Bad Ronald

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Go T Dec 18 I am firmly on Ronald's side. Calling him "bad" in the title colors our perception before we even get to know him. He is a folk hero for the ages; someone way more ethical than Luigi. Imagine if Ronald was more photogenic. EVERYBODY would be on his side, instead of just the occasional oddball like me. See more 09/11/2021 Surprisingly tense for a 70s TV movie. The whole story gets fast forwarded a little, but it's genuinely creepy, with the whole terror silently hiding in the walls angle. Really goes a long way to attack the facade of the tranquil suburban family home. See more 12/23/2018 This film is brilliant, okay the acting isnt the best, but the story makes up for it. See more 02/04/2015 You wouldn't expect a TV movie from the mid-70s to be this creepy and unsettling, but it succeeds. Scott Jacoby does a good job as Ronald, making him seem like a poor pathetic loser one minute and a crazed maniac the next and never breaking stride. If you can hunt this down, you're in for a blood free but nevertheless terrifying good time. See more 03/24/2014 Bad Ronald came out when TV movies were a new thing, so it's possible that the genre wasn't as developed as it is today. However, that is no excuse to pardon the movie's flaws. It's silly, yet dark at the same time, and is extremely quirky in eccentric ways. See more 01/12/2014 Bad Ronald is a sanitized made-for-TV movie from 1974 about a young guy who must hide in the walls from the police, at the insistence of his mother, when he accidentally kills a young girl. After his mother's death, he stays in the walls and terrorizes the people who move in. The film was based on a novel that was quite graphic, so the TV version of it was watered down. That being said, there's some really weird stuff in there. Unfortunately, there's way too much sympathy for Ronald's character for him to be an effective threat later in the movie. He eventually goes insane and becomes obsessed with his made up world of princes and princesses, but ultimately, you still feel sorry for him. The main problem, or should I say problems, with the movie, is the number of plot holes and logical questions that you're constantly asking yourself throughout it. The main one is 'why doesn't Ronald just leave the house when he learns that his mother has died?' Regardless, it still has some atmosphere to it, but it's not really that effective. See more Read all reviews

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