Boogeyman

[SiriusTJMackey]

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BOOGEYMAN

Starring: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, and Lucy Lawless
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Producer: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert
Release Date: February 4, 2005



Granted, the title is a tad bit silly (then again, the legend of the "boogeyman" always was), but after the success of Raimi's production of The Grudge, and after seeing the trailer for this horror flick, I think it could be a creepy, atmospheric little romp. I'm expecting it to rely a little bit too much on BOO! scares, a la The Grudge, but with Raimi's name attached, I'll definitely be there. The cast is generally unknown, but that often works for horror movies.

What do you guys think?

[Tweek]

I may see it.

[MadsenOMC]

I hope and pray that it's better than Darkness Falls. That's all I ask for.

[Strider]

I don't know. I may see it, simply because Sam Raimi's name is attached to the film. Then again, his name was attached to The Grudge, and that was one of 2004's worst. So...

Strider

[Fisting Ackbar]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
I hope and pray that it's better than Darkness Falls.

Same here, but I'm not optimistic.

[bigred760]

The movie is PG-13 for crying out loud. Any horror movie that's out with that rating is not going to be very good. I had the same reason for not watching Alien vs. Predator. I liked the franchises when they were separate because they gave good frightening moments (Alien[i] and [i]Aliens of course) and good action scenes (Predator) and, of course, they had an R rating. I heard from friends and coworkers that AvP didn't do much of either.

You're not going to get many frights from a PG-13 horror flick - in my opinion.

[PuggyD]

I think that there can be plenty of frights in a PG-13 movie. Just because there's no nudity, less swearing, and less gore doesn't mean it can't be a good horror movie. I hate to bring up specific recent examples because I know not everyone liked "The Ring" or "The Sixth Sense", but the original version of "The Haunting" from way back in the day is one of the scariest movies ever, and as far as content goes there's basically nothing objectionable. I think making snap judgements based on a movie's rating is really ignorant and you could really be limiting yourself.

All that being said, I don't have very high hopes for "Boogeyman" either, but it does look kind of interesting.

[bigred760]

I'll give you The Ring, but The Sixth Sense is more of a suspense thriller than a horror movie - to me anyway. The Ring had a more suspenseful flare to it as well - trying to make you think. Whereas Boogeyman just looks to try to scare you with a monster.

[daddiefatsacks]

PG-13?

i'll pass

[deppjolieperabo]

i'll rent the dvd someday..

[PuggyD]

Why is Barry Watson slowly turning into Timothy Olyphant?

Well, actually, I can see why he would want to...

[MadsenOMC]

I determine my feelings about a PG-13 rating for a horror movie on a case by case basis. No one will ever convince me that AVP was not hurt by its rating. That movie should have been R no questions asked. I have a feeling I'll feel the same way about Cursed. However, I have no problem with The Ring and The Grudge being PG-13.

[someguy]

Jesus fucking Christ.........

The Ring was a story about a person who would kill you from watching a tape and they would only scare you to death. The Grudge was about ghosts that would kill people but if you watch the originals they would cut out before anything was shown. Most of these stories that are PG-13 are ghost stories and don't really need gore or tits anyways. I mean, for fuck's sakes, I wonder how you guys would have acted between the 20s-60s.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

I think Boogeyman is gunna be a jump a minute no susbstance joy ride ala Darkness Falls (yeah i did like that movie, i think Boogeyman looks better though). I don't mean to say Darkness falls was "jump a minute", but the two seem easily comparible. However, DF had Emma Caulfield (Anya, my favorite Buffy character) so I was pretty much sold on that movie before I saw it. On the topic of Boogeyman, I'm really digging the dark blue glossed over style the trailer showcases. I'm sure the movie is going to be cliched and illogical with a bunch of unexplained creepy scenery, but that hasn't prevented me from liking a film before. Especially in the horror genre, especially openning night, and especially at my usual theater, I'll probably be won over by the atmosphere. Still I'm going to try and remain level headed when I see it and construct my thoughts this Friday.

