imported_Floydian_Trip
03-27-2005, 08:28 PM
Watched Tobi Hooper's Toolbox Murders over the weekend. It was a good rental but I won't be adding it to my collection anytime soon. I loved the set. The old apartment building was sufficiently creepy and drab and set the tone right. The score was decent as was the acting for the most part. I'm a huge fan of Angela Bettis and I think she does a great job in this film though not quite up to par with her performance in May. Though they are two completely different roles as she plays the victim here and in May she plays the psychotic killer. I can't help but plug May again. It's a must see for fans of horror. Dig the shrine to Dario Argento's Opera in one scene. Anyway back to Toolbox Murders.
I can't help but think after watching it that it could have been so much more than it was and a real return to form for Tobi. I wasn't expecting anything to rival Texas Chainsaw Massacre but I would have loved to see something that came close. There just wasn't a strong sense of menace in the picture and the killer was definitely underplayed and under explained as I'm still not exactely sure of what to make of him. They don't really tie the killer in with the supernatural/occult themes very well.
It's pretty much been there done that but still I enjoyed it. I was disappointed in the lack of hard core gore though. It has its share of gore but Tobi could have really gone for the throat with this one but instead they cut away just when it's about to get really messy. Then I think that there is an unrated cut out there with more gore so maybe I'm just watching the wrong version.
While I don't think this is great by any means it sure as hell is better than what we're seeing so far this year. I highly recommend a rental to fans of the genre.
What did you guys think?
Oh yeah was a little disappointed in the quick death of Sherri Moon. Not even a good look at that incredible body of hers.
I can't help but think after watching it that it could have been so much more than it was and a real return to form for Tobi. I wasn't expecting anything to rival Texas Chainsaw Massacre but I would have loved to see something that came close. There just wasn't a strong sense of menace in the picture and the killer was definitely underplayed and under explained as I'm still not exactely sure of what to make of him. They don't really tie the killer in with the supernatural/occult themes very well.
It's pretty much been there done that but still I enjoyed it. I was disappointed in the lack of hard core gore though. It has its share of gore but Tobi could have really gone for the throat with this one but instead they cut away just when it's about to get really messy. Then I think that there is an unrated cut out there with more gore so maybe I'm just watching the wrong version.
While I don't think this is great by any means it sure as hell is better than what we're seeing so far this year. I highly recommend a rental to fans of the genre.
What did you guys think?
Oh yeah was a little disappointed in the quick death of Sherri Moon. Not even a good look at that incredible body of hers.