I just watched...
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer for the first time today. 7/10
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Im not a 'rater' so much as i just like to describe what i saw
Henry is THE BEST portrait of a serial killer i have ever seen
Filmed for about $125k during the winter of '86 in Chicago mostly by newbies with a newbie cast
The results of this brilliant indie effort are some of the most chilling and savage acts ever committed to film...
Not for a moment did i feel like i was watching a thriller or slasher or whatever
This movie was nearly documentary style
Amazing ( and NOT for everyone )
A must see for horror/thriller fans
[spoiler]I was impressed by the scene where Henry dismembers Ottis' dead body in the bath near the end. That looked so real![/spoiler]
[spoiler]I'm not sure if this was intentional, but i found the ending to be ambiguous, as the body in the suitcase may have been Becky, or it could have been some other girl.[/spoiler]
At the risk of sounding like a pain in the ass could you put spoiler tags on some of that post Amigo?
No drama...but Hownos and maybe some others have missed this film and lets not ruin it for them
And yes...it was full of great
and sickening scenes
Thx Dude!
Ah, sorry, I forgot that there might be others looking at this post. How do you use the spoiler tags?
shareYou 'forgot' people read this stuff?
You dont seem silly to me
Are you being a smartass?
I hope not as i rather like you
Anyway, be well
I didn't mean to give off that impression. Sorry if it seemed that way.
shareNo man
I was mistaken
You have been solid and continue to be so
I am sorry for jumping at you like that...you see, there has been a bit of trolling and sock accounting and even a Doxxer in the past 8 months or so... I dig this place...i kind of look sideways at most people
because creeps keep coming in
We need to be on the lookout for the creeps
You are cool
Peace
Myself, I took it for Becky and never questioned that until you mentioned it, Watt.
shareIt's a bad one alright. The part where he's hunting a victim using the paint sprayer as the bait. GD!!!
Damn, Watt, you spoiled a great mood on the naming of songs thread.
You mean by mentioning Pokerface by Lady Gaga on that annoying songs thread?
shareNo. Citing this movie. I was having a great time in the songs thread, then I come into this thread and find this movie. It was a complete change in mood. I remember "Portrait" when it first released on video. Just a graveling experience.
Fine citation though, Watt. Good find.
Damn, 30+ years old. Like it was yesterday.
I haven't seen this.
sharei gave it a watch fairly recently, within the last year or so i believe. i've seen it a few times over the years, and have always felt it lived up to its reputation, though i think otis is a bit of a weak link as an actor. michael rooker is truly great, undeniably terrific in my opinion.
have you ever seen angst? 1983 austrian horror about a just released from prison mass murderer? it's not really comparable to henry as a story, but it has that same sort of uncomfortable, you are there feel. it's currently streaming on shudder, & very much worth a look if you haven't seen it, imo.
Nah, I'll probably be checking out Angst at some point in the future now.
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