अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंA young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.A young psychiatric intern unearths secrets about the mental health facility in which he works.
- Old Male Patient
- (as Rudi Rosenfeld)
फ़ीचर्ड समीक्षाएं
A young grad student arrives at a mental institution to begin his internship and from the start notices that the hospital is not up to standard. Patients are not given proper (sometimes not even humane) treatment, doctors and staff seem uninterested, facilities are nearly defunct, and (of course) the place just might be haunted.
The movement of the film is nice and brisk, with scare scenes coming at a fairly steady pace. The cast is capable and it's nice to have a couple horror regulars on board (Lance Henrickson and Jordan Ladd). The scripting is also adequate, but lacks punch; most everything seen here can be seen elsewhere. And then there is the twist, which while not a 'deal-breaker' will still influence your opinion of the film as a whole.
For some decent and classical scares this works just fine, just don't expect anything new or unique.
7/10
I have to admit, this movie really surprised me. I was expecting something along the lines of cheap, straight-to-video trash to be honest, but I was pleasantly surprised with this creepy little mystery thriller. For one, I liked the story. An isolated mental institution with a violent history is a perfect place to set a horror movie - and this film makes good use of it, with the perfectly constructed and very spooky sets. The actors were also very good - Joshua Leonard was convincing as the intuitive intern, and Jordan Ladd really displays her acting skills. Natasha Lyonne also had a role as an insane patient, and she played it very well. Then there's the scares. I've seen hundreds of horror movies, and I am rarely scared by them, but this one succeeded in getting quite a few scares out of me. The scares were very well placed and got my heart pumping pretty fast. One of the scariest had to be the scene with the nurse who is pushed down the stairwell, the camera-work was clever and was the main reason that the bit was so jolting. Very unexpected and very scary.
Another addition to the film's overall creepiness are the patients that reside in the asylum basement, good God they were scary. They're made out to be the most insane, mentally disturbed patients in the building - and that they are, not only in a mental aspect but also physically. The makeup job had them looking beyond scary, and the actors that played them made their characters just flat out bizarre and oddly disturbing. I'm actually surprised that this film never got a wide theater run, because it's easily worthy of it, and is much better than half of the teen-horror trash that is put out there lately.
All things considered, "Madhouse" is a unique and surprisingly scary horror film, and the twist in the end adds the film's overall atmosphere. I was actually scared on a few occasions, which is really rare. And going in, my expectations were low, but this movie really delivered. Try watching it all alone at night, with all the lights off - trust me, you'll get spooked on more than a few occasions. 8/10.
But there are loopholes in the plot. One can clearly see them after a single viewing. The ending is catchy, but utterly unnecessary. Jordan Ladd hardly looks like any medical personnel. But most of all, the actions of the patients are very much exaggerated and overtly dramatic. Apart from these points, 'Madhouse' is worth renting, because the 'thrill' element is in right proportions in the film.
"Madhouse" is an unknown low-budget movie with a surprisingly great gory story. The direction is sharp, the screenplay is very well tied up and in the end it is a worthwhile horror movie, highly recommended to be discovered by fans of this genre. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "A Casa dos Horrores" ("The House of the Horrors")
क्या आपको पता है
- ट्रिवियाThe drug "Risperdex" mentioned in the movie is reference to the real drug Risperdal. However, Risperdal is an antipsychotic, not an antidepressant.
- गूफ़In love scene, Clark takes off Sara's shirt. Next shot, shirt is still on. Next shot, it's off again.
- भाव
Trannie: I'm so dirty for my daddy.
Drake: I make sure you rot in there for the rest of your life .
Clark Stevens: What's wrong.
Drake: I will teach this freak to show some respect
[Trannie licks the window]
Drake: .
Clark Stevens: Let's just take a break, i'm almost done here, i'll be out in a minute.
Trannie: Why don't you come inside, i'll make us some Remy Martins
[Drake punches the door]
Trannie: [Trannie yells] It's the ones who protest too much that end up wearing their wives panties!
- कनेक्शनReferenced in In Praise of Shadows: The History of Insane Asylums and Horror Movies (2022)
- साउंडट्रैकScrewy Girl
Written by Cecile Morel-Journel
Performed by Tara King Th.
Courtesy of Mudah Peach/Lakeshore Records
टॉप पसंद
- How long is Madhouse?Alexa द्वारा संचालित
विवरण
बॉक्स ऑफ़िस
- बजट
- $30,00,000(अनुमानित)
- दुनिया भर में सकल
- $14,46,859
- चलने की अवधि1 घंटा 31 मिनट
- रंग
- ध्वनि मिश्रण
- पक्ष अनुपात
- 1.85 : 1