Boogeyman 3 (2008) Reviews

• Boogeyman 3: The best of the trilogy

  Platypuschow2018-06-18

  I hated the first two films, I thought they were simply horror done wrong with no originality at all. Cookie cutter horror and done badly, really really badly. The third was expected to be just as bad but was a pleasant surprise, it's still mediocre but its passable by comparison. This time the film actually has a structure, a competent plot and the "Boogeyman" isn't bad at all in appearance/execution. It follows a tried and tested formula, kids in uni getting picked off one by one by this malevolent force but the "Belief" system makes for some interesting scenarios. The deaths are average, the script is passable and the movie as a whole is nothing even remotely special but compared to the first two this is a work of art. Just about watchable stuff and certainly ending the trilogy on a high....ish note. The Good: Boogeyman looks great Has a few very inventive ideas A couple of the girls on the cast were great The Bad: Potential was squandered Still very generic Things I Learnt From This Movie: That girl from Coronation Street & Hollyoaks doesn't know how to age! Seriously, she has access to the fountain of eternal youth and I demand a pint or two....or three...or a weekend of bathing in it! I'm approaching 40 leave me alone!

• A whole lot better than Boogyman II - The Wretched

  Angelfish_Solo2009-01-26

  I have to say that this was a whole lot better than Boogyman II - The Wretched. I actually got into the storyline, albeit a storyline reminiscent of A Nightmare on Elm Street (believe fuels the monster), and though that the acting from the lead characters was above par for a film of this genre. Yes there were some plot holes, massive amounts of stereotyping and some run of the mill "scenes designed to scare". However I would be happy to watch this film again whereas I would rather stick pins in my eyes than sit through number Boogyman II again. The end leaves a nice follow on for a sequel and I can see there being a few of those to come.

• See it, it's worth a scare or two!

  brettchatz-12009-01-03

  A psychological gore-fest awaits as the college students at Hammond Hall get slaughtered in their droves. What differentiates Boogeyman 3 from other supernatural horrors is its ability to deliver constant suspense - albeit formulaic - throughout its 90 minutes on screen. Critics of the film have denounced it as just another slasher fest with precious little to make it worthwhile. While the storyline is predictable, there is an element of psychological uncertainty that pervades the film. How can something not be real if we really believe in it? When a college girl named Sarah witnesses the gruesome murder of her friend, her life gets turned upside down. There is an all pervasive presence of evil manifested in the form of a demonic entity. One after another students who begin believing in the Boogeyman legend are discredited, until they start dying and it gets scary as hell right through to the bitter end...

• really good for Straight to DVD and an third movie in the series

  atinder2009-01-15

  Well I really liked Boogeyman 2 because it turned out to be a Slasher movie, I gave that 8/10 Boogeyman 3 has gone back to being supernatural again!, It's not a slasher movie this time, some will be disappointed by that! (But think the gore, will make up for it, (I think any way) This movie starte off with Audery the Daughter of Dr. Mitchell Allen, who was killed off in boogeyman 2, She then get ready for a bath and she goes underwater see a shadow heading towards the bath but she gets out nothing was there! As she gets closer to her bed, she is Drag under the bed!(At this point you may be thinking, wait have we not see this before?) Next scene, we see students in Collage, having their lunch and Sarah is worried that her friend not answering her phone! Later when Sarah goes to the dorm and then Aurdery who was sucked under the bed is still alive, she tells Sarah that the Boogeyman, who killed her dad and now it's after her!, Of course no one believes her! Not even her best friend, who is a part of Radio show! Later that night, when Sarah is on a Radio show, Aurdery call up and saying someone going kill me, I can't hide he is everywhere( Meanwhile Sarah rushing to help her friend )While she is talking to other man on radio show and he tells her that her dad was killed by man who pretend to be the boogeyman! At that moment in the dorm the lights go out and boogeyman is next to Aurdery, it grabs her and you still hear her choking on the radio show and then Sarah walk into the room to see Aurdery being killed by the Boogeyman and the Boogeyman also see her and Sarah could see the evil in its eyes, she quickly goes back to hall and tells her other friend it killed her, has he looked into the room, now it looks like she hung herself but Sarah know what really happened. At this point of course, she knows no one will believe her, if she tells anyone! So she keeps it too herself until she start having vision/Dreams of thing that going to happen to her friends or have already happened to her friends and th4 whole Dorm will be killed by the Boogeyman ! When her friends start going missing, she knows everything see saw in her vision/Dream is coming true!, She has to warn everyone before it 's too late! There is small twist near end of movie but some migh say it not even twist at all! And This movie will also tell you why all 3 movie are different! (Which I think was really good idea) I really enjoyed watching this movie, there was some very good creepy scenes in this movie like Ju-on-The Grudge scene (For me anyway)! Death scenes in this movie, were really good but not as gory as boogeyman 2 however there some decent mount of gore in this movie! As the Boogeyman his self, great make up affect was great, loved the way it looked! The acting was really good for a Straight to DVD and an third movie in the series I put my hands up and confess that this movie, did creepy me out just a little bit! The one thing I didn't like about this was the last ten seconds of movie, Don't you just hate when you get those silly last scare scenes at the end of horror movies these days! Give this movie 7/8 out 10 still not sure what to give it!

• The Darkness Within Ourselves

  claudio_carvalho2009-06-05

  When the grieving Audrey (Nikki Sanderson) reads the private journal of his deceased father, who was a renowned psychologist of a clinic, she is attacked by the boogeyman. She has a nervous breakdown and goes to the Hammond Halls in the Wolfbridge University in Northern California to sleep in the dorm of her friend Sarah Morris (Erin Cahill). Sarah is a student of psychology that feels guilty for the death of her mother and presents a show in the WZXB radio in the campus to give support to the audience with her professor Dr. Kane (Matt Rippy). However Audrey is hanged by the boogeyman while Sarah glances at her and dies. Sarah reads the diary of Audrey's dad and discovers his theory that the boogeyman would be a physical manifestation of the innermost darkest fear of a person. Sarah believes on the illogical theory and tells to her boyfriend David (Chuck Hittinger) and their common friends Lukas (WB Alexander), Jeremy (George Maguire), Lindsay (Mimi Michaels) and Ben (Elyes Gabel). As far as they also believe in the boogeyman, the legend becomes stronger and reborns, killing his victim. "Boogeyman 3" has an interesting premise that the imaginary monster that is used to frighten children gets stronger when people believe that the entity does exist. There is one creepy sequence when Sarah sees the corridor of Hammond Halls covered of corpses and gore. However, for a clever woman like Sarah, it would be obvious that she was doing exactly what the boogeyman wanted generating panic and making the students believe on the evil force. Despite of the flaws, this movie is not so bad and it is a worthwhile entertainment. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "O Pesadelo 3" ("The Nightmare 3")