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Madhouse

1981 1h 32m Horror List
Reviews 24% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
A hideously deformed escapee from a mental institution prepares a morbid birthday surprise for her twin sister. Read More Read Less

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies might be regarded either as straight (if incoherent) slice and dice, or as a subjective insight into a damaged woman's psychotic meltdown. It works either way, but is richer and more satisfying if viewed as an early prelude to the The Babadook. Jun 12, 2017 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Fans of gore should be for the most part satisfied. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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justin t It looks quite soft. There is a lot of distortion from the wide angle lenses they used. But overall I liked the cinemascope aspect ratio and the movement was pretty. It reminded me of The House of the Devil (2009) to look at. It was quite an empty soundstage with little atmosphere and sparse music. Plenty of dialogue which was thankfully well dubbed. The music was a bit retro eighties bad. The level varied wildly between scenes. It had a really good horror story and a good tone. It is a slasher movie but with a cool story. If the technical aspects were better I would score this higher. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nursery rhymes and twin sisters, rocking chairs and deaf kids. Wild over-acting, false jumps, unsurprising twist and fucking nasty dog - and a comedy Japanese handyman! Bloody deaths and crazy laughter. Standard horror fare with some nice deaths, a crazy twin and a bit with the dog doing The Shining. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review delysid d what can be done when your sister is insane and out to get you on your birthday? but your real problem turns out to be that your uncle, who you thought to be a nice guy, is even more insane Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/28/18 Full Review Audience Member Cool little chiller. There's some pretty charming characters, and an interesting (if somewhat incoherent) storyline. The ending was not what I was expecting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this slasher type movie. Pretty decent story although some very sad scenes...namely the little deaf boy that gets killed by the dog. While the evil twin sister's motives and goals are pretty well defined, the true protagonist is left unexplained. We know who the person is, but not why certain actions are performed. Very well acted overall, and very moody. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Banned in the UK way back but seemed relatively tame after I just watched Saw. A disturbed priest throws a 25th birthday party with corpses as guests for a woman and her twin sister who suffers from a disfiguring virus and holds childhood grudges. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A hideously deformed escapee from a mental institution prepares a morbid birthday surprise for her twin sister.
Director
Ovidio Assonitis
Producer
Ovidio Assonitis
Screenwriter
Ovidio Assonitis, Stephen Blakeley, Roberto Gandus, Peter Shepherd
Production Co
Overseas Film Group
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 9, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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