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| If I could give this movie 20 stars, I totally would. This one hovered on my "favorite horror films" list for nearly two decades before revisiting it recently and discovering that it actually qualifies as one of my favorite films of all time. James ("Mad Dog and Glory") McNaughton's flowing and focused directing helps this shine above most other "maniac" themed films and draws us into the demented world of a guy who is nothing more than a man. A freaking twisted man, but a man just the same. Excellent performances and a score that is tough to match in terms of precisely fitting the images and mood helped to push this toward the top of my overall list. A word of warning though... this is absolutely not for everyone, including the gorehounds among us. One scene in particular still renders me speechless at it's conclusion, and I've been watching this thing since it came out. But if you can stomach it, I promise you won't be disappointed. |
| | AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR | | Y | This is a particularly effective horror film because it's impossible to laugh it off with "Oh, but that couldn't happen! That's so silly!" It could happen, and there are people just like Henry in the world right now. | Jeffrey Frawley | | Y | This is a great film, albeit, disturbing. | Mad Monkey |
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