@kauzy: yea, re: paranormal activity: i wasnt enjoying the first half of the movie because i kept thinking about the blairwitch crapfest it reminded me of, but then i applied the "suspension of disbelief" technique (just stop being anal/cynical and dive into the movie as if it were real) and the movie turned out to be quite good - the ending gave me a nice chilling effect which i hadn't experience in a loooong time...