Son of Sam

2008
1.8| 1h20m| en| More Info
Released: 06 September 2008 Released
Producted By: Hollywood House of Horror
Country: United States of America
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Revenue: 0
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This chilling tale recounts the late 70s in New York City, when a serial killer on the loose dubbed "Son of Sam" creates havoc. When arrested, "Son of Sam" tells police he was influenced by a satanic cult. New York would never be the same.

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Rainey Dawn This to me is just an awful depiction of a real life horrible murderer. I did not feel I was watching a story that explained what really happened, instead I felt I was watching a triple z -rated made-up story horror film - yes it's that bad.The actors were fine to me - I do not have any beef with them. It was the story and the way it was filmed that got to me. Just to much focus on a satanic-cult that David (Son of Sam) keep envisioning and crap like that.First of all, police are still doubting the claim of a satanic-cult involved. Even if there was one involved, how it was depicted in this film was just wrong - I felt the way it was shown was just wrong. It was like a horrible fictional cheesy triple z-rated film.Secondly, I didn't like the 'distorted' look as we saw what David saw... (When David saw his victims it looked like some type of a cheap distorted effects).Third, The priest at the end - looking more like a cheap rip-off of The Exorcist than a realist priest helping David.This version of "Son of Sam" is a triple z-rated horror film instead of a film that tells us the story of what really happen. The true life story of what happened was horrible - there was no need to ham-it-up and make the real life horror into some cheap story.I'm sorry - I hate giving bad reviews - but this film really is an awful depiction of a real life horror story.I would give this film a 1 - but I will give it one extra point for the actors... they were not the problem with the film.2/10
grteacher922 ...this movie is so horrible David Berkowitz should sue Ulli Lammel for using his story without permission. Satan himself should sue Lammel for damaging his reputation. Avoid this movie! I'm sorry I added it to my collection. Just how bad can this be? The neighbors talking dog turned in the best performance. I watched Woods of Evil AND Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters, this was worse than WOODS but not quite as insufferable as HUNTERS. I believe if Berkowitz had known this movie would be made he would do things differently. This is so horrible it couldn't even win a Razzie for BAD films. The movie had a budget of like $2k and it shows. Just please, friends won't let friends watch this movie.
Joseph P. Ulibas Son of Sam is another release from Ulli Lommel's Hollywood House of Horror. The film chronicles the murders committed by psycho David Berkowitz. We watch David walk around New York, listening to the voices in his head and shooting several people. He's apprehended and tells his lawyer about the cult he was involved in, the voices and a chocolate Labrador named Sam. How or why he killed, you'll have to watch and find out.Lommel shot this on DV and used members of his acting troupe Cassandra Church, Elissa Dowling, Gunther Ziegler, Nola Roper, Christian Behm and Ulli Lommel himself as Father Duncan. An entertaining film that'll have you either laughing , shocked or fascinated. Kudos for Lommel for trying to keep the film's wardrobe and hairstyle 70's style.
rocknrico This movie portrays the story of David Berkowitz in a dreamlike nature complete with haunting voices, star lens effects and twisting camera work going in and out of color/focus.Save yourself some time and just watch the first 20 minutes of this train wreck of a movie. Everything else is simply a repeat, both in style and form as they go from one murder to another. There must have been 10 shots of David just staring into the NY skyline experiencing schizophrenia which all appeared to be shot on the same day. Fortunately, nothing is graphic or too bloody and the murders are implied. From wooden acting to Karo syrup blood effects, the film is amateurish.Lastly, you would think that someone would at least run some of the text through a spell checker as the concluding text contained typos.