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I actually rooted for the bad guy.


Sorry, I normally don't root for psycho killers in movies, but I didn't think any of the so-called "good guys" in this movie were actual good guys. For one thing, the suspected killer was humiliated as a young boy. Second, Susan Jeremy is a cold bitch who treats her ex like garbage. Third, the head doctor in the hospital is an unfeeling anal-retentive perfectionist. Those were my exact feelings when I watched the first 20 minutes of this film on Showtime in 1984.

I may get the Blu-ray edition just for laughs.

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Sorry, I normally don't root for psycho killers in movies, but I didn't think any of the so-called "good guys" in this movie were actual good guys.
That's interesting.

For one thing, the suspected killer was humiliated as a young boy.
Harold was not the "suspected" killer, he was the ACTUAL killer.

So, when he was a little boy, a little girl to whom he'd given a Valentine rejected him. Poor baby.

Is that the worst thing that ever happened to him in his life? If so, my response to him would be, "Congratulations on the fairy tale life, Harold!".

And this justifies a MURDER spree 19 years later?

This is something to "root for"? Really?

Second, Susan Jeremy is a cold bitch who treats her ex like garbage.
Whatever problems Susan had with her ex (and we have no idea how he had treated her or what led to the divorce) had nothing to do with Harold.

If Susan was something less than "all smiles", it may have had something to do with the fact to she was led to believe that she had a potentially life-threatening medical condition (about which no one would tell her anything) and was being held in the hospital against her will.

Not many people would be "warm and friendly" under those circumstances.


Third, the head doctor in the hospital is an unfeeling anal-retentive perfectionist.
Because, of course, the LAST thing that any doctor should ever be is a perfectionist.

Remind us again how any of this is grounds for MURDER.

Those were my exact feelings when I watched the first 20 minutes of this film on Showtime in 1984.
Some folks get older and wiser as the years go by. Others just get older.


Thanks, and have a great day.

Sam

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All you do is put words in my mouth and accuse me of "justifying murder". There is no justification for murder. This was simply my way of saying that I wasn't crazy about the movie. I didn't have any connection with any of the characters.

I said "suspected murderer" because unlike you, I did not want to spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it. I said the doctor was anal-retentive because at one point he shouted at Susan which briefly led me to believe he might be the killer. Susan not being friendly in the hospital is understandable, she's told falsely she has a life threatening illness and she felt there was no transparency with this particular hospital. As for Susan being cold to her ex, blaming everything on one side is foolish. In marriages that fail, it takes two to tango. Maybe her ex was a jerk, but I don't think she's necessarily any better.

"Some folks get older and wiser as the years go by. Others just get older."

Your personal attack against me was uncalled for. I don't believe expressing an opinion about a movie should warrant your nasty sarcastic comments against me. I respect your right to disagree with me but not your attacks.

If you feel I rained on your parade about this movie, that's your issue, not mine.
A 4.5 rating on IMDb.com isn't something to be proud of. It means I wasn't the only person who didn't think that movie was great. If you like this movie I don't hold it against you, I just don't believe in beating up on people who disagree with me.

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All you do is put words in my mouth and accuse me of "justifying murder". There is no justification for murder.
You were the one who said that you "rooted for" the killer simply because your thought certain characters were personally unpleasant (even though none had threatened or harmed anyone, least of all Harold).

Unless QUOTING someone is the same as "putting words in their mouth", then I did not do so in any way, shape, or form.

This was simply my way of saying that I wasn't crazy about the movie.
If that was your intention, then you could have just said something like...gee, I don't know..."I wasn't crazy about this movie"

I didn't have any connection with any of the characters.
I didn't either, but that's still a far cry from "rooting for" the murderer.


I said "suspected murderer" because unlike you, I did not want to spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it.
The identity of the killer has been well known and discussed on this board for a few years now. I personally responded to a post on this subject in early 2010. So, that cat's been out of the bag for some time now.

I said the doctor was anal-retentive because at one point he shouted at Susan which briefly led me to believe he might be the killer.
That's what's known as a "red herring". This movie had lots of them.

Susan not being friendly in the hospital is understandable, she's told falsely she has a life threatening illness and she felt there was no transparency with this particular hospital.
It was also the emptiest movie hospital I've seen aside from the one in Halloween II.

As for Susan being cold to her ex, blaming everything on one side is foolish.
To my knowledge, no one said otherwise.

In marriages that fail, it takes two to tango.
No, that's not always true.

Maybe her ex was a jerk, but I don't think she's necessarily any better.
Again, no one claimed otherwise. In any case, none of this is germane to the issue at hand.

Your personal attack against me was uncalled for. I don't believe expressing an opinion about a movie should warrant your nasty sarcastic comments against me. I respect your right to disagree with me but not your attacks.
To reiterate, you were the one who said that you "rooted for" the killer 29 years ago and that you felt the same way today.

That may not have been what you meant, but that is what you WROTE. And as such, that is the only thing that readers/posters on this board can go by.

Quick note: To "root for" something means that you approve of something, that you want it to happen.

When I "root for" my favorite team, that means I am cheering them on, desiring a win for them. It's an expression of approval.

So, given the circumstances, the fact that a poster might express disgust at the sentiment referred to above, is in no way out of line. Nor does it constitute an "attack".

If you feel I rained on your parade about this movie, that's your issue, not mine.
You didn't "rain on" anything of mine.

I had no role in the making or financing of this film, so it doesn't matter to me whether anybody likes it or not.

I personally find it to be an enjoyable little low-budget horror flick (not the best, but by no means the worst). If it comes out on DVD at a reasonable price, I may purchase a copy.

But not every movie is everyone's cup of tea and that's fine. I don't believe that anyone here has claimed otherwise.

A 4.5 rating on IMDb.com isn't something to be proud of.
Actually, it doesn't mean much of anything.

It means I wasn't the only person who didn't think that movie was great.
That's pretty much all it means.

If you like this movie I don't hold it against you, I just don't believe in beating up on people who disagree with me.
No one on this board has "beat up" on anyone. Not even close.


Thanks, and have a great day.

Sam

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Don't feel bad, I too root for the killer. These are only movies folks. It doesn't hurt to laugh at these stupid people setting themselves up to be murdered. Oh, these movies are bad! And I love em!!
I would have taken Barbi Benton (they call that acting!?) hair and sold it to a drag queen. That girl had some hair! Btw, the blu ray is a blast. I forgot how lame this movie was! Lmao kinda funny.

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Thank you. Some people actually get their feelings hurt when I criticize a movie they like. Some people take critical comments about movies too seriously. Being that this was a low-budget film with grade-B talent, I just found it hard to take this film seriously. Barbi Benton is a very attractive lady, but her acting really left a lot to be desired.

I think when I said I rooted for the killer, that other poster thought I was one as well, not realizing it's typical of film critics to say that they rooted for the bad guy if they didn't like a movie. The late Gene Siskel once said he rooted for the bad guy in a movie he didn't like.

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