They (2002)

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.

After her childhood friend Billy (Jon Abrahams) commits suicide, convinced that something waiting in the dark is going to eat him, psychology student Julia Lund (Laura Regan) becomes convinced that she is also being stalked by creatures who intend to to her harm.My automatic reaction to seeing the words 'Wes Craven presents' on a DVD cover used to be to put it straight back where it came from: to me, having a film-maker who has zero connection with a production lend his name to help shift units smacked of desperation. The strange thing is, having now seen a few of the films that Wes has endorsed, I can honestly say that they're not as bad as a lot of horror films I've seen (including a few of Craven's own!).'They', for instance, is is a textbook example of how to develop a solid scary movie out of the flimsiest of set-ups; the story (if one can even call it that) goes absolutely nowhere over the course of an hour and a half, but is fun while it lasts. Director Robert Harmon wrings every last ounce of tension from his unexceptional set-up, preying on the audience's inherent fear of the unknown, repeatedly immersing his characters in darkness where something dreadful lurks waiting to whisk them away to somewhere terrible.Harmon wisely keeps the film's creatures, who attack those who are afraid of the dark, as indistinct as possible, well aware that what the viewer will conjure up in their mind will be far more terrifying than any CGI special effect. All Harmon shows us are vague, inhuman forms scuttling in the shadows, making some really creepy sounds as they stalk their victim—and that's all is really required to deliver some decent jump scares and hair-raising moments of fear.Sadly, after such a fine build up, the film wraps up matters in a really weak fashion no matter which of the two endings you watch: ending A) Julia's mad and the creatures don't exist, or ending B) Julia's not mad and the creatures do exist. Neither makes for a particularly satisfying conclusion, but neither is terrible enough for one to dismiss the film entirely.

Pay attention to THEY; this movie actually is worthy of your efforts with just enough scare factor. Julia Lund(Laura Regan)is a pleasant psychology grad student that keeps in contact with several of her childhood friends; they all have something in common...as children they had frightening "night terrors". Julia's boyfriend Paul(Marc Blucas)is a medic by profession and feels he is of sound mind; but begins fearing Julia's sanity. One of her friends, Billy(Jon Abrahams), fears that his nightmares have returned and ends up dead...suicide is out of the question. When the lights go out, monsters of the mind come out to possess victims. Julia is determined to keep the lights on and rationally figure a way to harness the "night terrors". It is said that at times Wes Craven is given credit for this project; but in actuality he contributed nothing toward the movie. Other actors credited: Ethan Embry, Jonathan Cherry, Dagmara Dominczyk and Marc Blucas. Some real scary scenes and you can't help but get a little jumpy during the final twenty minutes or so of this chiller.

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.