gressman07 I almost watched this movie last Halloween season but was put off by the absolutely savage reviews. After getting Amazon Prime and having the house to myself this weekend, I decided on starting up my "found footage" splurge for the fall, with "Evil Things" likely to be the LAST one I watch for some time.The movie is not perfect, as reviews have pointed out (getting "lost" in the snow, the "ending" that doesn't end and serves as apparent "filler"). But imperfection seems to go with the territory for this genre. I believe this film, as ALL found footage films, requires a degree of suspension of one's disbelief/criticism.I'm likely "old school" in that I often hold the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT as "the best" of found footage. Having seen it at such a young age, it disturbed me at a level that will never "entirely" go away (that final shot of the guy in the corner...). Well, I am now in my mid-twenties and can honestly say that nothing since the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT has even remotely affected me on such a level as "EVIL THINGS" I believe one needs a proper mind, environment, and perhaps even empathy to appreciate this movie. I get watching "scary movies" with groups of friends, making it a joke and playing the "tough guy" (IM NOT SC'URRED). Watching this film in an empty house, by myself, and with no lights honestly brought me to tears, and I'm not even ashamed to admit that. My body is still covered in goosebumps and cold sweat.We are introduced to our "villain" within 8-10 minutes, after which is some 40 minutes of "fun" time for our characters. The dialogue in this film felt more real and natural, as did the characters. It did not feel forced or contrived. Strangely enough most of them looked/acted like my friends of 21, so I felt an ease of connection with them that is rare in these films. The film creates a near perfect "timestamp" of the innocence and fun of turning 21 (ah, simpler times...). I think this is why I was so affected by the turn of events.The "villain" is really a blank slate, and that makes it all the more effective IMO. With no visual or auditory insight to the "villain," it isn't even clear if they are human.It is easy to write this film off with a group laugh, and perhaps my taste/empathies are off to "normal," but I have never felt so disturbed from a film. The manner in which our "villain" returns around 50 minutes is simply disturbing beyond words, a clear and fundamental violation of unsaid societal taboos of social order and consideration. There is no GORE in this film - indeed, it is fundamentally entirely PSYCHOLOGICAL in nature. That is likely a deciding factor for one's final judgement. Personally, I am much more prone to psychological scarring than blood and gore-fests. While borderline "supernatural," the actions of said "villain" are a fundamental violation of basic societal taboos. These characters drew me in to an age of innocence, of simpler times. I felt strangely connected to them by the 50 minute mark, making the (multiple) telephone calls - an obvious harbinger of tragic conclusions abound - all the more devastating.The "found footage" circle has, for me at least, come full circle. The BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was disturbing on a level beyond my youthful comprehension. I could not go downstairs for at least 2 years without thinking about that final image of guy in the corner. EVIL THINGS has torn that scar afresh in a way I never, EVER thought possible. The scar will callous anew with "that could never happen" thinking, but this film has done to windows what BLAIR WITCH did to basements for me.Having seen LOTS of found footage films, many are forgettable and poorly executed. Those that work, however, can achieve levels of terror and anxiety beyond even the greatest "standard" horror films due to their elements of "voyeurism" that are all the more enhanced with technological changes in society. They present a "false sense of reality," one entirely ascendant to third-person films, IMO. Combine this with a villain who is literally WITHOUT ANY AGENDA, WHATSOEVER, and you have, IMO, a truly terrifying concoction of a film.

kasperdyrendal I usually don't do reviews. I read reviews and I give scores - but rarely make a review. But for this film, I just had to. The first 57 minutes, absolutely nothing happens.. You see them sit in a car talking while they drive. Then a car drives past them and slows down aaaaand drives past them again. They eat, and they move on - sooo back to driving and talking again. They come to the house - they talk some more and now drink a little - nothing else. And BAM 57 minutes has passed.. And what has happened? Nothing.. Then the narrative changes to the "bad guy's" camera as he films them doing everything we just saw earlier.. Just through a different camera... Some of the cast disappeared. How? No idea. Who took them? No idea. What happened to them? No idea. Really disappointing.. And why the f... does the bad guy make some weird clicking noise? Sounds unnatural, like he is supernatural/alien/mutant of some sort. But we don't know - 'cause we get told nothing.. My advise -> don't waste your time on this. Move along and find another movie instead.

dld2012 As many of the other negative reviews have mentioned, the performances are really quite good. The concept is also interesting - an unidentified stalker filing the kids as they are filming each other. But I see two major downfalls in this film - one is the poor use of a terrible soundtrack over the last 1/3 of the film. It shouldn't have one at all (found footage, remember?) - and it's also badly done. WAY too loud, you can't even hear the dialogue through it. The other flaw is that too much time is spent on chaos without obvious cause. The group of friends start freaking out and running around too quickly, and then it just continues in that manner for what seems like an eternity. Of course, once everything falls apart, there's nowhere else to go.It's a shame. Wasted opportunity.

David Nguyen Rented from RedBox, I have no clue why RedBox is getting more indie films now, and they are all horrible. This one had to be the worst of them all! People that write good reviews either gets scared VERY easily or contributed to the movie's franchise. 1Hr into the movie and it was just them GOING to the location. The next few minutes of the movie before it ended showed Mark in the other room and a "spirit" closed the door on him. I'm pretty sure this is an evil spirit that knows how to drive a van. All in all, the suspense build up of 80% of the movie was not at all worth it. Please don't watch this, waste of time, if you do watch it just don't expect much.