Wes Craven Presents: "THEY" - Thoughts & Reviews

[Mike]

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PLOT: After witnessing a horrible incident, a graduate student (Regan) struggles to find the link between her childhood fear of the dark and the night terrors she now suffers, and must confront what may or may not be real.

RELEASE DATE - Wednesday, November 27th

I'm really looking forward to this movie. I've been interested in it ever since I first heard about it last summer. I saw the trailer when I went to see THE RING and it actually looks promising. In a way it reminds me of Final Destination. I will be seeing this Saturday, November 30th and I can't wait.

What does everyone else think?

[dh1989]

I have not seen anything from this film, but the plot is enticing. I won't say yea or ney until I see a trailer or clip.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
I have not seen anything from this film, but the plot is enticing. I won't say yea or ney until I see a trailer or clip.

I just started seeing TV spots for it this week, I've alread seen a few of them...


Anyway, here's two positive reviews for THEY...

This one is from BBCi Films (****IT CONTAINS SOME MINOR SPOILERS****):

They (2002)

Reviewed by Jamie Russell

America's psychiatrists aren't going to like the creepy undercurrent of "They".

When psychology student Julia Lund (Regan) starts having the "night terrors" that she experienced during her childhood again, none of her shrinks think there's anything to worry about.

But they're wrong.

Her closet door really does hide a portal into another world, and the creatures really are coming to get her... and there's nothing in the complete works of Sigmund Freud that can save her.

Sound a little silly? It is, but "They" is also one of the best silly horror movies of recent memory, with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers.

After Julia's best friend Billy (Abrahams) kills himself, she begins to realize that the stories he was telling her about the creatures that come for him in the night could just be true.

Billy's roommates are suffering the same nightmares, the city's power supply keeps blacking out, and Julia's seeing some very strange things lurking in the shadows. But what are 'They'?

In these days of CGI overkill, not many directors manage to keep their monsters hidden off-screen, but director Robert Harmon ("The Hitcher") does exactly that, letting our imaginations do the scaring by giving us just the briefest of glimpses of monster mayhem.

The best sequences are the set-pieces - a car that breaks down in the middle of a dark road, a swimming pool that's suddenly plunged into darkness, and an elevator shaft that houses something very nasty.

None of it is likely to make this into the year's best horror movie, but as far as scaring the pants off you for an hour and a half, "They" will do that. And more.

Rating: **** of *****

This review is from iofilm:

Reviewed by The Wolf

Most people grow out of their fear of the dark. Others don't. They is for them.

When Billy was six, he had "night terrors." His mother told him he was too old to come into her bed. "I'll leave the door open a crack," she said. "Daddy and I will be downstairs." It didn't make any difference. They came for him and marked him.

Nineteen years later, he called his childhood friend Julia (Laura Regan). He sounded funny - funny sick. She was about to make love with her boyfriend Paul (Marc Blucas), but instinct told her that Billy (Jon Abrahams) was in trouble and so went to the all-night diner to meet him. It was raining. It's always raining at moments like these.

She hadn't seen him for a long time and hardly recognised him. He raved like an idiot, telling her about studying the creatures for years and how they hated the light and were coming to get him. She asked, what creatures? But he didn't listen. As a graduate student of psychology, she recognised the ramblings of a paranoid schizophrenic. He knew he sounded crazy. He wanted to reach her, that's all. He wanted to warn her.

Slowly, as the film progresses, Julia realises that the night terrors she suffered as a girl were the same as Billy's and what happened to him could happen to her. She meets two of his friends (Ethan Embry, Dogma Dominczyc), who shared similar experiences. They talk of the light being their only defence. Paul is so straight and normal, by comparison. She feels distanced from him. The others are touched - she, also. Touched by fear? Another consciousness?

This is a superior horror flick. If it wasn't, the boogy-man-in-the-cupboard concept would bring back memories of Monsters, Inc. Robert (The Hitcher) Harmon directs first-time writer Brendan Hood's clever script with admirable constraint and the cast contributes performances of genuine commitment. Although locked into a mould, where parallel universes exist, like alien lifeforms, John Carpenter-style shocks are avoided. There is subtlety here and a running tension.

The weakness lies with "they". The story works on every level, but the so-called creatures are baffling. Why do they need contact? If their intelligence is so advanced, why do they appear as extinct primates from a prehistoric age? What is it about the light? What is it about the dark? Do they live in a sea of molasses because they find the consistency comforting?

Perhaps, they aren't there and this is a film about madness.

Grade: ***1/2 of *****

[darkface]

it doesn't look too bad actually, and i like Wes Craven. But i'll have to see a couple reviews before i spend $8. Especially since i need to start saving movie money for some good looking movies coming out soon.

[sleekproductions]

This looks promising, and if wes is involed, I'm there...

[Mike]

Cast: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jon Abrahams, Jessica Amlee and Jonathan Cherry
Directed by: Robert Harmon
Screenplay by: Brendan Hood
Distributor: Dimension Films
Run time: 90 min
Rating: PG-13
Year: 2002


When pronouns attack. They is the latest and most curious entry in the "Wes Craven Presents" Series--unlike Dracula 2000, 1998's Carnival of Souls and Wishmaster, the film doesn't even carry an executive producer credit for Craven. If his seal of approval hasn't meant much in the past, it's unlikely to matter this time around. The good news here is that the irony-free They is better than any of the aforementioned films though it will likely be overshadowed by Gore Verbinski's popular yet inferior The Ring. This unusually reserved B-movie shocker concerns itself with the night terrors experienced by young children. 19 years ago, little Billy was sucked under his bed by "them" only to mysteriously reappear days later. Now older and more paranoid, Billy comes to believe that a mark on his arm means that the light-fearing "they" are coming back. The material is dopey and screenwriter Brendan Hood dangerously takes psychoanalysis into Spellbound territory but director Robert Harmon (The Hitcher) does wonders with flickering lights and the widescreen format. The film’s better moments are the more suggestive ones: the diner spectacle sequence and a chilling swimming pool set piece that tips its hat to Jacques Tourneur's Cat People. The decision to shroud the film's monsters in darkness is so effective that it makes what little the spectator can see of the spidery creatures and their world all the more disappointing. Like Heather Langkenkamp before her, Laura Regan makes for an unconventional yet compelling lead heroine. And while They may be no more intelligent than Nightmare on Elm Street, its refreshing to see a film that derives its jolts from the fears that haunted us as children.

