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Rating: 0.25 out of 5
The Boogeyman is a mythical creature that terrorizes children from under the bed or closet. Growing up, darkness was not your friend, and if the closet door was cracked or you heard something at night, you best believe you had to run. It was all about that night light back in the day.
That said, in 2005, Boogeyman dropped on the world. It was hoping for frights and scares. It was hoping to be part of the trend of new horror films. It was hoping to be a good film. It turned out to be a complete waste of time. Boogeyman is terrible. Thank god the Babadook came along and showed what a Boogeyman should be. Hell, where was the WWE Boogeyman when you needed him? He was terrifying in his own way with his redhead and clock. Dude still scares me to this day.
The film starts off like most films in the 2000s, with Tim Jensen (Watson) as a child. One night, while he is scared and shaking in his bed, he witnesses the Boogeyman roll up. When the Boogeyman first appeared in Tim’s room, he looked like a creepy ass dude wearing a hoodie. When Tim turned on the lights, the hoodie dropped. Tim takes some precautions, and when his dad comes home, he checks his closet. When his back is turned, the Boogeyman staches him like a thief stealing from someone.
Fast forward to when Tim is an adult and has a foine ass girl named Jessica (). They go to Jessica’s parents’ place for Thanksgiving. Tim has a vision of his mom telling him to come back to the family house. Mom’s ain’t a chance in hell that I’m coming back. A few minutes later, Tim received a call that his mom had died. Dun dun dunnnnnnnn! Tim returns to the psychiatric ward where he grew up after his dad died and learns that a little girl going through the same shit. His shirk tells him that spending the night in his former home would be a great idea.
The film tries to scare you with frights, but it fails. Halfway through this film, I was over it, but for some reason, I kept watching, hoping it would get better, and it just didn’t. The mom scene was blah, and the bird in the windshield scene was laughable. It was one awful jump scare after another. The Jessica death scene was blah. Really? She had to go. Also, Franny, having the missing persons list and documents was strange. What does he find? All the children taken by the Boogeyman?
Like all these terrible, horrible horror movies in the 2000s, how do you defeat the beast or creature or whatever the hell you are scared of? You confront it. Tim sits his ass in a seat in front of the closet and confronts him. You know there needed to be some shitty special effects to show the Boogeyman. Also, the Boogeyman walks around and slams doors like he pays rent. It was all laughable how Tim destroyed the Boogeyman.
If hell exists, watching this film again would be punishment or any of the 2000s shitty-ass horror films. Listen, watch the Babadook. That is an excellent film with a Boogeyman-type character. If you want to fear the Boogeyman, look at the WWE character. If you want, watch this film during spooky season but I will say skip it.
