{"id":14730,"date":"2017-04-02T12:26:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=14730"},"modified":"2017-04-02T12:26:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T19:26:27","slug":"review-byebyeman-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/04\/review-byebyeman-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Bye Bye Man BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Bye Bye Man<\/em><\/strong> is an all around bad movie that somehow got a theatrical distribution. The young cast isn\u2019t particularly special, and Carrie-Anne Moss\u2019s talents were underutilized, but get the most out of a bad script and a supernatural villain who was anything but scary.<\/p>\n

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The Bye Bye Man<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Thriller, Comedy
\nUniversal | PG13\/Unrated \u2013 96 min. \/ 100 min. \u2013 $34.98 | April 11, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/02\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Stacy Title
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Robert Damon Schneck (\u201cThe Bridge to Body Island\u201d); Jonathan Penner (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Behind-the-Scenes Gallery, Deleted Scenes, DVD Copy
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>45.9 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 1.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Don\u2019t think it. Don\u2019t say it. For the love of god DON\u2019T SEE THIS INSEPID MOVIE!<\/p>\n

The Bye Bye Man<\/em><\/strong> actually starts off well enough in 1968 when a seemingly normal guy goes on a killing spree demanding if they repeated the name to anyone. It had an Insidious<\/em> vibe. And that\u2019s where the praise ends, however.<\/p>\n

Present day, college students Elliot (DOUGLAS SMITH), girlfriend Sasha (CRESSIDA BONAS) and best friend John (LUCIEN LAVISCOUNT) move into a creepy and creaky old house off-campus. The home\u2019s furnishings are in the basement and one such piece is a side table and when Elliot examines the drawer, discovers the circular writing \u201cDon\u2019t think it. Don\u2019t Say it\u201d, underneath was the word \u201cThe Bye Bye Man\u201d. Why it was inscribed, no f**ng clue. Soon enough strange things begin occurring amplified by a s\u00e9ance conducted by Sasha\u2019s friend, Kim (JENNA KANELL) and Elliot blurts out the name and now the others are, I guess, infected.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s really not much more than that to this thin plot. They begin seeing things that aren\u2019t actually happening, including Kim believing she\u2019s seeing a car accident across train only to be hit and killed which brings in Detective Shaw (CARRIE-ANNE MOSS); Sasha becomes incredibly weak; and Elliot starts thinking bestie John and Sasha are having an affair. Through all this, ever so briefly at times, we get to see this \u201cBye Bye Man\u201d as portrayed by Doug Jones (Hellboy<\/em>), a character that not only as no back-story (I guess they\u2019re saving it for an inevitable sequel which will be DTV no doubt) but isn\u2019t all that interesting even on a superficial basis.<\/p>\n

The trio to begin playing Scooby-Doo investigating and discovering the man in the opening was a reporter, Redmon, who himself was investigating the mass murder by a teenage boy and that leads to the \u201cBye Bye Man\u201d name where upon Redmon must kill those who know the name. Well, as it happens the side table belonged to him, which begs the question why wouldn\u2019t he at least burn it (I suppose the excuse is, he didn\u2019t remember writing the name). Oh, and the now infamous Faye \u201cLa La Land\u201d Dunaway makes a cameo appearance as the reporter\u2019s widow.<\/p>\n

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The acting isn\u2019t great but given the material, I can\u2019t fault them too much. Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount and Cressida Bonas carry themselves well enough I suppose though I have to wonder what Carrie-Anne Moss was doing and even Doug Jones never utilizes his full potential with such a bland, albeit supernatural, villain.<\/p>\n

The Bye Bye Man<\/em><\/strong> was helmed by Stacy Title based off of a chapter entitled \u201cThe Bridge to Body Island\u201d from the novel \u201cThe President\u2019s Vampire\u201d and adapted by Jonathan Penner who happens to be Title\u2019s spouse\/husband. Not surprisingly, neither have very much experience outside of a few shorts and indies (probably most notable, The Last Supper<\/em> starring Cameron Diaz).<\/p>\n

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Now, in fairness, perhaps this just wasn\u2019t a story that was made for the feature film platform (I actually think it\u2019d been suitable for the revamped Tales from the Crypt<\/em> series) but as it is, it\u2019s not at all scary and if I hadn\u2019t watched alone, this might\u2019ve been a hilarious blast viewing with friends, particularly the finale which was a hoot.<\/p>\n

But in the end, The Bye Bye Man<\/em><\/strong> should\u2019ve gone the direct-to-video route, although even then it\u2019d still been a crappy horror movie.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy. No features were included.<\/p>\n

There is the Unrated Cut<\/strong> which runs a little over three minutes longer and based on what I could tell, this likely was the original R-rated version before it got edited down to the watered-down PG-13 rating. The two big takeaways were there\u2019s more violence in the opening and a more explicit sex scene (albeit still short). There were little odds and ends that were toned down but those were the two noticeable ones.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Universal distributes The Bye Bye Man<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. This isn\u2019t a half bad looking transfer with sharp detail throughout while blacks are stark and smooth never showing signs of aliasing or artifacting. Nothing amazing but solid enough for low budget horror.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc includes your standard but effective DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, fully utilizing every available channel during those few \u201cscary\u201d scenes (I use that word quite loosely) but still providing crisp and clean dialogue through the center channel while the rears are mostly relegated for the generic score or ambient noises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 1.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Bye Bye Man<\/em><\/strong> is an all around bad movie that somehow got a theatrical distribution (though it was out of theaters within 5 weeks). The young cast isn\u2019t particularly special, and Carrie-Anne Moss\u2019s talents were underutilized, but get the most out of a bad script and a supernatural villain who was anything but scary. This Blu-ray release offers good video\/audio transfers but sadly (or not) no bonus material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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