Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Paul Evans I've recently gained a desire for horror films, and for some reason now enjoy being scared, having watched this I must admit there are more scares watching episodes of Scooby Doo. This film is proof that reviews generally work, and the fact that this film has generally dire reviews is no accident. The basic story of the film, a young guy Tim, who has a vivid imagination and a fear of the Boogeyman sees his father carried off by the Boogeyman, and is haunted in later life by the fiend, but does he exist, or was he just a coping mechanism? The trouble is that after ten minutes of the film you simply couldn't care less, a very weak story, poorly devised characters and absolutely no scares.Do yourself a favour and ignore it, I wish I had!! 3/10

Leofwine_draca Anyone expecting genuine horror from the producers of the EVIL DEAD trilogy – that is, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert – will be sorely tested by this stinker of a film which offers neither horror or chills in a mindless ramble through a bunch of horror film clichés, all done on a PG-13 rating. Yep, that's right, don't go expecting any gore whatsoever in this movie, or anything remotely horrific. Instead it's a dark and downright dull film, made by a nobody MTV director who has fun with all his camera shots but who can't direct his way out of a paper bag when all is said and done. The best bits of this movie have a real EVIL DEAD 2 feel to them – no surprise considering the producers – but the scares are less than half as good and the whole film has a "seen it all before" feel.Astonishingly, it takes over an hour before things get going in the movie, if you can call it that. Until then we get a talentless actor wandering through dingy corridors and having doors pop open in front of him; repetitive, yes, scary, no way. The look of the film is polished but it's so derivative and, in the end, empty, that I would prefer a hundred cheesy B-movies a la CROCODILE than sitting through this again.The cast is a bunch of nobodies, aside from Raimi throwing in his favourite actress, Lucy Lawless, playing the boy's mother in yet another blink-and-you'll-miss-it performance. The appearance of the 'boogeyman' at the film's climax is a hilarious example of how NOT to do CGI on a budget; this ghoulish spectre looks like something out of an '80s computer game, and its two dimensional appearance sadly doesn't cut the mustard in the modern world of effects-driven blockbusters. It would have been better to stick with a man in a rubbery suit. On that note, fans intrigued by the premise will no doubt have a lot more fun with the '80s Troma release, MONSTER IN THE CLOSET.

Jon Patrick I had high hopes for this movie and for the first 10 minutes it seemed to live up to them but it eventually lost its way, and towards the end became a little messy.Great camera work, clearly made on a good budget, good acting - but to my surprise, considering it was written Eric Kripke, it was the structure of the story that let it down. Started off promisingly but I lost interest after about 1/3 of the movie as it stumbled along clumsily and never regained momentum. If you're a fan of the genre it is worth a watch but I don't consider it to have any re-watch value at all.

Python Hyena 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