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Summary: What a piece of crap!
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Summary: Another NO GUTS Attempt...
Review: Do these filmmakers want to make a movie about a real life serial killer or don't they? Why make a movie like GACY or DAHMER if you don't understand--or fear to really touch--the subject matter you're getting yourself involved with? This film was a tremendous disappointment for me because it bears little resemblance to the actual serial killer. You can tell that its creators didn't have their heart in it, so to speak. I think they were simply throwing something together solely for commercial gain, that's obvious. Commercial gain is fine but there must be a balance. What we see in GACY is a clumsy, sissified, and utterly moronic version of John Wayne Gacy. It seems in the movie that everyone Gacy comes across is harshly insulting him in some way or trying to beat him up! In reality, those may've been very small tidbits within the killer's life, but it wasn't the big picture. Anyone even peripherally aware of the case knows how respected Gacy was within his community. He was not an incompetent imbecile, as he was more or less portrayed in this film. He only PLAYED a clown, he wasn't ACTUALLY a clown! In my opinion, it's just obnoxious to see how this material was treated. An example of a fairly recent true-life serial killer movie that works (for me, at least), something with blood in its veins, is TED BUNDY. As for GACY, the makers missed their target by miles. Maybe someone else will get it right. Though, I won't be holding my breath.
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Summary: Could have been better
Review: I agree with the other reveiwers that they should have shown Gacy as "Pogo The Clown" more. This movie was creepy knowning that this guy truly existed, but they should have gone more into his back story and possibly why he was so messed up. Obvious he had big issues about his feelings towards men, but things are much deeper then that.He kills about three or four people in this movie, but you never see him in the act. That would made it even better for the fans who want to watch the movie for gore and horror. If you are looking for that stay away. Not much blood in this film. Mark Hutton did a great job as Gacy, but the script kept him down from possibly making a big impact.
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Summary: Could have been better
Review: I agree with the other reveiwers that they should have shown Gacy as "Pogo The Clown" more. This movie was creepy knowning that this guy truly existed, but they should have gone more into his back story and possibly why he was so messed up. Obvious he had big issues about his feelings towards men, but things are much deeper then that. He kills about three or four people in this movie, but you never see him in the act. That would made it even better for the fans who want to watch the movie for gore and horror. If you are looking for that stay away. Not much blood in this film. Mark Hutton did a great job as Gacy, but the script kept him down from possibly making a big impact.
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Summary: A rather dull true killer movie
Review: I am really into movies based on serial killers. There are a whole series based on the more populor killers that Lion's Gate has produced. They range from really good like "Ed Gain", "Dahmer", and "Bundy" that tell the story and try to explain (but not forgive) why these men did what they did. Then there are the bad ones like "The Night Stalker" and this one, "Gacy". It tells the story of John Wayne Gacy, a well respected member of the community, and also a psychopathic killer. He was a gay man who picked up young men (and sometimes not so young), took them home, tortured, and finally killed them. This movie stars Mark Holton (Francis from "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure") as big, ugly and abnoxious Gacy. The movie dose not tell anything about his life before we meet up with him in later life; well, except for a way out of place sequence with his father in the woods. That was a waste of film, it bares no weight on the rest of the movie. The film is also poorly written and directed. Even though I couldn't wait for it to be over, it was somehow facinating, and I couln't stop watching. I am just glad I already knew a lot about the man. I saw the box cover with Gacy in his clown make-up, the way it was partially melted off, and I figured I was going to love it. I like watching scary movies, and little scares me worst than warped childhood imagies (like a distorted musical diddy). And since I heard of Gacy, I haven't been able to look at Ronald McDonald the same way since. I also believe Gacy was the insperation for Pennywise from Stephen King's "It". So, I was really disappointed when this movie was too documentery like, never offering any kind of explaination for what was going on in John Wayne Gacy's head.
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Summary: Was this really John Wayne Gacy???
