Driller Killer / The Early Short Films of Abel Ferrara
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Movie Reviews of Driller Killer / The Early Short Films of Abel Ferrara
Movie Review: A Cult Classic!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to agree with the reviewer before me. I would only recommend this movie to an avid fan of the horror genre. A casual horror fan probably would not appreciate this type of film as much.
I looked all over for this film for years and finally purchased it. Well honestly the movie wasn't great by any stretch but I didn't find it awful either.
Reno Williams(Abel Ferrara) a struggling artist, trying to make an honest living finds himself driven to insanity by his two roommates, the inability to pay his bills, and of all things a punk rock band living beneath his apartment. When he finally snaps he Reno takes to the streets, killing delinquent bums with a power drill. Some of the killing scenes are decent but from all the hype you may have heard about this movie you may expect to see much more gore and violence than there actually is. The movie is poorly lit and moves at a slow clip but the ending is decent.
If you are an avid horror fan then Abel Ferrara's cult classic "The Driller Killer" needs to be added to your horror collection. Otherwise I would suggest seeing it before you buy it.
Movie Review: Good Driller Thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
Driller Killer is about a trouble man who picks up an electric drill and can't put it down. First, he takes to the streets and starts killing off homeless people. Then he starts killing those he believes have wronged him. I will say that the first half wasn't that great. It's not much of a horror movie at first, but things really pick up at about the halfway mark and it becomes a gory slasher flick. And a good one, too.Movie Review: Not that good
Summary: 3 Stars
Not Ferrara's cult classic film, not a good horror film. But worth watch at least once,
I liked the extra first films on 2nd disc of the limited edition, but i think Richard Kern short films represents the New York scene on the end the 70's better than Ferrara did on this film, if you know what i mean.
Movie Review: was director on meds when commentary was done?
Summary: 1 Stars
was the guy drunk, under heavy medication--or was it done post lobotomy?
hey, I have nothing against booze--or whatever it is that people do; that's their own business...but if you're going to do commentary on a film that people have paid money for...how about making it coherent, buddy? how about making some sense? how about better sound and cleaner/clearer sentences?
is that too much to ask?
the slurring, mumbling thing went out with Brando (& I respect Brando's acting ability, by the way.)
and the fick itself? could have been, should have been a great little horror flick. the premise is there--and terribly botched with poor photography, writing, acting and direction.
Like I said: too bad.
the single star is for the title.
Movie Review: all i can really say is "no"
Summary: 1 Stars
Ferrara is obviously a required taste and this film does nothing to prove against that point.
not only is he a horrible actor, but he's also one of the worst directors with an undeserved cult following. his camerawork is atrocious and wreaks of a bad home movie.
the back of the DVD says that Abel was trying to make a film in the vein of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but in the end wound up making a film more like that of Taxi Driver. now, even before i watched the film, i knew this was an incredibly gross overstatement, but now i think the DVD company that made such a horrid claim should be forced to remove that from the synopsis.
oh, and the band in the movie was terrible. hell, everything about this movie was terrible. Ferrara is a failure.
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