Review of Pin (1988) by Jon W — 19 Sep 2007

Weird, creepy but overall bit flat 80s horror movie thats a bit like psycho. Loks a bit cheap and dated now but the idea is quite original.

This review of Pin (1988) was written by Jon W on 19 Sep 2007.

Pin has generally received positive reviews.

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By James H (4,675) on 06 Dec 2009

It?s certainly creepy. The cast does a good job, especially David Hewlett. Fine score, it has some really tense and interesting scenes…

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By Sean C (2,276) on 13 Mar 2008

I watched this as a child and remembered it as a poor horror movie about an evil dummy…

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By Hafiz K (22) on 09 May 2009

Pretty thought-provoking and creepy. perhaps because the film exploits the terrifying aspects of ventriloquism…

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By Jason M (2,623) on 25 Jan 2016

I saw this late at night when I was ~20 years old and was captivated by it. It was not surprisingly underrated as a Canadian film…

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By Orlok W (1,270) on 23 Oct 2014

Seldom is this film spoken of and that's a shame…

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By Alexander P (1,095) on 17 Aug 2010

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear - terry o'quinn does his best to make this work but the scene with the nurse is just bizarre - so is the majority…

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By Gerasimos E (25) on 08 Jul 2010

Pin used to be my childhood fear! I watched it again las night and realized that it was more of a psychological drama than a horror movie…

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By Florian M (26) on 15 Feb 2009

Psychological thriller about young twins who develope an unhealthy obsession with a medical dummy after they witness their mother's infidelity…

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By Macdara C (142) on 03 Jul 2012

(Watched Sat 28 Apr 2012) A weird little horror thriller, one of those creepy video covers you saw on the racks at the rental shop when you…

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By Dave J (1,987) on 18 Oct 2013

It's not a great horror film, but it has a pretty original plot and is worth a watch…

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