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Man Thing Reviews

2005

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Kyle Williams (Matt Le Nevez) thought accepting the job as Sheriff in the sleepy town of Bywater would be a welcome change of pace. But the peaceful town is not what it seems. While investigating a series of gruesome murders, Kyle discovers that the locals hide a frightening secret. Torn between who and what to believe, he .. Read more

Starring	Matthew Le Nevez, Rachael Taylor, Jack Thompson, Rawiri Paratene
Director	Brett Leonard
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Atmospheric. Visually stunning horror movie
- 40589
- - ImdB
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
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- - 7
  - 0
  Not my thing
  
  This is a pretty poor effort overall. The direction feels half hearted at best. This includes strange things going on in the background. For instance in one ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Brighton, England
  - 07 Jun 2006 at 12:45
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- - 0
  - 0
  Goulishly Good
  
  OK movie version of the marvel comic. At times can be so slow the film drags on, But also has moments of suspense and equally gore. Worth a watch but dont rush ... read more »
  
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- - freakygeek
  - 13 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 21 Oct 2010 at 18:53
- - 0
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  man thing
  
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  i'm a big marvel fan,but for a d-list marvel character,i didn't hold out much hope for man thing.sadly,i was proved right.
  
  the film has the ... read more »
  
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- - gulag
  - 37 reviews
  - stoke
  - 21 Mar 2010 at 10:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Watchable but weak
  
  Well, only a couple weeks and Hallowe'en is upon us. Man Thing is the type of film to get you in the mood for either horror, ghostly scary things. However... read more »
  
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- - JustKewl
  - 105 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 10 Oct 2009 at 21:37
- - 0
  - 0
  If you want your brain scrambled!!!!
  
  OMG!! I do believe that this is the worst film i have ever ever seen! What a load of balls!! The acting was well...(i could do better) and the swamp man idea ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Somerset
  - 17 Nov 2008 at 11:56
- - 0
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  Seen Worst!
  
  At the start I thought 'oh dear', but it is not THAT bad.
  
  The acting is ok - no Oscar winners, but the story is a bit lame.
  
  Did ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Berkshire
  - 30 Jun 2008 at 10:14
- - 2
  - 0
  It wasn't even so bad it was good.
  
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  I'm a big Marvel fan so I was hoping this might manage to capture the campy fun of Fantastic Four at worst and the intense brilliance of Iron Man at best.<... read more »
  
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- - deathbat
  - 19 reviews
  - Richmond
  - 05 May 2008 at 19:50
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  Oh dear!!
  
  This film had the potential to be very good, unfortunately it didn't get there on any level.
  
  Bad actors, bad effects, just generally bad, had an ... read more »
  
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- - fmharvey
  - 58 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Apr 2008 at 22:44
- - 1
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  not every marvel movie glitters
  
  I was looking forward to this movies and have to say i was dissapointed. With any movie based on comic books, we dont expect literary genius. But this was badly... read more »
  
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- - serendipityneverland
  - 45 reviews
  - Harrow
  - 27 Mar 2008 at 20:21
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  - 0
  Rubbish
  
  Absolute rubbish - no storyline whatsoever
  
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- - a customer
  - UK London
  - 05 Jun 2007 at 16:35
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  Silly Title = Silly Film
  
  It was amazing to see the 'Marvel' logo attached to this Z-movie, with its lame story and even lamer SFX. The 'Man-Thing', when it eventually ... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 29 May 2007 at 08:56
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- - 7
  - 0
  Not my thing
  
  This is a pretty poor effort overall. The direction feels half hearted at best. This includes strange things going on in the background. For instance in one ... read more »
  
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- 252342
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Brighton, England
  - 07 Jun 2006 at 12:45
- - 4
  - 2
  Good.
  
  Better than expected. The movie actually captures the atmosphere of the quietness of the swamp and the area related. A scary mood of loneliness.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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- - michael
  - nottingham
  - 09 Jun 2006 at 09:46
- - 2
  - 0
  It wasn't even so bad it was good.
  
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  I'm a big Marvel fan so I was hoping this might manage to capture the campy fun of Fantastic Four at worst and the intense brilliance of Iron Man at best.<... read more »
  
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- - deathbat
  - 19 reviews
  - Richmond
  - 05 May 2008 at 19:50
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  B Movie
  
  If the movie industry still made 'B movies' like they did years ago, then this would be in that category.
  
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- 257490
- - a customer
  - Hartlepool, England
  - 23 Jun 2006 at 17:51
- - 1
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  not every marvel movie glitters
  
  I was looking forward to this movies and have to say i was dissapointed. With any movie based on comic books, we dont expect literary genius. But this was badly... read more »
  
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- - serendipityneverland
  - 45 reviews
  - Harrow
  - 27 Mar 2008 at 20:21
- - 0
  - 0
  typical comic remake
  
  dont worry about watching the remake on the screen stay on the comics.
  
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- 257512
- - stuart slaney
  - Shoreham-by-sea
  - 23 Jun 2006 at 19:00
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  - 0
  Oh dear
  
  If you're a fan of the comics, you'll no doubt want to check this out.
  
  Aside from having some characters named after comic's alumni (... read more »
  
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- 258125
- - STEVEN TAYLOR
  - Birmingham
  - 26 Jun 2006 at 13:03
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  boring
  
  too fantastic for me..... dont recomend.
  
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- 261314
- - a customer
  - uk
  - 06 Jul 2006 at 08:54
- - 0
  - 0
  dont bother
  
  worst film ever dont bother.
  
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- 263237
- - gwynfor roberts
  - kent
  - 11 Jul 2006 at 21:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Poor film
  
  This has to be the worst film I have seen this year. It is not scary, the monster looks like a tree with red eyes...really pants!
  
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- 264480
- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 15 Jul 2006 at 05:53

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- Man Thing
  
  Kyle Williams (Matt Le Nevez) thought accepting the job as Sheriff in the sleepy town of Bywater would be a welcome change of pace. But the peaceful town is not what it seems. While investigating a series of gruesome murders, Kyle discovers that the locals hide a frightening secret. Torn between ...