best films about serial killers

Started by pete, January 24, 2004, 07:50:28 PM

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pete

January 24, 2004, 07:50:28 PM
does anyone have any recommendation for serial killer movies?  I can think of Summer of Sam which really wasn't about the killer.  And Talented Mr. Ripley, which was pretty good.  And Silence of the Lamb, but nothing else off of this head.
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kotte

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January 24, 2004, 07:51:56 PM
American Psycho...Great film!


Obvious choice maybe.

MacGuffin

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January 24, 2004, 08:01:39 PM
Psycho
M
Peeping Tom
Se7en
Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
The Cell
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Weak2ndAct

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January 24, 2004, 08:17:36 PM
In Cold Blood andDahmer (highly underrated IMHO) are definitely worth checking out.

Sleuth

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January 24, 2004, 08:47:49 PM
I can recommend you DON'T see Gacy (aka The Crawl Space).  Although it was kind of funny seeing Francis from Pee Wee's Big Adventure kill people.
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NEON MERCURY

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January 24, 2004, 10:52:54 PM
Quote from: SlorgI can recommend you DON'T see Gacy (aka The Crawl Space).  Although it was kind of funny seeing Francis from Pee Wee's Big Adventure kill people.

. always thought that francis chewed bubble gum exellent in pee wee....

Alethia

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January 24, 2004, 11:54:55 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin
Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer

totally fucking agree


a weird movie about a serial killer with a smiliar title is something like "diary of a serial killer"....gary busey is in it and he's in drag for about the first fifteen minutes, its kinda funny......its such a weird movie tho, i only remember little bits but god i thought it was just...odd

billybrown

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January 25, 2004, 12:12:30 AM
Quote from: MacGuffinPsycho
M
Peeping Tom
Se7en
Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
The Cell


The Cell is beyond wretched, save for the music video visuals, J.Lo's big fat arse, and Vince Vaughn bumbling and stumbling through some of the worst dialogue in film history in every scene with J.LO and her big fat arse.

SoNowThen

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January 25, 2004, 12:37:39 AM
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBADLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

snaporaz

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January 25, 2004, 01:27:52 AM
they've already been mentioned, but my picks would be psycho, henry: portrait of a serial killer, dahmer [i agree, underrated], and i guess the obligatory the silence of the lambs.

as for in cold blood, that was about two guys that murdered a family; they weren't serial killers. and the book is a millions times better. well, i guess most books are. and, jesus christ, has anyone here seen "nightstalker"? it's another newish serial killer movie about richard ramirez. it is probably the worst movie i have ever seen in my life. well, it's in the top five of shitty movies, that's for sure. well, actually, i only saw the first twenty minutes. it was so annoying i had to turn it off. and i never ever turn off a movie because it sucks. i may become uninterested, but never have i been annoyed by a movie that much. it's worse than gacy. http://imdb.com/title/tt0342835/

MacGuffin

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January 25, 2004, 01:37:58 AM
Quote from: snaporazand, jesus christ, has anyone here seen "nightstalker"? it's another newish serial killer movie about richard ramirez.

I live about 2 blocks away from one of the houses where he killed an elderly couple. Scary times, it was like Summer Of Sam in that we had to make sure all the windows were closed and doors locked because we didn't know where he would strike next.
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snaporaz

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January 25, 2004, 01:43:12 AM
Quote from: MacGuffinI live about 2 blocks away from one of the houses where he killed an elderly couple. Scary times, it was like Summer Of Sam in that we had to make sure all the windows were closed and doors locked because we didn't know where he would strike next.

you know what's kind of cool. i doubt anyone would believe this [i don't think i believe it either] but my ex-girlfriend told me her mother once dated ramirez's roommate back in the early eighties. and it sounds sort of believable because she's from el paso, and ramirez is from el paso. so, if that's true, hurrah!

Ghostboy

#12
January 25, 2004, 01:46:09 AM
I like serial killer movies that make you think twice when you consider the fact that their subjects are serial killers. Badlands is a good example. Having just seen Monster, I'd say the same about that.

Peeping Tom and M are probably about as good as serial killer movies get. Also, Natural Born Killers must be mentioned, even though it's not really about serial killers.

classical gas

#13
January 25, 2004, 03:27:29 AM
Quote from: Ghostboy
Peeping Tom and M are probably about as good as serial killer movies get. Also, Natural Born Killers must be mentioned, even though it's not really about serial killers.

Totally agree with this.  Natural Born Killers is like the flip side of the serial killer movie, sort of how we perceive them.

Pubrick

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January 25, 2004, 04:26:02 AM
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