Ilikehorrormovies
Rest In Piece Wes Craven your mostly remember form those Scream movies. This film is boring like so boring that I stop the movie then put it back in the case and never bother to watch it again. he monsters are CGI you could tell. The acting suck like they talk softly to make it "scary" even though this film isn't scary.
irishm
My biggest problem with this film was that every time the creatures
and there were a LOT of 'em
started swarming all over the heroine, they then just backed off and menaced her rather than eating her. Indecisive? Saving her for later? Full up from eating the other characters already? I dunno. Weird, anyway.Standard predictable jumps, with a couple of exceptions
you can see it coming a mile away most of the time, and it just isn't very scary when the movie telegraphs what it's about to do. Especially when it's something that other movies have done, much better, many times before.The cast, with one exception, was dreadful. That one exception was the actor who played Sam, the artist. Him, I liked. He had some depth and credibility. Unfortunately, he was alone in this. There were like two good lines in the whole movie, and he had both of them.In contrast to some reviewers who had a similar "meh" experience with this film, I did like the ending. In fact, I thought it was probably the most powerful part of the film. No, not just because I was glad it was over
the ending was actually quite effective. I bumped my rating up a star because of it.In sum, you really have to be in the mood for a movie like this if you're going to invest the time in it. I had a free afternoon and didn't feel like using my brain for anything, so it wasn't the worst choice I could have made. If you're looking for quality, though, look elsewhere.
Shopaholic35
I personally love horror movies even some of the really poor ones but "They" misses the mark by a mile. The storyline seems weird and disjointed and I feel like it is so far out there that it doesn't make sense. The low grade acting does nothing to help the situation and everything works together to create the perfect below average movie.It could definitely be worse but by no means is it one of Wes Craven's best movies. It feels like a knock-off of his own film Nightmare On Elm Street but instead of nightmares the film is featured around daymares. Certainly not a piece of horror genius.My recommendation is that if you get bored easily than don't watch but if there is absolutely nothing else on then it's suitable enough to waste an hour or so on.
chillis-796-360101
The camera work on this film is gorgeous--you feel almost every moment as if you are immersed in a dream-like/almost waking state along with the main character, never quite knowing what to believe. The problems come with the complete mistrust of everyone around the main character that she has any credibility at all--when she tries to assert the idea that something not-so-normal is happening, NO ONE in her life believes her, not even the man she loves. The woman is one step from her Masters in Psych--you would think she MIGHT know a thing or two about delusions! Now, on to the effective moments...and there are some very effective moments. We feel the dread the characters feel who are suffering from the revisiting "night terrors," and we feel the main characters increasing panic as she realizes what's next for herself. When these people are creeped out, so are you.The "gotcha" moments are worth putting up with the little problems...give it a shot.
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