[Strider]

Originally posted by MadsenOMC
I determine my feelings about a PG-13 rating for a horror movie on a case by case basis. No one will ever convince me that AVP was not hurt by its rating. That movie should have been R no questions asked. I have a feeling I'll feel the same way about Cursed. However, I have no problem with The Ring and The Grudge being PG-13.

I agree. I don't know what was going through Paul Anderson's mind, but Alien vs. Predator should have been rated R. There's no excuse for the pathetic PG-13 rating. As far as horror films are concerned, there's some I feel should be rated R, and some which are rated PG-13 that I'm very comfortable with. The Ring is a great example. I thought the flick was great, somewhat creepy, and very trippy. Its PG-13 rating means nothing to me.

Nevertheless, I have to be completely honest, when I hear that a horror film, or a film that's slightly on the horror side is rated R - it brings a smile to my face. This is why I'm looking forward to Constantine this month - not just because it's a comic-book adaptation, or because it looks intriguing and cool, but also because it's rated R. I don't think there's a damn thing wrong about getting excited over a film of this nature because of an R-rating.

That's my two cents. ;)

Strider

[daddiefatsacks]

i hate the pg-13 rating, it has ruined the quality of movies, so stuidios can make a few extra bucks

[ilovemovies]

This looks almost as bad as Alone in the Dark. It looks incredibly stupid. The boogeyman? Gimme a break!

If this movie is as bad as it looks, Darkness Falls will be a masterpiece compared to this!

[Joshmo]

I hope Sam Raimi isnt gonna flush his name down the same toilet as the Producers of House on Haunted Hill, Thirteen Ghosts, etc have.. :rolleyes: LAME ASS SPOOK MOVIES..

The Grudge SUCKED MAJOR ASS! For those who said.."if ya liked The Ring....you'll like or even LOVE The Grudge...er..um....NO! I liked The Ring...an 8/10 flick.... Grudge was a 5/10 badly acted poorly plotted SHITBOMB

That being said...The Boogyman looks creepy...Raimi and crew have ONE MORE SHOT to impress my ass...

The Grudge....HARUMPF! :rolleyes:

I'll take The Ring or even The Eye ANYDAY over "Grudge" :o

[ilovemovies]

I actually thought the Grudge was ok. The ending managed to be creepy despite not making any sense.

[DRbeauty]

It's about time they had a proper thread for this movie. I think this movie looks good and scary. They did a good job with the trailer, especially the original with him counting. I;ll be seeing it. It will probably suck but I hope that it doesn't.

[Jon Lyrik]

A PG-13 horror movie can be very good. I liked The Ring very much, although there is a mini-backlash against it. The Haunting (the original movie, of course, not the awful remake) is one of the greatest horror movies ever made, and there is no blood in it. Blood isn't scary. It can turn stomachs, but not frighten. Halloween isn't very bloody either. A sense of dread, uncertainy and atmosphere is what makes or breaks a horror movie's effectiveness.

Some movies should NOT be PG-13, though. Example: AVP: Alien vs. Predator. And I don't think Boogeyman looks good, either.

[dellamorte dellamore]

Pg 13 can work , somewhat . The Ring and Grudge remakes worked nicely . They both created an effective unsettling atmosphere and conveyed a brutal sense of dread , but , and here is my biggest prob with PG 13 , it's so obvious the producers are trying to appeal to a mainstream audience , and i get the feeling they are holding back , that's why these types of films work a couple of times around and then lose their effectiveness for me . I tried to watch the Grudge again recently and i couldn't finish watching it , it turned it off after about 20 minutes . What ' scared " me the first time become laughable the second , it was all too nicely lit , predictable , and mundane . Whatever sense of terror there was the first time i saw it was effectively moot , it's an average horror film that pandered to a particular demographic in order to maximize profits , Same thing with the Ring , it loses it's impact the more times you watch it . The sense of dread doesn't linger , it's jolting at first , but once you you where the creepy little ghosts will be making an appearance ( like know didn't know the first time you saw them ) the experience becomes mediocre , and all your stuck with it are glorified episodes of Are you afraid of the Dark ? . Now , i'm not entirely blaming the rating , but it seems as if the directors of these types of films are so constraint or paranoid about the potential rating , it hampers their creativity , because i'm sure Verbinski and Shimi wanted to make something way more dark and brutal , they simply couldn't .


