Slender Man [Blu-ray]

Movie is a terrible telling of such a great legend from the internet that I'd say I grew up with. But the great thing it does do well is this packaging is amazing and the disc is fantastic. I'd still recommend but as a Slenderman film goes, look away, no pun intended

We love this movie. It's a great thriller and was totally not expecting the ending.

Movie was fine. Not the best, not the worst.The product itself, on the other hand, was in a terrible condition. The plastic wrap was reminiscent on how repackers use thin wrap to try and scam video game collectors. The case itself is wrinkled and warped as if a heat gun was taken to it (Like a repacker would) and the disc inside was loose. The picture being used for advertisement looks like it has a slip sleeve cover and it does not. I bought this shipped and sold by Amazon.Do better.

Okay, so I was super stoked to see Slender Man in theatres. I was set to go! I was READY. Then my coworker asked me to go to a concert, so at the last minute I went to this concert. The concert was fine and all, but I spent the whole show standing on the floor in wedge rainboots. Wedge rainboots are cute and everything, but they're not great for standing for three hours in. So after this concert was over, I took my rainboots off. I know what you're saying. "Royal," you're saying, "what does this story have to do with Slender Man?" I hear you. I'm getting to it.I took off my rainboots and started to walk with my coworker to the bus station. En route to the bus station, my coworker discovers that the last bus has already left, and then tells me that I am going to "have to hustle" and walk to the next closest bus stop, which is a mile and a half away. So I wound up walking a mile and a half in bare feet across sidewalks and asphalt all over Pittsburgh because of this clown. By the time I got home, I had blisters on the soles of my feet. The goodnight kiss I received from my coworker was not worth blisters on the soles of my feet. Honestly, nothing is worth blisters on the soles of your feet. The worst part about all this was that I couldn't even call him a rude name and holler about blisters on the soles of my feet, because he had diabetic neuropathy and didn't even have toes, so how am I supposed to top that? As you can see, I wished I had stuck with my original plan and seen Slender Man instead. So I rented it and I am so glad I did! It was actually really good. I can't believe all the negative hype I heard about this movie, actually. I like how modern horror movies have integrated modern technology, like teens being on the internet and on their phones, because I think that even though we do those things frequently, they're kind of difficult to tell a story around. All of the main actresses were very good and natural. None of the dialogue seemed forced or corny. A friend gave me a spoiler about the use of like a video call within the story, and made it seem like it was going to be terrible, but it was actually really creepy! I felt like the video call was the modern equivalent of "and the murderer was LISTENING IN ON THE EXTENSION" trope that was so popular when I was younger, and I always found that really terrifying, so it completely worked for me. I really like the mythos of Slender Man, and I remember watching Marble Hornets late at night with friends in my dorm room, so I really enjoyed this movie. And I hate and despise movies, so that is really saying a lot.

This movie is an insult to the Slenderman mythos, horror films, films in general, and a blatant attempt to cash in on a dead series. In fact, the movie was so bad, I chose it as my main subject on an 8+ page essay for my Horror class in which I was tasked with writing about what is wrong with many modern horror movies.The characters don't talk like real people and have the depth of a sheet of tissue paper, the plot could have been wrapped up easily in a short film of about 20 minutes, the lighting and shot composition in this movie is absolutely abysmal, and to top it all off- nearly every scene uses a shaking camera. Almost every one. The only times it doesn't is if the camera is already doing some sort of dynamic motion, and even then, sometimes it's still shakycam. All of the special effects are hilariously bad to the point where I wasn't sure what was intentional and what was not, and most of the sound effects are distracting since they're just Public Domain stock effects that are out-of-the-box and aren't even edited to fit the scene (such as doing something such as making a sound effect echo for a more spacious scene).I have a lot more to say about this movie but I'll spare you all and just tell you that it's only good to watch if you have a group of friends who like doing Bad Movie Night.

I have no idea why so many people slammed this movie with mediocre reviews. I really hope more people watch this movie. I mean, have these other reviewers ever seen season 2 of Stranger Things? Boooring. and so repetitive. And way too many hours long. I actually got goosebumps watching Slender Man at several points. Goosebumps are uncommon for me, even though I am mostly numb to the sorts of things in movies and life that typically scare people. Slender Man is creatively shot, well directed, and edited down to a length of your life you won't wish to trade back for any other experience. There are some beautifully placed halos from careful lighting and camera lens placement. And also - check out the sweet Blumenstein Audio Triton speakers in the make-out scene with Abercrombie Tom about 59 minutes in. Excellent product placement, just like the Sony cell phones... I am not sure if there can be a perfect horror movie for everyone, but this one checks all the boxes for me. It was nice n creepy. I particularly liked the maggots, sound effects, face scooped out long hair girl in the tub. I really shouldn't give away any more spoilers. However, if you want to get yourself so scared that you poop your pants some tonight, then look no further than Sony Pictures Slender Man. This one delivers the goods, the bads, the "oh my god why are all these kids alone without their parents," "don't go in there," "turn around," and the other sorts of classic moments you'd expect. My partner and I had to follow this one up with Nine Inch Nail's "Happiness in Slavery (banned full version is on Vimeo) as a palette cleanser. Ahhh...more yummy maggots!