express how terrible this movie was. I have it ranked as the second worst movie I have ever seen (Dracula 3000 being the worst) Some of the positives on this movie - Michelle had nice white teeth, the men had nicely brushed hair, and the story of Typhoid Mary of course has potential. I think the biggest problem with this film (as everyone else has pointed out) is that there was no chemistry at all, and all the interactions seemed forced and very unbelievable. You can fault the terrible acting, the struggle to remember their lines, or the hokey side stories. Any scene with struggling in it ... wow ... bad doesn't do justice. All in all - the biggest issue was everything. To quote my wife - "Why is this movie lasting so long?" (it runs 89 mins) We watched this for *free* on Netflix, and still felt ripped off (you can fault us for not turning it off I guess)If you are tempted to watch this film ... don't. Grab a camera, some friends, heck - even grab a few drinks, and make your own version, it will be better than this!

I usually don't write reviews on movies but this movie was so horrible I just really needed a place to vent about my frustration. I love B horror movies but this movie isn't even good enough for a B rating. Here are the top problems with the movie:1. The acting is horrible. And when I say horrible, I mean atrociously horrible. 2. The writing is worse than the acting. The dialog between the characters is unbelievable and doesn't flow. And the film could have flowed a lot better and made more sense if the characters actually communicated. Like when Andy was denying that the chick was at the hospital he could have pulled his friend aside and told him right then and there what was going on but he didn't and it just created an annoying fight that was pointless. The two best friends seem to have a lot of annoying fights that are pointless and don't do anything for the film except slow it down. 3. The chicks wig when she is "possessed" by Mary. You can see her blonde hair sticking out and her boyfriend was like "you dyed your hair" when all he had to say is "why are you wearing that wig?" Very distracting. 4. Andy witnessed three people dying. Mr Schefield jumped off his balcony and Brooks gets shot (why and who he got shot by was never explained)and then his friend gets stabbed....and he never calls the cops for any of these deaths????? 4. And now for the ending....wtf. It made no sense why these ghosts were still after Mary. The whole movie was pointless and a waste of time. DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!

While Paranormal Asylum benefits from a wonderful concept, that of searching for the true story of Typhoid Mary, it suffers from three major problems.1 - a ridiculous back story of the film maker trying to get out from under his girlfriend's family.2 - filming quality that, while the coloring is lovely, it looks either like a college graduation film or a commercial for local TV.3 - terrible acting. Across the board, terrible acting. No one in this film was even Disney level quality. While good looking and in great shape, while they had nice hair even, the range of their dramatic skills covered the gamut from a to b.On the positive side - when the film sticks to the found footage genre (which I love!) it is above average. Unfortunately, it only uses found footage techniques for about 15-20 minutes total. This is unfortunate, because the tricks used in those scenes are excellent.Ultimately, I was left dissatisfied with the movie, knowing that it could have been so much more which is a shame, because I enjoy most found footage movies. I give it a 3 for the few minutes of found footage techniques and the twists employed therein.