Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Stevieboy666 Straightforward plot about a murderous psycho stalking a newswoman, much of which takes place in a hospital (shades of Halloween 2 & X-Ray). Right from the start we have a tense opening score, then it's not long before we have a shower scene. Pyscho sprang to mind. This Canadian film is more pyscho-thriller than just an outright slasher movie. There's no mysterious or unknown killer here. What we get is Michael Ironside (he reminds me very much of Jack Nicholson), seen very early on in the film. Turns out that he suffered much domestic abuse as a child & he's now become a woman hating, racist monster. The fact that he does not actually speak until 36 minutes into the film, combined with some POV shots, just makes him even more frightening. And let's be clear, he plays the part brilliantly, and with depth he makes for one of the scariest pyschos in movie history. Good cast, including William Shatner, very well filmed, a powerful musical score and lots of tension. Somehow this was deemed a "video nasty" and briefly banned into Britain but is now available in all of it's uncut glory. A cut above most of the other films that also made the list. Highly recommended.

sol- Unsuccessful in killing an outspoken television reporter, a cleaner continues to stalk his victim in hospital in this thriller from Canada. The film begins well, full of voyeuristic hand-held camera-work that places us in his shoes, eerily sharp sounding record and moody music. The attack at lead actress Lee Grant's house is effectively drawn out too as we experience her terror for minutes on end. Subsequent scenes also come with bite as he pretends to be a hospital orderly and even a surgeon, yet the film derails in its final hour as focus awkwardly shifts away from Grant's overwhelming fear and paranoia. Michael Ironside as her stalker ultimately gets more screen time. He is sinister enough, but it is not a juicy enough character to sustain the film alone. Linda Purl as Grant's nurse gets more screen time than her too. Again, this seems great since she is fantastic and has quite a complex character in between raising two kids while in a lesbian relationship. The fact that Ironside suddenly takes to stalking her rather than Grant never makes sense though; same goes for all the others he kills since he actually has a reason for wanting Grant! That said, everything culminates in a fantastic silent, protracted face-off between Grant and Ironside and the film remains atmospheric even when the plot derails. This is, however, a film for which the promotional poster is arguably better than the movie itself.

FlashCallahan Deborah Ballin is a controversial TV journalist, who is campaigning on behalf of a battered woman who murdered her abusive husband, claiming justifiable defence against the so- called victim. But her outspoken views incense one of the cleaning staff, closet homicidal psycho Colt Hawker whose deep seated despising all things female occurred from seeing his Mother throwing boiling oil in the face of his abusive Father So much so that he decides there and then to kill her. Managing to beat her home, he soon dispatches her maid Francine, before turning his rage onto her as she comes home. Despite the brutal injuries, she manages to survive and is rushed off to hospital. But he catches up to her in hospital and disguised as a florist... to continue his mission to finish her off...One of the so called video nasties of the eighties, the only thing nasty about this is the poor acting, and Shatner being as slimy as he can be.Ironside is okay, as the tortured soul, he plays his part well, it's just a shame that the rest of the cast are just full of expendable caricatures, practically begging Ironside to kill them.The film should have been a stalk and slash movie, set during one night, but they drag it on over a course of a few days, and the film turns to the old adage of everyone thinking that the victim is mad, right up until the last minute.It's been done before, and its never anything more than annoying.This really had the potential to be a great movie, but it fails, no wonder it's so hard to find.

InzyWimzy Watching this one had me taking a lot of breaks to do something. I mean it's difficult to make a hospital look exciting. See the wheelchairs drift around the hallway corners! A lot of typical horror ploys can be found throughout this one. Kudos to Michael Ironside who plays one effectively messed up eccentric. Why did Lee Grant look like she went bobbing in talcum powder? That's not a knife..it's a safety baton.This one needed more Shatner. In his short scenes, he shows great concern through facial expressions. He probably got confused wondering where the script had gone. I have to admit..Bill's appearance at the crime scene is the funniest scene ever.