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I Warned You Not to Go Out Tonight.
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
Maniac
2012 Directed by Franck Khalfoun
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Elijah Wood Nora Arnezeder America Olivo Zoe Aggeliki Jan Broberg Joshua De La Garza Dan Hunter Genevieve Alexandra Liane Balaban Megan Duffy Luis Fernandez-Gil Aaron Colom Akbar Kurtha Sal Landi Délé Ogundiran Bryan Lugo Ron Reznik Devra Korwin Steffinnie Phrommany Mike McCarty Brian Ames Patrick Orr Mic Rodgers Sammi Rotibi Rochelle Rudolph Lauren Emily Vaughan Steven James Williams
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Alternative Titles
Maniac Uncut, Manijak, Маньяк, 杀人狂魔
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Horror, the undead and monster classics Intense violence and sexual transgression horror, creepy, eerie, blood or gothic horror, gory, scary, killing or slasher cannibals, gory, gruesome, graphic or shock violence, shock, disturbing, brutal or graphic scary, horror, creepy, supernatural or frighten Show All…
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I said it once and I'll say it again:
Still the most affecting horror film of the 21st century.
Unquestionably, in my eyes. This is cinematic brilliance.
One of the finest pieces of psychological filmmaking out there.
Khalfoun, Aja, Levasseur, and Wood - you guys are amazing. -
Elijah you freaky bastard. Why do I love you so much? The first person point of view made this much more sinister. I am creeped tf out. This movie feels way too real and scary. This type of violence and murder happens to woman everyday, and it's not OK. I'm never dating again lol.
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Taking such a infamous and highly vaunted early 80’s grindhouse messiah movie from slimy ny sleazefeast to modern day LA serial killer jam works swimmingly for me. I haven’t watched this in a good five years and to be honest, the first time I peeped this I went in with so much apprehension because of my intense Spinell/Lustig appreciation/love, but luckily remakes are never an issue for me like they are for so many fans—especially if it’s a different take on the subject matter.
Well, I loved it then and that still rings true in 2019. Lustig and Spinell’s Maniac means the world to me in its articulate take on the subject matter—turns out Khalfoun, Aja/Levasseur, and Wood’s mid 2010’s take does too. Plus, that score is fire and I kinda feel like Disasterpiece owes Rob a great deal for their It Follows soundtrack...
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An excellent remake of an excellent film. This one is dark and downbeat as hell and I love it. I also love how it still manages to give NY some of that 80’s sleaziness even though it’s 2012. Good job, Franck. That name is somehow infinitely cooler with a “C” added in. Just noticed that.
Nobody could replace Joe Spinell and I’m glad they didn’t try to do that. Instead, Elijah Wood is perfectly cast as someone who looks so harmless and innocent yet so incredibly creepy at the same time. How hot is that picture of his blood spattered face at the top of this page?? Yeah I know I’m weird.
Gonna have to rewatch the original now obvs.
Edit: it’s not NY in this one it’s LA! Who knew? Not me! -
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A solid update of Lustig's grindhouse classic. It was an inspired choice to transport the story to Los Angeles, although I do miss the city being its own character like NYC was in the original. Wood is no Spinell but I thought he was convincingly menacing. Has fun POV sequences and an awesome synth heavy score. The CGI gore was a bit lacking, but the practical stuff was great.
Another entertaining watch with Michelle.
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31 days of horror 2021.
This film was intense. I’ve never been uncomfortable with violence against women as much as I was with this film. -
Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) aka Frank is one sick, twisted little bugger! He's a flat out Maniac! (hence the title of the film lol)
The music in this holy crap, it enhanced the movie so much more.
I didn't love the original, but it was really solid. This is probably the best horror remake ever. The first person point of view was just awesome for a movie like this. This movie was so dang creative!
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William Lustig’s psychological slasher, Maniac, was considered nothing short of grungy, exploitative trash on its release in 1980. Produced by a group of pornographers, it was film that lacked the craft of an intelligent storyteller, and served no purpose but shock with its use of misogyny and long takes of gratuitous violence.
Yet, it wasn’t so much the subject matter that worked against its success as a horror movie, but rather, contending up against other films in the past that had already explored similar territory with much more care. Lustig’s slasher looked cheap and felt cheap, therefore it didn’t really have much going for it apart from a slightly imaginative back-story and some vicious kills.
Frank Khalfoun’s 2012 remake took…
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A pretty damn disturbing glimpse into the life of a deranged serial killer. Shot in the first person, we're with this sicko for the duration, as we see him looking for love in all the wrong places, and becoming gradually consumed by his own insanity.
Elijah Wood delivers a fantastic performance as the killer. Though we rarely see him, his presence is always felt as he really captures the anxiety of the character, giving the film a very uncomfortable vibe. Some really great special effects here too by the excellent artists at KNB FX Group.
As a fan of the original MANIAC movie I wasn't expecting much from this remake, but I was surprised by how well it turned out. -
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