Rating: 
Summary: Not About Gacy
Review: Okay, so the one thing I've noticed from previous reviewers is that they were all looking for the same thing from this film: a deeper glimpse inside Gacy. But that concept has been so played in films about serial killers. In fact, it's been played twice--quite adequately, in fact--with respect to Gacy himself.
I think this film attempts to do the reverse. To look at how the community reacts while all these murders are going on right on their doorstep. This movie is different. It's a parody, complete with almost "Texas-Chainsaw" gore for effect, to show how Gacy was able, for years, to rape and kill marginalized young men right under the noses of his "unsuspecting" neighbors. It also has a darkly comic undertone to it. Just watch this movie and think about how many people come and go from his house and how many people complain of the smell, all the while, 29 bodies rotting in the basement. I almost found myself rooting for Gacy against the idiotic neighborhood.
Forget Gacy. This movie is aimed at us, and I think it does a pretty damned good job.
Rating: 
Summary: It was O.K.
Review: Problems: It left out a lot of the story, which most of these serial killer movies seem to do. It fast forwards through his childhood. other left out facts: does not mention that specialists believe Gacy's abnormal behavior was from blood clot in the brain cause by a childhood swing accident. It also doesn't mention him trying to build a pool, that is where the bodies where stored. Doesn't mention him attacking men at job interviews, and at least 3 court actions brought against him before he was caught. Finally, it doesn't mention his time spent on death row: He would paint clowns, and portraits of Jeffrey Dahmer from what I understand. Other than all these facts left out, I thought this movie could have been more twisted if they had added more blood, or actually showed more of the torture he did. Don't get me wrong, there was torture scenes, but there was a lot of "you fill in the blanks" too. The Ted Bundy movie was better
Rating: 
Summary: DEADLY... dull
Review: The entire creative team of this film should be hogtied and shuffled off to Gacy's crawlspace. What's worse?: The amazingly feeble psychological explanations of Gacy's psychosis, southern California locations that look NOTHING like Chicago, costume, set, hair and costume inaccuracies for the period? The list goes on and on. There is no suspense, no pacing, HUGE gaps in the narrative. We're supposed to accept Gacy became a gay serial killer because his Dad called him a jag-off??? (Did it occur to the writers that 'jag-off' didn't enter the vernacular until the 70s and NOT 1953?? Obviously not.) When the inept director loses steam, he resorts (repeatedly) to shots of clown paintings and insects crawling in the basement to wake his audience up. The vapid creative team offers deadly dull commentary that offers little of interest about the story or film process. Don't even waste the money to rent this stinker... no pun intended.
Rating: 
Summary: could've been much better
Review: This movie is a virtual candyland of missed opportunities. first, like a lot of serial killer movies, it's structured almost as a series of episodic vignettes, which is okay, but here they don't flow together all that well (here's gacy digging in the crawlspace...now he's wrestling with young boys...now he's cruising the streets, etc). the filmmakers didn't seem to realize that there was an actual straightforward story here. second, and most heinous, is that a lot of what's presented is just flat-out WRONG! Whole chunks of the Gacy story are, for no good reason, left out--chunks that would've made the film much better, such as his back story, his civic & political activitism. the events leading to his arrest are wholly inaccurate, too. (and what was the deal with the two sleazy detectives, anyway? they look like they wandered onto the set from the David Lynch movie shooting on the next lot over.) in the end, Gacy drives away, the bodies are found, we see Gacy in jail, and...the movie ends!! no trial, no outraged neighbors, none of Gacy's bogus "Jack Handley" defense, no gas chamber, nada. In short, they cut out anything that might have made this a dramatically compelling film. A much MUCH better movie about the Gacy case is TO CATCH A KILLER, with Brian Dennehy playing Gacy.
The only reason to see this movie is the amazing performance by Mark Holton as Gacy. i was skeptical going in; I figured I'd be thinking of him as francis from Pee-wee's Big Adventure the whole time, but he actually does a stunning job. why isn't this guy working more anyway?
Rating:
Summary: NEEDED SOME WORK...
