Speck

Rating:
Summary: Hardly tells the real story
Review: Before seeing this movie, I didn't know who Speck was. However, I had seen other films about serial killers like Gacy and Dahmer. They were rather well done, and I thought it important to have a knowledge of these people.

Other reviewers have complained about the dream-like state of the movie. Actually, this is why I liked it so much. You never know what may happen in a dream. Speck gave me that sort of feeling as I watched it.

Another thing that really got to me was Speck himself. I don't know if the lines in the movie were his own words, but they were thought-provoking nonetheless. He said that killing was his nature, just like it was a poet's nature to write. Something along those lines.

This movie could have been better, of course, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rating:
Summary: Like a dream
Review: Before seeing this movie, I didn't know who Speck was. However, I had seen other films about serial killers like Gacy and Dahmer. They were rather well done, and I thought it important to have a knowledge of these people.

Other reviewers have complained about the dream-like state of the movie. Actually, this is why I liked it so much. You never know what may happen in a dream. Speck gave me that sort of feeling as I watched it.

Another thing that really got to me was Speck himself. I don't know if the lines in the movie were his own words, but they were thought-provoking nonetheless. He said that killing was his nature, just like it was a poet's nature to write. Something along those lines.

This movie could have been better, of course, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rating:
Summary: Hardly tells the real story
Review: Having been familiar with Richard Speck and his mass murder spree in 1966 and having read a book written by the Prosecutor who was responsible for putting Speck behind bars, I was expecting a much better movie than this. This movie sensationalized Richard Speck in a way he does not deserve. Bad movie. If you're looking for a good movie/docu-drama, see Helter Skelter instead.

Rating:
Summary: A Masterpiece... of sh*t...
Review: Sorry for the vulgarity but that is just what this film is. Bullsh*t. This film had two writers... and if you can believe this, about 80% of the dialogue in this pathetic excuse for a true story was taken from the ACTUAL Jeffery Dahmer... Yes, the serial killer. And I mean ACTUAL, REAL LIFE quotations SPOKEN by Jeffery Dahmer. I counted at least eleven. And they thought it was clever to add little, moronic one liners at the end of each quote, like it somehow made it authentic.

And I dont even blame the actors and actresses in this film, because they were not bad. Doug Cole is pretty good, though, he should've known to do his research. Same goes with the rest of the cast.

what also irked me was the mood, tone, lighting, and main color of this film... This could be the Jeffery Dahmer quotes, but it reminded me of the actually GOOD film, "Dahmer" by David Jacobson. This film might be good for people that have a lack of knowledge of serial killers but otherwise it is a complete joke and an embarrassment to the art of film and screenwriting.

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Summary: Felt close to death myself after 20 minutes of this bomb
Review: This movie was almost factless, save for 8 nurses and Speck. Weak attempt at being "artsy", with the lowbudget cliche's and the boring tuffguy narratives in Speck's thoughts.

If this movie was 20 minutes, it would be too long. Unfortunately, it is over an hour. If you're looking for a documentary-type account, don't waste your time.

Rating:
Summary: Felt close to death myself after 20 minutes of this bomb
Review: This movie was almost factless, save for 8 nurses and Speck. Weak attempt at being "artsy", with the lowbudget cliche's and the boring tuffguy narratives in Speck's thoughts.

If this movie was 20 minutes, it would be too long. Unfortunately, it is over an hour. If you're looking for a documentary-type account, don't waste your time.

Rating:
Summary: BORING
Review: This was a really awful movie. It could've been better, certainly, but I think that Richard Speck simply isn't a good subject for a feature-length movie. His killings take place over the course of only one night; most of the movie was limited to Speck dragging a girl from one room to another room, where he murdered her. That pattern was literally almost the entire movie. Furthermore, the film was composed of amny wavy, dreamlike shots, which only served to be annoying and boring after a while. Basically, Speck was extremely boring. The filmmakers did a bad job of portraying one grisly night in a deranged man's life.

Rating:
Summary: Deranged enough, but not informative enough
Review: Yet another true-life-killer movie that doesn't show all the events of the characters life. This movie brings you right into the heart of the action. Which, in most movies cases, is not a bad thing; However, This movie really doesn't explain his history: How he had over 30 arrests prior to this incident (which is how the police had his finger prints to begin with). The movie also leaves you to believe what he really did to the victims, and doesn't show how bad he really was. (of course, no movie ever will show that, in reality there was eye gouging, and, trying to keep it as clean as possible: torture using unknown instruments in certain parts of the body the would really hurt!!) The movie also doesn't give specifics on his capture. A bungled up suicide leads to his capture but it doesn't say if he turned himself in, or if in fact someone found him. The movie finally mentions details of his fate in prison, but does not mention the video tapes later found by the media, and Richards new found breasts due to hormone pills, and his confession and no remorse for the murders he committed.
Anyway, excluding the missed facts, the only other things I could say about the movie: It was better than I thought - the back looked very generic, and it is a no-name movie company. Don't get me wrong, you can tell it is low budget, but I have seen much worse. They also have an advertisement on the DVD for another movie from this company, and it looked really generic, so I was pleased with what I had. Only other complaints were minor production\editing problems. They try to make the movie "creepy" by using a "dreamy/drugged out" view, ex: like the killer talking slow, walking slow, the movie moving slow at times. After awhile I thought it was overdone. Also, in reality (however I could have my facts wrong on this) I thought he only changed his outfit/cleaned up once during the killings, in this movie he cleans up after every victim and talks to himself in the mirror, which after awhile gets old. final verdict: not bad at all, but not mind blowing either. P.S. "what the heck richard speck?" - Macabre