Evil Things (2009)

Thanks for the memories!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

EVIL THINGS is a very cheap and average example of the found footage genre. It seems clear that a decade after the runaway success of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT that films are still content to copy and follow it in its wake - in essence, this film is BLAIR WITCH in a house, albeit with a few plot developments.It's very much par for the course, a film clearly hindered by the lack of budget but one which manages to just about get by thanks to the director's handiwork. The small cast aren't particularly good, but attempts to build an uneasy atmosphere work quite well, I thought. The early stuff with the van is well shot and handled, and the later scenes manage to achieve something with very little. It may not be the best of its kind - far from it - but being a massive fan of the 'found footage' genre, I got a kick out of it anyway. Although the villain's weird clicking noise does sound like it rips off THE GRUDGE quite considerably...

I have never written a review, but I felt I had to after seeing this film. It started a little slowly, which I have no problem with, setting the scene and character intros are important. There actually are some genuinely creepy moments in this film, BUT it goes nowhere and there's no real depth. I don't want to spoil anything so I'm going to be vague but there is nothing close to an ending, there is basically no plot the characters don't have any realness or feeling to them. This is one awful, pointless film. As I said there are a couple of genuinely creepy scenes, but they are completely let down by the other 99.9% of this film. I suggest to avoid this and spend your 80-something minutes on something much more worthwhile. I wish I never bothered with this film. My opinion is one of the worst things I've ever seen, 0.1/10!!!

After watching the calamity which was V/H/S, I thought I would never watch another "found footage" horror film again. A week later I find myself in front of the TV watching Evil things that I ordered on Ebay and I have to say I was engaged from the get go. The film was shot nicely too, nestled tightly in the snow covered woods. Creepy creepy stuff here that has been done before but this one had a eerie sort of charm to it. The acting was top notch for the shoe string budget they had and the overall direction of the film was great. I thought it could've been 10 minutes shorter from the already short running time but life goes on. If your sick of found footage horror films, don't despair give Evil Things a shot.

The acting is so crap. Who in the world did they cast for this? Can't seem to work out who in the cast is more annoying or who needs a slap more. Less is more people. As for the movie itself the plot is simple and undeveloped. The scares come but they are too few in far between, and there seems to be no rationale for why this stuff is happening. Apparently it took only 3 months to write and boy does it show. It wants to be Blair Witch (hence the plot similarities) so desperately but succeeds in only coming across as being desperate. Check out the website for this crappy film and you'll see how brainless the film makers are. Dominic Perez if your reading this don't bother making any more films. Your friend was right, making a inaugural film is reserved for people in their early 20s. You shouldn't have even bothered if you're going to make films as inept as this.