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4.0 out of 5 stars
Scary because it is realistic, May 1, 2005
I had seen this movie on cable many years ago, couldn't forget it, and searched to find it.
No-it doesn't have a succinct (predictable) plot line. It is the randomness of the murders that is truly cautionary. A girl hitchhiking, a woman whose car has stalled, a woman with a broken air-condition, and so on.
The scenes are intense. Generally the women become leery-and their fear is palpable. They try to extract themselves from the situation, but generally fail.
The scene where a girl is attempting to escape through a field had me on the edge of my seat. As a matter of fact, every scene where I could see a murder coming did. "Hollywood" horror flicks do not affect me so. I routed for the escape of the victims, but to little or no avail.
In my estimation, the directing was right on, as was the acting. I prefer realism for intensity.
This movie stands on its own. Why must it follow the book?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
CUT to pieces!, December 24, 2006
DO NOT BUY THIS DISC!
I watched this years ago on VHS and was very impressed. Owning a multisystem DVD player, I figured I would go ahead and get the PAL version.
The movie is not only severely cut, missing important scenes and lines, but whenever someone curses, the volume goes way down. Absolutely AWFUL!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best serial killer flicks ever made, July 22, 2006
This review is from: Confessions of a Serial Killer (Region 2) (DVD)
The late, great art director Robert A. Burns (who worked on the original TCM) turns in a perfectly convincing performance as a serial killer. Too bad he didn't do more acting. I'll say this as well: one of the biggest reasons the 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre works so well is due to the genius of Robert A. Burns' magnificent art direction.
Director/writer Mark Blair shows tremendous talent here as well. This is another talented filmmaker who is no longer around--and it's a great loss, because this guy, with this one film, puts so many of these "masters of horror" directors to
shame.
The only (slight) negative is that the film was shot a bit on the dark side, and you won't find any extras on the DVD, other than a couple of lame trailers for a couple of lame flicks.
More horror fans should know about this one. Even though the gore isn't piled on, you get a more authentic portrait of real life serial killer Henry Lee Lucus than they showed in the John McNaughton version.
Still, both films worked for me.
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