Boo! (II) (2018) User Reviews

Barely Watchable

[michaelant555 · 3/10 · 19 March 2019]

Dysfunctional family gets a Boo! Package left on their door step just before Halloween and their young son warns them that it's real. His father tells him it's nonsense and just an urban legend - and so it begins.

I watched this all the way through so I could write an honest review of it. I will say I didn't hate it. There was enough sensible character development and conversations that didn't patronize the viewers but the story-line, some of the acting, and the direction seemed pretty lame and amateur at times.

There were some okay horror elements and there were some cheesy ones and although the third act was fairly fast-paced and horror oriented it was all pretty amateur. I can't give this any more than 3/10. I wouldn't feel fair rating this any less than 3 but I can't in good faith go any higher. It certainly does NOT deserve the 8, 9 , or 10 stars that the people involved in this movie have given it. Ignore those reviews.

its like swimming down the water slide in the end

[ops-52535 · 5/10 · 19 March 2019]

I can just tell that i waited,waited and waited, and while enjoying some cool music in the background, nothing really happened, for a long long while, so with 10 mins left, all and everything is mashed into one big senseless scream of hillbilly rednecked and far too long awaited cataclysm of blood fire and horror that were more disgusting than horryfying aka sickening than scary, because i didnt get scared, though it seemed like the actors did. the elaboration may begin. co2 -poisoning, lsd in the cloth washing machine powder,ecstasyated candy, schizophrenia juvenilis and adultinilis.

acting, ok but some stiff performance by the boychild of the family. script, bad -tells us merely nothing ,so ai staat tu wånda, have they overlooked the true meaning of an urban myth/legend/folklore??.

take a look and make up your mind yourself, the grumpy old man barely recommends this one.

Mediocre at Best

[the_nephilim71 · 5/10 · 19 March 2019]

The movie was mediocre at best. There were too many themes and ideas that were never followed through fully and the one that were just weren't scary. The acting is fine for the most part but the story never really comes together.

Awful.

[mattyboy-49575 · 1/10 · 16 June 2019]

Literally every scene is 5 mins longer than it should be.

Drags like nothing on earth.

I'd like to kindly ask the director to choose a different career path - please!!

Good grief what a stinker...

[ncminus · 1/10 · 19 March 2019]

No one and I do mean no one can even act in this stupid excuse of a movie.The plot was garbage because there basically wasn't one.The script seems to be written in about an hour by someone who has never left their basement.It's just one steaming pile of crap that should have never made it past the cutting room floor.I just can't say enough bad about this "movie." Save yourself the trouble of watching this garbage and just go to bed.

Made by Tobacco Companies?????

[randbark-2 · 1/10 · 19 March 2019]

Well, first, not scary at all, like the majority of horror movies and especially those centred around halloween. Very predictable, boring, poor acting (especially the father), etc. etc. etc..... But, if you like to see people smoking, this film is for you. Could have been sponsored by tobacco companies. As the Brit's say, complete Rubbish.......

Worst Movie So Far in 2019

[arfdawg-1 · 1/10 · 26 March 2019]

Nothing happens. It's the the biggest most boring piece of crap I have ever sat through.

no direction

[ferforeman · 2/10 · 20 March 2019]

This movie had no direction.....it didnt make any sense at the end and was not even worthy to be called a B rated movie....the only professional part of the movie was the sex scene ......if you can believe that...

Ignore the fake reviews. This is trash.

[Jester222 · 1/10 · 15 May 2019]

So many fake reviews saying 10. Ha ha seriously!? Terrible acting. Except the young female lead. Zero scares and zero direction. Really isn't worth your time......trust me. A totally pointless film with very little going for it except the female lead. The rest were so wooden. .... especially the god bothering father. ...you could get splinters just watching his wooden performance. Avoid.

Horrible Dumpster Fire.

[creagansmith · 1/10 · 20 April 2019]

This is the worst horror movie I've seen in a decade. Do not wast one minute of your life on this dumpster fire. Someone should class action sue the people who made this abomination for negligent injury to every viewer.

Boo...sh...t!

[LordCommandar · 21 March 2019]

So ridiculously stupid. Avoid this Boo...sh...t at all cost. Another crap horror film.

