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Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

gressman07 I almost watched this movie last Halloween season but was put off by the absolutely savage reviews. After getting Amazon Prime and having the house to myself this weekend, I decided on starting up my "found footage" splurge for the fall, with "Evil Things" likely to be the LAST one I watch for some time.The movie is not perfect, as reviews have pointed out (getting "lost" in the snow, the "ending" that doesn't end and serves as apparent "filler"). But imperfection seems to go with the territory for this genre. I believe this film, as ALL found footage films, requires a degree of suspension of one's disbelief/criticism.I'm likely "old school" in that I often hold the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT as "the best" of found footage. Having seen it at such a young age, it disturbed me at a level that will never "entirely" go away (that final shot of the guy in the corner...). Well, I am now in my mid-twenties and can honestly say that nothing since the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT has even remotely affected me on such a level as "EVIL THINGS" I believe one needs a proper mind, environment, and perhaps even empathy to appreciate this movie. I get watching "scary movies" with groups of friends, making it a joke and playing the "tough guy" (IM NOT SC'URRED). Watching this film in an empty house, by myself, and with no lights honestly brought me to tears, and I'm not even ashamed to admit that. My body is still covered in goosebumps and cold sweat.We are introduced to our "villain" within 8-10 minutes, after which is some 40 minutes of "fun" time for our characters. The dialogue in this film felt more real and natural, as did the characters. It did not feel forced or contrived. Strangely enough most of them looked/acted like my friends of 21, so I felt an ease of connection with them that is rare in these films. The film creates a near perfect "timestamp" of the innocence and fun of turning 21 (ah, simpler times...). I think this is why I was so affected by the turn of events.The "villain" is really a blank slate, and that makes it all the more effective IMO. With no visual or auditory insight to the "villain," it isn't even clear if they are human.It is easy to write this film off with a group laugh, and perhaps my taste/empathies are off to "normal," but I have never felt so disturbed from a film. The manner in which our "villain" returns around 50 minutes is simply disturbing beyond words, a clear and fundamental violation of unsaid societal taboos of social order and consideration. There is no GORE in this film - indeed, it is fundamentally entirely PSYCHOLOGICAL in nature. That is likely a deciding factor for one's final judgement. Personally, I am much more prone to psychological scarring than blood and gore-fests. While borderline "supernatural," the actions of said "villain" are a fundamental violation of basic societal taboos. These characters drew me in to an age of innocence, of simpler times. I felt strangely connected to them by the 50 minute mark, making the (multiple) telephone calls - an obvious harbinger of tragic conclusions abound - all the more devastating.The "found footage" circle has, for me at least, come full circle. The BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was disturbing on a level beyond my youthful comprehension. I could not go downstairs for at least 2 years without thinking about that final image of guy in the corner. EVIL THINGS has torn that scar afresh in a way I never, EVER thought possible. The scar will callous anew with "that could never happen" thinking, but this film has done to windows what BLAIR WITCH did to basements for me.Having seen LOTS of found footage films, many are forgettable and poorly executed. Those that work, however, can achieve levels of terror and anxiety beyond even the greatest "standard" horror films due to their elements of "voyeurism" that are all the more enhanced with technological changes in society. They present a "false sense of reality," one entirely ascendant to third-person films, IMO. Combine this with a villain who is literally WITHOUT ANY AGENDA, WHATSOEVER, and you have, IMO, a truly terrifying concoction of a film.

pmaheadquarters This movie starts out with a familiar enough premise. Friends going on a road trip from the city to the Catskills, in this case to celebrate the birthday of one of the girls and guess what? Yep one of the guys feels the need to film everything along the way and you get the usual "Are you going to film everything"? type complaints which every one of these movies seems to have.Along the way they notice they're being followed by a van (for no apparent reason of course) and they all start to sort of freak out. They stop for food where yes again they see the van. Their destination happens to be this huge house (in a very remote area of course) which belongs to the birthday girls' aunt. When they get there the power is out. The aunt then shows up to turn it back on and at no time do they mention being followed since the girl claims her aunt is "very over protective". Anyway, that night they film themselves eating, drinking and being silly. The next day they go for a walk in the woods where they get lost...only to find their way back. This is where the whining of the girls (one in particular) starts to become insufferable.I won't bother with any other details, suffice to say the intruder(s) show up and bang at the door etc. They leave a video tape which shows that the group was being filmed the whole time.I realize in order to make these film one of the characters usually has to film everything going on. I just wish they gave a better reason why this has to happen. Especially later in the movie when they're running for their lives.Also, I don't like the whole you have to imagine what's going on while the characters are screaming like banshees. I want to see something "scary". Considering the budget apparently was over $300,000 you would think they would have been able to come up with something (how on earth this movie could have cost this much is beyond me). Finally, this movie has more high pitched screaming than any I can remember and man is it annoying. Near the end of the movie I found myself hoping they would get killed just to shut them up as I wished the movie would end. Brutal!

David Nguyen Rented from RedBox, I have no clue why RedBox is getting more indie films now, and they are all horrible. This one had to be the worst of them all! People that write good reviews either gets scared VERY easily or contributed to the movie's franchise. 1Hr into the movie and it was just them GOING to the location. The next few minutes of the movie before it ended showed Mark in the other room and a "spirit" closed the door on him. I'm pretty sure this is an evil spirit that knows how to drive a van. All in all, the suspense build up of 80% of the movie was not at all worth it. Please don't watch this, waste of time, if you do watch it just don't expect much.

diatonic-genus In short, this movie is worthless. It seems like the budget for this film is more like $2,000. Unconvincing, drawn out, boring, disappointing...the list goes on. I was getting so annoyed by what I have to hope to be improv dialog by the actors that I was excited they would get offed, it was getting unbearable. Then, when there is FINALLY some action, you see nothing. While I can appreciate the omission of gore and leaving things a bit mysterious...I don't feel it was well accomplished. The fact that I have never written a movie review ever, but felt the need to just because this movie is so terrible, should say something. Don't even waste your buck twenty at the red box.