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This bizarre little horror movie is set in the mining town of Valentine Bluffs, which may be in Canada, though the odd, indeterminate accents of the cast are perhaps meant to suggest that it is truly a regionless everyland. In a cruel twist of fate, the Bluffers have not celebrated Valentine's Day in 20 years due to a terrible mining accident. This year is to be the first return of the Valentine's Dance--repeatedly described by adults as the biggest event of the year--but someone (or something?) is trying to put a stop to the fun by delivering heart-shaped candy boxes with real hearts in them. The dance is called off in the name of public safety, the young (well, youngish) people decide to hold a party inside the mine instead, and if you think we're getting out of this one without someone getting a pickax through the chest, you have no business watching slasher movies.--Ali Davis ... Read more

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Won't you be mine?
Even in the annals of slasherdom, this movie just isn't very good. Not that I expect slashers to be masterpieces, but there is much lacking here. One of the primary omissions is gore--the film was literally butchered by the MPAA. Not only does this disappoint fans of the genre, but in all honesty, it really fudges the continuity of the film and even manages to mar the ending.

The acting here is strictly amateur hour. The direction is standard, by the numbers slasher fare. The script includes some great unintentional howlers, including the classic line, "We were having a party...and Harry Warden started killing everyone". The town mayor supplies some funny moments as he and the bumbling sheriff try and figure out who is sending bloody valentines (human hearts actually, with [bad] "Roses are red" poems attached).

You'll probably guess the killer pretty early on but keep watching for the murders. Well, most of the cast gets offed as if you couldn't guess. There's also the required old guy who tries to warn the townspeople not to throw another Valentine's Day party. His death is actually pretty funny as he tries to rig an elaborate practical joke and gets axed.

Most of the murders are cut pretty badly so that there is a real absence of blood. There is a beheading toward the end that doesn't look like a beheading because most of the scene was cut--I had to read about it to figure out what the heck happened. Not only that, but the ending is edited so that we can't even see what actually happens to the killer very well. Again, had to read about it.

What we do get is a pretty cool getup for a slasher killer: a miner outfit complete with pickaxe and lighted helmet. There is one very good stalking sequence featuring coal miner suits dropping out of their rigs in the ceiling and scaring a young woman nearly to death before her (heavily edited) death, which is never really clear.

The plot is weak, the characters pretty dumb and the gore compromised by picky censors wanting to tone down horror films at the time in the wake of John Lennon's death and Reagan's near-assasination. Oh well.

I would be seriously surprised if any company actually bothered to put out an uncut deluxe DVD of this film since, quite honestly, it just isn't very good....

Still, for fans of the genre, you might tack on an extra star just because this is a 1981 slasher and you just have to see it because.

A bloody good time
After a Valentine's Day mine explosion caused by negligent supervisors eager to leave early for the town dance, sole survivor Harry Warden returned the following year for vengeance and left a bloody warning that the town of Valentine Bluffs better not hold a Valentine's day dance ever again...or else. Twenty years later, a new generation of locals (working class twentysomethings who all work in the mine) decide to have a dance on Valentine's Day, and guess who comes out of the woodwork? After the mayor gets a warning with Harry's M.O., he and the police chief order the fun-loving bunch to cancel the dance. They have a secret party at the mine instead, and with the warning unheeded, Valentine's Day suddenly becomes very unromantic.

This is my personal favorite of all the holiday-themed slasher films that trailed "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th". A few redundent characters, like the old man whose warnings fall on deaf ears, or the annoying prankster. There's some good acting and we actually have a love triangle; these movies usually don't bother with subplots or much character development. Having several terrified people trapped in a coal mine with a psychotic heavy-breathing miner is a novel touch. Too bad this didn't do much at the box office, an intended sequel was canceled. In 2001, director George Mihalka approached Paramount about doing a "20 years later" sequel, as well as an uncut DVD release, but they didn't give him the time of day.

My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine is an interesting film.It's a horror flick and some of the acting is actually good.The characters aren't too memorable.The dialogue is fairly nice.There isn't much gore though for an 80's movie.The plot is well calculated and thought out.Paul Kelman and Lori Hallier do a great job in My Bloody Valentine.The movie has horror, comedy, and some romance if you look close enough.This is definetly a ok horror movie for being different nevertheless.The ending is also a big suprise.Twenty years ago, a tragic accident in a mine on St. Valentines day took the lives of five miner's. The disaster occurred while supervisors left their posts to attend the town's annual Valentine's Day danceThe only survivor,Harry Warden, was confined to a mental institution after the ordeal. On the disaster's first anniversary, he returned to the town for bloody revenge. That was nineteen years ago, and memories have dimmed. Young lovers T.J. and Sarah and friend Axel are among the townspeople attending another Valentine's party.Then, a box of Valentine candy arrives, containing an ominous message and a blood- soaked heart.Before the night is over, terror will strike again and again and again....

