Review of Boogeyman: Q style
 

Boogeyman begins like most post-1996 horror flicks with immediate action meant to thrust you into the storyline. Believe it or not, this trend wasn't popular in the horror genre until the first Scream's debut in 1996 when Drew Barrymore's character found herself fiendishly trapped in the masked-killer's twisted mind game. From that point on, virtually all horror films began with a similar opening sequence that gave a flash of the story's plot. With that said, Boogeyman is moderately predictable and adequately entertaining.

There are 3 elements which make a horror film scary in my opinion: reflex factor, reality factor, and blood-gore factor. Reflex factor consists of the loud noises that scare you, or the sudden movements or leaps from dark areas. Reality factor is the element that makes the plot of a movie possible in real life. Finally, blood factor is the amount of "scary" special effects used in the movie. To me, what makes a scary movie truly scary is the reality factor, followed by the reflex factor, rounded out by the blood factor. Boogeyman relies too heavily upon reflex factor to achieve it's "scares" and "thirlls". It's a cheap way to get people to react, rather than relying upon s well-scripted story-line. In either case, even though they over-used the reflex factor, the director's timing was excellent, which prevents die-hard movie fans from anticipating the jumps. He did a good job there.

The story-line of Boogeyman is simple enough: a kid is traumatized by something dark and ominous in his closet, then returns to the place of his torment to face his "fear". There are a couple of plot twists, albeit you could see them coming a mile away. And, any hopes of a spectacular ending--a La The Sixth Sense--is out of the question; forget it. Overall, this movie was unique and fun, but lacking in depth and complexity. I would recommend waiting for the DVD, or download it off the net. It makes for a good movie to watch with your girl/guy on a cold winter's night.


Rating: 2 stars
Rated: PG-13
Length: approx. 90 min
Worth a look: Yes, but on DVD



NUFF SAID.

Dear god Q, why go through all the trouble of typing this? Now I am going to write one for Hide and Seek.

Good review man...
Ill wait till later to check this out now...

ok i didnt read this. i just want to know this simple question.


is it scary?

i saw it...its not like..."omg i cant sleep witout my nightlight tonite scary" but ull jump a few times

good review................

Don't forget the music. Horror movies wouldn't be scary without the music...

^^^str8 fam...but sometimes tha music b givin away tha scary parts

Everyone check my review of Hide and Seek. Me and Q will now compete for more comments on reviews :). Haha

But the music is what draws you in
*music plays* there's that buildup that happens, to hold you in suspense for that moment that you think nothing's gonna happen, then...*music stops* BOOGEY BOOGEY BOOGEY!!!

^Works every time :thumbup:

^^quack quack quack, lmao

Music plays a big part, but a good movie can live without great music.

What are you quacking at me for? I didn't duck you...
Reconize, lol.

Lol, that's why you were quacking at WC?

Yeah, I got him shook like...well, I'd finish this sentence, but I'm gonna save the concept for a battle I need effort for.

i watched it last nite and i gotta say it was prolly the worst movie i've seen in at least the last year, for the first long part of it, it went no where....not worth my fuckin $8.25...also, most of it made no sense...that guy is a pussy by the way

BTW, only good part IMO was the bird hitting the windshield hahahhaha