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Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: GOOD MOVIE BUT TWISTED THE TRUTH
Review: THIS WAS A VERY GOOD PICTURE,HOWEVER FOR THE MOST PART THE WRITERS WERE ACCURATE WITH THEIR INFORMATION,BUT SOME OF THE STUFF THEY DID IN THIS MOVIE WAS MADE UP,BUNDY TO MY KNOWLEDGE DIDN'T SLEEP WITH ROTTING CORPSE'S AND IN REAL LIFE BUNDY WAS A MORE INTELLIGANT MAN THAN THEY PORTRAYED HIM IN THIS FLICK,I RECOMMEND ,JUST DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ABOUT HIM IN THIS MOVIE,

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Aweful
Review: This is one of the worst films that I have ever seen. The makers try to make it seem like Bundy, at first, was a sloppy idiot. I admit that by the end of his killing spree his work became more sloppy, but to kill over 100 people and never be caught is a tribute to how smart and percise this animal was. Not to say I agree with anything he did, just that to make him seem like an idiot just makes the people that couldnt find him and keep their hands on him look stupid themselves.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not much insight
Review: Compared to the 80's version with Mark Harmon, that can be seen on Lifetime and TBS ocassionally, there was not much here I didn't already know. This one did focus more on the twisted side of Ted Bundy (torturing his victims, peeping through windows) rather than his charming side, took us inside death row, and revealed his theft problem as well. The problem is you can't cram a movie about Ted Bundy into an hour and 40 minutes, because this guy REALLY got around. There was no character development and scenes moved too fast. While the Ted Bundy in this one made a better sociopath, the movie made you believe he was like that 24 hours a day, which is not the case. The made for TV movie did a much better job showing how well Bundy hid his dark side through his charm and manipulation. This one made it much more obvious of all the issues he had. Definitely not in the league of "Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer" This is more like "Freeway", in that it kinda glorifies killing. If you are fascinated with Bundy, this is a film with a different angle, and if you really hate him, the ending will give you much fullfillment. And I agree with the other reviewer, why not a movie that details more about Bundy's childhood?

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Bundy is Bad Beyond Belief
Review: Wow, this movie is awful!! The only reason I gave it one star is because it wouldn't let me give it no stars. ... Every woman in 'Ted Bundy' is made to be a complete idiot ... I know Ted Bundy was an infamous charmer, but it goes a bit over the top here. Flat out this movie glorifies what happened, and the man who committed these crimes. I know Ted Bundy did awful things, that doesn't mean I need to hear 'Ted' having his way with a [very young] school girl's corpse. Sometimes it's what we don't see that is the most creepy. The other fantastic part would be the sorority house scene with 2 'sisters' in their panties jumping up and down on their beds throwing pillows at each other....ok that was the most disturbing scene in the movie. ...

I actually sat through this garbage a second time with director commentary. I wanted to hear some kind of justification from the director of why it was made the way it was. I did not get any, just a guy a little too proud of his project. So now thats about 4 hours of my life I can never get back.

If you would like to see a very well done bio-pic of a serial killer, see David Jacobson's 'Dahmer', and if you want a bit more of the gore, you can always get John McNaughton's 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'. Both are solid, well structured, well filmed, lower budget films.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Brutal and Fascinating
Review: First of all, anyone with a interest in serial killers will probably enjoy this movie immensely. Most others will probably be offended by it and see it as a waste of [money]. The film doesn't provide much insight into Bundy's unhappy childhood except for a few sporadic mentionings, which is probably for the best. Instead, the film begins in Bundy's killing era and ends with his execution. Michael Reilly Burke was previously unknown to me, but I think he did a very good job of not overblowing the role of Bundy, as well as successfully portraying Bundy's two-sided nature. If you are looking for a character study, then the slower-paced "Dahmer" will probably be more appealing, but "Ted Bundy" will be more staisfying those viewers looking for a less cerebral serial killer film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Brilliant.
Review: I think like most people interested in Bundy, I was afraid that this film was going to be a mockery of the facts, the psychology, and the person of Ted Bundy. I feel now after watching the film that any liberties the director took were all taken for higher symbolic effect. The film is quite accurate with a high amount of artistry. There is a wealth of subtle touches, such as inserting real news clips of Bundy into the film, that come off without a hitch. All of the tension is put where it should be -- on Bundy's frustration with women. The murder/rape/execution scenes are finally explicit enough to allow the viewer to grasp what really happened. Very well done. (Note: the DVD has a director's commentary track)

