vengeance20
So, after watching Malevolence. I watched this prequel which in this film, follow the events of how Martin Bristol became a killer & where he learnt the twisted techniques in committing these acts!The film wasn't a disappointment! It was gory! It was intense & lives up to it's 18 certificate! The stabbing scene near the end with Allison proved that! The torture scenes were a far better improvement! The death scenes overall were intense & bloody! Just how I like them to be!I also liked how this film shows what became of Martin & how a boy with no feelings became a killer! I also liked the references to Psycho & Texas Chainsaw massacre & how they pay homage to them!Overall a 10/10! This was ace!
Theo Robertson
Whatever happened to Michael Biehn ? After seeing him in THE TERMINATOR and ALIENS you'd bet your life this guy would go on to be as big a name as any of the brat packers from the mid 1980s . For some strange reason he found himself in smaller roles in more and more obscure films . He still remained a prolific actor but only in films no one outside of the production team would have heard of . Add BEREAVEMENT to the list This is a very muddled film and you can see why it was difficult to market . It does a consistent look but the feel of the movie is jarring . It has elements that are very similar to a TVM where a beloved family member goes missing but its scenes of violence are genuinely disturbing and unpleasant as a young boy is forced to watch young women being tortured and murdered by a serial killer . After these scenes we get a rather mawkish and schmaltzy family scene back at the family home . Cut to torture chamber , cut to family home , cut to torture chamber and repeat until the end credits It's difficult to understand who this film will appeal to . Certainly the violence both physical and psychological is enough to alienate people tuning in to see a human story about a mother's obsession to finding her lost son , but hardcore horror fans will quickly become bored by the numerous family scenes . It tells you something that post production on BEREAVEMENT finished in 2007 and yet the film didn't get a release date until three years later
Neil Welch
This nutjob kidnaps a small boy to be a kind of mute companion / trainee / witness to his bloody murders. He kidnaps a screamy teenage girl (one of many, this one is particularly screamy, though), but her family (all people who have never seen a horror film before) come to rescue her one by one, and don't notice that the nutjob is creeping up behind them as he despatches them in unpleasant ways (except for Uncle Jonathan who he murders quite nicely with a shotgun). But the nutjob gets killed and the teenage screamy girl escapes, except she doesn't because the small boy knifes her multiple times, the end.This generic mad killer / slasher horror is slightly below average of its type, but gives the impression it thinks it is actually rather good, which it isn't. Michael Biehn and John Savage, a couple of decent actors, are both in it: this doesn't help. Brett Rickaby (of whom it has been said, "Who?") plays the nutjob. He is not very good (this is me being kind about his performance). Alexandra Daddario plays the main protagonist / victim. You will notice her very very blue eyes, her constant ear-splitting screaming and her impressively proportioned and vigorously nippled bosom. And not necessarily in that order.
Deliberate_Stranger
Stevan Mena is back with another pointless movie after his 'priceless' Malevolence' experience. This time Mena actually has a big budget, some name actors and all technical equipment needed but movie still sucks on most levels, mostly because of the story/script. This suppose to be a realistic film about the serial killer but It's not. Simply because it looks like a slasher movie you have seen thousand times before. There are no surprises(well,one maybe) in the plot and killer is such a cliché. Acting is rather weak - lead actress is pretty much terrible, her boyfriend too. Michael Biehn does a competent job here but he doesn't have much to play with and his part is not all that big. Good news is - John Savage, actor of one voice tone and one face expression, finally acts(usually he just 'appears')but he only appears in two short scenes and is pretty much useless for the storyline. There is quite a lot of graphic violence and gore but it only makes it worse for the viewer who's not exactly 'torture porn' lover and unfortunately this is a torture porn kind of movie, nothing more. Cinematography is nice, some special effects are OK done but with over 2 million budget It's a must. If you liked the first part, you will probably like this prequel. I know I won't watch this again. 3 out of 10 for two decent actors and cinematography, making this easier to watch.
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