Would more gore have worked in either films , to enhance the dread , yes it would have . They just aren't brutal enough when they should have been and i can't take them too seriously as a result . I don't want to see someone have a heart attack anymore , or die because a little girl scared them to death , i want to see some brutalic horror gore .

But , again , both Grudge and Ring were excellent films , but they have a short shelf life because they held back to get the teen friendly pg 13 . I won't be watching either one , 5 , 10 , 20 years from now like say a Dawn of the Dead 78 or The Thing , they are disposable entertainment that's only meant to give you a couple of thrills a few times around , they weren't meant to last ( im talking the remakes of Grudge and Ring ) .



Now this is the same way i feel about Boogeyman , i do think it looks like a nice little horror film , despite the rating , but i doubt it will have any lasting effects . It will entertain for 90 minutes or so , give you a good time , and scare you with loud music and cats jumping out of closets ( or little ghost girls and boys ) , but it's not a real horror film . That's not such a bad thing , because i do want to see it , on DVD , i'm just not fooling myself . By the way , i thought Darkness Falls was an excellent little " horror " film , that got cut to shreds ( from what i've read ) , i'd love to see what the film was supposed to be like .

[MadsenOMC]

Darkness Falls in its current form is abysmal, but hey, maybe the original cut is good. dd, are you saying that only R-rated horror films stand the test of time, and that PG-13 horror films don't solely because of their rating?

[Duke Nukem]

Looks I'll be the first to post about "Boogeyman."

Forget that it's PG-13. Forget that its only 86 minutes long. And even forget that it was't screened for critics in time for the weekend. I just saw it and I loved it.

Some of you think the idea of the "Boogeyman" is a lame idea for a horror movie. But, there's been stories about the boogeyman for years (In fact, it was an inspiration for "Halloween"). The classic take on it is this: scared little boys in their bedrooms dreading the "boogeyman" behind the closet door. And of course, checking for him under the bed as well. The "Ghostbusters" cartoon from the 1980's even had an freaky episode about the boogeyman. Well, they have finally made a movie about that Closet-hiding mysterious creature and it does it justice as well.

Now, I've seen a lot of horror movies, so I have started becoming numb to scary movies (most recently with "The Grudge"). But, although this movie has a tendency to cheap scare you every few minutes, its not as cheap so many other recent horror movies. The scares in this movie are more genuine, and I have to admit, this movie really surprised me.

Is this movie similar to "Darkness Falls"? Only a little bit. Both movies deal with creatures of the dark that can creep you when you least expect it, but the boogeyman here is far more believable than the "tooth fairy" represented in DK. The boogeyman is a scary creature that has been told in stories for years, the tooth fairy hasn't, certainly not in a horrific sense.

Unlike "Darkness Falls," this movie doesn't seem to have been an rated R movie chopped down to PG-13. It appears that the filmmakers made the movie with intention of PG-13 rating. But, there was good intention behind the rating this time. What goes on in this movie are scares, mostly boo and some cheap. There are no particular adult themes that were necessary or that kiddies can't handle. But, more importantly, this movie didn't need gore. There's some blood, but no huge quantities by any means. The movie's purpose is to scare you, creep you out and freak you out. This isn't the scariest movie of the decade, but it has more than its share of moments.

The story shown here is simple, not a lot of plot and it didn't need it. But, unlike the simple plot of DK, this story is much better put together. If there's any flaws, maybe there's too many fake scares. Maybe it gets redundant to see Barry Watson always hesitantly approaching a closet door. Maybe there's some plot holes. But, what movie doesn't? No matter the case, at a time with a lot of horror movies coming out, this is the best horror movie to come out in a long time.

