Ed Gein

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Clarence H. Not a big fan of this. It has the feel of an amateurish, made-for-TV movie. And I thought the actor playing Gein was miscast. He’s too burly and bears no physical resemblance to the real Gein. The film isn’t a total disaster but it’s mediocre at best. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Sematery S While it doesnt have fancy cinematography and has the gritty look of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre... its close to what actually happened. Im shocked it has such a low rating. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/24 Full Review desmond b The film scored a wretched 10% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics calling it "dry and dull." I beg to differ. Ed is played as dull, because he appeared to be so, right up until he imagines Mama riling him up to declare war on loose women. His dullness and misapprehension of social and religious conventions, which are usually unquestioned, is the whole point of the film, and the two main actors, Steve Railsback as Ed and Carrie Snodgrass as Mama, do a superb and convincing job. The slow, rural pace makes the sudden appearance of violence and body parts all the more shocking, and there's plenty of both. The deaths when they happen are slow and wretched, as they would no doubt be in real life. There's a surprising amount of suspense, the soundtrack admittedly is incredibly annoying, but other than that it's a pretty great cannibal film, with lots of interesting philosophical questions to chew on. My full review is at: https://thecannibalguy.com/2022/07/10/ed-gein-chuck-parello-2000/ Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It's good it's the only good take on gein aside from maybe Texas chainsaw Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Ed Gein is a movie about the The Plainfield Butcher as we know him, one of the most gruesome serial killers in american history. This movie made that so uninteresting, barely showing any of his actions even though the movie is constantly revolving around him. It's also pretty poorly made and even brainless at some points. The only redeeming quality of this movie is Steve Railsback performance as Ed, which was just alright. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member By no means is it a gory horror film with the most recognizable icon. The script also adapts certain parts of the history correctly, while other times is misses the mark completely. No matter what though, the main leads fill the shoes professionally, the story is tempting to watch, the music fits the atmosphere as well as the visual style. For my full review of Ed Gein (2000), check it out on this IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230169/reviews-117 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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