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Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bruce Campbell is still the man!
Review: U dont need to order the absolutly hilarious movie online. Just go to your local Walmart or best buy and look for it in the five dollar bin. Trust me it is worth it. If Bruce Campbell is one of your favorite B Movie actor. Well he doesnt show up till half way into the movie. He has an amazing role in this film. They also have the funniest deaths ever in this movie. One guy in the movie gets out of his car to go and do a drunk test for the maniac cop. So the dumb guy puts his finger on his nose and the Maniac Cop slices his neck. Another funny death is when the maniac cop hand cuffs this guy the camera moves behind his back,and the Maniac Cop trips his and the guy falls into the cement. Trust me if you like B Movies, Bruce Campbell, and that stupid guy from the fog then you will love this movie.

~The Movie Guy

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: At least Bruce Campbell's in it...
Review: And believe me, that's about all this movie has going for it. It's your typical low-budget freak/monster B-movie. There is little to nothing in the way of originality in this film and should be avoided by anyone who doesn't love B-movies. It lacks the humor and imagination of many other movies of this genre.

Having said that, though, it does star Bruce Campbell (star of the Evil Dead trilogy) as the hero and just about any movie starring BC is worth watching at least once. There's nothing terribly exciting about his performance here, but... it's Bruce Campbell.

It should also be said that this DVD comes with some excellent extras, considering that it's such a low-budget, relatively unknown, cult film. With many DVDs of this genre, you're lucky if you have any special features at all. Deleted scenes, trailers, commentary, etc. A very nice surprise.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: THIS COP'S A MANIAC
Review: Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell is framed and arrested for a series of gruesome murders against innocent law abiding New York citizens. Witnesses claim the killer was a large white male wearing a NYPD uniform.
Detective Tom Atkins (star of "The Fog" and "Halloween III" ) is not convinced that Campbell's the man. And he's not.
Robert Z'dar(a very big man) plays the killer, a former NYPD officer sent to an Alcatraz-style jail for getting too carried away in dispensing tough justice. Attacked and left for dead in prison, he survives and is somehow smuggled out by the coroner(of all people) and now Z'dar is mad and want's revenge.
Not bad, no terror or suspense though, just several nasty and quite hilarious murders.
Shaft himself, Richard Roundtree co-stars.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: You have the right to remain silent, FOREVER
Review: I found Maniac Cop to be a great action/horror film. Director William Lustig continues his crusade to make good flicks(like Relentless,Uncle Sam,and the classic Maniac). This film is among his best. Robert Z'Dar(a truely underrated actor)plays the psycho cop who stalks the streets of NY. Tom Atkins(Halloween III)is on his trail. Maniac Cop's sequels were not on par with the original, but all three films are worth a look, especially the well done original.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Maniac Cop is an Original
Review: If you are a big fan of action/horror then you should really check this movie out! It's got great acting, awesome action scenes and sometimes very subtle humorous actions by the "Maniac Cop" (Robert Z'dar). This movie is definitly a good one! The two sequels that follow are really good as well!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Maniac Cop is an Original
Review: If you are a big fan of action/horror then you should really check this movie out! It's got great acting, awesome action scenes and sometimes very subtle humorous actions by the "Maniac Cop" (Robert Z'dar). This movie is definitly a good one! The two sequels that follow are really good as well!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: DVD review
Review: If you loved EVIL DEAD you will like this movie.
The DVD has a better quality than the old VHS, but it still could have been better.
The film is shown widescreen (1.85:1) and is not enhanced for 16x9. The quality is ok, but for Elite standards. A lot of the colors seem faded but this could be due to the age and budget of the film. A lot of the night scenes are too way too dark and grain can be spotted in several scenes. The laser had a much better brighter transfer. The sound is Dolby Digital Surround and sounds nice, but it seems to be Stereo and not Surround. The spoken word and music score is crystal clear with no pops but your speakers don't get much work.
You get the films original theatrical trailer, which is shown widescreen. The picture quality on the trailer hasn't been cleaned up. There is a lot of grain and most of the picture is very dark. You also get two television spots, which are shown full frame and both look like the trailer. Each is dark with grain running through them. You also get a trailer from France that is spoken in French with no subtitles. The picture looks a looks a lot worse than the previous trailer. There is also a Spanish radio spot, which is spoken is Spanish with no subtitles. There are also six extra scenes that were filmed for Japan television. These scenes are nice but don't add anything special to the film. Finally, there is an audio commentary with director Lustig, producer Cohen, Bruce Campbell and Jay Chattaway. The commentary is one of the best out there. Everyone is constantly talking and a lot of great stories are told about the making of the film.

Overall A fun movie if you don't expect too much out of it. The video is somewhat disappointing but the audio is nice. The extras are definitely the best thing about this DVD.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: An entertaining Horror/Thriller.
Review: In this revenge horror/thriller. An ex-cop (Robert D`Zar) left for dead in Prison. He goes back to New York City to revenge at the cops has wrong him.

Directed by William Lustig (Maniac, Rentenless) and Written by Larry Cohen (Q:The Winged Serpent, It`s Alive Trilogy). This has a good B-Cast including:Tom Atkins (John Carpenter's The Fog), Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead Trilogy) and Richard Roundtree (Shaft).
It`s not the best type kind of horror/thrillers but it`s has an cult following. Follow by two sequels. Watch for Director:Lustig and Sam Raimi (Spider Man) in a cameo. Grade:B+.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best horror film of it's kind.
Review: New York city is being terrorized by a series of murders and the public breaks into panic when the killer is a cop. Yes indeed, this is a film with a story that has not bee used befor, something new, and director William Lustig (MANIAC) and writter Larry Cohen (IT'S ALIVE) make this a good B-movie if youare looking for action, a few scares, and good acting. MANIAC COP 2 and 3 are good (but not as good as this) movies if you can find them.

1987. TWE. 92 MINS.

Rated R for Language and Some Strong Horror/Action Violence.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good murder mystery
Review: The Director of "Maniac" brings you a film about a mysterious killer cop in New York. It is not reavealed until the end on who the killer cop is.


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