Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer (20th Anniversary)
by John McNaughton
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Actor: Anne Bartoletti, Elizabeth Kaden, Mary Demas, Michael Rooker, Ted KadenDirector: John McNaughton
Brand: MPI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 83 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Movie Reviews of Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer (20th Anniversary)
Movie Review: Hard To Watch, Yet Impossible To Hate.
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't prepared for this movie. What I thought was going to be another "shock them out of their socks" film about blood and guts turned out to be a deeply disturbing film that made me highly uncomfortable while I watched it. It just kept getting darker and more twisted as the minutes ticked away.
I thought that it was a great movie. I can't think of any other movie that has really made me want to hide. It wasn't scary in the normal sense, but what scared me is the no-nonsense format in which the story is told. Gritty and low budget, you get the feeling that you shouldn't have started watching in the first place. Indeed, I got more than I bargained for and when it was over I thought to myself that it was one of the best movies I have ever seen... and I DO NOT want to watch it again.
There is one scene in particular that is just so disgusting and disturbing that I could barely watch it. However, I must say that the acting in this movie is incredible. Every character feels like they are real. I was especially amazed at the acting of the victims. One second they are alive and fighting for their life and family... the next second they are dead from a broken neck and laying there like a brand new corpse. It was incredible to watch. Top notch acting because it affected me so deeply.
Be warned, this is not a "let's get a scary movie on Friday night" kind of movie. This is a serious film in my opinion. It should never be played with children around, it should never be played if you have a fragile psyche.
I want so badly to hate this film. I hate the way it made me feel, I hate the things it made me think about, I hate that it seemed so real. With all of that hate you would think that I would actually hate this movie. But this movie goes by in a flash because it is so captivating... and in the end I had to admit to myself that I could never hate this movie. I have to admit that I love this movie and how powerful it is... and now I hope to never see it again.
Summary of Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer (20th Anniversary)
Ever seen a film so terrifying that it made you want to sleep with all the lights on? A film so unsettling that some of its scenes were stuck in your mind long after you'd finished viewing it? John McNaughton's horrific masterpiece HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER is that kind of film. Based on true events, this critically-acclaimed classic so believably portrays the senseless killing spree of a dangerous sociopath on the loose, Michael Rooker in a bone-chilling performance, that people can't stop talking about it even twenty years after it was filmed. If you've never seen HENRY before, get ready for the ride of your life. If you have seen HENRY and are one if its many fans, you're not going to want to miss this 20th Anniversary Special Edition, which is packed full of never-before-seen extras and is presented here in a stunning new high definition transfer supervised by the director.Most horror films exist in a fantasy movie-world safely removed from our existence, populated by zombie-like killers and psychopathic madmen. The power of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is its chilling placement in the mundane existence of everyday life. Michael Rooker plays Henry not as a raving psychopath but as the frumpy guy next door, a drifter who takes out his frustrations on random victims and escalates his body count after teaming up with the violent ex-con Otis (Tom Towles). Though not exceedingly gory in light of the excesses of such fantasy horrors as the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street series, director John McNaughton's straightforward presentation and documentary-like style creates a chilling realism that many viewers will find hard to watch. McNaughton neither comments on nor flinches at the brutal violence, which reaches its apex in a disturbing camcorder-eye view of a particularly sadistic murder of a middle-class couple, with Henry and Otis smiling through the deed as they record it for their continued pleasure. Henry straddles the line between True Crime (though fictional, the story was inspired by the confessions of real life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas) and horror, a bleak, brutal kind of terror for a generation deadened by the escalating outrageousness of movie murders and nightly news crime scene clips. --Sean Axmaker
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