This film is astoundingly dull and slow-paced. If you know what filler or padding is, this is what 90% of this movie is. It was obviously made by someone who wanted to make a monster movie but had to work on a tiny budget, so they barely show any scenes of an actual monster, but pad out the film with scenes of people standing around looking scared when they hear noises, or empty dialogue and conversation between characters. They should've called it The Seinfield Movie, because it feels like a movie about nothing.

Years ago there was a small town where the main employer was a large silver mine. When a bizarre accident occurs, the mine is shut down, leaving the town near-empty.Years later, a group of friends go to spend the night at one of the houses. It has a bootleg mine in the basement below, and unknown to anyone but the freaky old man who hangs around the mine, there are strange mutant creatures living within that eat people; the old man calls them Boogens. The mine is re-opening and some of the workers find themselves trapped inside with the strange creatures. Who will survive? Oh, the suspense! Anyway, Boogens isn't very scary, but for its time it isn't a bad movie, it's a little funny and creepy and at least stays entertaining the whole way through. My little brother says that boogens are just mutated nose boogers that grew large and needed a much bigger cave than noses, so they moved into the mine. I think the boogens were just supposed to be a made-up fantasy creature species or mutants.The soundtrack was creepy and eerie, the acting was decent, the scenery was great and you've gotta admit, the plot sure is original! If you crossed My Bloody Valentine (1981) with Gremlins (1985), you'd get this. The beginning credits with the old newspapers were pretty cool and different as well. It's overall a pretty good horror movie.

Despite a title that provokes laughter and/or bewilderment, this is an effective monster film, well directed by James L. Conway, who creates an eerie and claustrophobic feel in the remote Colorado locations, where a re-opened mine unleashes underground monsters that kill nearby residents. Interesting opening uses old newspaper clippings to tell the back story on how the mine had been closed decades earlier after mysterious killings occurred.Only downside is that, when the monsters are revealed at the end, they do not impress, since they do look silly, but are an effective menace in the shadows, with their sinister roaring creating an atmospheric feel that leads to a memorable fiery climax.Worth a look, and not terrible like some critics claimed.

A feature that simply fell through the cracks, but maybe because it was nothing more than a fair little low-budget creepy-crawly monster shocker from the 80s. Abandoned boarded up silver mine in Colorado is opened up, but the workers in doing so unknowingly release some nasty critters. Rather standard and minor, but well-made (sweeping camera-work) and always amusing. Pacing wise it's slow (as the simple plotting in the first half really does take its time to set everything up and can be gradually repetitive), but then it goes on to offer a couple neat little shocks (after some off-screen action, a touch of gore spills out), cheesy monster creations (which look like mutated turtles), an atmospheric setting (from the wintry Colorado mountains to the under lit underground mines) and the characters are likable enough. Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin and Jeff Harlen shared a good chemistry. Also appearing were John Crawford, Med Flory and John Lormer. However the dog Tiger really is a scene stealer. Director James L. Conway's slight handling is earnestly executed, where its old-fashion build-up keeps the danger out of sight, but constantly lurking (plenty of monster cam and tentacle work) and a spooky air is cemented. Things do get a little crazier at the back end. Typical, but fun 80s horror oddity.