ElWormo
Why is it that some 80s slashers are so bad they're great, and some are so bad they're bad? Where is that mysterious dividing line? I don't know. But to draw a comparison, when it comes to 'teens- locked-in-shopping-areas-overnight' slashers, whatever it was that made Chopping Mall such an enjoyable treat is completely absent in Intruder, despite the fact that (killer robots aside) both are fundamentally the same and both are completely crap. Chopping Mall is somehow a lot of fun, but Intruder completely drags from the start. Despite the bright colours and snappy camera angles, the whole thing feels enveloped by an invisible vacuum of dullness. It limps from one boring scene to the next and by the time the kills come I'd already lost interest. Even the actors seem bored. It's pointless being too critical because 80s slashers are like the Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards of the movie world anyway, but Intruder is just dull.
gwnightscream
This 1989 horror film features a mysterious killer lurking about in a Michigan supermarket where he dismembers the night crew one by one. Is it someone who works in the store or someone else? This isn't a bad late 80's slasher flick with plenty of gore and a bit of slapstick humor. Sam Raimi (Director of The Evil Dead & Spider-Man Trilogy), Ted Raimi (Evil Dead II), Dan Hicks (Darkman) and Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead Trilogy, Maniac Cop) make appearances and there's great, gruesome make-up effects by Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger & Robert Kurtzman as usual. If you're a fan of horror/slasher flicks, this may be up your alley.
tdrish
For me, the mysterious part of it all is the title of the film. Why is it called Intruder? I've heard of intruders, they invade homes, they usually look for something. Intruders usually don't show up late at night in a supermarket ( that wouldn't make the market so super, now would it? ) Intruder, my arse, you have a mad slasher on your hands...while you still have your hands. And if your dipping into this, thinking that it's another one of those horror flicks where the gross stuff is done off camera, just because it's a low budget movie, you'd better think twice: Intruder delivers the goods in GRAPHIC VIOLENCE. This gory shocker just may put all the other wannabe slasher movies in its place. Our story opens up in local supermarket getting ready to close. The young female cashier is harassed by one of the final customers for the night, an old flame. A little dispute finds him exited out of the building, ah, they were closing anyways. Shortly afterward, a body count begins to rise within the store, a VERY HIGH body count. The deaths are downright grisly, brutal, and not for the faint of heart...okay? You've been warned. There were even a couple of scenes where I almost looked away, and I thought I'd seen them all, since I've seen so many in this genre. Hey! You have to hand it to the deli department, they have so many gadgets that can be used as weapons. Meat slicer, an army of knives and meat cleavers, oh man! Killer is going to be on cloud nine in this store. In my opinion, this is one of the best 80's slasher flicks, and I recommend it to all that are a fan of Sam Raimi, the great guy who brought you Evil Dead and Spiderman 2002. Oh, and don't forget to lock your doors...you can never be too safe these days.
acidburn-10
The Intruder is a fun little slasher which has kind of got lost amongst the 1980's gems, probably because it came out in the later of the decade which by then was going stale. Okay this movie doesn't break any new ground, but it's very decent and fun and packed full of plenty of thrills and a decent amount of gore which is very pleasing I must say.The setting is also fun, at a supermarket which is different I suppose, but it's used to great potential here. It does however take it's time into getting to the good stuff and the characters do manage to draw you in as well. It's the second half of this movie that really draws you in and the effects are definitely interesting and well done and packed full of interesting deaths which is everything an 80's slasher should be, it's effective and full of thrills.The acting is well a bit ropey by some of the cast, but we do get some decent ones as well. Renee Estevez only has a short amount of screen time which is a shame but she does give a decent well rounded performance and should have been the final girl. Elizabeth Cox was simply stunning looking but gave an uneven performance at times, but she was interesting as the final girl. Dan Hicks became a lot more interesting towards the end and really hammed it up with style and I did enjoy the cameos from Sam and Ted Raimi and of course Bruce Campbell. The rest of the performances however were a bit stilted.All in all "Intruder" is a definite must see for all fans of 80's slashers, it doesn't offer anything new but it's a rather interesting edition.
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