Review of Schizoid (1980) by Tim S — 12 Aug 2013
I saw Schizoid for the first time recently, and I can't understand what all the fuss is about. It's one of those movies that giallo and slasher fans love, but I can't get past how boring it is.
The shame of it all is that it has a nice cast attached to it: Klaus Kinski, Craig Wasson, Christoper Lloyd, etc, but it never manages to be all that entertaining. The killer's identity can be easily guessed, as well.
Not that something like that really matters, it's the ride there that does, but without it, it's pretty predictable and boring. I can see slasher fans eating it up, and giving it more credit than it's really due now that it's out on blu-ray.
To be fair, slasher fans have tunnel vision when it comes to the quality of a film anyway. As long as they get a decent-looking killer and some carnage, they're happy. I'm not however. I expect more entertainment value for my dollar.
This film doesn't have that, unfortunately. As a side note, I'm surprised John Carpenter didn't sue over the score, which parts of are identical to the Halloween score at times.
This review of Schizoid (1980) was written by Tim S on 12 Aug 2013.
Schizoid has generally received negative reviews.
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