Grade: **1/2 of ****

Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

[The Other]

Originally posted by sleekproductions
This looks promising, and if wes is involed, I'm there...

Actually Wes Craven isn't involved at all. He neither directs, writes, or produces. Dimension films is just using his moniker to get more people to see it (to which Wes agreed to have his name on the film).

[sleekproductions]

"Actually Wes Craven isn't involved at all. He neither directs, writes, or produces. Dimension films is just using his moniker to get more people to see it (to which Wes agreed to have his name on the film)."


Well if he agreed he obviously thought it was good...

[Mike]

This is why "Wes Craven Presents" was added to the title...

From Yahoo Movies:

Title Note: (10/21/02) Most likely due to the confusion over the title ("They" doesn't come up on many search engines by itself without giving you millions of bad hits), they have added the tag of "Wes Craven Presents." Wes Craven did not produce, direct, write, or have anything else to do with the film's production, but the "presents" label is a way for someone famous to endorse a movie, regardless of that (though sometimes a person who "presents" a movie ends up taking something like an "executive producer" title as well).

I think it's probably for the best because you won't believe how hard it was to search for this movie. I've searched for it before and typing "They" into a search engine brings up mostly stuff that doesn't have to do with the movie.

[FeverDog420]

So Craven was just paid like, what, $500,000 to put his name on this thing? Does he indeed stand by this movie, or is he selling out again?

Wishmaster passed Sucktown to wind up at East Suckington Heights, so his "Presents" credit is bunk. I hope They is passable schlock, but I feel free to exhale.

[Fergus]

I saw the trailer for this new Wes Craven produced flick before my second viewing of THE RING. I hadn't seen it before, so I was surprised and enticed by the trailer. It began bringing out some interest... then it seemed to become more ludicrous as it went along (but tried to seem frightening), and reminded me very much of THE RING since I had already seen it. Then it built and built, and in the creepiest voice, the trailer narrator spit out the title: "THEY!" And I IMMEDIATELY burst into laughter. That is THE LAMEST title, especially when I first heard him say it. I think the current state of the title will actually reflect the movie itself......I wil DEFINITLEY be avoiding this one.

[Ed]

i really really really really want to see this movie, hope it is good, i've already read a few good reviews.

[idealdiscountdude]

THEY sounds like it could be a pretty cool flick, however I have yet to see any trailers or ads for it, so I can't comment on how it looks.

The title of the flick sounds really lame though.........

[uncle_el]

Originally posted by Fergus
I saw the trailer for this new Wes Craven produced flick before my second viewing of THE RING. I hadn't seen it before, so I was surprised and enticed by the trailer. It began bringing out some interest... then it seemed to become more ludicrous as it went along (but tried to seem frightening), and reminded me very much of THE RING since I had already seen it. Then it built and built, and in the creepiest voice, the trailer narrator spit out the title: "THEY!" And I IMMEDIATELY burst into laughter. That is THE LAMEST title, especially when I first heard him say it. I think the current state of the title will actually reflect the movie itself......I wil DEFINITLEY be avoiding this one.

i agree 100%! "Who did?" "They"- the whole audience that was seeing The Ring cracked up.

[Nate6]

Aw, jeez. What a bad-looking movie. Just because Wes Craven wants to be a credit whore and give his name to every frickin' horror film Dimension releases doesn't mean it'll be good, or it certainly doesn't to me anyway. I'm sorry, but it looks cheap and unoriginal to me, and I don't think I'll be seeing it in theaters.

[Mike]

The poster has finally been released and I must say it's actually a good one, I really like how they don't have a line of beautiful faces on it like most teen horror/thrillers do. The poster makes it look like a "mature" thriller like The Others and The Ring...

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/p-they.jpg

[Ed]

i really like the poster, i have great hope for this one! :p

[Septicfish]

If anyone has seen Wes Craven's "They" I would love to hear your opinions of the film!!

Has anyone seen "My Little Eye"? I thought it was brilliant!!:D What did everyone else think????:confused:

[Bub]

I like the way they whack on "Wes Craven Presents" when he didn't even heve anything to do with the film. "They" looks very poor to me and the concept is recycled from "It".

[Mike]

Originally posted by Bub
"They" looks very poor to me and the concept is recycled from "It".

I'm sure I'll like it better than IT, especially since I thought IT sucked. IT wasn't that bad at first but then it went downhill fast, the last half was pretty damn bad...

[Jason]

I personally think this film looks cool and will do great. At a time where The Ring is red hot at the box office "They" couldn't have come out at a better time. Also, it is rated a friendly PG-13 which can bring in more teens for which this sort of movie was(kind of) intended for.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

this movie looks....eeehhhhh. i dunno, at first i really wanted to see it, but the lead actress has become really annoying(from commercials) and i thinnk the part where she goes into the mirror looks retarded.

And does this remind anyone in the slightest way of soul survivors? when they flash words, its the SAME EXACT background they used for soul survivors. speaking of, i think this movie will bomb with SS like #'s.

[Mike]

Originally posted by EDsoulsurvive*
this movie looks....eeehhhhh. i dunno, at first i really wanted to see it, but the lead actress has become really annoying(from commercials) and i thinnk the part where she goes into the mirror looks retarded.

And does this remind anyone in the slightest way of soul survivors? when they flash words, its the SAME EXACT background they used for soul survivors. speaking of, i think this movie will bomb with SS like #'s.

I actually like the part with the mirror, it looks cool to me. And it doesn't remind me of "Soul Survivors" at all, they are pretty different. I think the chances of it doing "Soul Survivors" like business at the Box Office is pretty damn unlikely, especially considering that "Soul Survivors" had no TV spots and was basically just dropped into theaters with bad reviews. "They" on the other hand has been getting decent reviews so far and I've seen several TV spots for it.

I think it might open with 7-9 Million and possibly finish with 30-50 Million due to pretty good word of mouth, it could be a sleeper hit like Final Destination was.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

Originally posted by Mike

I think it might open with 7-9 Million and possibly finish with 30-50 Million due to pretty good word of mouth, it could be a sleeper hit like Final Destination was.

that's a pretty healthy prediction u got there Mike! i hope ur right, and that it is good, but.... we'll see...

