

Landon can’t write a cogent storyline, but he does get good performances from his cast. But where do these witches get their funding? Is there a National Endowment for the Evil Arts?

A coven of witches demanding the first-born sons of millions of women is interesting. The Marked Ones is less scary than ridiculous. The film’s creepiest - and its best, if fleeting - feature is an electronic Simon Says game.
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The movie starts out with a bang and ends with a whimper. Writer/director Christopher Landon (Burning Palms) goes for jump scares, loud noises and gore. The fifth in the Paranormal Activity series, The Marked Ones veers off the standard slow-build scares for a more traditional exorcism approach. When Jesse turns 18 (the sum of 6+6+6), his soul will be taken by a demon, turning him into the coven’s mindless servant.Ĭan Jesse and his friends find a way to stop the possession? How many more of these movies will people pay to see? You’ll remember this coven from the havoc they wreaked in the past films. Jesse’s problem began when his mother sold his soul to a coven of witches.

They have a darker origin as part of a demonic possession that’s tearing his soul from his body.Īnd he thought getting a job would be the hardest challenge after graduating from high school. Jesse thinks he’s becoming a superhero, like Spiderman, and puts his camera to work filming his stunts, then posting them on YouTube.Īlas, Jesse’s powers won’t be making him the hero of a Marvel movie any time soon. He can leap great heights, float in midair and throw people across rooms. This bite bestows some interesting powers on Jesse. For his high school graduation, Jesse (Andrew Jacobs in his screen debut) gets a cool camera and a bite mark on his arm.
