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The late, great Christopher George

posted 20 years ago by chrisbridges71
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As a teenage horror fan in the 1980s I became a big fan of Christopher George. My friends and I would often rent horror flicks at the local video store on the weekends and I remember saying once, "There's that guy (Christopher George) again! Man, he's in all these horror movies we rent!"

I hadn't seen "Pieces" in several years until I saw it at a local video store where I lived in 1996. I rented it and the memories of the movie immediately came back to me.

Overall, I know any type of movie critic will trash this film, but after watching it again last night (on the Diamond DVD release) I must say for what it is (an extreme horror film) it's not that bad. Joe D'Amato co-wrote it and the film actually had seen decents actors in it (including Christopher George and wife Lynda Day George who were both nominated for Golden Globes once upon a time, Paul Smith, Edmund Purdom, etc.)

Like others who have posted here, I hope Grindinghouse or BlueUnderground will release a better DVD edition with extras, interviews, etc. Let's hope the original negative can be found too so we can finally see a good version with quality sound and picture throughout.

Any fans of this movie or other late 70s/early 80s horror can e-mail me [email protected].

[–] CJ_076 20 years ago

It's not really a "good" film, but it has some good things about it. I think the main problem was that it was a rushjob since the screenwriter (Joe D'Amato) was doing many other films at the same time. The script itself was the only thing in 'pieces' here (but I have seen FAAAR worse so this is nothing big really). I think a limited budget might have had a hand in that part too. But Christopher George really elevates it above average with a good performance as always. The critics say his role was unlikable and that he was annoying in it, but I found his character very likable and his acting very solid. The only bad actor in the film really is Paul Smith, who I suppose hadn't quite shaken Bluto out of his system by the time they shot it. For a low-budget slasher film of the 80s, it's above average compared to it's contemporaries. Beats those "Friday The 13th" sequels anyday. :) From what I read on www.fangoria.com, the new DVD will have the works in terms of extras. The director is supervising it himself.

[–] KMR 20 years ago

"The only bad actor in the film really is Paul Smith, who I suppose hadn't quite shaken Bluto out of his system by the time they shot it."

Huh?! Other than Christopher George, the acting in this film is universally atrocious; maybe you should watch it again. Part of its charm, actually.

[–] CJ_076 20 years ago

The only bad acting by the others was in the dubbing, and those people obviously did not dub their own voices. But I did find Lynda Day George to be alright.