This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film has generally received positive reviews.
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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film was released in 2006 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 108 reviews, giving Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 71%, Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2006, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2006 with similar scores include films like The Devil Wears Prada, The Holiday and Babel.
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