I found "The Grudge" disappointing. It was meant to be scary, but it was so damn obvious when a ghost boy or ghost girl was about to pop out of the darkness or out of nowhere, because of how slowly the camera panned around the scene. I didn't mind non-linear storyline at all, I was able to figure it out, but it was absolutely predictable. "Boogeyman," on the other hand, is a much better film and isn't predictable. Give it a chance.

[B1rd_Po0p]

I'll probably go see it - late when all of the stupid little kids aren't there. (MY major gripe with PG-13 is all the little fuckers who ruin the movie watching experience.) No offense to any little PG-13 fuckers who read this board... :D

But yea... I'll go see it for lack of choices right now. I wanna go see a movie but there aren't any really good ones out.

[The Prowler]

LMAO at B1rdPoOp. I hate those pg 13 mother fuckers as well. They should have special screenings for people that don't talk, laugh, and scream loud in movies. I fucking hate sitting in a movie like this on opening weekend. You get the "Oh no don't go in there" shit and I just cringe in my seat. Maybe cause I am older now but I have always hated people that are loud in theaters. I saw the Grudge in the theaters and asked for my money back cause the fuckers were being too loud. It just pisses me off and I can't enjoy the movie.

Back to boogeyman, I actually think the recent tv ads for this looks pretty cool. I really wish this was R though. I am actually surprised Raimi is associated with these pg 13 cookie cutter horror movies. All of his own movies have been unique and great. But I will probably break down and see this but just during a matinee during the week;)

[B1rd_Po0p]

Well, sometimes R rated films aren't that much better. Half the audience during Blade Trinity looked like they were well under 17; and I got stuck next to two little teen age girls who played with a stupid glowing cell phone through the first half of the movie; trying to impress the stupid boys in front of them. I finally told the girl to shut the phone before I shoved it up her ass and three people behind them applauded. That's when I decided no more opening weekends. I will wait.

[thedudeman69]

main points on why I do not think it will do well....but I am still seeing it.

1.It has lesser known stars than The Grudge

2. The rating. It will turn off hardcore horror buffs and make less revenue because of it(I was suprised at The Grudge:eek:)

3. its predocessor The Grudge has the Japanese director, and this one doesn't.

4. Might have PG-13 scares, and no blood.

[The Prowler]

Originally posted by B1rd_Po0p
Well, sometimes R rated films aren't that much better. Half the audience during Blade Trinity looked like they were well under 17; and I got stuck next to two little teen age girls who played with a stupid glowing cell phone through the first half of the movie; trying to impress the stupid boys in front of them. I finally told the girl to shut the phone before I shoved it up her ass and three people behind them applauded. That's when I decided no more opening weekends. I will wait.


hahaha its the same here. My fiance just laughs at me but I can't stand annoying little teenyboppers. Me and my friend who enjoys movies as much as me usually go on Sun night. We try for the later show cause all of the kiddies are at home

[Tweek]

Originally posted by ilovemovies
I actually thought the Grudge was ok. The ending managed to be creepy despite not making any sense.
Be warned, there's going to be a sequel...

[someguy]

This movie proves why everyone is remaking and why foreign films dominate horror at the moment. Not even scary, and even resorted me to talking throughout the movie because of how bad it was

4/10

[DRbeauty]

I enjoyed it. It had a lot of boo scares, and the plot was simple but it was very creepy and I liked the way it focused on sound because when you're afraid every noise sounds ominous and evil.

I didn't enjoy the fact that every 16 year old had to come and clap during certain scenes and just be very annoying, leaving every ten minutes and such.

Overall I thought it was good.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

The most terrible movie of the year and one of the worst I've ever seen at in theaters. More of a rant up tomorrow morning, stay away from this train wreck.