[rushmore beauty]

Mediocre trailer can't make up for the PG-13 rating. I'll wait to see what Arrow say about it.

[BorderEevilIII]

Though the plot line of "They" is similar to "When Darkness Falls" im still looking foward to seeing this movie... It's a bit sad that Wes Craven's name is being tagged to the movie though he didnt NOT do a single thing...

[blankpage]

This film doesn't really appeal to me that much. I think I will wait for video, or go to the cheap theater to check this puppy out.

[dh1989]

Does anyone know if this film's trailer is online? The poster is very enticing and very creepy.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
Does anyone know if this film's trailer is online? The poster is very enticing and very creepy.

Here you go:

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808396041&cf=trailer

[dh1989]

Gracias, Mike, Gracias :)

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
Gracias, Mike, Gracias :)

You're welcome... Enjoy! Let me know what you thought of the trailer...

[Mike]

This is from www.ananova.com :

What the critics are saying about They:

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian: This entertaining scary movie isn't overly burdened with originality, but it's an enjoyable watch with some nicely creepy moments.

Olly Richards, Empire: A refreshingly irony-free horror movie that's much better than it really has any right to be.

Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail: Robert Harmon made cult movie The Hitcher in 1986 but They is too ordinary to restore him to prominence despite some creepy scenes and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense.

[Horror whore]

I kinda wanna see They this weekend... But I'll probably have to go alone... Yesterday before The Ring they showed the preview and I told my friends I wanted to see it and they just gave me a blank stare...

[dh1989]

The trailer was excellent! :) This film looks very creepy and the story is very interesting. And it has good acting(judging from the trailer), a virtue sometimes absent from Horror.

[Scarface98.9]

I'm not really interested in the flick at all, regardless of whether Craven was involved or not (he's a horror director I actually admire:eek: ). But it's sad Dimsension has been pushing this movie so heavily lately, but they practically gave up on Below, which is a horror movie I've wanted to see

[dh1989]

I am also mad at Dimension for pushing this(which is okay), but I wish they would put out some ads for Equilibrium also. That looks like a wonderful sci-fi action film.

[The Shah Of Blah]

no.

this movie is depressing cause well wes craven should do better, not that hes brilliant or anything its just this movie looks like a bad version of urban legends which was horrible in its own right. i dunno its just poor form.

[Mike]

WOOHOO! So far it has 5 FRESH reviews and 1 ROTTEN review at www.rottentomatoes.com , I can't wait to see this one...

Check out this awesome review from www.zap2it.com/movies :

True psychological terror begins in bed. The thought that you can protect yourself from the boogey man simply by pulling your covers over your head is something that must be ingrained in us all as human beings. Simply by hiding under that protective sheet, we're safe.

No one is safe from "They."

Forget any of the other scary movies of the year -- freaky Internet sites, dastardly murderers, ghosts on boats, spooky videotapes aren't half as scary as a gothic good old horror film about monsters that live under the bed, or in the closet, and terrorize children at night. Some of them snatch away kids, never to return. Some return when you're older, fattened for the slaughter.

Remember those scary movies that would keep you awake at night? This is one of them! Freddie Krueger was never so scary even. Sure, he freaked you out if you fell asleep during the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, and for a few years it was a chore to get to sleep without thinking of his scraping fingernails.

A little child whimpering that: "They come for me when it's dark" is frightening enough. But, then when left alone with his teddy bear, the little boy isn't safe to the monsters that everyone tells him are in his head. No, they're under his bed.

Nineteen years after the chilling opening scene, where a boy is taken under his bed, we're following a young successful grad student, Julia, with a promising career and a devoted boyfriend. Laura Regan is the actress who stars as the grad student, and watching her transformation from distant and unemotional student to raging freaked-out woman who's losing her mind is a great treat, and a great ride for a young actress's first starring role. She milks it for all it's worth.

Her cute, doofus boyfriend form "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Marc Blucas, is unsure how to handle her emotional swings. He and his even more doofus roommates act like the slacker dudes they are and write her emotional instability off to sexist things.

Even better is Ethan Embry as the crazy childhood friend of Julia's. You'll recognize him from "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Can't Hardly Wait" and he tries to explain what's happening to him inn a rather dramatic scene.

The camp value of the film is not lost, since of course this is from the director of the over-the-top fright film "The Hitcher." Robert Harmon directs stories where anything can happen and no one is safe, and that's why the cruelty and fright factor is ratcheted up even more, but so are the laughs.

How can you not giggle when one of the friends of a victim who seems to have gone insane mutters simply, "He was taking Prozac, guess it didn't work" or when a boy is huddled in a dog house saying, "That's when I stabbed him in the eye with a kitchen knife"? And of course, after her therapist allows her to perform her own self-diagnosis, the young Julia is told, "You're going to be an excellent psychologist." You just know she's never going to make it!

Well, come on, the story starts off with a traditional dark and stormy night. There are cliches, sure, but this turns a few of them on their head as well.

This Dimension Film fright fest is a perfect alternative to the heavy, or frothy, or child-safe holiday fare that's filling the theaters. It brings up paralyzing night terrors, long-forgotten fears of the boogeyman and nightmarish thoughts of being left alone in the dark.

A small cast of Jon Abrahams, Dagmara Dominczyk and a few others are in this, and although Wes Craven's name is in the title, don't think that he had much to do with it except maybe tweak the story here and there to make it even more spine-tingling.

This the scariest, most frightening movie so far this year! If you want to get a good night's sleep, don't go into this theater.

Grade: ***1/2 of ****

[freakandgeek]

this looks like one of those movies that i will want to see (that i do want to see) but it will turn out to be UNSCARY...like feardotcom....so i dunno really:o

[dh1989]

I read that Dimension Films did not screen this film for critics, which is scary because other films with no critic screenings include Extreme OPS, Rollerball, and the forgetable romantic drama, Autumn in New York.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
I read that Dimension Films did not screen this film for critics, which is scary because other films with no critic screenings include Extreme OPS, Rollerball, and the forgetable romantic drama, Autumn in New York.

That doesn't really bother me that much, especially since so far the reviews I've read have been pretty damn good. I just read Arrow's review and he thought it was so-so, which doesn't bother me because the good things he had to say about it sounded great to me. I'm pretty damn positive this movie is going to kick some ass. I will be extremely surprised if I don't like this movie.

