It is all relative in such as weak and silly franchise generally, but if the first Paranormal Activity was the most 'scary', this fifth and apparently final entry is easily the most fun and enjoyable of the lot. Following the interesting diversion of The Marked Ones, number five takes us back to the core story, and as the producers promised, it makes a reasonably good stab at giving 'answers' and tying together many - but not all - of the story threads in a surprisingly satisfactory manner. Bizarrely, this is Paranormal Christmas, which allows the Christianity/demon angle to be played out nicely, the Katie/Kristi story is made very clear, and this particular storyline has an actual end-point (but open-ended enough for a future revival). What is clear from the outset is that there is a half-decent script with a real structure, engaging actors (unlike the third and fourth films), and a sardonic sense of humour that riffs off the events within the film rather than making the audience laugh at them. There is a definite sense of growing menace that leads to a fairly rousing finale, and once you get past the gimmick of the 'spirit camcorder' (hence the 3D elements, which actually work in context), The Ghost Dimension provides a much-better-than-expected conclusion to a franchise that has scraped by since the phenomenon of the original film.
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