[slasherfan]

Hated this movie, NONE of the scares worked, it was very dull indeed. The directior was awful, 90% of the time I couldn't tell what the hell was happening due to fast editing/
2/10

[EDsoulsurvive*]

Boogeyman was an awful piece of shit. I had a hunch before I saw it, but i thought it would at least provide enough action and/or entertainment to keep me happily occupied like Darkness Falls did. Who knew my low expectations would be so let down? Boogeyman is the most terribly directed horror movie i've ever seen. I've never felt so humiliated by a movie. As a horror fan, I go into most movies expecting a couple of cheap jump scenes, but at least a genuine fright or two after a few minutes of being kept on the edge of my seat. Boogeyman shat all over this theory. For example, out of nowhere, this loud ass music would blast me awake, show me a 2 second slide show of a dead child and green "scary" eyes, and then continue as normal as if it didn't happen. As this tactic was repeated several times, I began to become really frustrated. The scenes were totally pointless! The quick cuts came out of nowhere and were forgotten in subseconds. By the third or fourth time it happened, I wasn't evenly remotely scared.

I could also rant about the acting, or the lack there of, but come on, we are talking about a no-substance horror movie here. This isn't "The Ring" or a movie that contains heavy characterizations. So I won't spend much time on it other than saying it was craptacular, as one should excpect.

The special effects were downright terrible. I've seen better in video games for PSone, especially during teh climax. Then again, we the audience arent the best judges of special effects at the end because, o yeah, you can't make out a goddamn thing that is happening! All the sudden characters are flying through the air and there are flashes of purple lightning. Even Hollow man makes an appearance, i think.

Anyway, from a fan of horror movies - including Darkness Falls - I'm warning you, don't see this movie!

I am giving Boogeyman a 2/10 for the only two things I liked about it. First was an effective seen involving a bunch of dead children, and second was a great jump scene that involves Barry Watson's dead mother.

[chinton]

hey you guys I ahve no interest in seeing the movie but Im curious:


Spoilers


Who is the boogeyman?

[sharkstank]

"Boogeyman"
Rated PG-13
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*1/2
Originally Sony Pictures was going to send "Boogeyman" straight to video. Now I see why. The film is a cookie cutter horror movie that uses many of the old cliches and doesn't feel scary at all. The film stars Barry Watson (of 7th Heaven fame) as Tim, a twenty three year old who is deathly afraid of closets. The reason is because when he was eight years old, his father was taken by the Boogeyman. When his estranged mother dies, he returns home to try and overcome his fear.
"Boogeyman" is produced by Sam Raimi, who also produced "The Grudge." I was hoping for another fun horror movie, but "Boogeyman" is a sloppily written mess that is nothing but quick shots and failed jump scares. Much of the film's story is plot devices that are just lazy oversights (I don't expect them to make too much sense, it is a horror movie after all).
The film has about two scares that work, but two scares in ninety minutes is not a good batting percentage. Of course the characters make the usual horror film mistakes, but when the main character is scared to death of dark closets, I think he would always want light around. Apparently Tim does not, because the entire movie is in shadows and dark closets. When a movie basically is a one character show, you usually start to feel for the character, but we never have a reason to care about Tim. Two thirds throught the film I stated thinking about what I was going to eat afterwards.
"Boogeyman" is a bad movie that is trying to cash in on the recent surge of successful PG-13 horror movies. If your really curious, you can definately wait for video. And I hope you like plenty of close ups of doors and doorknobs, as this movie specializes in those.

WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOO

[JoeCool]

I actully wnt to see this movie but i am pissed at all the movies rated PG-13 that should have been rated R i do think that the extended AvP is pretty good but R would have made it great

JoeCool

[someguy]

Originally posted by chinton
hey you guys I ahve no interest in seeing the movie but Im curious:


Spoilers


Who is the boogeyman?


SPOILERS








The Boogeyman is a pathetic looking CGI creature that takes people away and kills them. He isn't a person or anything, just a cgi creature that only looked somewhat decent in one scene(when the woman saw him at the bottom of the stairs).

[chinton]

I see so t hey never really explain w hat he is

[someguy]

Originally posted by chinton
I see so t hey never really explain w hat he is

No he's just a monster

[MadsenOMC]

SPOILERS!!!

