Basket Case [Special Edition]

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Summary: Cult horror trash classic
Review: If you're looking for a bit of a change-up for your Friday Night Horror Movie Parties, try this one.
It's gory. It's got really cheesy 80's special effects. The actors ALL have bad hair.
However, it is an interesting idea. The two brothers are clearly deeply connected to each other (or, at least they were...). The emotional conflict between the two (particularly the more "able" brother's desire to date) is intense and understandable.
There were moments in this movie that were so funny (that I don't think were meant to be) that my husband and I just laughed and laughed. Some of the characters are over the top. There were some scenes (particularly the really bad stop-animation scenes) that made me wince in their low quality. I'm sure it was superb film quality at the time; but, now it's really bad.
Overall, it's one of those films that you probably should watch. Get a friend who won't hate you when it's over, come to an agreement that this is intentionally quite trashy, and have fun watching a truly original, truly bizarre flick.

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Summary: Wonderful schlock!
Review: It's so hard to be afraid of a clay-mation creature that looks like one of the little "Sniggets" I use to watch on TV as a kid. Yet there is something about this film.....I truly belive it is possible that a film can be so damn awful that it's just plain brilliant. This film definitely falls in such a catogory. As silly as it is, "Basket Case" is a truly inspired and original low budget gem that is bound to force a giggle out of even the most jaded of B-movie hounds. My only complaint about this particular DVD is that there are no special features. I would at least like to see a commentary or a brief interview or something. I mean, if the director and principle actor of "Cannibal Ferox" could be conned into doing a commentary, this film should be able to get SOMEBODY to speak for it. Anyway, fun movie for sickos like me. Enjoy!

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Summary: One of the genre's best
Review: Just watched Basket Case for the 2nd time and my God is it touching. No, seriously, it's really sad. Such a great little horror movie with some good gore, decent acting, great direction, but be prepared to feel sympathy for the main characters. Their existence is a depressing one and this movie is able to do everything one would expect from a good horror movie and manages to do it very originally. Themes of revenge, sexual repression, loneliness, traumatic childhood . . . it's all here. A low budget, indie film doesn't get much better than this.

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Summary: im not a monster dam you!
Review: ok. i admit it...i am a belial cult worshipper. And you will be to after you see this excellent rendering of the cult classic "Basketcase". This special edition has done wonders for both the picture and sound. I never thought they would be able to clean it up but "something weird video" has pulled an anchor bay like miracle here. There are also a ton of extras including an amusing featurette entitled "in search of the hotel broslin.."
The story about wronged siamese twins out to destroy the doctors who separated them (and left one for dead) is timeless. One by one, the guilty are punished as the brothers leave no stone unturned in order to slake their thirst for revenge. There are some flaws. The claymation is somewhat dated but hell, so is the stuff in the original evil dead. It just doesn't matter. This is a must have for horror fans. oh yeah..theres lots of blood in this too..for the gorehounds.

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Summary: Engaging low budget horror
Review: One of the best horror movies of the 80's.This extrememly low budget masterpiece is a must see for all horror film fans. The movie was shot in 16mm but the DVD transfer looks pretty clean. A lot better than previous video transfers of this title.

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Summary: BETTER THAN AVERAGE
Review: Personally, I don't get the whole Halloween/Friday the 13th craze. A Nightmare On Elm Street (and some of its sequals) was a fairly good movie and Wes Craven's New Nightmare was even better, yet I've heard people complain about "New Nightmare" and the fact that "hardly no one" died.
Well, if your horror film library has to have blood and "gore", then you'll most likely find this film acceptable. If you want a horror film that has a well-written script with CREATIVE-juices abound, then you'll be impressed!
For me, I was compelled by this movie; I had never seen FT13 or Halloween or even A Nightmare On Elm Street. I was 12 when I saw this and it had been several years since I had a chance to see a "horror" film. I suppose this film set the standard of what a horror film SHOULD be. I rented it at a California video store (I lived in CA until I was almost 14) b/c of the video cover. Ever since I was like 6 years old, I found the video cover fascinating as well as the photos on the back. They were not in anyway misleading! I guess I chose this over Ft13 or Halloween 'cause the video covers for those movies all looked about the same; some shadow with a knife, not a whole lot to go on except specifics with color and etc..;
Anyway; I hate the "20th Anniversary" DVD of this film! The tone of the film is interrupted by the "menu" and that long drawn out commercial promoting the distrubution company that released the "20th Anniversary" DVD. Not only this, but the cover is messed up. Since when does BASKET CASE (1982) have a ad that makes it look like a 50's/60's horror-spoof??? On e-bay the "original" DVD is hard to find, but on Amazon.com it's right here!!! A bit more expensive, but if you want it your way, you gotta pay more!!!
Ok, I think I'm done. If you want a plot outline, the editors of Amazon.com have compiled a pretty darn good one...until next time...