Halloween and Friday the 13th spin off...
These horrific events began 20 years ago in the small mining town, Valentine's Bluff, when some miners got trapped in the mines and their rescue got delayed due to a Valentine's day party. The only survivor sought his revenge a year later by killing everyone who was celebrating Valentine's day. Now the curse is about to be brought back as the people of Valentine's Bluff are preparing for their first Valentine's day party in 20 years. My Bloody Valentine is a poor slasher film that seems to be a spin off from Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980), which offers an awkward cinematic experience.

Bloody Good Fun
Paramount pictures had been enjoying success with Friday The 13th, so why not strike while the iron is hot? My Bloody Valentine came out at the perfect time(though not to much financial success) in the slasher heyday. I saw it when I was 5, and thought it was very scary. Now I think it's just silly, but fun! Basically there's nothing new here if you've seen any slasher flicks before. It's just fun to see variations on the subject. This time it's a guy in a miner's outfit, which is actually one of the cooler looking psycho slasher getups. As far as plot goes-Horrible mining accident years back on Valentine's Day. Flash forward to 81 and the killer warns the town not to throw a Valentine bash or there will be hell to pay(even though he starts killing before Valentine's Day). The kids don't heed the warning, tra-la, tra-la. The killer hacks away at our partying kids, gets mixed up in industrial espionage and battles a team of bloodthirsty mutant whales. There's also a subplot of two guys fighting for the affections of our leading lady. Not scary, but fun in that slasher way. I watched this suffering a bad gas attack from a BBQ chicken pizza I had ate earlier for dinner, so it all had kind of a 3-D effect with the dark, stanky, damp mine scenes. As you'll read, the MPAA took a special interest in this film and cut down the gore. I have no idea why coz you wouldn't let your kid watch this anyway. But it's still enough to satisfy. It's no less gory than the later Friday the 13th films. Watch with someone you love. ... Read more

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Underrated Sci-Fi/Horror
Okay, it's definitely a B-movie, it's derivative, and some of the special effects are cheesy. However, the story is quite literate -- it was adapted from a great novella. The sets, especially the lounge, are very cool. The characters (though two-dimensional) are well-played by some good character actors. Most importantly, the atmosphere is spooky. The creepiest parts come near the end of the film, as the surviving crew members head back into the dark, silent, malevolent spaceship, which has no gravity or life support. Not a perfect movie, but interesting and enjoyable.

Not as bad as Maltin thinks, several good moments.
Stewart does a good job in her scenes with Praed, considering that he was blue-screened in as a hologram in most of them. Des Barres also plays a fantastic role as Jon Winderman, a telepath that's gone around the bend. I also enjoyed the change from the standard "cramped space ship". It's made clear in the film that the ship was originally a freighter designed for infrequent shore-leave - something that should have a lot of space and a certain amount of creature-comforts, and the settings are in keeping with this. ... Read more

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Holy Crap!
I wish they had a space for negative stars, this movie sucks so bad it is painful. Not just a little bit painful either.It's like seeing a hero's funeral.I would rather get a punch in the eye than to ever have to watch this movie again.Darn you Jim Carey...Darn you for ever subjecting the world to such horror.After watching this movie, I think it is a miracle from God that anyone ever gave you a second chance to redeem yourself.You should thank God every day that you got a second chance.Oh yeah and the next time you get twenty million bucks for making a movie, please try to buy every copy of this movie in existance....please. Thank You

Rubberface... An indebth look at a social masterpiece
Ok so my title may have been misleading... but so is the cover of this video. "JIM CARREY...IS RUBBERFACE" in actuallity Jim was just a secondary character. I bought this because I live in Perth Western Australia and this movie was never released here. I got a few cheap laughs but was dissapointed by two things...
1) Jim Carrey was hardly in this and despite the title of the film "Rubberface" he actually doesn't pull any of his famous wacky faces in this film.
2) The main Character and Jim tease getting together romantically through every scene they are in and nothing actually happened.
not the worst film ever and a definite watch for die hard fans of Jims work wanting to see where he started out.

Big J!!!! can't help but laugh.
I understand this was a student film, but why is it still available, and why can you buy it almost anywhere, including TARGET!? The only parts that are laugh-inducing are the parts that aren't supposed to be funny: like when Big J (good God, why did the girl let people call her Big J like it was her name?) reveals that her plans for the night involve her hanging out with her Sony. It's supposed to be sad but it's just funny and then you feel bad for laughing at her. Big J can't help being so dorky. She hangs out with her boombox for Christ's sake. That is, until Jim Carry comes along. He becomes her supporter when she goes to comedy clubs to "perform", but she's not funny. Jim laughs anyway. Way too cheesy. It's so horrible that my brother and I try to get people to rent it, and we tell them that it's the funniest movie we've ever seen....