Holy fucking mother of awful! This is one of those movies where you watch it with your mouth wide open, in between fits of hysterical laughter, unable to believe you are seeing something so monumentally awful on a big screen. In 86 minutes there wasn't a single moment that I liked. This may be even worse than the dreadfully inept Darkness Falls, which I really didn't think was possible. Where do you even begin with something this bad? I hate movies that are over-directed, and this is one of them. Kay goes way overboard constantly and it's annoying throughout. I also hated the cinematography. I understand that you want to create a very specific, spooky mood in a movie like this. But they went too far with it. Everything is lit so excessively dark it's just comical. The editing and sound effects are also obnoxious. You can't create suspense with loud noises and quick cutting, no matter how hard you try. And boy did they try here. The screenplay is a joke, but I guess about what you'd expect in something like this. Watson should stick to TV, not that he's given much to work with. Pretty weak performances all-around. Emily Deschanel is certainly no Zooey, that's for sure. And even with it's short running time, it's still slow and boring. See Watson slowly walk towards his house. See Watson walk slowly around the house. Look how spooky it is. Seriously, folks, who are they kidding with that shit? Finally, the conclusion. Is it an overstatement to say that it's one of the worst in recent memory? We have to sit through 75 minutes of cheap, obvious boo scares, bad acting, writing, editing, sound, cinematography and directing for that? Are you fucking with me here?! I am still stunned, a day later, at how ridiculously awful that ending is. The Boogeyman itself is so laughably stupid, I can't believe it ever made it to film. What a massive letdown. Talk about too much bad CGI, too. Was that supposed to be scary? Cause it's not. Ugh. This is a textbook example of how not to make a horror movie. It should be taught in film school as exactly what not to do. If not for The Grudge, this would have been sitting on the shelves collecting dust at Blockbuster by now. Which is what should have happened. Raimi should be extremely embarrassed and ashamed to have his name attached to this. One of the worst horror movies to hit the big screens in the last decade. Even that may be too kind.

1/10

[jaw2929]

This is yet ANOTHER watered-down "horror" movie that Hollywood seems to love cranking out lately... I've been REALLY fuckin fed up with this disgusting movie studio tactic, in order to just sell more movie tickets to the teenage demographic.... <_<

Yet, for some reason I continue to pay for these fuckin things... AVP has been the ONLY acception to this disgusting fuckin trend, when I've had to tolerate shit-fests like White Noise and Darkness.... Anyhow, I went to see this with my brother and I've gotta say there's NOTHING inventive, original, or SCARY at ALL in this movie....

Barry Watson does a decent enuff job, but being a fan of the 7th Heaven TV show series that made him famous, or at least made him an actor, everytime I just thought, Matt Camden why dontcha just go back to church!? :p

Anyhow, I heard Lucy Lawless was in this one as well... While she is, she only has about 1 minute of screen time... I was QUITE disappointed... One thing my brother mentioned when we got outta the theatre was this: "NOTHING was explained in this movie... There was ZERO explanation of ANYTHING that happened" as there was a buncha nonsensical shit that happened... A lotta the camera work and concepts were taken straight outta the old Fred Savage/Howie Mandel flick "Little Monsters"! hehe...

Anyway, don't waste your time with this one... Hide and Seek is a MUCH better movie than this, so go see THAT if you've not yet! :p

[Strider]

Boogeyman (2005)

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If this is what Hollywood considers to be genuine "horror," then they should literally cease from releasing films of the genre ever again, because they have no concept of what horror really is. Hollywood is killing the horror genre right before our eyes with these tame, ridiculous, unoriginal, and uninspired "horror" films which offer no entertainment or scares. I will admit, however, sometimes they do deliver a horror film that is fun and somewhat creepy, but those are extremely rare cases. Boogeyman is just another example of why Hollywood is so terrible at making horror films. There's really not much to say about this film, besides the fact that it's boring, cliched, and absolutely laughable. Don't waste precious hours of your life watching Boogeyman, and instead, go to your local video store, and rent one of the horror classics. It will result in a more satisfying film experience.