Review: I just got through watching this film, and i must say it was horribly done. I read several reports, and even wrote my own report about the serial clown killer John Wayne Gacy, and I'm wondering if the director did any research on him what so ever. Most of the events in this film was incorrect not to mention they made him look like a total idiot when it came to his own contracting business and especially how people felt about him. Now from all the research that i have done about Gacy, he was a successful business man and most people in town loved him but in this film they make him look like a crook and a person that wasn't liked. I expected this film to have been a lot better... it reminded me about the movie ALI, which was also horribly done. The movie was incorrect, boring and the acting was just sickening. I do not admire Gacy infact i think he was a sick, demented person but all i asked for was a film that was well done.When i picked this film up i did not expect it to be a "Award winning film" or even as good as the movie FROM HELL (Jack The Ripper), and i knew it was going to be a low budget film, but was there any money invested in it or what? GACY should never have been released. So SORRY to disappoint the people who are fans of serial killing films or thrillers but i suggest this film should stay on the shelf, but if you have nothing else to do and you are bored, go head and pick this film up... it's worth a watcher for movie freaks.
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Summary: Gacy not a bad movie
Review: I never seen Adventures of Pee Wee Herman so I had no idea who Mark Holton was, so I cannot compair the two thus having a more objective view of the movie. I think he did a great job portraying Gacy. Nobody can fully understand what goes on inside a serial killer's mind so it doesn't try anything in depth in terms of psychological makeup, but attempts to make insights. In the beginning we see Gacy's father as abusive, trying to make his son macho. Perhaps Gacy was not raised in an environment of love, so such human qualities as compassion were not there. He puts on a good front as a cover as being "Mr. Nice Guy" in his community. With so many bodies buried in his property there was some serious stinking going on yet the real life Gacy he had dozens buried in there and still nobody knew.
His neighborhood did not have bright people living there apparently.
I thought the movie was done well. I enjoyed it. It makes you think of all the prostitutes out there they can indeed become prime targets for the loonies and sickos out there. How many people out there got killed and nobody knew because they had no family or anybody who cared about them. Scary thought. It makes you wonder...
I had no idea Gacy's last words were "Kiss my ass" just before lethal injection, and that he picked up approximately 2,000 men.
So just how many more were murdered?
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Summary: Dull, sordid and not-very-bright
Review: I think I've seen DAHMER, BUNDY and now GACY and I believe they were all made by the same production company. I know this without looking at any credits because all three movies were dull and lame, thoughtless and ultimately pointless.
It was as if the producers said, "We are going to make a series of films about America's most horrific serial killers, despite the fact that we have limited resources and an astonishing lack of understanding about good and evil. We will bring nothing to these stories."
I could have at least understood the slimiest stereotype of a Hollywood bottom-dwelling producer making a grotesque exploitation picture of any of these maniacs, but why take the high road (meaning, "dull and ponderous") if you have ZERO insight into these crimes?
Court TV has more riveting recreations. And a better understanding of its audience.
Try there.
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Summary: You think he was a MONSTER now? Wait til you see this!
Review: I thought I was horrified by what John Wayne Gacy did before I saw this movie. But now, I am TRUELY HORRIFIED by what this man did (And how he behaved while he was doing it)! This film is not suitable for children.My only complaint is that they didn't show Gacy playing "Pogo The Clown." Had they shown Gacy (As Pogo) trying to make children smile, an attempted murder scene towards the end would have been more horrifying still.
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Summary: Boring
Review: I was expecting to see somthing better then what appears in this movie. The famous John Wayne Gacy wasnt really worth makijng this film for. It starts from hsi childhood, in some attempt to try and explain why he ends up the way he does, but failed to really explain any of it. Gacy is some kind of well known man, he has his freinds and his enemys, and his wife leaves him when she finds out he's into younger men, tho she dosent know what he does with them. She leaves him and some un-entertaining events take place after wards. It makes him out not to be such a bad guy n some ways, and insane in others. The whole clown thing is about 5 minutes in totoal of the film, dont think your gonnah see a movie about a clown with a thrist for blood. If your not familuer with the Gacy story anyway. Bonus features arnt worth taking notice of, the plots pretty boring and drags along, buy it if you wanna have a movie that can bore you to sleep at night. But i'd suggest not even renting it, wait till its on TV, If they would show it? Other wise, if your intrested, rent it, but dont tell you i didnt say it wasnt a waste of time and money!
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