The greatest movie ever!

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

I was born in 1975 and watched a fair amount of horror movies during the mid- and late 1980s, odd why I never stumbled across this title. But I did recently, and then I sat down to watch it.Wow, talk about being slow paced! I managed to sit through one hour of this ordeal of a movie. And in all of that time nothing, yes nothing, happened to make the movie even remotely interesting.The characters are flat and one-dimensional, which means you have no interest in them or what happens to them.And the storyline was just about capable of putting you well into dreamland. So there are not thumbs up director James L. Conway on this accomplishment.This was as uninteresting as it gets, and I am not ever returning to finish this movie, not now, not ever.

The Boogens is a mining-related horror about re-opening a formerly operative mine, and unwittingly releasing a deadly malevolent force in the process.It's comparable to something like The Strangeness- a film clearly influenced by The Boogens- albeit with less chauvinistic humour. The only real difference between the two films is that, in The Strangeness, the group is stuck underground with the monster they've unleashed; whereas, in The Boogens, the monster is able to leave the mine, so that it can hunt and kill those who have trespassed into it's realm. Oh, and this one takes place in a silver mine, as opposed to a gold mine (like in The Strangeness).This film is not very good on any level really. The tentacled turtle-like monster is kinda budget (though certainly cooler than anything CGI has to offer); the kills are pretty weak; and the plot is relatively basic.Things start to get a bit ridiculous after two of the men find a pile of human remains- the remnants of the former miners...and the monster's dinner. Despite properly analyzing the situation, they decide to continue on, driven by greed instead of common sense.It's not until one of the locals enters the mine- armed with a warning and few sticks of dynamite- that the men acknowledge something is up. This man plans to blow the mine shut, trapping them all inside with the monster, so that it cannot completely escape.Films like this are largely predictable and always seem to end with an explosion.I mean, it's not cinemasochistically unwatchable, but it's also nothing more than mediocre. I wouldn't fret if you've missed it. The monster in The Strangeness is cooler, though, I suppose some credit is due here for it's influence.4 out of 10

...not to mention the strangely positive reviews on this site. Despite a few moments that work well (mostly involving Tiger, the dog, a true scene-stealer), "The Boogens" is utterly forgettable, dispensable, and ignorable. It's as pure an example of Sturgeon's Revelation as one might ask, and further proof that Stephen King is not a trustworthy blurb-whore, at least not when it comes to movies.The ostensible lead, Rebecca "Soap" Balding, handles her underwritten part fairly well, even favoring the target audience with some brief T&A, but the best one can say about the ensemble cast is "adequate." It's the uninspired script and lack of production value that chains everyone with mediocrity; this thing has made-for-TV written all over it (even though it wasn't). The creature (such as it is) is wisely kept hidden until film's end, but the payoff is risible at best; I have known scary monsters, sir, and you are no scary monster! Truthfully, I wanted to like this unassuming little feature, perhaps only because my brother and I had a habit of calling each other "Boog" when we were young and callow, but sadly "The Boogens" never rises above its own shopworn premise. I'd have given it another point if I'd been in a more forgiving mood, but it really wouldn't deserve it. There are simply far, far more films worthy of our attention. Second-tier character actors gamely earning paychecks is not my idea of a good time. "The Boogens" is, sad to say, late night insomnia viewing only.Some amusing trivia: Anne-Marie "Sledge Hammer!" Martin, whose career apparently withered away with her divorce from Michael Crichton, co-wrote "Twister." Balding's romantic co-star, Fred "Class Reunion" McCarren died much too young at 55, while Balding ended up marrying her director, James L. "Star Trek: TNG, V, DSN, E" Conway. "The Boogens" DP got his start (and spent most of his career) shooting low-fi exploitation films like "Thar She Blows!"

A group of miners unleash scaly monsters in 'The Boogens'. They decide to explore and open up a silver mine that's been closed since 1912. By setting off explosives, they unleash the creatures which are able to travel through underground tunnels all over town. We get some mid-movie filler of two couples in love, it drags on a bit. The Boogens major flaw is the dragging on that takes place for almost the first hour of the film. They focus on character development for so much of it, which is refreshing for a horror movie, but can get a little boring really soon. The monsters are also not shown to viewers until the end of the movie, and there are no really good monster scenes until about an hour in. However when the Boogens strikes, the kill scenes are very effective. The ending is a bit disappointing and felt rushed. The film has some lesser known actors including Anne Marie Martin who was brilliant in another 80's horror flick Prom Night. I don't know what to think about 'The Boogens'. It's an effective horror flick at times, but can be a bit of a bore for long stretches of time. Any horror fan should search this out, but it wasn't as good as I expected it to be.Side note: This movie has one of the cutest dogs to ever star in a motion picture.6/10