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Old 10-11-2008, 10:49 AM
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Director Richard Fleischer made one of the most understated films about a sensational topic ever. The thing that will strike you most, upon completion of it's viewing, is how quiet it all was. Antonioni's Blow-Up gives you the same feeling. After his showier tour-de-force, The Boston Strangler, Fleisher did a complete turn around.

The film concerns the notorious British serial killer John Christie(played brilliantly by Richard Attenborough). John Hurt and Judy Geeson play the young couple "taken in" by their treacherous landlord. Christie, acting as an ersatz abortionist, offers his services to the gullible in his neighborhood. His modus operendi is a lethal dosing of ether mixed with carbon monoxide. The film's ending is slightly ambiguous, but in real life ended with the abolition of the death penalty in England. I wont give away plot points, but this is a must see for avid crime fans, and a true glimpse into the mind of the quiet human monster. 10/10
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Old 10-11-2008, 10:59 AM
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Nice review.

There is a thread for this, I believe: http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34220
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Old 10-11-2008, 11:04 AM
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The search engine here sucks, and I've pretty much given up on using it. Besides, I feel this film is worthy of it's own thread.
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Nice review.

There is a thread for this, I believe: http://www.horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34220

I went thru that thread, by the way. No mention of this film, anywhere in it.
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Old 10-12-2008, 09:09 AM
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I went thru that thread, by the way. No mention of this film, anywhere in it.
That didnt come out right. I meant to say, there is a thread for this sort of reviews and recs.
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Old 10-12-2008, 12:23 PM
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This sounds awesome...I'll have to keep an eye out for it.
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Old 10-15-2008, 05:27 PM
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Yeah it's a well creepy film Richard Attenborough gives a chilling performance
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Old 11-07-2008, 01:10 PM
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Yea, I need to rewatch it myself.
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I really like Richard Attenborough...and his brother David for that matter.

But I will defintely check this out.

And I like John Hurt! Sounds like my kind of film!
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