Review: THIS MOVIE NEEDED MORE BLOODY SCENES. THE OTHER SERIAL KILLERS' MOVIES WERE A HECK OF A LOT BETTER THEN THIS. THIS ONE HAD A GOOD PLOT BUT THEN STOPPED THERE. IT SHOULD BE RE DONE WITH MORE GORE. AND GACY WAS A CLOSET HOMO WHO NEVER WANTED ANYONE TO KNOW. I THINK I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS MOVIE BETTER. BUT THEN AGAIN ALL PEOPLE THINK THEIR MOVIES ARE THE BEST. ANYWAY THIS MOVIE WAS OKAY, BUT NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. MY ADVICE IS WATCH IT IF YOU WANT JUST MAKE SOMEONE ELSE PAY FOR THE RENTAL. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING...
Rating:
Summary: alright
Review: this movie was alright. even though it didnt really have alot of information in it. barely scratching the pogo the clown point. as in most cases. better to reasearch online or read books then to watch the movies.
Rating:
Summary: THIS IS NOT GACY
Review: THIS MOVIE WAS AN EXTREME DISSAPOINTMENT. AS A MAN HAVING SOME INTEREST IN THE MIND AND ACTIONS OF A SERIAL KILLER THIS TALE WAS LAME AT BEST. WAS GACY REALLY THIS BIG OF A SISSY? THIS MOVIE TOTALLY MADE HIM LOOK LIKE A FOOL. THERE WAS NO DETAIL TO THIS MOVIE AT ALL. IT SHOOTS A SCENE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMEONE IS DEAD. IT NEVER SHOWS HOW THE PEOPLE DIE. IT ALSO DOES NOT GO MORE INTO HIS CHILDHOOD. SOME PRISON LIFE WOULD BE NICE TOO. TO ME IT LOOKED LIKE A DOCUMENTRY ON BUGS AND WORMS. THEY MUST HAVE SHOWED THEM 100 TIMES. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE AT ALL. I SUGGEST YOU STICK TO MADE UP SERIAL KILLERS SUCH AS HANNIBLE LECTER.
Rating:
Summary: YES I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER - WORST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!
Review: this movie was horrible!!!!
please take my word and so many others who have said that this is an awful movie.
i wouldn't necessarily say it was boring, but definitely repulsive.
if i could have given it no stars i would have in a second.
i guess the one star goes for mark holton who did a decent job.
clive saunders has entered my banned list and he's actually the first member.
there are honestly no words to truly express how bad this movie was, but i'll try to criticize the areas in which a film would normally be criticized.
i put most of the blame on the writing, directing and overall execution of what could have been and should have been a good movie.
there was no music in the first 20 minutes or so and then all of a sudden the movie attempted being scary and added traditional and bad scary movie-type music. when that didn't work out, it went back to its more documentary style. then of course back to scary movie and that failing once again, it moved on to amateur at best use of after effects (i know i could have done that better and i usually use imovie).
if you think this review is non-sensical then see the movie for yourself and see what non-sensical plotless crap really looks like!!!!
Rating:
Summary: Famous serial killer: Not so famous movie
Review: We were just looking for something interesting to watch since we are avid movie watchers and couldn't find something that neither me or my girlfriend had not seen yet. So she picked this movie up, we both shrugged and bought it. The movie starts out showing the type of relationship Gacy had with his father and then skips from that scene to years later. The movie shows how he picked his victims, the type of family he had, how he was "respected" in the community and how his neighbors constantly complained about the foul smells coming from his basement. Overall, the movie was decent and held our interest except that it would skip from one scene to another too fast and too often. It was very choppy and disorganized overall. We had to stop the movie a few times to discuss what just happened or to clear up confusions that we were both having. We both agreed that it would have been better if it "flowed" better and the storyline didn't seem so choppy. It was worth viewing once but nothing more.
Rating:
Summary: Gacy is a rollercoaster ride into..wait, this movie sucks
Review: Yes, this would be a good movie if it wasnt directed by the writer and yes, Mark Holton is a bad choice for the lead role. Holton doesnt have a very good movie record (Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Leprechaun come into mind). This movie is a boring mess. Adam Baldwin (Tv's Firefly, Tv's Angel) is totally wasted as Gacy's father. Script sucks beyond belief and the acting is a flippin' pile. Though, Charlie Weber (Tv's Buffy The Vampire Slayer), who played the kid who was living with Gacy, did try the best he could but it was washed off by other supportees. The second by second shots of clown faces doesnt help it at all. This was dead in the water when it hit the screen.
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