‘They’
disappoints, cheats horror film genre
By Oscar Montealegre
On-line Forty-Niner
“Wes
Craven Presents: They” is intended to be
a horror movie, however the only goose bumps
that popped out of my body were not because
of the horror, but instead of the comedy
that made me giggle throughout the movie.
Also, what is interesting is that Wes Craven
did not direct or write the screenplay for
“They.” Wes Craven did not even participate
in producing the production of ‘They.” Yet,
his name is included in the title. Without
a doubt, the studio inserts his name on
the title for marketing reasons, banking
on the notion that Wes Craven’s creation
of “Nightmare on Elm Street” will attract
movie viewers. To be honest, it is not a
bad tactic.
However, viewers are getting cheated and
this is not the first time either. Wes Craven
had his name included in the title of “Wishmaster”
and “Dracula 2000.” By the way, both movies
I just mentioned were also failures, which
belong to the recent movement of converting
horror movies into jokes. I really do wonder
if Wes Craven knows that his name was included
on the title of these movies.
“Wes Craven Presents: They” has a weak story
which includes mediocre acting. Basically,
the movie is about a graduate student of
psychology (Julia Lund), who witnesses a
horrific and traumatic event. Gradually
she is beginning to realize that everything
that scared her as a child could actually
be real. Eventually, her life worsens when
her childhood horrors are on route to get
her.
The monsters in “They” are not really explained.
The viewers get no explanation of their
origins, which has also a problem on the
recent horror success , “The Ring.” If screenwriters
or studio producers feel it is not important
to explain the origins and the conditions
of the monsters, then they do not realize
that it only weakens the horror movie.
Nevertheless, “Wes Craven Presents: They”
is a movie production that demanded and
required the time and effort of the actors
and the collective crew, just like any other
movie. Therefore, as an aspiring filmmaker,
I respect the creation of the movie but
I truly feel it was a waste of electricity
on the film projectors that exhibited this
movie. I do not recommend this movie and
I encourage students to do whatever possible
to avoid watching “Wes Craven Presents:
They.”
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