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Clemetine, a beautiful young teacher and her lover Lucas live an idyllic, isolated existence in a large house in the middle of rural paradise. But tonight, that paradise will be shattered beyond all comprehension because something is watching. Something is waiting. Something unknown, unhinged and unrelenting. They are all around, they are in the shadows, and they will stop at nothing to get inside the distraught couple's dark, cavernous home. As blind panic takes over, Clementine and Lucas must face a terrifying test of endurance to discover the true nature of the evil just outside their door - the true nature of "THEM".
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A Great little film which keeps the suspense up throughtout its brief running time and the end makes it all the more disturbing once you find out who ''them'' are and that its based on real events. Bear in mind, if you're after the usual Hollywood horror flick then you might be dissapointed. This film is ultra low-budget with only 2 main actors on screen for most of the time...and it has subtitles since it was made in Romania. However, the suspense is excellent and you cant help but feel sorry for the couple who get terrorised by ''them''. The only reason why i gave this only 3 stars is because it has virtually zero replay value. I cant really see this as entertainment and once you find out tho ''them'' are, it's unlikely you'll want to watch the film again. I advise to rent before you buy.
p.s. One or more reviews here contain major spoilers which really ruin the film for first time viewers.
p.s. One or more reviews here contain major spoilers which really ruin the film for first time viewers.
40 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
In an era where gore seems to be the dominant style of horror movies and suspense has been replaced by splatter(thank you Eli Roth) it is a relief to find a film that abandons total reliance on the special effects department and instead, very successfully, cranks up the tension to an unbearable degree. It is very rare to find modern French horror movies, notable exceptions being Haute Tension (Switchblade Romance) and Sheitan, however if this is the pedigree of terror films that our Gallic friends can produce then I for one would love to see more. The tension in this movie is similar to that of the aforementioned "Switchblade Romance" only without the dissapointing twist that ultimately lets the viewers off the hook. In fact the ending, especially the "what happened next" caption pre final credits, is so bleak as to destro your faith in human nature all together.
"Inspired by true events" the film tells of a french couple living in Romania who are terrorised in their home by unseen assailants. Very well shot, the tone of the film is set from the opening sequence where a mother and daughter, involved in a car crash, are the first victims of the mysterious "them", and the stunning set pieces, including a nerve shredding sequence in a plastic shrouded attic, are reminiscent of Carpenter, Bava and Argento at their best (indeed one shot is almost lifted wholesale from Argento's "Opera"). A must for all fans of terror movies, though the hard core gore hounds may want to look elsewhere.
"Inspired by true events" the film tells of a french couple living in Romania who are terrorised in their home by unseen assailants. Very well shot, the tone of the film is set from the opening sequence where a mother and daughter, involved in a car crash, are the first victims of the mysterious "them", and the stunning set pieces, including a nerve shredding sequence in a plastic shrouded attic, are reminiscent of Carpenter, Bava and Argento at their best (indeed one shot is almost lifted wholesale from Argento's "Opera"). A must for all fans of terror movies, though the hard core gore hounds may want to look elsewhere.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was quite surprised to see the amount of reviews giving this one or two stars when I popped on here - until I spotted that half of them were people whining about their Blu-Ray copy being ropey or the framing being wrong or the fact that it's got subtitles. Imagine that, eh? Having to read and watch stuff at the same time.
In terms of the actual film, I think the greatest trick they have pulled off with Ils is that despite a very short running time it does not feel rushed and it does take its time in getting started and actually introducing us to the characters. It really is an extremely taut piece of filmmaking that does keep you guessing until what I found to be a pretty satisfying climax, although I would well understand some people being annoyed by it. It's a Marmite ending - like the one for The Mist which I know loads of people loved but I hated.
The two leads do their job well enough and Olivia Bonamy is certainly my latest French actress crush, right up their with Emmanuelle Beart and Ludivine Sagnier. I saw one reviewer complaining that her nipples distracted him too much from the plot. Completely understand his point of view, they are very distracting although I found them almost pleasant enough a distraction to give this the full 5 stars. They are that good. As is the film.
In terms of the actual film, I think the greatest trick they have pulled off with Ils is that despite a very short running time it does not feel rushed and it does take its time in getting started and actually introducing us to the characters. It really is an extremely taut piece of filmmaking that does keep you guessing until what I found to be a pretty satisfying climax, although I would well understand some people being annoyed by it. It's a Marmite ending - like the one for The Mist which I know loads of people loved but I hated.
The two leads do their job well enough and Olivia Bonamy is certainly my latest French actress crush, right up their with Emmanuelle Beart and Ludivine Sagnier. I saw one reviewer complaining that her nipples distracted him too much from the plot. Completely understand his point of view, they are very distracting although I found them almost pleasant enough a distraction to give this the full 5 stars. They are that good. As is the film.
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Them
Shocking service from Zoverstocks: sent me the wrong disc- completely unrelated to the film- and still haven't sent me a replacement. Not using them again.
Published 28 days ago by Martin
great dvd
great french horror will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish great value for money
Published 1 month ago by irish2
bad hoodies again
aint god a good judge im 40 i put my hood up alot yet im decent dont take drugs nor break law. decent film
Published 2 months ago by tango
An above par horror film.
This film is essentially an 83 minute long scene of supsense; a VERY effective one at that. And brave in the sense that it involves almost no gore whatsoever - I'm quickly... Read more
Published 4 months ago by DanielJohnson
simple but effective lil thriller on DISASTROUS Blu-RAY
Them [Blu-ray] [2006][Region Free]
This review is for the Blu-Ray QUALITY ONLY...
The movie is a simple but effective and quite suspenseful lil Thriller that is... Read more
This review is for the Blu-Ray QUALITY ONLY...
The movie is a simple but effective and quite suspenseful lil Thriller that is... Read more
Published 6 months ago by JOEYSTE
Perfection
Having watched a lot of the utter rubbish that has come out of Hollywood over the years in poor attempts at the horror genre I have become a big lover of the foreign horror film. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. James Sorbie
Low on budget, high on tension
Firstly, please be warned that some well-meaning reviewers here have inadvertantly given away far too much of the plot! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gaffer_75
Not one of the best french horror films..
This starts of brilliantly. Even the intro car scene which turns out to be completely pointless and irrelevant is pretty good. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Will
If you liked 'the strangers', you will love this!
I bought this film after first watching it on sky television. Within the first 10 minutes of the film I was gripped and it had me on the edge of my seat all the way till the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. M. K. Egan
Poor Direction and dull
I bought this film based upon the above average comments from other viewers. Big mistake! The film never caught my attention and as for all the hype about tension and fear...? Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. Higgins
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