Good concept, poorly executed.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

The actual concept for the film is very frightening and creepy, but the execution of the film is a mess. The basic idea is that children who suffer from night terrors aren't just having bad dreams, they're being marked by aliens who come back for them 20 years later. They are treating the humans as livestock, picking the cream of the crop as children and implanting them with basically a meat thermometer. They then live out their lives unsuspectingly, just like cattle do, the whole time the aliens watching and waiting until its time to harvest them. Once they're ready the implant pops up just like a turkey thermometer and a wound appears. A tiny scab our characters pick at unsuspectingly, until they discover its an implant signaling the aliens that its time to come get their order. Even creepier is the children KNOW this is what is happening. From their dreams they know the aliens want to eat them.but then instead of building upon that premise into a great film, we get a standard horror cliché with lights turning off, doors opening by themselves and phones, elevators, lighters, any device you need to work in an emergency suddenly won't work at all. Several scenes of barely seeing something out of the corner of your eye, and by the end of the film you'll wish it stayed there because when the aliens are finally revealed its with some of the worst CGI imaginable. Its almost like the Producers realized in post- production the movie didn't turn out so good and cut the special effects budget. All in all the movie really could have been better but somewhere in the midst of script rewrites it lost its way.

First of all, I absolutely believe that this movie is underrated.This movie is somehow different from the other horror movies. It leaves a mark in your mind, you remember this movie. It has a interesting storyline. Acting is not bad. Maybe the ending could be improved and the graphics could have been better. But compared to the movies nowadays "They" should have at least a note of 6,5. It is creepier and more interesting than the young-group-gets-trapped type of movies. Also it has a atmosphere that catches the viewer and forces him/her to lock to the screen.I'd agree to disagree anyone who thinks this movie doesn't worth a 6,5.

I first bought this movie like 8 years ago.I was never an afraid or shy watcher when it comes to horror movies. Mostly most of them wasn't doing any effect on me due to very low credibilities and out-of-aim unnecessary special effects and story backgrounds of the movies that makes you "eehhh...ending up with saying "another bullshit". On the other hand "They" was just another movie for me on that time though which made me think "can have potential" however while i was watching this pure horror it was so unrelentingly keeps you on the edge of your seat, i wasn't aware that i could feel something like this since like so long time..What i can say for this movie is "freaking awesome"!!! And that's it! Frankly speaking, as a horror movie of course what audience expect differs from one another but one thing mostly does not change; we do not make horror movies as documentary, (2nd world) war films, long story short "fact movies" made upon some historical facts or science facts. (I said "mostly" because there are few such examplary movies of these categories.) Instead horror movies most of the time consist of incredible characters, monsters, zombies, and mostly they rely on such unbelievable situations which makes you laugh which leads us again "credibility". "They" gives you this credibility beautifully combining your childish fears with a background of nightmare/incubus legend among children with "unseen" characters, eventually makes you suspense, confuse and hesitate..The ability of the movie relating with your ownself while you are watching this movie is inexpressible combining it with darkness and unknownness fear.I want to note that this is above all in pshycological horror category which is "more simple means more expressive" which needs serious audience. If you are expecting a zombie bashing movie just to enjoy your tastes do not even start it. But if you feel ready to watch a real horror movie and let this movie gets you into your most deep childish fears...watch it.10/10 --Do not watch this movie as if its a classic Wes Craven movie, actually in my opinion let alone this is his best horror movie, its one of the best movies of all.--Do not watch this movie with any preopinions or getting any comments of it before like any other movie it will ruin it.--Do not watch this movie if you are unable to relate with your childish feelings/sides anymore.

OK... well this movie, like most, has ups and downs. If you do not know the story, its that a bad actress with a hideously long neck watches some emo dude kill himself. She meets the emo guys friends who share her problem and Mr. Emo guys problem- they had night terrors, or bad nightmares. The friends get killed by the sandman(metallica reference, anyone??)and they have a weird mark. Julia (the giraffe) finds her mark and fights the things. In the end, her boyfriend has her institutionalized and she is dragged to hell.OK well +'s. The effects were great. The movie was great on atmosphere and mystery, even though we see the creatures, we still wonder. The acting was OK in parts. The story and concept were great. Very Freddy-ish. The music was good in parts.Now the bad-most of the acting. You find yourself laughing at some of the acting. The music at times has you dry heaving. The stories told by characters are entertaining, but ridiculously cheesy. The script was pretty mediocre in 3/4 of this movie. Final Verdict- watch it. While stupid and somewhat cheesy, the atmosphere is amazing and the special effects are good. Entertaining as hell.