Grade: 4/10 or **/***** stars

Strider

[deppjolieperabo]

i cant believe there's gonna be a sequel!! wtf!!! :rolleyes:

[The Prowler]

I'm with Duke Nukem on this in saying this was pretty good. Actually I had the lowest expectations going in so maybe that is why I came out liking it on a whole. What was likeable about the flick was its relatively unkown cast. It made me feel like an early 80's or late 70's flick. I also enjoyed the different camera tricks throughout the flick. My favorite was the scene when he first enters the house showing the lock being turned. Being a fan of B movies I consider this one. Barry Watson looked liked a combo of Skeet Ulrich and Timothy Olymphant. He was pretty good and I must say this was better than that other aweful GhostHouse Pictures flick The Grudge.

[Donnie_Darko]

Every once in a while, a movie comes along that makes you go, WOW... just, WOW. And Boogeyman, was one of those movies.

Now, normally WOW, is reserved for an exclamation of good, but in very rare cases, it embodies the negative, and Boogeyman was that rare case.

I was all set to write a long, rambling, scathing review, but you know what... this movie isn't worth the time. If someone didn't bother to write a script, why should I bother to write a glaring review. I will add one small point. You could turn Kramer vs Kramer into a "horror" movie, if you added unneeded flashcuts, with overblown, loud crescendos of cacophonic, bombastic horns and strings every 5 minutes.

Long story short. Emily Deschanel, much like her younger sister, is totally hot. This movie, much like the Boogeyman after which it's named, is totally scary... and by scary, I mean, scary that I sat through the whole thing, and never once reached for the remote. And yea, I downloaded it, cause if I had paid good money to see this, I WOULD be writing a scathing review, and be sending it, along with a demand for my money back to it's director.

Boogeyman - 2/10 1point due to the fact that I always give at least a 1. And another 1, cause Emily is hot. That is all.

[ilovemovies]

Originally posted by The Prowler
Barry Watson looked liked a combo of Skeet Ulrich and Timothy Olymphant.

He definately had a Timothy Olymhant look going on.

Anyway, WOW. I totally did NOT see that coming. I was expecting utter shit and I actually liked this movie. There are alot of boo moments but I also loved the dark, moody atmosphere and Watson gives a solid performance.




*****************SPOILERS*************************


It's kind of silly that all you have to do is face the boogeyman to defeat them but I guess that's the movies way of having some kind of message of facing your fears. Lame, but not enough to damage the movie.

*** (out of ****)

[dellamorte dellamore]

This is really getting an Love it or Hate it reaction . I think i'll stick with Dog Soldiers for now , that one seems to have got the whole werewolf thing right as of recently .


I have this feeling that the werewolf movies as of late , even the excellent Ginger Snaps , seem to forget how important the machismo aspect is in the lycan lore , i wish they would stop trying to feminize it . Has nothing to do with woman , the were legend is a masculine fantasy , a sort of metaphor for masculine urges and identity , the alter ego that gets to reek havoc when the sun goes down as a result of suppressed emotion . Don't know but i want to see some poor soul howling at the moon and stuff . Get back to the basics . According to legend , could women even get infected ? Can't remember , but besides Dog Sol , the werewolf film is on life support .

[someguy]

Originally posted by dellamorte dellamore
This is really getting an Love it or Hate it reaction . I think i'll stick with Dog Soldiers for now , that one seems to have got the whole werewolf thing right as of recently .


I have this feeling that the werewolf movies as of late , even the excellent Ginger Snaps , seem to forget how important the machismo aspect is in the lycan lore , i wish they would stop trying to feminize it . Has nothing to do with woman , the were legend is a masculine fantasy , a sort of metaphor for masculine urges and identity , the alter ego that gets to reek havoc when the sun goes down as a result of suppressed emotion . Don't know but i want to see some poor soul howling at the moon and stuff . Get back to the basics . According to legend , could women even get infected ? Can't remember , but besides Dog Sol , the werewolf film is on life support .

What in the fuck are you talking about?

This is "Boogeyman" not "Werewolf"

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Originally posted by someguy
What in the fuck are you talking about?

This is "Boogeyman" not "Werewolf"

I think he got this thread mixed up with Cursed.