Try surviving this Halloween

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 2 October 2020]

A highly dysfunctional suburban family find themselves beset by evil spirits on Halloween night. Director/co-writer Luke Jaden relates the enjoyable and engrossing story at a constant pace, takes time to develop the characters, ably crafts a spooky ooga-booga atmosphere, and stages the shock set pieces with aplomb. The solid acting by the capable cast helps a lot: Jaden Piner as scared son Caleb, Rob Zabrecky as uptight religious fanatic dad James, Aurora Perrineau as rebellious teen daughter Morgan, Jill Marie Jones as bitter drunken pillhead mom Elyse, and Charley Palmer Rothwell as Morgan's concerned boyfriend Ashton. The uncompromisingly bleak bummer ending packs a jolting punch. Jon Natchez's shivery score hits the shuddery spot. Nicholas Wiesnet's sharp cinematography provides an impressive polished look. A worthwhile fright film.

Peaks 30 mins in

[gressman07 · 6/10 · 11 October 2019]

Never heard of this till today when I skimmed its low scores on Redbox. Wouldn't have thought of it again had Vudu not added it to Free with ads.

The intro had me spellbound. The score is immediately and consistently effective, and some great early cinematography combined to give me literal goosebumps. Had an immediate "It Follows" vibe, ironically to discover it too is set in Detroit and seemingly opens on the same street. This vibe carried the first act for me, with early driving shots seemingly replicating similar if not exact locales of Detroit's "rotting corpse" and ironically peaking with it's own similiarly styled car sex scene. Doubly ironic, this also marks the films climax and things go downhill from there.

45 mins of dialogue that really serves little to no purpose later, we get a crammed 15 min rush to ending that has a few shock gore moments but little to no scares or creep. It all just seems disjointed and largely buying for time, and not even the consistently superb score can save its on screen stumbles.

6/10 for me (slightly above mediocre/lukewarm). I do not regret it as I have many more days of October Halloween horror to find, it was free on Vudu, and again I am a sucker for its intro vibes of "It Follows." The score alone was worth discovering.

If you are a sucker for any and all Halloween-themed movies like me and opt to give it a go, I'd recommend finding it free and saving Halloween night viewing for something a bit more solid

A bunch of turnips could put in a better effort.

[doorsscorpywag · 1/10 · 22 March 2019]

A confused mess of uninteresting badly acted tripe.

Don't waste your time...

[rrr-925-27450 · 2/10 · 31 March 2019]

The storyline had potential but they blew it. The acting was a lot to be desired as well. Not the worst movie I've ever seen (Blair Witch holds that title) but close

Addict and cigarettes stupid movie!

[lafeversandra · 1/10 · 16 April 2019]

Only thing scary about this movie is the bad acting and constant cigarette smoking. Poor plot line!

Missed Opportunity...

[GoingBatz · 5/10 · 28 February 2019]

I want to start off by saying that I went in with virtually no expectations for this movie.

The setup of the film seemed to be pretty straightforward at first: a seemingly dysfunctional family receives a chain letter on Halloween and fails to pass it along, leading to the entire family being cursed by a supernatural force.

It was an overall decent movie, the plot isn't the most original (considering Hereditary came out a few months ago). It did a great job building up the suspense and there was quite a few intense and frightening scenes (not sure if I could say memorable though). I think what ruined it for me personally was the jumpscares and the heavy use of CGI (the CGI kinda gave it a corny Goosebumps feel that ultimately ruined the intensity of certain scenes). The ending also felt a bit jarring ( and I'm sincerely hoping that this isn't because they're planning on having a sequel).

Ultimately, I give this movie a 5/10. It was decent for what it is, but I probably won't be watching it again (or recommending it for that matter).

FAIR WARNING! This movie does contain extreme violence and intense scenes. Also, if you are uncomfortable with sensitive topics such as miscarriage or self mutilation, I suggest you skip this movie (several people walked out of the theater in the middle of it, so you be the judge).

OH MY GOSH THIS IS THE WORST HOROR MOVIE EVER

[bungaasper-12031 · 1/10 · 21 September 2019]

Confirmed. This is so waste of time !!! Didnt know what it tells about,, the plot is trash and screw up ! dont watch !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not very good

[rotini-52586 · 1/10 · 8 February 2022]

Slow, boring, nothing really happens the entire movie expect for the young girl having sex in the front seat that really has nothing to do with anything. Just so bad on every level.

WTF? WAS THIS??

[pmcorso · 2/10 · 26 April 2019]

I love paranormal movies and movies about possession and I thought this movie was going to be about something along those lines but it made no sense at all! Most of all why the hell did Netflix charge $7.99 instead of the basic $3.99?

A long way from being worth a peek

[TheLittleSongbird · 1/10 · 19 September 2019]

Do appreciate horror and don't have any bias against low budget. Just want to make that clear, before anybody thinks that there is bias on my part against both, judging from me being negative about some recently, so there was no negative judgment passed before watching 'BOO'. The low rating, poor reviews and not particularly promising concept made me not expect too much but the creepy cover/poster did peek some interest and am on a low-budget horror completest quest.