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: "Hi, I'm Ted...."
Review: Serial killers and their actions and motivations can be incredibly intriguing and boggle the mind. I have always been interested in what goes on in these people's heads and what brings them to the point of killing people. One of the worst, if not probably the worst, mass serial killer of all time in America's history, is Ted Bundy. Just the name alone can send chills and bring up horrible stories from years past. For those who aren't in the know or have simply lost some knowledge of him over the years, Ted Bundy murdered at least 28 women, although some say there could very well be more, between 1974 and 1978. Most of his crimes were commited in the areas of Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Florida, and here in Washington. One girl's grave from around here I just found the other day. The movie also shows and deals with Ted's escape from prison and his soon to be recapture. He is portrayed here by Michael Reilly Burke. There is no other Ted Bundy than Mark Harmon(from 1986's "The Deliberate Stranger"), but Burke becomes the character and for the hour and a half that you are watching him, I found myself to believe that he is this guy and that he is able to do the things that he does in the film. The best and most interesting part of this film belongs to Burke. His opening scene in the mirror was downright creepy and his subsequent "episodes" are blood chilling and sick. Burke has the right handsome looks and sweet charm to him that made Bundy able to pick up the women he did. But those ah schucks looks and cool presence swiftly turn deadly and sadistic and Burke really comes across as the guy you wouldn't expect to turn into a raging loony. But the problem with this film is how it seems to be more of an Afterschool Special version on the Bundy legacy than a real docu type film that digs up all the dirt and lets everyone in on this guy's psyche. Not that it is easily watchable, because there are hardcore moments here that don't shy away from the brutalness, but I meant that it seems to opnly scratch the surface of the man instead of going in deeper into who he was and where he came from. The mentioning of his mixed up family upbringing was something to of fully explore, but the movie never goes there. It jumps from one gruesome scene to the next, and even though it is realistically shot and Burke pulls it off, the whole project and story comes off as feeling a bit hollow and empty. It felt to me like a cliff's notes version of the real story. "The Deliberate Stranger" was 4 hours, and this one clicks in at around 90 minutes when the credits start to roll. There isn't much of a cast except Botti Ann Bliss as his girlfriend. She looks like she's from the '70's and is pleasant to look at, but many of her scenes feature how lacking she is in the acting department. Some of the most interesting moments of the film are when real pictures or real film from the news about Ted and his eventual execution in 1989 are shown. That was a fantastic touch to put in the film. And the moments leading to Ted's ultimate death by electric chair are shown and given the audience a first time look at what goes on beforehand. It was a first. These moments with the swelling of music in the background and Ted breaking down make it seem like he was a wronged man and we should feel sorry for him. Obviously, we don't, but that's just the way it felt when the scene was playing. The movie wasn't all bad at all, but it could of been so much more. It's not a film with a subject matter to be viewed as an evening's entertainment, but as a film showing how horrible a person was without the meat.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Ted Bundy review
Review: This movie was really great. Most of the death/abduction scenes were, in fact, accurate (as far as how they happened, but I think the names were changed of the victims, and rightfully so) Some of the other reviewers seem to be misinformed about Bundy's childhood and the enjoyment he got out of killing. He lived in a fantasy world which eventually took over his reality. The movie perhaps didn't make that quite so clear. Bundy just didn't have much of a conscience about it. The execution scene is pretty graphic, but it was not "funny". It was a reality, as it is for all of those on Death Row. I do wish they would have put some of the court trial scenes in the movie. If you are interested in the story of Ted Bundy, I highly recommend reading Ann Rule's "Stranger Beside Me". It is probably the most accurate and honest account of the serial killer I have read.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: "more,uncle bob? "
Review: Watching Bundy having his derriere stuffed with vaseline-coated cotton balls was in poor taste,but funny.This movie is more of a comedy than a drama,and full of factual inaccuracies and inappropriate music.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A chilling exploration/exploitation of a diseased mind.
Review: Michael Reilly Burke gives a terrifyingly believable performance as Ted Bundy- termed the first "serial killer" by FBI profilers. Directed & Co-Written by Matthew Bright with Stephen Johnston; the movie traces Bundy's reign of terror from 1974 in Seattle. Ironically, an ex law/psychology student & volunteer for a teen crisis helpline, Bundy was born illegitimate & grew up believing his mother was actually his sister.
Ted's road to crime starts off with petty theft before graduating to being a Peeping Ted before he takes his obsessions one step further; soon feeding his interest in BDSM, & committing muggings which soon escalate to murders, rapes & necrophilia (amazingly which NZs censors left in). The gruesome FX are by none other than Tom Savini who also appears in the movie as a cop.
Bundy also drives the now stereotypical serial killer car- a yellow VW Beetle, which he uses to abduct & murder college girls, usually by asking for assistance while wearing a sling. Somehow Bundy is able to charm the ladies even though in his blazer & red bow tie he looks like the King Of The Dweebs.
Unlike Dahmer or Gein, Bundy knew what he was doing was wrong. He just doesn't care. But wait a minute: David Lane & his band of outdated fogeys would have us believe it's movies like THIS that are directly to blame for creating people like Ted Bundy!
The violence in the movie is very graphic and disturbing. But is real life violence subtle? Or entertaining? That's another one of the SPCS's problems: they seem to think all films are for *entertainment*. How many Kiwi familes would sit down in front of the box on a cold winters night with a bowl of popcorn & watch ONCE WERE WARRIORS (RP16 in NZ) together purely for *ENTERTAINMENT*? Personally, when I have kids I'd prefer they watched NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (also RP16) over WARRIORS. (By kids I mean age 13+. I don't want to be misinterpreted as irresponsible).
In spite of the gore, this film doesn't glamorise Bundy & try to turn him into an anti-hero; though admittedly the film makers didn't take into account the feelings of the victim's familes; which may be a springboard for some to criticise or condemn the picture. That said, it's strangely gratifying at the end watching the scumbag get his comeuppance.
Now, you'll notice that I haven't really been mentioning Burke in my review: that's because when you watch this- he really DOES become Ted Bundy for the duration of the film. Burke would almost certainly have gotten an Oscar nomination if the Academy weren't so egotistical, selective & yes, wimpy.
TED BUNDY is an excellent movie, certainly not recommended for the faint-hearted; but for people with an interest in serial killers this is a must-see. Just don't watch it straight after dinner.


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