''Supernatural Activity'' is a 2012 comedy film directed by

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and starring Joey Oglesby, Donny Boaz, Andrew Pozza, Devin Bonnée, and Lizabeth Waters as paranormal investigators. It parodies various supernatural films, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose''.

Plot

A group of paranormal investigators go to Texas to expose a

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called the Smallsquatch as a fake. However, they find evidence that suggests it may be more real than they initially thought. Along the way, the encounter a possessed girl by the name of Emily Sunflower.

Cast

* Andrew Pozza as Damon Dealer * Liddy Bisanz as Blair Woods * Donny Boaz as Brock Haas * Joey Oglesby as Pepper Shepard * Devin Bonnée as Doug * Tim Ogletree as Dewey Normal * Lizabeth Waters as Mitzy Para * Conley Michelle Wehner as Emily Sunflower

Release

Signature Entertainment released ''Supernatural Activity'' in the UK on August 13, 2012, and

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released it in the US on November 6, 2012.

Reception

Chris Ball of ''

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'' called the film a "very silly, mildly suggestive, mostly dumb 2012 spoof". Rod Lott of the ''

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'' wrote that the film is juvenile and "simply ''not funny''". Lauren Taylor of

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rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "Ultimately, if you like goofball movies in the realm of ''Scary Movie'', you’ll like ''Supernatural Activity''. It is a well made film with a plot that is so bad that it's pretty good." Mark L. Miller of

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wrote, "While the film does have its fair share of groaners, ... it makes up for it with some clever gags". TGM of HorrorTalk rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "I'm convinced that if Mr. Pozza parodied a genre that wasn’t so creatively exhausted that he has it in him to write a truly hilarious movie. Unfortunately this one isn't it." Rohit Rao of

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rated it 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "There's more of a creative spark here than your average Friedberg/Seltzer collaboration but the payoff is still severely lacking." David Johnson of

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wrote, "Whatever ''Supernatural Activity'' is, you should steer clear. The laughs are entirely absent, the melodrama is weird and nonsensical, and the whole thing wound up being one of the slowest 90-minute experiences of my life."

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, supernatural_activity 2012 films 2010s parody films American comedy horror films American independent films American parody films American haunted house films Films produced by Pat Cassidy Films set in Texas 2012 comedy horror films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films 2012 independent films