LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

David Marcos I'll get this off my chest - the first 30 minutes of The Prowler are basically slasher heaven. I really mean that. The atmosphere is there, the characters aren't that bad, the killer is imposing, the kills are brutal and nasty...but then...(sigh) things just fall apart and don't get semi-exciting again until the last 10 minutes.The Prowler might be so wonderful in its first act, because it starts off like most slasher flicks end. By the time its first act has wrapped up, it seems as if already a half-dozen people have been offed and our Final Girl to be has already had a fairly exciting chase sequence.Sounds great, right? It is. But then she's saved and the rest of the film is spent with her and a policeman doing Scooby Doo-esque detective work in old houses with flashlights with brief interludes of death scenes during a graduation party. It just stops everything in its tracks.This is not to say that The Prowler is a bad movie. Far from it. It just needed something more exciting and urgent in it's middle section to keep the audience interesting. One never feels like the two leads are in any danger and that drag it down. Still, the special effects steal the show and are wonderful.

yourwarmembrace I have not seen nor do I plan to see a snuff film but from what I've heard about them, The Prowler (1981) is pretty close. The aforementioned director, Joseph Zito, plays out these death scenes as if he were getting real pleasure from them. It's scary and uncomfortable to watch to say the least and I can't think of any other slasher movie to come close. With others, there is always an underlying sense of humor and/or a question of believability but this one is relentless. Even the cat and mouse scenes are frightening. Let's just put it this way, it's December 2014 and upon this first viewing, I'm creeped out. I think a lot of it too has to do with zero character development - either that or the 1981 dialogue was lost on me. It starts of painfully slow and you don't feel a connection with anyone which sort of places you directly in the shoes of the killer. Not sure if this was intentional but it's kind of genius. 7.5/10

jacobstanleymoore The prowler to me might be the second best slasher film of the early 80s with The Burning #1 either way all the gore effects r done by the best man in the business Mr. Savini.. Tom Savini for president!!! Why can't they make slasher movies like this anymore instead of using all that CGI crap that ruins the movie.. They need to go back to the making it look real like Savini does in all of his movies.. The Prowler might not have as many kills in it then the Friday the 13ths but it's 100 times better in the Gore dept. then any Friday the 13th ever made!! For anybody who hasn't seen this movie I difently recommend it then You'll find out its a way better slasher movie then Friday the 13th..

warsystem04 What can be said that already hasn't been said about "The Prowler"? Highly praised and widely regarded as one of the better slasher films of the 1980's, this movie has everything a fan of the genre could crave, and more. Focusing more on suspense and tense, dark atmosphere than "scares", "The Prowler" almost has the feel of a giallo at times, but never strays from the tried and true American slasher formula. The kills are especially gory, creative and outstanding, which is no surprise since Tom Savini is behind the effects in them. The team of Joseph Zito and Savini would of course soon after work together on Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter, in my opinion the best in the series.Although often rightfully compared plot wise to "My Bloody Valentine" (another magnificent slasher), this film provides a lot more backstory and "flavor" to the killer. Little humor is present in this one, as the stalking of the victims and the uncovering of the mysterious killer are the main focus. This is not for fans of over the top cheese or "torture porn" garbage, this is for someone who can appreciate suspense and story.I can not stress enough the dark atmosphere that "The Prowler" creates. To me, this movie embodies "stalk and slash", in a way that is without pretension and without any try hard tactics. This is horror at it's finest. In my book this one is a must see, the pool scene alone will make any slasher junkie want to burst out in applause.