Slender Man (2018) Reviews

• Slender Man: Another missed opportunity

  Platypuschow2018-11-24

  This latest version of the Slender Man mythology seems to be universally reviled though I don't entirely understand why. It's not great but it's simply not THAT bad. Alike Lovecraft Slender Man seems to be one of those commonly used subject matters that always seeems to miss the mark. Filmmakers just don't seem to be able to make the most out of the fantastic material presented before them. So yet again we see a tale of a group of young folks on the run from the Slender Man and spooky things happen. Yadayadayada. With a decent young cast including Joey King and Annalise Basso we're presented with the glossiest and most high budget Slender Man movie yet. Sadly along with the budget comes all the usual Hollywood horror flaws, demonstrating once again how badly Hollywood have lost their way when it comes to the entire genre. Sure it looks great, but the plot tail spins out of control by about the halfway mark and that's such a shame as up until then it was showing real potential. Hollywood need to go back to the drawing board, hire indie filmmakers to adapt material otherwise we'll just keep getting this Insidious/Conjuring tripe. Slender Man has it's moments and the concept is pure gold, this however is more squandered potential. The Good: It's Slender Man! Atmospheric Great cast The Bad: Plot falls apart badly Potential isn't met Too many common tropes and cliches Things I Learnt From This Movie: Slender Man mythology is fantastic but really inconsistent, no wonder they get it so wrong with adaptations Joey King and Annalise Basso are going to be big stars Slender Man is like Aliens (Xenomorphs), he needs keeping in the shadows or he looks a bit silly This should have been called The Ring: Slender Man

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• Bland

  Ol_MekDonald2018-08-10

  Slender Man is okay. Basic formula you've seen before in these cheap horror movies. It's not scary, nor is it bad enough to be enjoyable in that sense. Surprisingly some of the cinematography looks good and there's some interesting surrealist moments, but the acting is okay at best and the dialogue is sometimes quite cringey. "Scares" are mostly just jump scares and a lot of the scenes felt the same. The source material is hard enough to work with so those familiar with Slendy's origins will find this strangely adapted. Slender works more for creepypastas and video games, not so much cinematically. Far from the worst horror movie made, but definitely disappointing, although what would you expect from a Slender Man movie coming out in 2018? Some will hate this movie because of how bland it is, and I could totally understand that, but from a more objective perspective, it's a functional film that lacks spirit. Not really worth seeing.

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• Don't waste your time!!

  nashwahnassar2018-08-16

  This movie was horrible . Longest hr & half of my life. It kept dragging and relied on not so scary jump scares. I was impressed with how much the trailer made the movie look scary and good but of course it was the wonders of cutting room floor editing. Plus most scenes in the trailer aren't in the movie!!!!

• A Polarising Horror Movie

  fatfil-414-4517972018-10-16

  I have to confess I am a big fan of supernatural based horror movies, and had really been looking forward to the release of this one. I was a little concerned by some of the negative "previews", but am always one to make up my own mind. It seems to have really polarised reviewers, looking through the 300+ reviews on IMDB it seems to score either 10 or 1. I'm not sure exactly what people were expecting from this movie, but for me it was an very enjoyable watch, suspenseful, creepy, disturbing at times. Perhaps the negative reviewers would be more happy with a 10th installment of SAW, or another generic slasher movie. A couple of reviews mention bad acting, which I disagree strongly with. I thought it was well acted, not too over the top screamy, with a certain degree of naivety. It is a bit of a slow burner, but engaging, and builds the suspense all the way through. If you enjoy supernatural Horror movies, and aren't looking for skull crushing, eyeball popping gore from the first scene, you should enjoy this.

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• Great movie ... keeps you feeling uneasy throughout

  bjamado2018-11-06

  Please disregard any negative ratings. I almost missed this movie because I was believing the negative ratings. No it is not the Conjouring, Sinister or the Sixth Sense but it is a great watch. We were sitting as deeply into our seats as we could cringing over what was coming next. Truly creepy fun scary movie night.