jasonwtx
Joined Mar 1999
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I first saw this movie when the video came out. I guess I was probably 10. We all got someone's mom to rent it for us at a slumber party b/c we knew there was sex in it and she didn't. At that age, that was pretty much all we paid attention to between Cheetoes and Dr. Peppers. Heck, I was 10.
Saw it the other day for the first time since then. It is actually a pretty darn good movie. As others have said, the way it tells a story without any dialog is very well done. Certainly better than "Clan of the Cave Bear," but it is not for everyone.
Saw it the other day for the first time since then. It is actually a pretty darn good movie. As others have said, the way it tells a story without any dialog is very well done. Certainly better than "Clan of the Cave Bear," but it is not for everyone.
I'm not going to write an essay here like some have chosen to do, but this is a good horror movie. It is not better than the original, but it is better than any other TCM up to this point. It has some pretty good acting and the best part is that it is not campy. It really tries to convey that there is some bad stuff going down. If I had to complain about something it would be the editing. It is cut so fast that it is often hard to tell what is going on at times. A worthy tribute, but I would have shot it with an old cheap camera to give it that old-school realistic look.
This film had the potential of being something absolutely terrifying. It deals with what is known to be the worst serial killer in U.S. history. The absolute perversion of John Wayne Gacy is horrific. Posing as Pogo the Clown to entertain little kids on one side and then committing homosexual torture rituals with a body count nearing 30 on the other. I don't think you could make a true to life movie about this guy with out it being rated NC-17. Maybe I was seeking out a slasher movie, I don't know, but the feel you get from this is a made for T.V. movie with the use of certain four letter word to get an "R" rating.
I'll echo a previous poster. The movie focuses much on the crawl space, the maggots, and the stink, and it never really scares you into understanding the grizzly actions of this person, and yes, the way the timeline is handled is just stupid.
I'll say the same thing I said about the movie "Speck" (about another serial killer). If you want to be scared, wait for "Great Crimes and Trials of the 20th Century" to re-air on PBS and for the Gacy episode. No blood, but you may have a hard time sleeping for a while.
3 out of 10 stars.
I'll echo a previous poster. The movie focuses much on the crawl space, the maggots, and the stink, and it never really scares you into understanding the grizzly actions of this person, and yes, the way the timeline is handled is just stupid.
I'll say the same thing I said about the movie "Speck" (about another serial killer). If you want to be scared, wait for "Great Crimes and Trials of the 20th Century" to re-air on PBS and for the Gacy episode. No blood, but you may have a hard time sleeping for a while.
3 out of 10 stars.