He Knows You're Alone
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Movie Reviews of He Knows You're Alone
Movie Review: KILLER BRIDES
Summary: 3 Stars
This early entry in the slasher catalog is notable for the screen debut of Tom Hanks in a small role as a psychology student. While the movie is familiar to HALLOWEEN in its music, photography and subtle chills, it has its own merits. One drawback is the identity of the killer early on; but it does have some chilling moments especially in the death of co-star Elizabeth Kemp and the aquarium. Caitlin O'Heaney is a likeable damsel in distress and unhunky Don Scardino an affable hero. The ending is rather ironic too. All in all, not a bad choice for slasher film addicts.Movie Review: Some shivers, but mostly stock shock
Summary: 3 Stars
One of the many slasher films that attempted to ride on the coattails of "Halloween", "He Knows You're Alone" attempts to scare us with this tale of a terrified bride. The special effects are a bit hokey, especially since they're now so dated, and the film makes use of the worst groaner tricks - dark houses (excuse me; the first thing most frightened people do is turn on the lights in the room!), missing knives on the wall, the works. A decent popcorn movie, but if you really want to get frightened, re-view "Halloween" or "When a Stranger Calls" instead.Movie Review: The movie that scared the heck out of me when I was young.....
Summary: 2 Stars
I just rented this movie today because its one of the horror movies of my youth that scared the heck out of me as a teen adult. I have never forgotten some of the scenes in this movie and still get spooked when I envision the various scenarios. This is probably a good example of why a young impressionable person shouldn't watch these types of movies. I am about to watch this movie again after not having seen it for 25 years so I'm curious to see if it still freaks me out like it did then. I'm a big fan of the older style horror movie, lots of suspense, minimal gore so let's see if this movie is as scary as I remembered back then. Stay tuned.......
Ok, I'm back, I finished watching the movie. I can't believe this movie scared me when I was younger. This is a great example of a movie you remember as a child as being "sooooo good" and then when you watch it you realize how we grow up and how time can change things. I had to stop the movie half way through because I needed a break. Movie had a great premise but is your quintessential "b" rated movie; bad music and bad acting. I must say though the second half contained 2 scenes that actually had me almost on the edge of my seat. I can't help but think that if this movie had a bigger budget and some slight story alterations, it could have been a good movie. Except for a couple of characters in the movie, you don't really get to know any of the victims before they become victims. This movie clearly jumped on the bandwagon of the "horror" parade of movies started by Brian de Palma's Halloween. I can see distinct similarities in concept i.e. the same house was used as one of the murder scenes and the whole "someone's following me" concept is in both movies. However, the similarities are conceptual only as Halloween is one of the greatest movies of all time and clearly had a bigger budget.
All that being said, this isn't a "bad" movie, I mean it's your typical B rated old movie from 1980 but if you know this going in, it's not horrible, just cheesy.
Movie Review: Features One Seriously Sweaty Slasher
Summary: 2 Stars
"He Knows You're Alone" isn't exactly an apt title considering most of the kills take place when the victim has at least one other person close by, but I guess "He Knows You're Somewhat alone with Other People in the General Vicinity" doesn't have quite the same ring? Right off the bat we learn the identity of the killer, so there is no mystery, which is fine if we are looking at a flat-out slasher with a high body count. But "He Knows" doesn't really come off as a straight slasher flick, it feels more like a mystery film. The body count is low, the special effects are limited, meaning very little gore. Quite a bit of the film is taken up by Don Scardino and the guy who played the principal in "The Breakfast Club" trying to find out when and where the ever-sweaty murderer will strike next. I would have been more generous in my review if there had been either a higher body count, or if we got to see more of the red stuff flow. My guess is, if this came out in theaters today it would have a PG-13 rating instead of R.
I thought the acting was pretty good for a B-Level flick. The comic relief ex-boyfriend/morgue attendant guy was not annoying like most 80's slasher comic relief guys. And I am sure I am dating myself here, but when one of the actresses in the movie puts on these huge headphones and settles down on the floor to jam to some tunes with some.....refreshments. That took me right back to my High School days. I remember doing the same thing many times...only my head didn't later end up in the fish bowl. So for nostaligic reason I had to give this at least 2 stars.
Movie Review: Generic and dated Halloween copy
Summary: 2 Stars
One of the countless horror films to try to take advantage of the success of John Carpenter's Halloween, He Knows You're Alone was a carbon copy of Carpenter's classic before, and it still is to this day. Not to mention that the film is more dated than ever, is chock full of almost non-existant and wooden acting, and a horribly executed take on the slasher killer. The blood in the film is almost non-existant, which isn't such a bad thing considering director Armand Mastroianni was trying to go for a "less is more" angle, but He Knows You're Alone is one of those rare cases where more would probably have been better. The film is famed mostly for featuring a young Tom Hanks in his first screen role, which encompasses about five minutes of screentime. Whether you want to see Hanks in the beginning of his career, or you want a nostalgia trip down the 80's slasher road, He Knows You're Alone isn't utterly horrible and is worth a look if you've never seen it, but with so many superior films of the genre out there, your better off with something else. Warner Bros. decided to put a few extras on the disc for it's DVD debut, including trailers and a worthwhile commentary by director Armand Mastonianni and writer Scott Parker.