Boogeyman was an awful piece of cinema. I had a hunch before I saw it, but i thought it would at least provide enough action and/or entertainment to keep me happily occupied like Darkness Falls did. Who knew my low expectations would be so let down? Boogeyman is the most terribly directed horror movie i've ever seen. I've never felt so humiliated by a movie. As a horror fan, I go into most movies expecting a couple of cheap jump scenes, but at least a genuine fright or two after a few minutes of being kept on the edge of my seat. Boogeyman shat all over this theory. For example, out of nowhere, this loud ass music would blast me awake, show me a 2 second slide show of a dead child and green "scary" eyes, and then continue as normal as if it didn't happen. As this tactic was repeated several times, I began to become really frustrated. The scenes were totally pointless! The quick cuts came out of nowhere and were forgotten in sub-seconds. By the third or fourth time it happened, I wasn't evenly remotely scared.
I could also rant about the acting, or the lack there of, but come on, we are talking about a no-substance horror movie here. This isn't "The Ring" or a movie that contains heavy characterizations. So I won't spend much time on it other than saying it was craptacular, as one should expect.
The special effects were downright terrible. I've seen better in video games for PSone, especially during the climax. Then again, we the audience aren't the best judges of special effects at the end because, o yeah, you can't make out a goddamn thing that is happening! All the sudden characters are flying through the air and there are flashes of purple lightning. Even Hollow man makes an appearance, i think.
Anyway, from a fan of horror movies - including Darkness Falls - I'm warning you, don't see this movie! I am giving Boogeyman a 2/10 for the only two things I liked about it. First was an effective seen involving a bunch of dead children, and second was a great jump scene that involves Barry Watson's dead mother.
I could also rant about the acting, or the lack there of, but come on, we are talking about a no-substance horror movie here. This isn't "The Ring" or a movie that contains heavy characterizations. So I won't spend much time on it other than saying it was craptacular, as one should expect.
The special effects were downright terrible. I've seen better in video games for PSone, especially during the climax. Then again, we the audience aren't the best judges of special effects at the end because, o yeah, you can't make out a goddamn thing that is happening! All the sudden characters are flying through the air and there are flashes of purple lightning. Even Hollow man makes an appearance, i think.
Anyway, from a fan of horror movies - including Darkness Falls - I'm warning you, don't see this movie! I am giving Boogeyman a 2/10 for the only two things I liked about it. First was an effective seen involving a bunch of dead children, and second was a great jump scene that involves Barry Watson's dead mother.