[Horror whore]

I may be seeing THEY on Friday... I stress that may. It depends on if my friend can go or not. If she can't, then I'll most likely end up seeing DIE ANOTHER DAY...

[Mike]

I'll be seeing THEY on Friday night, I can't wait. I just love a good scary movie and it sounds like THEY is a winner with some good scares...

[EDsoulsurvive*]

my friend convinced me to c this w/ him on Sat., and u know what? i think i actual might be starting to get excited. ;)

[The Handeman]

This movie sucked balls! Ok terrible acting, terrible script, terrible everything! This movie had no connections whatsoever. Has meaningless scenes (the car scene, every scene with sam and the other chick). Wes Craven didn't do anything for this movie and the Producers KNEW that it sucked. SO! they go ahead and put wes's name on the front thinking they would trick his fans to thinking it was his film. They tricked me of course.

1/10 FOR SHEER BLOWING

[dh1989]

Whoa! Its that bad? I guess I'll skip it. And I thought it looked pretty creepy, but trailers are misleading.

[sleekproductions]

dh! are you kidding me? I thought you were better than that! though I respect a person's opinion, if I wanted to see a film I would see it regardless of what ONE person thought...!

[dh1989]

Actually a lot of my friends saw it, and they all said it was unscary and goofy, with bad acting, writing, and editing. All I've heard is bad things and I no longer plan to see it.

[Mike]

Originally posted by sleekproductions
dh! are you kidding me? I thought you were better than that! though I respect a person's opinion, if I wanted to see a film I would see it regardless of what ONE person thought...!

No shit! I agree with you sleekproductions... If I want to see a movie I see it no matter what. The reviews haven't been that bad and I've heard from a lot of people that it's actually scary. The opening scene alone sounds scary. I'm still going to see it no matter what. Besides, I find it really hard to take someone seriously when they give a movie a 1/10, almost no movie deserves a 1/10. I can't believe that THEY has NO good qualities whatsoever. I HATED Rollerball and I still gave it a 3/10, and that's the lowest grade I've given all year. A 1/10 pretty much means that it has NOTHING going for it at all and I highly doubt that THEY is that horrible.

[dh1989]

I just do not want to see a film when I know 14 people who thought it was really goofy and unscary. I trust them.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
Actually a lot of my friends saw it, and they all said it was unscary and goofy, with bad acting, writing, and editing. All I've heard is bad things and I no longer plan to see it.

Yeah, but I bet if people were saying that about Harry Potter or Solaris you'd still see them ;)...

[dh1989]

Yes, becuase I am a big fan of Potter, and Clooney is one of my favorite actors. I have no real connection to They, and with bad W.O.M. I just do not feel like seeing it. I might see a matinee someday in the coming weeks.

[XCoRyX]

i actually want to see this film,hell even my dad said it looks pretty good.i just doubt i will get a chance to check it out this weekend,im low on cash as always,and caught a bit of the cold virus going around my family.i truly hope this does good at the box office,before i was predicting it bomb big time,but it sounds positive both as far as the movie and the reviews and all,but not many movie viewers other then some of us and such read by the reviews as the deciding factor.i know i dont.

[Mike]

Well, I'm off to see THEY and I'll let everyone know what I thought of it later on, unless of course I'm too scared to be downstairs on the computer by myself afterwards, then I'll just wait until tomorrow ;). Check ya lata'...

[idealdiscountdude]

First off, I'd like to state that I am going to refer to the film simply as They, as I truly think that Wes Craven's name being attached is ridiculous.

Anywho, here is my review of They.


************SPOILER ALERT*****************

They is a psychological/horror/thriller that stars Laura Regan as Julia, a Psychology Major in the midst of getting her Masters. One evening in the middle of a groping session with her boyfriend Paul (Marc Blucas), she receives a call from her childhood friend Billy (Jon Abrams). She meets Billy at a cafe and he is distraught, rambling on about night terrors which he has been having all his life and in one quick moment, he kills himself right there. With Billy's death, Julia starts suffering from night terrors as well, just like she had experienced in childhood and the rest is history.......

Directed by Robert Harmon, They is a well paced and photographed film that provides plenty of bone chilling scares for the viewer. The film is dark and dreary (which has much to do with the enitre plot of the flick) and this really aids in setting up an unsettling feeling in the viewer. The thought of those things that go bump in the night being real and coming after you was just so damn scary and hit close to home as I grew up scared of the dark.

As Julia, Laura Regan (who just happens to be from my neck of the woods, Halifax) did a fine job as the distressed central character. There is something very oddly beautiful about her and she gave a very real performance. The girl has got the being terrified look and act down pact!

The supporting characters, who do not get much screen time at all, were nothing special. Marc Blucas stumbled around blindly as the boyfriend. And Ethan Embry (who is generally good) was wasted as another guy who shares Julia's problem with night terrors.

The films score was excellent. It sent chills up my spine, especially during the end credits.

They provides many a good scare (I jumped at least 10 times) that sent chills up my spine, a great debut performance by Laura Regan, a chilling score, and one helluva freaky ending.

They is simply a fun and scary flick.

I give it a B!

[The1TrueFrog]

I just saw it maybe a couple of hours ago and I was very entertained, despite the full development of the story. I posted a 7/10 review earlier.... wonder how come no one ever posts under "What did you think?" anymore??

[Mike]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JLHD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

THEY (2002)

If you threw Pitch Black, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Final Destination, and The Ring in a blender you'd probably end up with something like "They." It's a moody little horror film for mature audiences. It may look like a teen horror flick but it actually takes a more serious tone and I see adult audiences enjoying this more than teens.

The main place this movie scores is with the directing. I loved the lighting and the uneasy feeling the movie gives off, especially during the final few minutes. It really made my heart beat and I felt uneasy. The many jump scenes were also a nice touch, whether they worked or not. Some worked for me and some didn't, but it all depends on the person.

Laura Regan really surprised me as Julia. Before seeing the movie I wasn't expecting much from her. From the trailer I thought her acting seemed kind of weak but I'm glad I was proved wrong. She actually gave a very good and likable performance. She's also quite cute which also surprised me because from the trailer I didn't find her that attractive. Marc Blucas does an alright job but he doesn't have much to do except play the token boyfriend that we've seen a number of times before. At least I can say his acting has improved a little since his days on TV's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." Ethan Embry and Dagmara Dominczyk also do fine with what they are given, although I have seen better performances from Embry in the past.

