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Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

intp SPOILER WARNING: This review reveals the ending.Had seen this once as an early Vhs rental, probably in the late 1980's or early 1990's and barely remembered it. Just watched it again via purchased SWV Dvd, which is an excellent quality print. For a low-budget movie, this was amazingly well-done. The acting was good and the story moved along at a crisp and economical pace. The special effects are understandably crude given the minimal budget this was made on, but still reasonably effective for what they were. Even the minor characters are sharply drawn and memorable. The lead three characters (Duane, Belial, and Duane's girlfriend Sharon, played by Terri Susan Smith) were all strong.A tragic story that really could have ended only one way, I guess, although there was a plausible 'happy ending' scenario, if Duane had killed Belial so he could be with the girl. But their tie was too strong for that, and both of them were just too messed up. And I guess in a sense they did both 'deserve' to die for the terrible things they did, but they were still sympathetic characters nevertheless for the hell they had to go through, and at least Duane was trying to do 'the right thing' most of the time.Looking forward to watching the various Dvd extras and also listening to director's commentary. Hennenlotter is definitely talented, but his creative output has been sparse. This was definitely worth the purchase price.

D Rahul Raj Jsd It's Saturday night (May 28, 2016), and today is Mr. Kevin Vanhentenryck's Birthday. To honor him, I celebrated by having some good food and watching his movie that he is known for. This is the first film of his, and the first chapter in the Basket Case series. I never knew about this horror film series until 2013. At that time, I wasn't really looking into recommendations on the net, and I wasn't even active on social media. My Dad was the man who would recommend movies to me. He was a massive horror fan, and would always go to cinemas and check movies out of video stores back in the '80s. Then one day back in 2013, he told me, "Son, you don't know sh*t about horror until you have seen what I've seen." I asked him, "Dad, what awesome horror films have I missed out on from the 70s and 80s?" He gave me a huge and I mean massive list, which just goes on and on. I had to write all of them in a book. The first one he told me to look for was Basket Case. I said, "Dad, what's that?" He told me, "Just get it, and you'll see. It's one of the best films I have ever seen, son." So, I found it online, and got it, along with its sequels. When I saw this for the first time, I was like, "Wow, Dad, no joke, this movie is just filled with horrifying, bizarre, blood gushing, sleazy screaming fun until the end." It's one hell of an entertaining film. Kevin was so damn incredible on screen, he was excellent. With Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, and others. They were all perfect. Frank Henenlotter did an awesome job. I watched it over again with my Dad. This movie is special to me because this was his last horror film, and I hadn't seen it since my dad passed until today. It brought back great memories. And every horror fan should own this movie, including its sequels, on home video. It's a masterpiece, truly a gem!!!

Bodo "What's in the basket?" — a question asked time and time again in this 80's horror flick. What's actually in the basket is our protagonist's deformed Siamese twin brother. The two have lived in upstate New York countryside and they're now in Manhattan to chase down the doctors that separated them against their will.The premise of BASKET CASE is surprisingly original and actually quite moving. The protagonist's acting is mostly convincing, which manages to convey a genuine sense of tragic despair. Most of the characters and their actions make sense and you can be genuinely moved by this movie, if you let yourself be moved.That said, you have to suspend a lot of disbelief to appreciate BASKET CASE. In particular, the deformed brother has no legs and basically no torso, so it's not quite sure why he's so good in killing people. I constantly found myself asking: Why don't they just run away? Shouldn't they be faster? And if he's so light (given that he's carried around in a basket case throughout the entire movie), shouldn't they just be able to throw him away?The implausibility of the "action" scenes and the hilarious overacting by some of the victims makes the death scenes inadvertently comic. Add to this the fact that the deformed brother's make-up effects, although compellingly unique, also look quite rubbery.My verdict is that this is a truly interesting premise with strong motifs of social rejection that is bogged down by its execution, both in terms of special effects and in terms of acting. Nonetheless, worth a watch for its uniqueness and for its semi-cult status.

FlashCallahan Country boy Duane Bradley takes a motel room in New York with no luggage other than a basket. But it contains his surgically removed Siamese twin who is not only physically deformed so badly the doctors don't really consider him human, but is also the vindictive drive of their trip, with the purpose to kill off all those he blames. But in the reception of one of those doctors, Duane gets his first ever date and wants to start a new life too, but his brother has other pans......This is another one of those movies that I should have seen a long time ago, because I just can't see where the love for this film comes from. Its funny for all the wrong reasons, the acting is appalling, I'm sure a lot of those people didn't know they were being filmed, especially those in the lobby, and my gosh, that scene where Belial has a freak out, is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.I appreciate the film is over thirty years old, and the budget was minuscule, but please, Craven made a more effective horror in The Hills Have Eyes almost eight years earlier, and I'm sure the budget wasn't much more.The film has such a dirty feel to it, the setting, the people, the hair, it's all grimly lit, and this detracts you from the absurdity of it all.I'll see the other two for sure, but honestly, I'm not a fan.