10 Forgotten Horror Movies From The Early 2000s
8. Willard
If you have musophobia, welcome to your worst nightmare.
2003's Willard, a remake of the 1971 horror classic, starred everyone's favorite gonzo weirdo, Crispin "What Is It" Glover. It tells the story of the eponymous Willard, a beaten-down young man who finds out he has an unnatural connection to the many, many rats that haunt his late father's old estate. He proceeds to use this power to exact revenge on the people who have wronged him.
2003's Willard ditches the original's early-'70s faux realism in favor of being closer to an origin movie for an obscure Batman villain. Everything from the music to the cinematography, to the way the film frames Willard and his rats, you keep expecting the picture to cut away from him and reveal the plucky superhero who will be our actual protagonist. The fact that that never happens is what transforms this into a horror movie.
While the film is deeply flawed, its unique energy more than picks up the slack, making for a fun late-night watch with friends.