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Is this movie actually SCARY?

posted 13 years ago by szegarra92
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I have this movie and im planing to see it with some friends, but i actually want a SCARY MOVIE, is this movie actually scary? or is it more like a documental kind of movie?

[–] joke_ster36-2 13 years ago

It's loosely based on a true story. It's not scary but more of a disturbing drama.

[–] griff_2000 13 years ago

It's not scary per se. Don't expect jumps or even dread.
It's scary in that it's brutally real and the majority of the kills are disturbing as hell, but like the previous post said, it's more of a dark docu drama and a character study, so at times, although he's as sick as they come, you treat him like the hero at times.

In my less formal manner, if you're planning on showing this to your mates and you're young, you'll probably get a few boo's and yawns from a crowd expecting Texas chainsaw massacre or Paranormal activity etc.

[–] highpriestess32 13 years ago

It is by no means an accurate portrayal. Frankly I question why it was made since the majority of it is wholly inaccurate.

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[–] jcl2 12 years ago

It isn't meant to be an accurate portrayal.

[–] ElectricKoolaidAcid 13 years ago

Disturbing, not scary. It was by no means a slasher/"torture porn" film the way Hostel or even Scream was. If you liked Dahmer (from early 2000's), this is similar in many ways.

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[–] everydayboredom1980 12 years ago

More disturbing than scary.

It's scary when you take into account that there are serial killers out there like Henry (even if the film wasn't accurate, Henry and Otis were indeed sick demented killers).

[–] DracTarashV 12 years ago

All I can say is, Rooker's performance as Henry makes any villain portrayal by "the king of portraying villains"... Gary Oldman... look like children's stuff.

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[–] MrsMonroe74 11 years ago

disturbing is a better way to describe it.

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[–] michaelchandler45 10 years ago

Is there anyone over the age of 14 that actually gets scared while watching a movie? Disturbing cinema is the only thing that gets me close to that feeling anymore.