Unfortunately, even with the many high points of "They" it's not without its faults, the main one being the script. I would have liked more background info on the characters, especially Julia (Regan). To me it seemed like Terry (Dominczyk) was one of the most developed characters. I really enjoyed the story she told about what happened the night "they" took her. Where she ends up and what she does is pretty creepy and managed to stay with me the whole movie. The other main flaw of the script is that too many questions are left unanswered. Now I'm not someone who needs everything explained to them but I'd at least like to know what the hell "they" want by the time the movie is over.

Overall, despite some flaws I really enjoyed "They," it's a well crafted thriller with some very good directing from Robert Harmon and one hell of an eerie score. This clever horror thriller is sure to become one of the years most underrated. It should however develop a cult following, especially once it hits video. It's a love it or hate it kind of film that I don't think a lot of mainstream audiences will like. I think the ending alone will turn a lot of people off, I on the other hand loved it. Along with "The Ring," "They" has one of the most downright wicked endings of the year. It definitely had my heart pumping. I also can't forget the solid opening scene, it was very well done and one hell of a creepy way to start off the movie.

I'd recommend "They" to the same audience that enjoyed "The Ring," if that movie bored you then "They" is likely to have the same effect.

Grade: 7/10 or B or ***1/2 of *****

[Horror whore]

Well, I didn't get to see THEY last night (or any other movie). That sucks, I know I won't be able to see it until video now... Oh well. But I do get to see a movie at the cheap theater tomorrow night...(I have no clue what to see there though...)

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
Well, I didn't get to see THEY last night (or any other movie). That sucks, I know I won't be able to see it until video now... Oh well. But I do get to see a movie at the cheap theater tomorrow night...(I have no clue what to see there though...)

Just out of curiousity what's playing at your cheap theater?

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
Just out of curiousity what's playing at your cheap theater?

As of this weekend: The Rules Of Attraction, Men in Black II, Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Master of Disguise, Stuart Little 2, XXX, Signs, The Tuxedo, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, White Oleander, Abandon and Red Dragon.

Right now I'm leaning towards with Spy Kids 2, Red Dragon or Signs...

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
As of this weekend: The Rules Of Attraction, Men in Black II, Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Master of Disguise, Stuart Little 2, XXX, Signs, The Tuxedo, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, White Oleander, Abandon and Red Dragon.

Right now I'm leaning towards with Spy Kids 2, Red Dragon or Signs...

Since you've already seen SIGNS a few times you should probably see something different, something you haven't already seen. I highly recommend THE RULES OF ATTRACTION but I know you don't really want to see it.

[dh1989]

I saw this film last night. And I really do not feel like writing a big review, so I will just post a sort of mini-overview. It was pretty good. A 7/10, I'd say. The film was very creepy, and had a lot of BOO! scares. The acting was good, which was suprising since most of the actors are newcomers. Some of the little sex jokes were really bad. Actually, the attempts at comedy fell FLAT on their faces. The writer should've stuck with spooks. I reccomend you all see this flick for a good ol' scare.

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
Since you've already seen SIGNS a few times you should probably see something different, something you haven't already seen.

I know, I know. But I want to see it one last time on the big screen. I will buy the DVD right when it comes out, but I know that just won't have the same effect on me as it would in the theaters...

[dh1989]

Horror Whore, you are very lucky that Signs is playing near you. It was a great horror film, and I wish it was still playing in my area. It never gets old, in my opinion. And I would not recommend The Rules of Attraction. Its very stlish, but has next to zero plot, bad acting, and unlikable characters(all of them). White Oleander is very interesting and entertaining, but it has a very sad story, but it features some great performances from all the actresses, but you should bring tissues if you see it. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams is also very good. It features a wonderful performance from Steve Buscemi(the two kids are good also), and some wonderful Harryhausen-style effects. Just whatever you do avoid Abandon, xXx, and The Master of Disguise at ALL costs.

[idealdiscountdude]

Well!!! Mike, dh, and I seem to have had the same overall opinion of the movie, as we all gave it a 7/10 or a B.......

It is good people, I recommend y'all see it............and I recommend that y'all skip that shitfest known as Extreme Ooooops. You guys wont be disappointed if you do! ;)

[Mike]

Originally posted by idealdiscountdude
Well!!! Mike, dh, and I seem to have had the same overall opinion of the movie, as we all gave it a 7/10 or a B.......

It is good people, I recommend y'all see it............and I recommend that y'all skip that shitfest known as Extreme Ooooops. You guys wont be disappointed if you do! ;)

Yep,
and lets not forget The1TrueFrog, he also gave it a 7/10. So I guess we all agree on it, and it is worth seeing. My parents saw it last night too and they both enjoyed it as well, which is saying something because my mom is 54 and my dad is 60. I also checked at IMDB and for the ratings breakdown it has scored the best with the above 45 group. The average rating for females 45+ is 9/10. It's definitely for mature audiences.

I was so pissed last night because 15-20 minutes into the movie a group of about 8 teenagers came in and sat in the row in front of us. My god were they fucking noisy. They were all talking loudly on their way in and even after sitting down. Plus they were talking on their cell phones during the movie and goofing around. Not to sound deranged or anything but I had thoughts of wrapping my hands around their necks one by one and choking them to death. MY GOD DID THEY BOTHER ME!!! They were really on my nerves, as well as the rest of the audiences.

On the way in though the people that came out of the previous showing were saying it was so scary. Plus, the really old bald guy that takes tickets was saying that everyone was saying it was really scary and he told us "good luck getting to sleep tonight." However on our way out the immature and disrespectful bastards sitting in front of us were saying that it was weird and they didn't get it. Of course I can't see how the hell they would know since they didn't even watch much of the fucking movie.

Another thing that I thought would bother me but turned out to be ok was that a woman brought her little baby to it. I'm really happy that the baby was good throughout the movie and only had one fussy moment, but I still don't think parents should bring little babies to movies, especially horror/violent/loud movies.

[movielover-9]

They

Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry

Directed By: Robert Harmon

Written By: Brendan Hood

When budding young psychologist Julia Lund[Laura Regan] begins to experience the same "night terrors" she did when she was a young girl, she turns and relates to both Sam[Ethan Embry] and Terry[Dagmara Dominczyk]. But not for long until the terror strikes againa, and Julia tries to solve the mystery of who is causing it..or what.


