Customer Reviews
"so-so" 
2008-10-06
This movie was ok. Especially the very first part of the movie. If the rest of the movie was as suspenseful as the first part I would have given this movie 5 stars. It's the French version of "The Strangers." I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes suspense. You, however, will be disappointed if you watch "High Tension" or "Frontier(s)" first.
Yep! Magic people! 
2008-09-08
This movie was completely idiotic.
It is one of a long, long line of offenders which gives the villains superhuman powers of perception and movement when the villains are themselves not superhuman beings. They are, in fact, quite easy to kill--when you can catch one, which is rare because they have such abundant "magical" powers.
Make your villain supernatural--with the attendant powers--or don't. This movie is complete trash. I got suckered into renting it because the back blurb told me it was scarier than Saw and Hostel. That's not hard, since neither of those movies was scary--they just covered up their lack of subtlety with large amounts of gore.
"Them" covers up its lack of plot with large amounts of screaming, blinking lights, and shadow-antics perpetrated by the mysteriously omnipotent killers.
I used to wonder whether amanita muscaria grew in France. Now I know that it grows in abundance, since the writer, the director, the producer, all of the actors, the gaffer, the best boy, the set designer, the costume designer, and all of the makeup artists were obviously feasting on massive amounts of it from the time this piece of trash was conceived until the very end of production.
SPOILER: The killers in this case just turn out to be some ordinary kids who go directly onto a school bus after killing the main characters.
Yep, magic kids!
That's believable!
Avoid this rubbish at all costs.
You have been warned.
THEM! 
2008-08-31
Haven't viewed the DVD yet, waiting for just the right atmosphere. Will give review/critique later.
A Night with 'Them' Boys in the Hood. 
2008-08-31
Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, Them (Ils) is a 2006 French horror film in the suspenseful style of Michael Haneke (Cache; Funny Games)). Reportedly based on true events, the film tells the story of a French couple, Clementine and Lucas (played by Olivia Bonamy and Michaël Cohen), who move to rural Romania only to encounter stange noises in the night and then mysterious hooded intruders in their isolated house. Their phone rings, but the voices on the other end are unintelligible. Soon the couple becomes immersed in a nightmare, and under attack by "THEM" creepy hooded figures. Who are they? What do they have against Clementine and Lucas? The suspense builds gradually over the course of the film's short, 77- minute running time, which makes it easy to forgive this sparse nail biter for its disappointing ending. What the film lacks in American gore, it makes up for in French subtilty.
G. Merritt
The French Have Done It Again! 2008-08-27
This was a really, really gratifying horror film experience for me. The French are proving themselves to be masters of this genre as of late. First there was INSIDE, the shockingly gory preggo-slash flick, then Frontier(S)-an almost Texas Chainsaw Massacre-ish flick and now THEM!
This film, unlike the other two mentioned is not quite as gore-driven and far more psychological. I don't really want to get in depth about the plot since you can read about it above or from one of the other various Amazon reviewers who have taken there precious time to sum it up, but I just felt I should write a review merely stating that I thought it was well worth my time...which is rare with film (ANY film-not just horror!) these days.
Them captivated me and held me in it's grasp the entire time.
Another winner from the best makers of horror out there....The French.
Another surprisingly spooky fact about this film is that it was based on true events.
The only downside to the film, which is why I took a star off, was that it (just like most other French horror films) just doesn't have the "happy ending" feeling that I usually like in horror.
Other than that, it was worth it.
Give it a try if you are a fan of suspense.
The-ho-hum 2008-08-24
The Film That Terrified Europe Has Come To AmericaA young couple lead a happy quiet life in the countryside. But little do they know they're being surrounded. When night falls the couple will come face to face with THEM. They are everywhere even in their home. Who are they? What do they want? The answers will take them to the very limits of fear itself."Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 030306814193 Manufacturer No: DVD8141
A study in cliches 
2008-07-27
I shall join the minority here and say I'm extremely puzzled about all the oohs and aahs. The only thing this movie has going for it is that it's (supposedly) based on a true story. In the terms of cinematography, I can't find anything redeeming here. What amazing sound and camera work are all these people talking about? It's filmed with a shaky handheld camera and, while featuring a creepy setting, comes nowhere close to what I'd call great camera work. The sound would be effective if it wasn't such bad quality. At one point one of the characters goes, "Did you hear that?", and I had to crank the volume all the way up just to be able to hear what the heck they were talking about. And finally, I don't understand how this could seriously scare anyone. It's unsettling, yes. It's disturbing, given the final revelation. But terrifying? Alice In Wonderland is more terrifying than this. It's basically one long chase scene that uses just about every typical horror movie cliche, starting with the unseen attacker and ending with cookie-cutter characters. The entire movie is one huge cliche from start to finish. It's been done a billion times before (not to mention, better). I should have read the reviews and all the excited comparisons to High Tension before I picked up this tripe - because High Tension stank, and not surprisingly, so does this.
Creepy French import by way of Romania 2008-07-07
If it is, in fact, true that Them is based on an actual events and that the culprits are those mentioned in the film, then this has got to be one of the more disturbing films I've seen in quite some time. I rented Them without realizing that it was the basis for The Strangers, a film I saw last month and considered a highly effective and terrifying film about a sadistic and macabre home invasion at a secluded country house. The premise for both films is almost exactly the same, except for the actual characters and the location of the action (U.S. as opposed to Romania). Whereas The Strangers is more brutal and ominous, Them is a bit more restrained and economical, it's running time about 1 hour 15 minutes. The tormentors are barely seen; they are but footsteps, fleeting silhouettes and blink-of-an-eye apparitions down long corridors. This is highly effective direction and works to the films advantage, especially when the viewer is finally allowed to see who the perpetrators are and left to assume the possible reasons for this ruthless act of torture. The actors are superb, their terror almost palpable. There's some visual ambiguity designed to trick the viewer through the eyes of the protagonist and they work especially well. The director knows only to well how to set a mood of hold-your-breath tension. An enormous country house in which only two people live, offers an extra large canvas on which to project a threat around every corners and in every doorway and he takes full advantage and delivers the goods with extreme assurance. Both Them and The Strangers creeped me out something awful, so I recommend both.
Yes a French Horror Film! 2008-07-02
A French horror film? yes it's true. In the spirit of classics like " The Devil Times Five " this was based on a true case. No spoilers here other than to say don't let the sub-titles scare you off, the dialog is not distracting and easy to follow, and it's worth getting to the end to see the unsettling climax. Part horror part social commentary you won't look at any teenage slacker wearing a " hoodie " the same ever, worth a check.
Intense, and Scarry 2008-07-02
very creepy and scarry movie, that gets you caught up..I was so into this movie I thought it was me....very scarry, and the ending will leave you breathless. One of the best suspense thrillers ....in 2007
