They (2002)

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at May 15 1:55

"They hide in the dark so you can't see them." The horror genre is comfortably separated into two different categories. The first is of course the mindless, gory horror fest when the objective is not to scare the audience but fill the screen with far too much disturbing gore. The second category is the horror film low on violence and gore. Instead this is replaced with spine-chilling moments and effective thrills. When done properly, both categories can produce some good work. They is certainly part of the latter. Toned down to a PG-13 rating in America; this film is not for those who crave gory horror films such as Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street. While They had an interesting premise that plays on the genuinely recognisable human fear of the dark it was ultimately a bla...Read more

Rating : 6/10