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Kemper

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Ed Kemper (Robert Sisko), an oddball, 40-something recluse who lives with his mother, has serious insight when it comes to solving crimes. Picture a bad Harvey Keitel impersonator with significantly less passion, mixed with an insane person who loves to hear himself speak. His mother is a foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, horror movie-watching wench who thinks her son is a waste of life. Ed teams up with a detective named Tom to solve a recent rash of murdered young women.

Aside from Sisko's performance, this movie pretty much stinks. Sisko is compelling as a twisted, jaded mind who suffers from a deep-seeded history of abuse. He appears to believe his ramblings, and without his character, Tom is as worthless as an elevator in an outhouse.

Some aspects of this film are so rehashed that I'd call it plagiarism. And the others are so hackneyed that they are comical at times. The worst part, however, is that every scene transition feels like one from a drama on Telemundo:

Character #1: Dramatic line
Character #2: Incredibly obvious, not so dramatic attempt at a dramatic reply
"Spooky" music: Duh duh duh duuuuuuuh

Given that the major clue in cracking the case ends up being a collage, it's fitting that this movie is essentially a collage of several, better made horror movies. It's the abusive mother and insane son relationship of Psycho, the detectives who use classic literature to solve the crimes of a self-delusional madman of Se7en, and the helpful non-police force assistant to local detectives of The Bone Collector.

This is a definite low-ball, B-level suspense thriller. It's not that interesting or original, and I'd recommend passing it by for several of the other worthwhile selections in the Walmart five dollar bin.

Kemper was a psycho killer who beheaded collage girls, had sex with their bodies and cut them open and played with their inards. This crap movie makes him seem like an intellectual person with issues.

Besides the horrible acting and directing, this movie has zero to do with the real killer Edward Kemper. Do not bother wasting your money on this.

I am extremely satisfied with this purchase. I used it for a class I taught, and the class loved it. It help provide insight into a truly disturbing time.

I think the people who made this film should be very embarrassed. Not accurate at all. The only truth in it was the fact that they had his name right. And, my God Ed was 6' 9" tall and they get a 5' 8" man to play him. How pathetic! Get your facts straight before making a film!

Did they have those small cell phone in the early 70's? Doesn't seem too accurate to me.

"based on true events..." blahhh! serial killers are fascinating individuals, and i have read a lot about edmund kemper. i was excited to find this dvd but was soon let down. i figured that since lions gate put out the movie that it would be good. NOT AN OUNCE OF GORE OR NUDITY! everything in this video is common knowledge. dont waste your money or time!