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Them (a.k.a. Ils)
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List Price: $24.98
Our Price: $19.99
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Manufacturer: Dark Sky Films
Starring: Olivia Bonamy, Michael Cohen
Directed By: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MPI
EAN: 0030306814193
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Dark Sky Films
Manufacturer: Dark Sky Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dark Sky Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-03-25
Running Time: 77
Studio: Dark Sky Films
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-08-17
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Film That Terrified Europe Has Come To America
A young couple lead a happy, quiet life in the countryside. But little do they know they're being surrounded. When night falls, the couple will come face to face with THEM. Who are they? What do they want? The answers will take them to the very limits of fear itself."
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Summary: Screwed Up..
Comment: I have to admit, this film blew me away. I really wish it was an english film, im not too fond of subtitles, and when I picked it up I had no idea it was a foreign film. But despite the subtitles, WOW. The ending of the film just had me sitting in my chair thinking to myself, "Holy...$%#@." I would watch it again just to see the ending. Very twisted, true, and amazing story. They have to make an american remake. If its as good as the foreign make, ill literally drool. Incredible movie.
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Summary: There's no escaping "Them"
Comment: An undeniably simple story, but beautifully filmed for maximum tension and scares. In fact, it's so scarily filmed that you might be a little disappointed when you finally find out who or what (no spoilers here) the antagonists are. Myself, I wasn't disappointed; I found the final revelation pretty creepy. If you're a little tired of horror films that try to outdo each other with all kinds of bells and whistles, give this pared down dose of fear-laced adrenaline a whirl. "Them" on DVD is a French-language film with English subtitles. But, really, there's not all that much to read, as things boil down to mostly moans and screams (mostly the latter) before too long. A handful of interviews and behind-the-scenes pieces, also subtitled in English, are worth watching, too.
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Summary: Pretty good
Comment: I watched this film after I saw The Strangers. It wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. The Strangers is based on Them. If you like foreign horror, you would probably enjoy this film. It's definitely worth a watch but I must warn you that it is disturbing.
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Summary: A very well-made, pointless, cynically exploitative film
Comment: I like a good, scary movie as much as the next person, and I'm certainly no prude when it comes to horror cinema; but anyone who enjoys sadistic movies like this ought to get their head examined. Similar to "Last House on the Left" (original version), in "Them" we are subjected to the ritualized terrorizing and torture of the protagonists. "Them" is supposedly based upon true events. If this is really the case, then it is an even more inexcusably exploitative film than if it were pure fiction. If the message is "Look how shockingly unhinged certain elements in our society are, what is becoming of us?" then this point has been made with greater subtlety and watchability in numerous other films.
From a technical standpoint, "Them" is extremely well-made. It is truly terrifying and intense, meaning that it is well-directed, edited, and acted. The cinematography and the sets are extremely well-designed too. The specific style with which these elements are executed makes for a hyper-realistic film - so realistic, in fact, that suspension of disbelief is really not at all in play. This realistic quality is part of what, for me, makes the film impossible to stomach. "Saw" and its ilk are also movies I prefer not to watch, but they are members of what might be called fantasy torture cinema; whereas "Them" is more insidiously exploitative due to its realism - a nasty dirty trick played on the audience: those viewer's who are sensitive people will come away with horrific images that will flash unbidden across the retina of their mind's eye for days or weeks; and those viewers who are insensitive to things like ritualized, realistic torture will look upon this as an entertaining, intense movie, thereby being cynically manipulated by the filmmakers. So, the movie is an insult to everyone who watches it. A truly well-made, pointless, cynically exploitative film.
Yeah yeah, they had every right to make it - free speech and all that. But it's too bad they chose to.
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Summary: I was very sleepy while watching "THEM"
Comment: The trailer looked great for the movie "Them." It looked like it would be a very frantic and intense movie to watch. Instead, it turned out to be a very boring and irritating movie for me to watch. I also had a hard time trying not to fall asleep. I checked out the positive reviews on Amazon and it sounded like it was going to be a classic horror movie. This movie will receive a negative review from me and I find it hard to believe that someone would actually be shaking with fear after watching this movie.
This movie had the approach of everything happening step by step like a novice guide to making a horror movie. Part one, watch the mother and daughter's sterile tragic demise. Part two, understand what your leading bland female does for a living before she goes home to her man. Part three, get to know the boring leading male before he has dinner with his lady. Part five, they are invaded by "THEM." Part six, they try to escape from "THEM." Part seven, see "THEM" leave the scene of the crime and it's the end of the movie. What a waste of time!
The scare factor didn't work when you were reminded that this was based on an actual event. The leading couples were generic and there will be absolutely no emotional investments in their character development department. Their only purpose in this movie is to be scared, run and hide, and try to escape for help. I won't reveal the group of people who comprise of "THEM," but since I'm one foot taller than most of my attackers, I'm going to run after "THEM" and make "THEM" scared for ever trying to mess with me. You'll know what I mean after finding out who "THEM" group of people are. I've seen other movies of these type of attackers that creeps me out. If I mentioned the name of the movies that creeped me out, then it would tell you what type of attackers I'm desrcribing in this movie. Therefore, I won't mention the name of the movies.
It was extremely irritating for me to hear the couples running inside the house or even to hear "THEM" running around loosely inside the house. It wasn't creepy and it was no different from hearing someone banging the hammer over and over far too long to the point where you remove the hammer away from this person and zonk them over the head with it for being such an annoying pest! When the couple are running outside, the running sound effect was horrendously fake and embarrassing to hear.
It was a terrifying experience to pay $20 for this movie and then waste 77 minutes of my time viewing this movie. If I can't get rid of this movie, at least I can watch "THEM" if I need help falling asleep.
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