Product Details

• Actors: Paolo Rotondo, Paul Glover, Christopher Graham, Darien Takle, Rebecca Hobbs
• Directors: Scott Reynolds
• Writers: Scott Reynolds
• Producers: Jonathan Dowling
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: December 8, 1998
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573624438
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,789 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of The Best Horror/Thrillers I've Ever Seen!!!!!!!!!!!, June 21, 2002

By	Guido "hucklecat03" (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ugly (DVD)

Once again I can thank the Boogeymen DVD for introducing me to this film. This movie is one of the best horror/thriller movies I've seen in years. It's powerful, extremely intelligent and especially unique. It is the quintesential thinking man's horror movie.

The Ugly is unique in the fact that it takes us inside the mind of a serial killer and why he's driven to do such unspeakable things. Paolo Rotondo is magnificent in his role as serial killer Simon Cartwright. The plot is especially rich and deeply interesting. It will keep you off balance and continually guessing. Simon seems to be a shy young man with a troubled past. People constantly making fun of him and spitting all over his existance. Well he gets his revenge to say the least. But why does he do what does? Enter Psychiatrist Dr. Karen Schumaker. She believes she's getting into the mind of Simon and what drives and motivates him in killing his victims. He is very convincing and seems very honest but is this just an act? Is she getting inside his mind or is he getting inside hers?

This movie is not a typical slasher film, it has no demons or supernatural beings, but it is incredibly chilling in the fact it seems very believable. It has just enough blood (the black blood of New Zealand) and will startle you here and there. This movie will be added to my collection and if you have the pleasure of viewing "The Ugly" I'm sure you will add it to yours too. It is an "Instant Classic"

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'Beautiful' Horror Movie!, January 27, 1999

By	Aizam Awang ([e-mail]) (Stockton, CA) - See all my reviews

It is hard to spend some money watching new horror movies nowadays, since we don't really know what we might get ourselves into: But this! This is a very groundbreaking horror-slasher movie! The story is somewhat reminiscent of 'The Silence of the Lamb' where we have this psychologist who is trying to dive into the mind of a serial killer (who kills without a pattern). When he kills, he does it because he 'loves killing' and the Psychologist doesn't like his answer to this. You will feel the feeling of loneliness for the killer for being condemned to live his life struggling with his split ego - The Ugly, but will you ever forgive him for his crimes through his reasoning of 'The Visitors', which is the whole idea of what the movie represents? The distortions of images, the play of color and shot composition are truly groundbreaking for a horror movie. The closest to this movie in terms of its visual integrity is Oliver Stone's 'Natural Born Killer'. You won't regret owning this one: It's a MASTERPIECE of all horror/slasher movies. The violence is pretty disturbing, but not over the top (the worst scene would be the cutting of his victims' necks by his infamous shaving knife). One true example that horror movies can be turned into a majestic works of art!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An intricate look at the mind of a killer, March 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ugly (DVD)

"The Ugly" is a brilliant film that explores the psyche of a serial killer. The movie is a labyrinth of accelerated images, with an absolutely tremendous performance from Paolo Rotondo as the killer, Simon, a character who manages to exude both pity and power through the manipulation and deception of a naive and brassy psychiatrist. An interesting and determined essay on the psychological implications of murder, and quite a good movie, too.