Laura Regan gives a pretty good leading performance. Although they were some times when she came off as quite annoying, she still manages to hold her own and carry most of the movie[two qualities I expected her not to possess]. Marc Blucas's acting talent is still the same as when he was in TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". He is pretty much bland in his role and doesn't offer much depth into his character. Ethan Embry does pretty well, but, as Mike said earlier, he has done better.



The scriptwriting in They could use a little work. It was good in spots, but then again it was kind of vague in spots. Do we really know what "they" want? Or for that matter, who "they" are. To me, they just came off as some hellmonkey creatures who attacked children in the dark then came back for them when they are all "emotionally damaged". Then the other complaint is that most of tha characters were not developed enough. Even Julia's, the main character, background seemed pretty unclear. All we know is that she got the same terrors as Billy did but we can't even get a lousy flashback? Plus it was pretty unoriginal since we saw pretty much the same thing but better in "Nightmare On Elm Street". And was it me or did Julia and her boyfriend have sex[or attempt to] like 3 times in the movie?[End of complaints]



Anyway, all complaining aside, They was a pretty entertaining horror flick. It wasn't as bad as I've heard some people say*coughJoblocough*;) and it is recommended if you're looking for some fun, Hollywood-ized thrills[my English teacher would so kill me for that!]


7/10

[bluegopher]

They

Better than expected thriller about people’s nightmares, or “Night Terrors” coming back to haunt them after the people have grown up. They is directed by Robert Harmon (The Hitcher) and stars Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Jon Abrahams. Despite being in the title, Wes Craven doesn’t actually have anything to do with the film.

They manages to be appropriately frightening most of the time. It nails the gloomy and downtrodden atmosphere necessary for a thriller to work. When is the last time you heard of an upbeat thriller? The film contains the necessary elements for the aforementioned atmosphere with lighting (or lack thereof since the film is bathed in darkness ninety percent of the time) and stylish cinematography. Director Harmon is also able to get surprisingly solid thrills out of the simple fear of the dark without resorting to fake jolt tactics too often. The script is tightly constructed for the most part and contains some humor to lighten the mood at times. The use of music is spare but effective when used to help create a feeling of dread. The film is paced well enough so that scares aren’t ever too far away. The film smartly shies away from showing the monsters of the title because one’s imagination is likely scarier than what a studio could dream up and the unknown is always more frightening than what is known. The ending of the film is also commendable in that it is a risky choice given the finicky reaction of the general public to film.

The film isn’t entirely successful however. The script is solid on most everything but the characters aren’t as fleshed-out as they could have been. It would have been nice to know more about their families and their childhood experiences with night terrors. The sub par acting by most of the cast doesn’t help any. Lead Laura Regan, in her debut, overacts much of the time; too much to be wholly effective despite some moments where she shines. As her boyfriend, Marc Blucas doesn’t leave much of an impression as his character is underwritten to the point of almost being nonexistent. Ethan Embry once again is superb in his role as a friend of lead Regan who also suffered from night terrors. He injects some humor and fun into his role but is hampered by the underdevelopment of his character. Dagmara Dominczyk, like Blucas, doesn’t make much of an impression and comes across as bland. Abrahams is appropriately effective in the limited screen time he is given.

Overall, They is a recommended thriller because of the solid directorial style of Harmon and a surprise ending worth commending.

84 out of 100.

[dh1989]

Reading Mike's story, I was shocked, I had the same problem, but my problem consisted of a group about 30 year old men. They came in late(about 10 minutes into the film), they were talking loudly as they moved to their seats. Once they sat down(which turned how was right behind me :mad:), I thought they'd be quiet. Three words: They were not. They talked loudly. Every time the main girl came on the screen, they had to go "La La La!" and such. Every time there was a jump scene they said "That was not scary. This movie sucks". Then one of them started kicking my friggin' chair. I turned around to ask them to stop and they said "Whatever!" and stopped for a while, but kicked again every once few minutes to annoy me. Finally, when the movie was over, they told everyone outside waiting for the next show(which was sold out) it sucked, and I saw some people turning away opting to buy Eight Crazy Nights tickets. I really hated those guys. I wish people would act their age. Didn't their mothers ever teach them anything about being polite and mannerly in a public place. Geesh! Why does this film attract big groups of jerks?

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
Reading Mike's story, I was shocked, I had the same problem, but my problem consisted of a group about 30 year old men. They came in late(about 10 minutes into the film), they were talking loudly as they moved to their seats. Once they sat down(which turned how was right behind me :mad:), I thought they'd be quiet. Three words: They were not. They talked loudly. Every time the main girl came on the screen, they had to go "La La La!" and such. Every time there was a jump scene they said "That was not scary. This movie sucks". Then one of them started kicking my friggin' chair. I turned around to ask them to stop and they said "Whatever!" and stopped for a while, but kicked again every once few minutes to annoy me. Finally, when the movie was over, they told everyone outside waiting for the next show(which was sold out) it sucked, and I saw some people turning away opting to buy Eight Crazy Nights tickets. I really hated those guys. I wish people would act their age. Didn't their mothers ever teach them anything about being polite and mannerly in a public place. Geesh! Why does this film attract big groups of jerks?

I completely fucking agree. I can't stand people like that. I wish people would have respect but it seems like a lot of people don't go to the movies to actually watch them anymore. GOD DOES THIS BUG ME! PEOPLE - GROW UP! HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY PAID GOOD MONEY TO SEE THE MOVIE! Sorry, but they bugged the hell out of me... By the way, my 9:30 showing ended up selling out as well. The movie did illicit many screams and jumps from the audience, and yes, I'll admit it actually made me jump too.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
Geesh! Why does this film attract big groups of jerks?

I don't think it's just this film, I think it's any film. Some people are just rude assholes plain and simple, it doesn't matter what movie you see...

[dh1989]

I know. I was just kidding. I have had experineces with many jerks in many different films.

[Mike]

Night Terrors Return
by Betty Jo Tucker


Booming thunder and flashes of lightning frightened me at night when I was a youngster, especially when I tried to sleep during a pounding rainstorm. Because They, a harrowing horror flick directed by Robert Harmon, opens with a scene showing a little boy in a similar situation, I felt a tinge of terror coming back from the past – and that was before anything scary happened on screen. When things actually started going bump in the night, I spent the rest of the movie in a state of extreme fear.

