Title:
Boogeyman
Region:
One
Genre:
Horror
Stars:
Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Skye McCole Bartusak, and Lucy Lawless
Writers:
Eric Kripke, Juliet Snowden, and Stiles White
Based
On A Story By: Erik Kripke
Director:
Stephen Kay
Feature
length: 89 minutes
Extras:
Trailers
Languages:
English and French Language Stereo Sound
Subtitles:
English, French, and Chinese Language Subtitles
Packaging:
Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 28
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 2005/UMD Release: 2005
Theatrical
Distributor: Screen Gems
Home
Video Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: PG-13
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
Sam
Raimi and Rob Tapert produced this horror thriller that was released in the
early winter of 2005 and explores the nature of that most villainous of
childhood fiends, the “Boogeyman.” A young man struggling to cope with his
inner-childhood demons begins to explore the home where he grew up to see if
indeed his father was devoured by the boogeyman or whether or not the vision is
a delusion brought on by the trauma of his father abandoning him.
His quest eventually takes him on to a supernatural confrontation where
he must face his fears or never live in peace.
There
is a melodramatic quality to this horror thriller that at times undermines the
suspense and almost makes certain scenes seem laughable. There have also been
some far better boogeymen like characters to capture the imagination of
teenagers and the nightmares of children in form of franchises characters like
Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. The UMD edition of “Boogeyman” preserves
the moody almost monochromatic look of the film quite nicely with an anamorphic
widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio presentation coupled with a clear English
Stereo Soundtrack. A French Language Dubbed Stereo Soundtrack and English,
French, and Chinese Language Subtitles are encoded onto the UMD-Video disc as
options too.
None
of the extra value features directly related to the film from the DVD version
are included on the UMD. Widescreen trailers for “Anacondas: The Hunt For The
Blood Orchid”, “The Grudge”, “Hellboy”, “Spider-Man 2”, “xXx”,
and “Steamboy” are included on the disc. With other studios releasing some
extra value materials on their UMD releases, one wonders why hasn’t Sony
experimented with putting a commentary track or something? Though Sony UMD
releases do not formally have a chapter stop menu, if you skip through the
sequences using the button controls on your PSP, you will find there are
approximately 28 scene selections including the opening when the film first
begins. The interactive menus are fully animated and easy to navigate.
“Boogeyman”
is available on UMD for the PSP now at retailers on and offline courtesy of Sony
Pictures Home Entertainment.
©
Copyright 2005 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.