Boogeyman (2005)

Strong and Moving!

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The acting in this movie is really good.

I is one of the scariest movies ever. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. I can not believe I got a 4.1. Come on it is a 10. It is scarier then The Shinning and that is not easy to do. This is scarier then A Nightmare on elm street and that is not easy to do. I think the people who do not like this movie just do not know a good horror movie when they see it. Do not lesson to the haters. If you like really scary movies you need to see this movie. It will scary you. And if it does not know movie will. I can not believe people hate this movie.

Returning home after his mother's death, a troubled man returns to his childhood home to put his childhood fears of a supernatural entity to rest and stumbles upon the creature intent on targeting him for escaping his clutches years ago.Overall this one here wasn't all that bad and did have some good things going for it. One of the best parts here is the great atmosphere within this one, which makes for a much more chilling effort than expected generated by some really strong scenes here. The opening sequence, where the hooded figure runs around the bedroom and hides in the close leading to the chilling attack that's terrifying to see unfold in front of a child, is a real standout not just for the attack by the creepy set-up in his room that continues the feeling of dread throughout here is other great scenes with the several flashbacks to how he became tormented by the spirit. The other really impressive scenes, from the scene of him walking through the house and letting the atmosphere wash over the scene, a later encounter where he's accidentally locked inside a closet and readily freaks out thinking he's under attack and the really fun scene at the motel where it takes his girlfriend by appearing as a specter of dirty water attacking both her and him which is all sorts of fun here with the highly charged action making the creepy events portrayed within come off even better, all give this one some truly enjoyable scenes that bring along some really creepy moments as well. Other fun times occur here with the storyline helping the stolen ghost children, from their initial scene swarming over him to protect them while he pieces together their actual fates and the really enjoyable scenes where they visit her home with the posters along the wall and the different revelations that come from this which gives this the set=up from the wholly fun and intense finale. Filled with lots of high-end action of them chasing him through the different confrontations here as it takes out the family members in fun moments while bringing along the incredible final confrontations that has a large amount of fun with the way it leads up to dealing with the creature which ends this on a high note. Along with the creepy being itself, these give it some really enjoyable parts to overcome the minor flaws here. The film's biggest problems stems from the wholly impossible way to determine what's going on here, from the way it keeps running through time in the finale where the different methods here for determining the course of action doesn't seem likely to occur from future incidents back in the past, and the whole situation itself makes so little sense. That the entire scene here in the finale works it's way here is what really takes of while to work through and causes this one to really stand-out. The other flaw here for this one is the somewhat tame feeling on display here, with nothing here in the way of kills or violence here as they're all dragged way or feature nothing of any real value here, and the exceptionally low body-count doesn't help matters much with a rather small opportunity to choose from. These here are what hold this back.Rated PG-13: Violence, Language, Brief Nudity and constant themes of children-in-jeopardy.

I've seen the second Bogeyman; it is an interesting premise – take the fears of a little girl and then have them haunt her as she gets older. Not like any movie hasn't explored the concept of personal demons before, right? Anyway, Bogeyman continues in this tradition, and it follows much half of the feel of the second movie – boring, dull, drama. The main character must face his past in the form of the bogeyman; but rather than actually seeing it, he only sees the telltale signs. As much as an unseen force can be spooky, without actually seeing the creature in question, the rest of the movie falls apart.The main hero decides to face his personal demons and starts to track down the source of it all; strange things continue to haunt him of course, and it goes so far as to the point he hallucinates or is made to look like he is hallucinating to everyone else. I lost track of the last parts of the movie because of how dull it was – I nearly fell asleep several times. If that says anything, I do not recommend this movie. I would rank it as one of the worst movies I have ever seen.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=5212).

The Boogeyman (2005): Dir: Stephen Kay / Cast: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Tory Mussett, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Tory Mussett: Surprisingly effective horror film regarding our old childhood fears. Barry Watson is tormented with memories of his father being sucked into the closet, and the inability of his mother in handling it. He fears the closet yet realizes that the only way he can deal with it is to face it. After his mother's funeral he decides to stay a night at his battered childhood home. Holds strong until the conclusion where certain questions are not addressed and silliness takes its toll. Director Stephen Kay plays off one's fears. He previously made the embarrassing Get Carter remake but here he deals with a subject that horror fans may find juvenile yet it locks into a very juvenile fear. Watson holds his own as someone traumatized since his youth by this bizarre creature. Emily Deschanel plays an ex-girlfriend whom he feels is a target. Tory Mussett plays the current girlfriend who attempts to take his mind off of the ordeal by going to a hotel. Unfortunately this leads to dire circumstances in a bathtub. Skye McCole Bartusiak plays a mysterious young girl who seemingly has connections to Watson's past. Tory Mussett plays another mysterious female whom Watson has not met yet she figures in. Although silly it does play off the Boogeyman theme effectively. Score: 8 / 10