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Movie Reviews of Maniac
Movie Review: "Fancy girl's and their fancy dresses and lipstick......laughing and dancing......I can't stop them?"
Summary: 5 Stars
Maniac is everything a horror film should be, dark, disturbing, realistic, of course extremely violent, and most importantly original. This is possibly one of my favourite horror flick's of all time, and to me the epitome of a perfect horror(slasher) movie in every sense of the word. Instead of focusing on a corny group of teenager's like most slasher's, it focuses more on the mind of the killer, his mental health issue's, and his distaste for 'pretty women'. This is a horror film done right with a great plot, great direction, great performances, and awesome special effect's. This is one of the closest portayal's of a real life 'maniac' I've ever seen put to film. Exactly what I want when buying a film like this. I want to be shocked, I want to be disgusted, and I want to be repulsed. That is what horror is supposed to do (see definition of horror), and that's what Maniac does.
Joe Spinnels' performance is absolutely disturbing, hilarious, and completely realistic all at the same time. His character is loosely based on Ed Gein, and he has these two personalities that are constantly arguing with each other. It's actually very disturbing to watch, but completey plausible at the same time. He does a fantastic job at playing this schizophrenic role and carries the movie with his great performance.
Tom Savinis' effect's are amazing as alway's. This is probably some of his best work in my opinion. There is so much detail put into every effect. He make's sure that they are alway's using the right angle's, the right motion's, amount of blood, the right timing, it's actually really brilliant in it's own right. From his time as a war photographer he know's what this stuff is supposed to look like......it's not pretty, and it show's with Maniac.
This is arguably Will Lustig's best film with good reason, Maniac is an extremely original horror film that I really can't compare to any other slasher I have seen. There is simply nothing like it. Brutally realistic and completey unforgiving. When I buy a movie like this, I want extreme violence and a lot's of it, and Maniac deliver's 100%. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Movie Review: Griitty, Realistic, Graphic, Horrifying and Frightening.. A Work of Art!
Summary: 5 Stars
The late Joe Spinell gives the performance of a lifetime in this Horror masterpiece. The title I have written tells it all. The only complaint I have is with *the dvd disc as it goes into spanish language and subtitles by default and it has to be adjusted to english and off with remote*?????? and there is a slight freeze late in the film right before the graveyard scene?...Also, Spinells nervous breakdowns (and there are many!) are at times annoying and the first time I saw this at a drive-in way back in the glory days the eighties I was honestly disappointed, I thought it stunk but now my opinion is the opposite. One of the rare films that gets better with time. Why the imbeciles at Blue Underground would allow this problem with the *set-up* to happen with the technology available is moronic. Still, despite this mild incompetence and the annoying breakdown "closeup" scenes this is a 5 star film one that most others of its genre should be measured against in my opinion. The most graphic and horrifying scenes in horror movie history are in Maniac. The extras are worth checking out unlike most dvd productions and maniac is a masterpiece of modern cinema.Movie Review: Maniac Prevails!
Summary: 5 Stars
Since it's debut in 1980 Maniac has held up very nicley. It is an excellent slasher flick that features the master effects of Tom Savini (Dawn Of The Dead, Deathdream, The Burning, Friday The 13th etc) who said himself that that "The Effects Were Too Realistic". Maniac is a fairly violent horror film but is mild compared to some others, The film is about a man that is steadily going insane with a woman hating compulsion. He violenty murders women to collect their scalps for his own enjoyment, The film is directed by cult director William Lustig. The owner of the very succesful cult DVD company "Blue Underground", The film gives a very moody feel about it and is very enjoyable that gets better with more viewings. When released it was considered a "Women Hating Piece Of Filth" and was protested and attempted to be banned. In my opinion this was blown into something more than it should have been.
For anyone interested in the horror gems of the 80's will love this flick. This cannot be missed.
Buy this film!
Note: The Anchor Bay Version is not any diffrent than the Blue Underground DVD.
Movie Review: Filth and mayhem
Summary: 5 Stars
This has to be one of the sickest films ever made. You know what? I loved/love every minute of it. You can feel the sleaze rolling off of the screen and into your living room. You get the full feel of 100% grime and filth of the backstreets of New York. Joe Spinell is just amazing and the goddess with captivating eyes aka Caroline Munro is just always wonderful to watch. The music by Jay Chattaway gives an uneasy feeling to an already "know to be" uneasy film. Tom Savini does the ever wonderful special effects further proving that he is an effects god.
William Lustig has created a masterpiece of cinematic filth and mayhem. The commentary track is very insightful and there is a fantastic documentary about Joe Spinell as well as an awsome radio/audio interview with Spinell and Caroline Munro. Also, one of my favorite adult film actresses Sharon Mitchell has a small part as "Nurse #2".
(be sure to also check out William Lustig's "Maniac Cop" and "Vigilante")
Movie Review: Disturbing piece of cinema
Summary: 5 Stars
Believe it or not but I found this film to be one of the greatest horror films ever made , definitely one of the best slasher films. In this film there definitely was a motive to the killings. I didn't really just see this as only a slasher film but as an insight into the life of a killer. Really like Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer. Both films were really just observations of the human condition or the soul. Observations on what drives these men into their own mad worlds. I also thought that both treated the killer as a real character. A real person with serious problems. Even though the killer was this terrible bad guy, I felt bad for him because inside of him he was only a child. A child who was hurt and abused by his mother. Again like HENRY. I'd say that this film is as much of a horror film as it is a drama. I also have to say that Jay Chattaway's score for this film was brilliant, probably one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. 10/10