SmugKitZine
Tied for the best movie I have ever seen
Solidrariol
Am I Missing Something?
Sammy-Jo Cervantes
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
bowmanblue
I'm not sure movie was designed to be 'liked' in a traditional sense. In case you've never heard of the titular character, Ted Bundy, he was one of the most notorious serial killers in modern day history. Seeing as, even today, most of his crimes will only be known to him, this film gives us a reasonable idea of what he was like. And it's safe to say that he wasn't very nice.I haven't looked into his life well enough to say how accurate the facts are, but, from what I've gathered, this is a pretty good representation of how he acted. It's near impossible for any viewer to feel any sympathy for him; if the film has any sort of appeals it's because it's more like a car crash where you just can't seem to look away. Bundy meets women. He's amazingly charming then he kills them. If anything, it serves as a severe reminder to be more than a little weary about people you have only just met (and don't go anywhere alone with them!).I have seen a couple other movies made about Ted Bundy's life and I would say that this one is the best. The others do touch on different aspects of his life, i.e. his dabbling with local politics. However, although this one almost completely omits this aspect of his life, I do feel this is the best one overall.The film itself doesn't really contain any 'big names' you'll recognise and does have a kind of 'made-for-TV' kind of feel for it. But, if you're looking for a half-decent biopic movie about Bundy's life, then you can do worse. However, you will need a strong stomach as he his (brilliantly portrayed by Michale Reilly Burke) and therefore as sick as they come, both in his mind and his actions.Like I say... you won't really 'like' this film as there's really little to like about the entire of the subject matter. However, if you're looking for at least a little insight into the minds of one of the nastiest men in modern times, then you'll find more than you want to know here.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/
punishmentpark
First off, Michael Reilly Burke really pulls off a fine performance as the sick and twisted iconic American serial killer Theodore R. Bundy. Next, Matthew Bright goes for a colorful retro-seventies look and focuses mostly on the sheer brutality of his killings, leaving the background story of Bundy's youth in the shadows. This is the director's choice, giving way to a startling point of view: we ride along for his tour of death throughout America and that is pretty much it. Well, in the end we get to see him getting his comeuppance as well...In another way, this feels like a cautionary tale, especially considering the kids at the end saying 'I am Ted Bundy' (one of them holding a dead cat up to the camera). It is normal for children to be experimental and on the prowl for adventure, which often leads to misbehavior, but most of the time it does not escalate as it did with Bundy. He became thé American icon for evil, and still... he was a human being - and received about 200 love letters in jail!Bundy's 'accomplishments' are mind-boggling - it doesn't matter how ugly you want to portray them (I think one must). Even if you attribute some of it to luck, there is still a big part of his 'work' that leans heavily on sheer dedication, wit and persistence, there's no way around it.Unfortunately quite a few facts weren't correct (I must admit I don't know them all myself, and many facts are uncertain due to different statements by Bundy himself) and I would have liked the story to have started much earlier in Bundy's life ánd be more elaborate around the time it does begin, but 'Ted Bundy' does offer a visceral view of an almost unbelievable one-man rampage, leaving you with a few things to think about...8 out of 10.
jemusser
This movie was so unrealistic and non-factual that I can't believe I finished it. The locations were all shot in CA (a place that has nothing to do with Bundy). All the details throughout the movie were either intentionally or mistakenly distorted. The filmmakers had several goofs. And, very significant parts of the Bundy story were completely left out. They didn't include the reports to investigators from his girlfriend or anything about the four state (Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado) investigation and the difficulty in finding evidence on him. There is so much more to the Ted Bundy story. So much they could have done with the locations and forensic investigations. The fact that he was the first person in history to be called a "serial killer" should have given them more incentive to really tell the whole story. They even left out the fact that he made all the big confessions (he confessed to 30 murders) minutes prior to his execution. The whole execution scene was just a joke. This movie was just cheap! What a huge disappointment. Not worth the time at all. Instead, just read the story.
bdonnlis
This was a pretty good movie could have been better if it was a little more accurate. I understand changing the victims names up considering there are still living families of the victims and that certainly would anger them, not that the film itself already does so. But, I wish they would have included Stephanie in the film which is one of the women psychologists believe threw him off the deep end. I don't like how they portrayed Ted majoring in law before psychology because I'm pretty sure he did well majoring in psychology but then changed it to pre law and flunked, probably due to his increased consumption with murder. I felt the film over exaggerated the way Ted acted and portrayed him as more of a whiney wuss. Ted was flawed psychologically but he didn't reveal it as obviously as the film showed. He was much more smooth. Other than those errors, I think the film did an excellent job telling the story and getting the point across. You won't regret watching. Me and my girlfriend enjoyed it although she couldn't watch certain scenes because of the graphic murders. It's a good movie to watch if you're interested in Ted Bundy.