'BOO' really is as bad, well lets change that to dire, as the rating and reviews say and am not saying that in a way that's ignorant or saying that my opinion is objective. It's my genuine opinion, meant with no disrespect or condescension (no fake reviews accusations here in this review, though can see where those that have panned the film and have mentioned that are coming from). There are not an awful lot of films seen recently or in general that have no redeeming merits whatsoever, 'BOO' is one of them.

It is a cheap-looking film for starters. Lets make that amateurish. Am aware that the budget is low but that is no excuse for the production values to look as if the crew were not even trying to do anything that would overcome that obstacle (plenty of modestly-or-less budgeted films have done that). Not even the location evokes any kind of eeriness, and even if it did it is completely wasted by chaotic photography, monotone lighting and afterthought-like effects. The sound is far too obvious and telegraphs any horror attempts far too early, not to mention poorly balanced, not balancing well with the dialogue, and intrusive.

Not that the writing was anything at all to write home about anyway. There is no flow at all, no personality and the cheese and cliches pile up. The story is even flimsier than the thin concept, what little there is of one (most of it is uneventful) is painfully dull, and further hurt by that there is nothing scary, suspenseful or creative in any shape or form. Everything is just so predictable and bland.

There is a lot of ridiculousness here too, and none of the characters are worth investing in or interesting. Have a lot of dislike for implausible and stupid character behaviours, and 'BOO' is full of it. The threat is as far away from creepy as you can get and is used poorly, too little and too obviously. The acting is reminiscent of random people being selected off the streets and putting them together with no rehearsal time.

Summarising, dire. 1/10

Rating is in the Name ... OO!

[mycull-231-122908 · 5 October 2022]

Most people who rated this movie seemed to have watched the same movie I watched. This wasn't a Hallowe'en movie; it was one huge cigarette commercial. Just Horrorble! Because there is no other word to describe it.

Anyone that can't sleep after watching Horror movies or can't watch them while home alone and in the dark, you will likely fall asleep during this one. B 00-H 00, you might cry yourself to sleep for wasting your time. You could have been doing housework or washing your recycle bin.

I don't need six hundred characters to describe this crap. The steaming pile of crap emoji would be suitable six hundred times.

Ingenious horror flick will scare you and make you think

[margochanningtatum · 10/10 · 10 March 2019]

"You believe in talking snakes, God, angels...but you don't believe me."

A family finds a "boo" on their front porch...a bag of candy with a goofy poem that seems like a joke. It exhorts the reader to copy it and pass the copy on...or else. The son, Caleb (Jaden Piner), insists it's a real curse, recounting stories of those who defied the instructions and met terrible ends, but the father, James (Rob Zabrecky), a stern and inflexibly religious man who has forbidden celebration of Halloween, brusquely dismisses his son, and burns the poem. Mom Elyse (Jill Marie Jones) tries to placate everyone, while teenaged daughter Morgan (Aurora Perrineau) treats the entire episode as a big joke.

This family is obviously dysfunctional: Caleb draws gory pictures, mutilates stuffed animals and dolls, and scratches out the eyes of comic book characters, while Elyse tranquilizes herself from a well-stocked medicine cabinet, Morgan is hostile to her parent, and James tries to control everyone with his fire and brimstone. On Halloween night, he's working at a bookstore, Elyse decides to go out drinking, and Morgan sneaks out to see her boyfriend Ash, leaving Caleb all alone in the house. And then things start to get weird, with each family member subject to their own terrifying demons.

Crisp direction by Luke Jaden and sharp dialogue by Jaden and Diane Michelle distinguish BOO! The film scares the daylights out of people. It messes with your mind, while the layers of meaning rewarding multiple viewings. Fish imagery is just one set of symbols. Judicious use of sound, both musical and effects, ups the scare factor considerably. Credit where it is due to the composer, Jon Natchez, whose score creates tension from the first notes.

Detroiters will recognize plenty of iconic locales, the famous John King Books being one of them, as the film is set and was made on location, with a mostly local cast and crew. That's part of the fun of BOO!

Moral of the story: if you get a "boo," don't take any chances...just pass it on.

I did not hate this

[DebraIonaVogel · 7/10 · 5 December 2020]

It's better, darker, scarier and smarter than I expected (which wasn't much, I admit).

Try it, it's a slow burn, but really, it's kind of intriguing.

Don't waste your time....

[juliagulia1978 · 1/10 · 4 October 2019]

BAD movie. Could be a cigarette commercial. Don't waste your time watching. 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