Serial Killing 101

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SERIAL KILLING FOR DUMMIES.......2006-04-01

Lisa Loeb was 34 years old when she made this movie, playing a mousy 17 year old. Justin Urich plays a morose lad whose ambition in life is to be a serial killer, and Loeb wants to be his first victim. It's all slowly paced, poorly written and Loeb is simply awful. Urich does a little better but the whole plot is so ridiculous one doesn't really care. And what a shame to see future Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church in a disastrously bad performance, so Rod Steigerish in its delivery that he definitely should've gotten a Razzy that year.
Ho hum, what a drag.

Terrible Movie 101..........2006-02-24

As a horror movie fan, I bought this movie ( previously viewed, thank goodness). Reading the box, it looked like it might be a good horror flick. How wrong was I !!!!! This movie shouldn't even fall into the horror catagory. The whole movie is about a teenager, Casey Noland, who aspires to be the next famous serial killer...... Not! He can't even bring himself to harm the next door neighbor's dog! What makes this movie even more stupid is the fact that his "gothic" friend wants to become his first victim. Together, they think of ways and weapons he can use to make him "different" from other already known serial killers. This movie is more funny than horror which still isn't saying much for the film. With a stupid plot and poor acting, I don't recommend this film for any true horror film fan for it is not a horror movie at all. Don't be fooled by the box...... it's not worth the money even to rent it.

A Diamond In The Rough.......2005-07-14

OK...I'm going to keep this short. This is a well made, dark comedy that is worth your viewing time. With "stars" you will recognise and memorable performances, it makes for great Friday night entertainment. It may not stack up for those snotty connoisseurs out there, but for the rest of you, take the risk...you'll like it!! This was a direct to video movie, but is far better than much of the crap that somehow made it to screen. Also, interesting to note that Thomas Hayden Church has since gone on to star in "Sideways" for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!

This movie SUCKS.......2005-06-18

Absolutely awful black comedy tries to be darkly humorous like Heathers and Very Bad Things and ends up being plain dark. A teen fascinated with serial killers and murder decides he wants to be a killer after he graduates from High School and a real life killer is killing people in the town. A desperate attempt at black comedy with barely any laughs and even the black-humor isn't very funny. Avoid this and rent Pulp Fiction,Very Bad Things,or any other dark comedy out there. Despite Thomas Haden Church's funny performance as a mean coach this movie is a BOMB.

A Serial Disaster.......2005-06-09

Call me silly, but I enjoy stupid horror films - especially if they're about serial killers. This is quite a radical dichotomy. While my favorite film is "The Silence of the Lambs", it's not because it's a movie about a serial killer - why? Because it isn't. Anyone with a brain the size of a squirrel understands that, and I won't waste any time explaining it.

What surprised me about this film was that it quoted "The Silence of the Lambs". I was stunned. This wasn't a serious piece by any definition, and while it would give me great pleasure to pick it apart piece by piece, it's not a significant enough for me to waste me time doing so.

Suffice to say that it attempted to be a serious film and a comedy all in one. It failed. There was a love interest that was as dead as a squashed tomato, a wanna be serial killer who couldn't kill dog (admittedly, that plays into the comedy), and a host of other nonsensical arrangements of characters and situations that made the film entirely unbelievable - *whether it was a comedy or a serious film*. The only thing that I felt good about during the film was knowing that Thomas Hayden Church did a tremendous turn in "Sideways". It was depressing to see an actor of his talent in a film of massive disarray.

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