The Toolbox Murders
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Movie Reviews of The Toolbox Murders
Movie Review: When is Anchor Bay going to release this?
Summary: 5 Stars
The Toolbox murders is by far one of my favorite's of the NASTY genre. It hit theatres the same time as the Texas Chainsaw Masacre and it was reported to be meaner in violence. Today it is relitivly tame, but there are some things that make this a classic. One is the Nail Gun scene, and two the fact that he's a religous fanatic killing people because of their sins. Not to mention he kidnaps his neisce and mistakes her as his dead daughter. The problem I have with Blue UnderGround is that it wouldn't play properly on my DVD machine. I heard that there might have been a pressing error on it or it could just have been that my player was a crappy Apex. Either way it would be nice to have this be fixed or Anchor Bay release a better copy of it. I'm not saying it was Blue UnderGround's fault. Don't get me wrong I have some other films released by them, but I hated getting rid of this film because it wouldn't play during a scene. Also It would be nice if they came out with an Unrated Version. That is if there is an Unrated version out there.Movie Review: A long lost exploitation gem
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought for a long while about getting this dvd only hearing brief reviews I finally got it today it was everything I hoped for. Unlike most slasher films this one is based on true events that happened in L.A. in 1967. It would offend any femminist because the main target is women, immoral woman to be particular. The man who thinks he's helping to rid the world of evil by killing all the sinful women in the apartment complex he owns. Disguised as a handyman he uses tools from his toolbox such as a hammer, screwdriver and a nailgun.Shot on a pretty low budget it features the late Cameron Mitchell as the handyman in my opinion a great film finally avalible after being banned in 1982.
Movie Review: What with these people??
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay first of all, I am not understanding the dissing of this film here. Look at the year this film was made folks? This is before the Slasher boom genre really even took of. True most of the violence takes place in the fist half hour but nonetheless I feel that this movie is deserving of its reputation as a "nasty". If there is one movie that I felt was overpraised and over hyped it was the film Maniac. Even Savinis effects in that film were sub par. Listen, if you are a fan of this era of film making that I am sure you will not be dissapointed.Movie Review: Bob Vila's Favorite Film!
Summary: 4 Stars
Back in the day Phil Donahue devoted an entire show to violent films and their alleged harmful effects, focusing mainly on The Toolbox Murders. This type of horror film was still quite new at the time, Halloween still being a year away and Friday The 13th three years away. I can understand how Phil and Co. thought this was appalling at the time, but any hardcore horror fan will say, "what's all the fuss about?" Actually I'm surprised they singled this out and didn't devote the hour to Last House On The Left. I guess Phil didn't watch that one. Imagine his reaction if he saw Cannibal Holocaust! Anyhow, as you'll read in other reviews, people really think this is a stinker. Most of these folks are young horror fans exposed to this film for the first time since it recently got a dvd release expecting an all out bloodbath coz of the film's reputation. Yeah, if you have those expectations I can almost guarantee you'll walk away disappointed. the actual "toolbox murders" occur from the getgo and go on for about a half hour or so, then we're done with the slasher flick portion of the film. The film totally switches gears at this point, right after the killer abducts a fifteen year old girl. Ya see, this guy feels he's doing God's work by killing women he finds immoral and dirty. All victims are from the same apartment complex, and do cool stuff like dance in lingerie right in front of the window. How come this never happens in my apartment complex? Although I did hear a couple going at it last summer. Anyhow, that's not important, back to the story. He kidnaps this girl to save her from these evils, but also becomes convinced that she is his daughter who had died some years before. I've seen this film a time or two before, so I know about the psycho-drama part of the film. Quite frankly, I enjoy it. Cameron Mitchell does an adequate job, looking like a psycho Tom Jones. Lots of acting bashing here, but the scenes showing him and the girl in a father/daughter type mind game aren't too bad and even a bit disturbing at that. Gore? Confined to the first half hour mainly. The murders aren't barf bag sick or anything, but unpleasant enough. Don't hold your breath for the infamous nail gun scene, coz it's nothing to write home about. The tub scene preceeding it is an attention getter, but if you see enough slasher films, the nail gun's not so shocking. It's only famous coz it's a nail gun, which is something that had never been used in a horror film before. I would recommend The Toolbox movies if you're a connoisseur of old horror and exploitation films. It's a minor classic in it's own right, so what could it hurt to say you've seen it? Once again Blue Underground's devotion to the restoration of crappy films comes through nicely here. This film probably didn't look or sound this good upon it's original release! Watch it in your underwear with a full stock of Funyuns for full effect.Movie Review: Good for what it is...
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, this is a very good transfer. Blue Underground really goes all out when it comes to restoration. Secondly, though interesting, the extras don't add up to much. Trailers, a very small feature about the infamous nail-gun scene, radio spots, a Cameron Mitchell bio and a running commentary. For the price, the quality of the transfer is worth it for fans of the film. As for the film itself, the title basically says it all. In this viewer's opinion it's an above average slasher flick. It COULD be taken seriously except for the fact that some of the victims just aren't trying hard enough to escape. Overall, a noteworthy effort cinematically in terms of trash films and worth adding to any slasher fan's collection.