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That sick Vern takes in ED GEIN

If you like movies about a guy running around in the moonlight h by heavy_voodoo	Jun 14th, 2001 10:50:41 PM
Hell if i move to the right part of West Virgina i can see that nightly.
For all you need to know about Ed Gein, read the book DEVIANT. by exit272	Jun 14th, 2001 11:36:26 PM
Harold Schechter is the best true crime writer going right now, because he deals with historical murders rather than trendy, modern day media circus ones (JonBenet, etc.), and he reminds us that, contrary to the claims of conservative scrotum-suckers who think that nobody ever killed anybody before video games were invented, deranged murder has been a part of our society's fabric well back into the 1800's. Other unforgettable Schechter books are FIEND, about an early teen killer (yes, they existed before Columbine) and DERANGED, about Albert Fish, the most fucked-up sickening pedophile murderer ever. I can't say these are upbeat topics but for sheer horror, they beat the shit out of anything Stpehen King could ever come up with. Go to amazon and look up Harold Schechter. We now return you to your regularly scheduled talkback.
Ed Gein by MacGuffin	Jun 14th, 2001 11:42:35 PM
I work on a national TV show and we did a story about this sick fuck and this movie that was made about him. We viewed a copy of the movie and it's a piece of crap. I think it's very true to what happened in real life, but it's made with worse production value than Xena:Warrior Princess. I just feel sorry for the poor folks of Plainsfield, Wisconson, where everything took place. For the past fifty years or so, these people have been trying to live down the history of what turned out to be the first infamous case of a serial killer, and this movie is not going to help. The one thing the movie does well is show how creepy this guy was. He definately has the whole Norman Bates thing going: quiet, unsuspecting, and completely out of touch with reality. This guy would dig up dead women's bodies and cut off their private parts for the fun of it. Not to mention the fact that he would serve up human meat to his neighbors telling them it was deer, and then he would make furniture from human bones. He was Psycho, Leatherface, and Hannibal the Cannibal all rolled into one.
Buffalo Bill, NOT Hannibal the Cannibal by Dn38416	Jun 15th, 2001 12:50:21 AM
Correction, MacGuffin, in Silence of the Lambs, it was Buffalo Bill that portrayed Ed Gein, not Hannibal.
Yet another Hollywod film that makes Ed Gein seem like a stalker by Monkey_King	Jun 15th, 2001 01:35:13 AM
The previous poster is correct. To get the lowdown on Gein(Rhymes with "Fiend") read the Schecter book DEVIANT and also read the book ED GEIN:PSYCHO by Paul Anthony Woods. Variety even reviewed this film weeks back saying it was fashioned from here-say mixed with truth about the poor old handy man with the lazy eye who was pretty quiet, but belied a dark, terrible "other personality." Gein was attributed to only one murder, that of Bernice Worden. Although he was also thought to have killed another woman, but it was never proven. He mosyly dug up their freshy buried corpses and made things from them(e.g. lampshades, belts, seat covers, face mask and body suit, etc..) Hollywood needs to do "Real" film about Gein who died in 1984.
"That was the most fucked up review I've EVER read, I mean reall by JackBurton	Jun 15th, 2001 02:48:42 AM
Almost bad enough to make me want to go out, skin a few geeks and make lampshades out of their bloated, popcorn coated asses, but then I'm not a sick fuck.
We DO need a real movie about Ed. by Skinnyboy	Jun 15th, 2001 04:30:55 AM
First off, that had to be one of the most awfully written reviews I've ever trudged through. Okay... when I first heard about this movie, I was confused. I've read every book on Ed, and always waited (with the thought that Hollywood would NEVER actually do it) for a movie to be made. But here we are... Granted, Ed WAS a sick fuck, but I don't get how people want to play it down, and we should bury it away, forgetting about what Ed did. If we do that, then it just might happen again. We need to learn from what ahppened in the past, and make changes so the future turns out better. Ed did what he did, and keep in mind that I am no expert, because of what he was surrounded by during his life, AND what was completely snapped in his mind. BOTH of those things caused him to complete those awful acts. And I wouldn't definitely recommend Deviant by Harold Schecter and also Edward Gein-America's Most Bizarre Murderer by Judge Robert H. Gollmar, which is more of the actual dialouge from the courts. The Paul Anthony Woods one, Pyscho, is not that great in my opinon. It's just too flashy and seems to make stuff up, and presents Ed as a 'rock star', instead of someone who was sick, mentally deranged, and wrong.
