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Paranormal Activity has been a huge success created on a miniscule budget. As with any from-out-of-nowhere hit, the urban legends related to the film are growing in popularity on the Net. By now you may have heard that Steven Spielberg was locked in his house for hours after watching the DVD, and was so freaked he brought the movie back to Dreamworks in a garbage bag. Well, that one turns out to be true. In addition, Spielberg offered a suggestion for tweaking the ending of the film, which P.A. director Oren Peli followed. (Duh!) Spielberg’s ending is the one you see in theaters today.

Last week, as the buzz around P.A. grew, the original ending of the film (shown at festivals earlier this year) hit the Internet. It’s obviously spoiler-ific, so if you haven’t seen the movie, skip it. You’ve been warned.

To see the original ending to Paranormal Activity, click below …

The alternate ending gives a very different and slightly anti-climactic ending to a suspense filled movie, with police officers shooting and killing Katie after they find Micah’s dead body.

While this ending had some suspense to it, I like the current ending better. The movie is great at creating a steady buildup of tension, to the point that, at the end of the movie, the audience has not been able to relax for an hour and a half. So, with the current ending, there is one final increase of pressure to a huge climax, and an eerie smile from a possessed Katie, which leaves the now exhausted audience member more freaked out than ever.

However, with the alternate ending, you have a release of the tension, and a very real-worldly ending that doesn’t leave any lasting effect of dread from the supernatural.

So, what do you think: Current ending or alternate ending? Sound off in the comments…

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