I watch a lot of horror movies, I have an IMDB list called "Best Supernatural Horror Movies" you should check out for horror movie ideas.
In any case, I put this in the "solid effort" category.
Pros: The motives of the Slender Man are interesting. Acting was EXCELLENT for a horror movie. The girls were very believable. No giant plot holes or people doing unrealistic things.
Cons: Derivative work in some ways. Design of the Slender Man could have been better. CGI was just bearable. Needed more budget.
And a final note I'd give to horror directors, from a true fan. We like our supernatural critters to be discovered when people do things completely at odds with their normal behavior. It makes it plausible that the Big Bad could have been out there the whole time. I wish our introduction to the Slender Man could have happened a different, more intriguing way.
And we like our critters with inhuman motives, things SO DIFFERENT from what we might consider motives, that we could never understand them. This movie does a good job with that, but others do not.
I give it a 5 out of 10, with no markup to "balance" the low scores. 5 is a solid score for a horror movie on IMDB and this movie deserves that.
In any case, I put this in the "solid effort" category.
Pros: The motives of the Slender Man are interesting. Acting was EXCELLENT for a horror movie. The girls were very believable. No giant plot holes or people doing unrealistic things.
Cons: Derivative work in some ways. Design of the Slender Man could have been better. CGI was just bearable. Needed more budget.
And a final note I'd give to horror directors, from a true fan. We like our supernatural critters to be discovered when people do things completely at odds with their normal behavior. It makes it plausible that the Big Bad could have been out there the whole time. I wish our introduction to the Slender Man could have happened a different, more intriguing way.
And we like our critters with inhuman motives, things SO DIFFERENT from what we might consider motives, that we could never understand them. This movie does a good job with that, but others do not.
I give it a 5 out of 10, with no markup to "balance" the low scores. 5 is a solid score for a horror movie on IMDB and this movie deserves that.