Fear of the dark, fear of being stuck in an elevator, fear of a car stalling on a lonely road, fear of attack while alone in a darkened swimming pool area, fear of falling apart during defense of a Masters thesis. Yes, They pushed all my buttons – almost as if filmmakers invaded my brain to plagiarize all my worst phobias.

Fortunately, I can’t find a round cut (that won’t heal) anywhere on my body. Whew! That means "They" probably didn’t brand me with marks like those on the characters in They. Poor Julia (Laura Regan from Someone Like You), a psychology grad student, witnesses a traumatic event after her childhood friend Billy (Jon Abrams of Texas Rangers) shows her his mark. Both Julia and Billy suffered "night terrors" when they were children. Later, two other friends, played by Dagmara Dominczyk (The Count of Monte Cristo) and Ethan Embry (Sweet Home Alabama) discover they are afflicted with similar marks. It seems they are "night terrors" survivors, too, and their circular wounds bode tragic results. Could Julia be next? Not if her policeman boyfriend (Marc Blucas from Sunshine State) is right. He thinks it’s all in her head.

Using this simple story by Brendon Hood, who wrote TV’s "The Darklings," director Harmon (The Hitcher) presents a horror film that requires us to use our imagination about the creatures causing such terror. Granted, we see shadowy figures and hear weird noises, but what we conjure up may be more horrifying than anything created by the special effects department. Harmon also successfully includes elements reminiscent of such thrilling scarefests as Cat People (the Jacques Tourneur version) and Mimic, one of my favorite films of this genre.


Cast members, though not the most important factor in a horror movie, perform admirably. Nevertheless, I’d like to recommend a few square meals for Regan, the film’s slimmer-than-Audrey-Hepburn heroine. On second thought, maybe Regan’s anorexic appearance added to the appealing vulnerability of her character. Because of Dominczyk’s smoldering screen persona (even without her appearance in any sensuous sequences here!), I started wondering how much better Femme Fatale might have been with this impressive actress as Antonio Banderas’ co-star in that recent thriller.

They begins and ends with scenes so terrifying I’m still stunned. And I’ve decided to leave a light on every night from now on.


THEY

Directed by Robert Harmon
Cast: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Dagmara Dominczyk, Jon Abrahams, Jay Brazeau
2002 – 97 minutes
Rated: (for terror/violence, sexual content, and language).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman, December 1, 2002.

For anyone unfamiliar with the very real sleep disorder, Night Terrors, it can be defined as nightmares that occur in deep, non-REM sleep, in which the sufferer is overcome with extreme feelings of fear. During a night terror, which may last anywhere from five to twenty minutes, the person is still asleep, although the sleeper's eyes may be open. My reason for offering up an explanation for Night Terrors is twofold: (1) I have personally experienced them in the past, and (2) "They," directed by Robert Harmon, is an unsettling horror film that does an applause-worthy job of showing just how truly terrifying Night Terrors are to experience. Harmon and screenwriter Brendan William Hood could definitely use a crash course in how to develop strong characters and stories, but from a visceral standpoint the film powerfully burrows its way underneath your skin.

Julia Lund (Laura Regan) is a graduate student working against a deadline to complete her Psychology thesis. Her stress level raises significantly when she witnesses longtime friend Billy (Jon Abrahams) commit suicide after he erratically warns her that the night terrors they suffered from as children have come back to get them for good. Julia is understandably skeptical at first, but when she and two acquaintances, Sam (Ethan Embry) and Terry (Dagmara Dominczyk), start re-experiencing the violent and horrifying night terrors that plagued them years ago, and seem to be linked by a similar wound on their bodies, their fear for their lives grows.

If a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb, then "They" works spectacularly well. Director Robert Harmon deftly understands that the scariest things are often those that are mostly unseen, lurking just out of frame or in the moodily lit shadows. The monstrous images he creates, with the aid of some surprisingly plausible special effects and René Ohashi's atmospheric cinematography, are some of the eeriest to find their way to the screen this year. A climactic sequence set on a deserted subway is a near-masterpiece of genuine terror that may also make you jump out of your seat (it did me).

Where "They" loses some of its momentum is in the exposition scenes. Save for protagonist Julia, played with an undeniable freshness by Laura Regan (2001's "Someone Like You"), the rest of the characters are sorely one-dimensional, and the relationships that form between them are slight, at best. As fellow night terror victims, Ethan Embry (2002's "Sweet Home Alabama") and Dagmara Dominczyk (2002's "The Count of Monte Cristo") are quite good—too good to be stuck in such unrewarding roles. Marc Blucas (2002's "We Were Soldiers") rounds out the main cast, steadfastly playing Julia's devoted boyfriend, Paul, who has little more to do than stand around and try to comfort the unhinged Julia.

The staple horror movie formula of having a character going off alone and being terrorized in dark, lonely places in between every scene of dialogue is also too often relied upon, creating a predictable repetitiveness. What lessens the blow, however, are some actual good scares. "They" could have been better on a number of levels, but it is, nonetheless, a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride, with a shockingly grim final scene that may offer up as valid a reason as any for keeping the lights on at bedtime.

Grade: **1/2 of ****

[The Prowler]

Back to Mike and Dh1. Sorry you guys had to experience those morons. I would have been so pissed off if that happened to me. The problem is when you go to movies on busy nights that is gonna happen. I hate it, you get the annoying teens who talk and kick and laugh during the whole film. Or you get the annoying people that are so dumb to turn off their cell phones and then have the audacity to talk on it during the film.

From what I am gathering this movie is getting the most mixed oppinions I have seen in awhile. I think I will probably like it cause I like the older more mature type horror--ie. The Others, American Psycho, and Stir of Echoes. All of these feature older actors and are not the same generic teeny movies. The director has directed some old school horror in "The Hitcher" kinda like Victor Salva of "Jeepers Creepers". I hear the characters are a little thin but overall it has good mood and atmosphere. I will probably see this at a rush hour showing so I can avoid the crowds and not waste too much money:D

P.S. thanks for all the reviews guys, it is making me want to give this movie a chance. I'll let u know what I thought of it after I have seen it.

