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Boogeyman (2005)

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Reviews Counted:85

Fresh:11

Rotten:74

Average Rating:3.4/10

Consensus: The plot is been-there done-that generic, and none of the shock effects can do anything to build up suspense.

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $46,363,118

Synopsis: Stephen T. Kay's stylish thriller, BOOGEYMAN, takes one of horror's mythical figures and transports him into the 21st century. Though Tim Jensen (Barry Watson) is a successful magazine editor with... Stephen T. Kay's stylish thriller, BOOGEYMAN, takes one of horror's mythical figures and transports him into the 21st century. Though Tim Jensen (Barry Watson) is a successful magazine editor with a beautiful girlfriend (Tory Mussett), his childhood continues to haunt him. When he was only eight years old, Tim watched his father get eaten by the Boogeyman, or at least that's how he remembers it. Of course, no one believed him then--not even his mother (Lucy Lawless), who has just recently passed away. Wracked with guilt for not having been there to say goodbye, Tim decides to spend the night in his childhood home and confront the Boogeyman once and for all. But before that happens, he reunites with his old friend Kate (Emily Deschanel) and meets a young girl (Skye McCole Bartusiak) who is holding onto a dark secret of her own. Kay and cinematographer Bobby Bukowski pack BOOGEYMAN with enough tension for several films, finding terror in every doorknob and around every corner. Watson and Deschanel deliver grounded performances even as the supernatural insanity swirls around them. The result is a work that relies more on shocks and thrills than actual blood and guts in order to frighten its audience. [More]

Starring: Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Barry Watson, Philip Gordon

Starring: Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Barry Watson, Philip Gordon, Emily Deschanel, Tory Mussett

Director: Stephen Kay

Director: Stephen Kay
Screenwriter: Eric Kripke, Stiles White, Juliet Snowden
Producer: Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi
Composer: Joseph LoDuca
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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10/18/08
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08/07/08
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03/14/08
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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A thinly plotted clothesline of shock effects.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
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full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
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06/24/06
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04/01/06
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This film does cause shivers, creeps, scares, and jumps.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/17/05
Heidi Martinuzzi
Heidi Martinuzzi
Film Threat

Few films benefited that much from being so short.

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12/04/05
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Draxblog Movie Reviews

For a good, healthy PG-13 scare, Boogeyman is fun for the whole family -- just don't bring kids who are too young.

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10/15/05
Michael Szymanski
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09/26/05
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So boring, derivative and patently inane that hate is entirely too strong an emotion to attribute to it. You're either in the target demographic or you're not.

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08/16/05
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Teenagers will probably have a blast with the cheap scares and simplistic story, but for horror veterans or those looking for something new, this is not the film to see.

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06/15/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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Director Kay provides the trappings, but if you want horror, you'll need to bring your own.

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06/12/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Boogeyman is that bull’s eye example which begins its immediate downfall once Barry Watson of “7th Heaven” misfortune appears on screen.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
05/21/05
Rory L. Aronsky
Rory L. Aronsky
Film Threat

Fright fans expecting anything more than the occasional jolt will be sorely disappointed.

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05/11/05
Kevin Crust
Kevin Crust
Los Angeles Times
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I spent most of the movie struggling not to throw something at the screen or disrupt the other patrons by screaming in frustration.

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04/27/05
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
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O título brasileiro desta produção (O Pesadelo) sintetiza perfeitamente o que significa a experiência de ser obrigado a assisti-la.

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04/23/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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