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Summary: Open This Basket
Review: PLOT: Duane has a problem. Everywhere he goes he carries around a basket with him. Why? What is in this Basket? Oh just he deformed brother that was seperated from him at birth. Duane and his brother Buliea didn't want to be seperated at birth and they are getting revenge on the doctors who preformed the surgery. Buliea just wants to kill but Duane wants a normal life. And when these brother fight more bodys fly including there own.
STRAIGHT TALK: I was impressed big time here. You don't see what is in the basket for awhile and it keeps you wondering. The picture and sound are not very good but would probably be just fine on DVD. As for Bulilea (I don't know if that's spelled right) he looks cheezy,but his face is cool cuz it looks exactly like Duane's. He kills people by ripping their faces which was different. All together a great and original flick.
CAST: The people who live in the hotel provide interesting characters for the film. Duane is an intersing one,who acts like there is nothing in the basket. Good cast.
KILLS: Bulilea ripping people's faces to shreds. Lots o blood.
CONCLUSION: Like I said I was impressed. I like to see it on DVD. Don't pass this one by at the movie rental place. But do watch out for the sequels. ...

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Summary: What's in the basket...?
Review: Probably one of the most gleefully sick cult films to surface for sometime, Something Weird has packaged together the ultimate special edition of this wonderfully twisted comedy/horror gem. The extras for this disc are a lot of fun, starting with the commentary (by director Frank Henenlotter, co-star (the wonderful) Beverly Bonner and producer Edgar Ievins), behind-the-scenes footage, photos and artwork, a couple odd radio interviews with actress Terri Susan Smith and clips from Beverly Bonner's NYC television comedy show. There is also a video update hosted by Frank Henenlotter visiting some of the various locations they shot at and what they look like today. But the real star of this disc is the film itself which looks wonderful and clear and is still extremely funny and features some great background characters, creepy synth music and of course, in my favorite scene of all, the hilarious fate of the evil veternarian, Dr. Judith Kutter. What ever happened to that actress? Now let's see Something Weird do the same loving treatment for Henenlotter's equally brain-damaged Frankenhooker!

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Summary: So sick, you can't help but like it!
Review: Sick and twisted, this flick is still lots of fun. It's about two brothers, Siamese twins who were surgically seperated against their wishes at an early age. One is normal. The other, a mis-shapen monster with razor sharp claws, is carried around by his sibling in a large basket. They've come to New York City with revenge on their minds, seeking to track down the doctors who performed the surgery and do away with them by whatever means necessary.

Great stuff! You won't find anything as weird as this. Contains many colorful sleazeball characters, as well as some amusing stop-motion effects. Followed by two sequels.

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Summary: ...very small, very twisted, and very mad...
Review: The ads for this cult classic proudly displayed Rex Reed's quote ("The sickest movie I've ever seen"). It's a horror-comedy about Duane Bradley (Kevin VanHentenryck), a soft-spoken, mild-mannered young man who takes his little brother Belial to New York City. What's sick about that? Well, Belial is Duane's deformed, telepathically bonded Siamese twin, who lives in a wicker basket and looks like a snaggle-toothed hamburger patty. The brothers hole up in a dingy hotel (Hotel Broslin!) and track down the three doctors who surgically separated them. Laughable stop-motion animation, explicit gore, and an extremely bad-taste sex scene push this $35,000 first feature by Frank Henenlotter off limits to all but the most decadent viewers, which means people like me and YOU, if you've read this far. Vile fun if you're in the right mood and company; this isn't the kind of movie you take home to meet your mom. Followed by two progressively cretinous sequels, also by Henenlotter. Stick with this movie, "Brain Damage," and "Frankenhooker."