Production Values by Brendon	Jun 15th, 2001 05:49:43 AM
I saw ED GEIN not too long back when Metro Tartan screened it for exhibitors in Soho, London. Well, I must say, the production values were not so low. It's certainly a 'cheap' film, but the cinematography is at worst crisp, at best quite vivid and crystalline. So, maybe it's nothing special, but it does take a serious air for the most part, and does avoid a number of cliches, though falling foul of others. Railsback does okay, too, but some of the bit part players have me confused. I'm not sure what to make of the actress playing the barwoman. She's like a whoring Angela Lanbury. There's a certain 'colour' to her performance which is undeniably 'entertaining' and her demise is fairly well played... but at times she seems to be in a film all of her own. Though not as far-out as some of the bar regulars. I did not recommend that the cinema I represent book this film, but it's really not bad. Interesting to see Metro Tartan, or more preciselt, their head honcho Hamish pretty much got the ball rolling on this one. I hiope they keep at production, and not simply acquisition. There's only so much blood splattering Japanese metaphor mangling I can take...
'coming to video'? by MartinBlank	Jun 15th, 2001 06:40:45 AM
damn...guess that means it's not getting any kind of theatrical release (outside of L.A. that is). Oh well. I suppose we should be thankful it's even coming to video. Gonna go check out www.edgeinthemovie.com now and see if there's any news on the video release date. This'll look good on my shelf next to my 'Henry' DVD even though the 'Henry' DVD sucks rhino balls (ugly-ass transfer, sound out of sync, etc.) and someone like Anchor Bay or Criterion seriously needs to do it right.
Reviews at this site by PeanutGallery	Jun 15th, 2001 07:28:12 AM
I would like to recommend you guys hire a proof reader. It's like reading those thank you's you see at pizza places when a 3rd grade class gets a tour. This review is practically unreadable. Since when is poor grammer and horrible punctuation considered schtick. This movie also sounds horrible. Read the book.
The guy who wrote this review is... by SMART PIG	Jun 15th, 2001 12:56:26 PM
obviously prelingual
It's Vern! by crimsonrage	Jun 15th, 2001 01:10:49 PM
Hilarious review as always, Vern. I noticed you toned down on the use of the dreaded "f" word. You talkbackers complaining about the review obviously have a hard time seeing pure, unadulterated brilliance.
this info is sort of fucked by bumetalman	Jun 15th, 2001 02:14:44 PM
i did a term paper on Ed Gein, he wasn't a cannibal or a serial killer, he murdered two women(and possibly his brother), dug up graves and was not a necrophiliac as some believe. He was a ghoul however, very twisted but not a howling madman like this reviewer is making him out to be, and if the film is taking that many liberties with a true story, its bullshit.
Real life psychos are always scarier then. . . by Sith Lord Jesus	Jun 15th, 2001 06:18:50 PM
. . .Freddie, Jason and all the rest of the fantasies. Just knowing people like Ed Gein and Ted Bundy can exist. . .brrrrrr. Freaky. But then. . .I suppose that that's what Mr. Lethal Injection is for.
music to eat to by chasin'thetrane	Jun 16th, 2001 07:54:59 AM

Jesus what are you talking about by Vern	Jun 16th, 2001 09:18:18 AM
Hey bud I'm glad you liked my review. ButI didn't do any of those things you mentioned. I didn't even say fuck that many times even though to be frankly honest I think it is an important word in film criticism. If you are asking me to teach you how to Write then forget it, I am too busy. But it is a flattering offer. All I can say is keep practicing bud, but try to stay clean. I went down that road before and it is not pretty. stay in school kid and keep learning. Your friend Vern. p.s. unless you're making fun of me.
Welcome Back, Vern by JAPrufrock	Jun 16th, 2001 10:02:49 AM
It's good to see you still reviewing the films of cinema, Vern. You had some of us worried for a while. Keep up the good work, bud. Hope to see you in the Vernanda soon.
Wax dental floss actually isn't good for your teeth by Milktoast	Jun 17th, 2001 08:02:59 PM
Because the wax doesn't just stay on the string, it comes off and glazes the tooth. That means that it works as a protective coating on your teeth, which your toothbrush will not be able to get through. Wax dental floss just isn't worth using. And minted, well, let me say only that there is no easy path to having a healthy looking smile.

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