Review of Baxter (1989) by Aaron B — 22 Jun 2008

Love this movie, strange, disturbing, black comedy...this is the original VHS cover...much better than the current DVD cover which implies a horror film....great voice for the dog also...

This review of Baxter (1989) was written by Aaron B on 22 Jun 2008.

Baxter has generally received positive reviews.

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By Toby E (257) on 12 Jun 2008

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I saw this as a kid and I thought it was just plain fucking wierd. But I had no idea what film really was then…

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I wouldn't call this is a horror film, nor a comedy. I don't really see what was funny about this to begin with, with maybe a couple lines…

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It still shocks me that this superb work of existentialist cinema has not yet been released on DVD…

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