Any movie that begins with multiple penis shots is fine with me!
(And WOW, this was rated PG. I've actually seen a handful of PG movies around that time with full frontal male nudity. Handful. Heh.)
While I'm running out of new-to-me and modern horror movies, I'm branching out to the old scary films I've never even heard of to get my fix. This one was NEVER on my radar and it was...just okay.
Usually the older ones - this is from 1978 - are much creepier, just because how they're made or the lowest of low budgets. That mostly always fit in to their benefit. Works on me. And it did here sometimes.
Basically, no spoilers as this is the setup, premise and takes place in the first 3 minutes, Title Character kills his mum and lover and then proceeds to spend the next 3 years in a comatose state when we reenter the story with a new nurse hired to care for him. In those 3 years, he's developed more skills that don't require sight, hearing, feeling...and everyone's gonna pay for it!
Sorry, I was trying to be funny with that last bit and be overdramatic.
The movie was well shot and mostly well-acted, I mean the Title Character has to remain still for his scenes and his eyes wide open, à la Clockwork Orange, or unlike the other Kubrick flick...Eyes Wide Shut. It seemed intelligently written and had some purpose, but had far too many missed opportunities. Plus, it was SUPER long at almost 2 hours. (Amazon must've had a director's cut. I watched a 112-minute version, but IMDb has this listed at 96 minutes. Dang. I wish I watched that version. Might have been tighter and all the fat cut out.)
Still, it's watchable and creepy enough for an old-school horror feel us junkies need to get high from, from time to time.
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Final thoughts: This isn't even my type of horror movie: The Supernatural. BUT I did like the poster so much and I don't mind telekinesis so much. It's the ghost stories I really don't favor 80% of the time.
(And WOW, this was rated PG. I've actually seen a handful of PG movies around that time with full frontal male nudity. Handful. Heh.)
While I'm running out of new-to-me and modern horror movies, I'm branching out to the old scary films I've never even heard of to get my fix. This one was NEVER on my radar and it was...just okay.
Usually the older ones - this is from 1978 - are much creepier, just because how they're made or the lowest of low budgets. That mostly always fit in to their benefit. Works on me. And it did here sometimes.
Basically, no spoilers as this is the setup, premise and takes place in the first 3 minutes, Title Character kills his mum and lover and then proceeds to spend the next 3 years in a comatose state when we reenter the story with a new nurse hired to care for him. In those 3 years, he's developed more skills that don't require sight, hearing, feeling...and everyone's gonna pay for it!
Sorry, I was trying to be funny with that last bit and be overdramatic.
The movie was well shot and mostly well-acted, I mean the Title Character has to remain still for his scenes and his eyes wide open, à la Clockwork Orange, or unlike the other Kubrick flick...Eyes Wide Shut. It seemed intelligently written and had some purpose, but had far too many missed opportunities. Plus, it was SUPER long at almost 2 hours. (Amazon must've had a director's cut. I watched a 112-minute version, but IMDb has this listed at 96 minutes. Dang. I wish I watched that version. Might have been tighter and all the fat cut out.)
Still, it's watchable and creepy enough for an old-school horror feel us junkies need to get high from, from time to time.
***
Final thoughts: This isn't even my type of horror movie: The Supernatural. BUT I did like the poster so much and I don't mind telekinesis so much. It's the ghost stories I really don't favor 80% of the time.