Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

This was just horrible. Special effects weren't that great, it's like let's get a big fan, blow crap all around and then speed it up. Acting not great. Even Emily couldn't save this turkey. Stupid plot. No wait, there was really no plot or conclusion. Skip this one.

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).

A young man (Barry Watson) tries to deal with the childhood terror that has affected his life.Is Emily Deschanel the poor man's Deschanel? In 2005, this might have been the case. Sister Zooey was already huge with films like "Elf". But soon, you know what? Emily would go on to do over 200 episodes as the lead character in "Bones". (Though her name is still probably not as well known, her success is not debatable.) This film seems to have terrible ratings... and yet they made some sequels? It's not actually a bad movie. If anything, maybe people were disappointed that we see so little of this "boogeyman" monster... but that should not be a strike against it. Rather than scare us outright, they worked on building the suspense. And that, to me, is the more challenging approach.

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