[Mike]

Originally posted by The Prowler
I will probably see this at a rush hour showing so I can avoid the crowds and not waste too much money:D

That would probably be a smart idea, hopefully you won't have to deal with immature idiots like I had to. Recently I've had problems with people on fucking cell phones during the movie when I saw Sweet Home Alabama, The Ring (both times), and now with They. I can't believe people are actually rude enough to sit there and talk on them when people are trying to watch the movie. It reminds me of when they spoofed it in Scary Movie, now that was funny and so true...

[XCoRyX]

for some reason i actually want to see this film even more now then i did,also,can someone tell me if any horror film trailers were attached to it?

[Mike]

Originally posted by XCoRyX
for some reason i actually want to see this film even more now then i did,also,can someone tell me if any horror film trailers were attached to it?

I saw the trailers for FINAL DESTINATION 2, THE HOT CHICK, and I can't remember what else.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

wow im really surprised that everyone liked this movie. i had plans to c this 3 times last weekend and each time fell through. i made definite plans for Sat, and im gettin pretty freakin excited.

:D

[dh1989]

Originally posted by XCoRyX
for some reason i actually want to see this film even more now then I did,also,can someone tell me if any horror film trailers were attached to it?

When I saw this flick it had some horror trailers like Final Destination 2, and Darkness Falls. It also had the Catch Me If You Can trailer, along with the X-Men 2 DANGER ROOM teaser.

[Mike]

Originally posted by dh1989
When I saw this flick it had some horror trailers like Final Destination 2, and Darkness Falls. It also had the Catch Me If You Can trailer, along with the X-Men 2 DANGER ROOM teaser.

DAMN! You are so lucky. I really want to see the trailer for Darkness Falls and I was hoping it would be shown in front of THEY but it wasn't for me.

[Puck Bond]

They is ultimately a disappointing little horror film that has a cool opening scene, a nice premise, so-so acting but the ending didn't work. Think of this movie as like an adult, horror version of Monsters, Inc.-the scary idea of monsters in the closet, boogeymen under the bed...a feeling that all people can sort of relate too...especially if you are afraid of the dark and hate thunder and lightning like I did as a kid. Laura Regan plays Julia a grad student in psychology who as a child experienced "Night Terrors"...a sort of weird abduction style encounter with strange creatures that only appear in the dark, have the power to manipulate light and electricity. Her childhood friend Billy also had these "Night Terrors" as a kid but now 20 years later They have returned! driving him to suicide...This traumatic experience for Julia seems to be a trigger for these episodes as we also meet Sam (Ethan Embry) and Terry (Dagmara Dominczyk) who were old college roomates of Billy and also have the same feelings and experiences as Julia. Unfortunately the rest of the film is just waiting for these people to be taken away...always seemingly investigating dark corners and weird sounds...it gets frustrating after a while because you know they are asking for trouble. The film does have a cool atmosphere, very creepy and the effects and settings are handled nicely but my main complaint with this film is the end. There is no real resolution to this problem...fine they might be setting up a sequel but give me some explanation of what these things are. Are they aliens? Demons? Nightmarish shadows only in our minds? Your guess is as good as mine. So, ultimately They is a well made movie that has a nice start, a cool premise, but unfortunately becomes redundant and has no real conclusion.

[dannywalker17]

THEY
Directed by Robert Harmon
Starring Laura Regen, Marc Blucas, and Ethan Embry

Rating: 6/10

Overall, I enjoyed this movie, but I can't say that it's nearly as good as The Ring or the many movies it takes things from. With ideas from Nightmare On Elm Street, Pitch Black, The Mothman Prophecies, and others, the film has a pretty decent premise. The film does bring its own new concepts to the table such as the night terror "cosmic connection" and the "mark", and provides us with the uncommon and equally controversial pessimistic ending. But at the same time, as Puck Bond mentioned, the ending never really gave any revelation of what "they" are, which bothered me a little. What bothered me a lot was that
********SPOILER*******


the whatever it was was suddenly able to enter her well-lit hospital room and take her back to hell or where ever else it's supposed to be. What happened to "they can't come in the light"?


********END SPOILER*********
Barring the lack of a revelation of the identity of the nameless creatures, the ending worked for me. I also liked the fact that after the subway scene, you wondered if maybe she was just imagining things afterall. I also found myself genuinely scared by most of the movie, particularly the opening scene. Jon Abrams performance as Billy and Regen's perfomance in the lead are mentionable; most of the others were mediocre, especially Marc Blucas as the lazy boyfiend, I mean boyfriend. I never liked him on Buffy and I didn't like him in this. As a whole, this was a decent movie that had some good performances and some bad ones, a small amount of originality, and a major contradiction/plothole at the end. For audiences who liked The Ring, I would at least recommend you rent They when it comes out on video, mainly for its scares and its creepy atmosphere.

[Mike]

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At the part where Julia is found in the tunnel it looked like she was attacking the guys that found her because she was out of it. Did anyone else think that? Did she or didn't she?
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[Mike]

Originally posted by Mike
I saw the trailers for FINAL DESTINATION 2, THE HOT CHICK, and I can't remember what else.

Ok, now I remember the other trailer they showed. It was for HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES...

[XCoRyX]

wow really?house of 1000 corpses trailer is attatched to this one?this gives me an even bigger reason to check this one out.

[Scooter]

my sister saw this last weekend... she saidit was terrible and that the ending was just extremely bad

[Mike]

Originally posted by XCoRyX
wow really?house of 1000 corpses trailer is attatched to this one?this gives me an even bigger reason to check this one out.

It was at my theater, but some theaters show different trailers in front of different movies. So far I've seen the House Of 1000 Corpses trailer twice, once in front of The Rules Of Attraction and then again in front of They.

Hopefully when you go it will be shown in front of They too.

[Horror whore]

Well, I saw THEY today (hey, that rhymes!) (I also saw THE HOT CHICK) and I must say THEY was a bit disappointing. It just felt like a jumble of scary scenes mixed together to make a decent movie. The acting wasn't good at all, the directing was not too good either. But when THEY wanted to scare you, it usually did. Some scares were just dumb, but a couple made me jump/squeal little a baby pig. Overall, THEY is average.

5/10

[Horror whore]

I forgot to mention that ending! What the hell was up with that! That has got to be one of the worst of the year! It just stopped. It pissed me and the three people with off big time. THEY only felt like half of a movie!!!!