I want 48 minutes of my life back
This could quite possibly have been the worst movie i've ever seen in my entire existence! First off...Jim Carrey should do everything in his power to have this movie no longer releaseed or accessable to the public.(animals included) This movie can be rented in the comedy section of a video store...it shouldn't be there. The only laughs I had were me and other people laughing at me for my selection of a wasted night watching this movie. Sure you may come back and say it was a student film...but honestly, where the hell could he or she be a student at!! Who would accept someone with such lack of talent and creativity. Sure the girl was Fat...nbut that wasn't here main problem. The acted like an idiot all the time and then ALLOWED people to call her BIG J!! This is a complex written all over it. This is BIG J calling was always followed by some cheap Yogi Bear impresion...once again retaining back to the fact that she's fat and her rolemodel was a picnic basket stealing bear. Jim Carey didn't even entered this movie untill about 20 or so minutes into it. And just furtherd this movies down-hill spiral we call a waste of film. I was not impressed and don't recommend this waste o time, film, and brain cells to anyone thing. Even if no one is watching this movie in your house, Please don't leave it on in an empty living room where some small child or housepet could stumble blindly into the path of idiotic rays being dispersed from the TV screen. MY CAT DIED, WHILE VIEWING THIS FILM. please heed my warning.

2 Seconds of Fame
Descent movie, but nowhere near the standards of quality Jim Carry material. Most of our time is spent on speculating the teenage troubles of a young girl. Rubber Face is nothing but a late 70's ammateur film that happened to feature Jim Carry midway through the movie. I appreciate the film's heart, set with the main charactor's cute but trutheful phylosophy. There are a couple of short comedy bits that deliver quality laughs, but all in all, the movie is more sentimental then it is humorous. I enjoyed the film's innocent taste, as well as the actors' simplistic yet soothing portrayal of teenage confusion. Seeing the movie, you wonder why such a bad script can deliver even the slightest touch of emotion. This effect is due to the film's fresh acting, especially Jim Carry's role in playing an unimployed comedian who attempts to enlighten the main charactor through his humour.

I admire the film for its simplistic story-line set under a light tone. The picture quality was pretty bad, but what else do you expect from a student film? The cinematography is moderate, the sound is reasonably clear, even the scenes appear professionally synchronized. Like a satisfying appetizer, this movie is refreshing as it is delightful. However, if you have a soft spot for Jim Carry, I suggest viewing his later features, such as Ace Ventura and The Mask.

Do not be fooled by the cover, this is no Jim Carry "knock-out", but the pleasant premises makes up for it. Buy it for easy, quick enjoyment (as well a glimpse of the "softer" side of Jim Carry). Enjoy! ... Read more

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An Heartbreaking Story of Explotation!! !!
In this film Kathleen Quinlan is a sociology graduate working with teen prostitutes in Hollywood and how to get them off the streets.It's heartbreaking to see these children being exploited,a very interesting and imformative movie!! ... Read more

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THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!
I love the movie, it is romance, drama, comedy, all rolled into one. It is a show for everyone! They SHOULD NEVER have cancelled, and they should positively bring it back! I would love to be able to purchase other videos of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. I have never seen some of them.

Excellent! Great family entertainment
I consider myself a "new" Dr. Quinn fan even though the show only lives in re-runs. I have always enjoyed Jane Seymour in movies but did not become familiar with the show until it came to my attention through Joe Lando's grandmother, whom I treated as a patient at the hospital I work for. The cast is much different but does not matter because it is important to begin with the story plot of the series. As other have stated in their comments, it was a shame that the show was let go from CBS' line up. But we can still see it on re-run and there are many episodes that I'd still would love to see such as Dr. Quinn's and Sully's wedding episode and the birth of their child. I am glad for Amazon.com to offer such great movies for purchase.

An Excellent Starter to a Fabulous Series
Dr. Quinn was my favorite TV show and I was really disappointed - and not a little shocked - when it was cancelled. So the next best thing to watching new episodes is to re-watch old episodes! This is a great opener to the series as we see Dr. Michaela Quinn leave her well-to-do life in Boston to go out West to the small town of Colorado Springs to start a new medical practice.

The quality of the video was great and I can't wait to own the first season on DVD! I hope they put all seasons out to own including the movies!

GREATEST SHOW OF ALL TIMES !!
THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW OF ALL TIMES, I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD FOR SEASON 1 DVD!!! HOPE YOU CAN ALSO OFFER THE MOVIE REVOLUTIONS!!!

A SHOW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT SHOW. IT IS TOO BAD THAT CBS TOOK IT OFF.
I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE SHOW EVER SINCE IT CAME ON. THE CHARACTERS MAKE SENSE. THEY ARE FUNNY. THE SHOW ALSO MAKES YOU THINK. THROUGH THE SHOW, YOU WILL LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME ABOUT LIFE, LOVE, PEOPLE, OR EVEN YOURSELF. I WOULD RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS VIDEO AND ANY OF THE OTHER DR. QUINN MED. WOMAN VIDEOS. ... Read more

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I've seen better...
This movie was nothing like I expected. I don't know exactly what I was expecting.... but whatever it was ... it wasn't what I got. The cover of the movie is quite deceptive. On the back of the movie when they say that pin is a harmless deaf mute ... I still kind of thought he was alive or something, but he is just a dummy. I felt bad for the 2 children in the movie ... anyone living under the conditions in their parents house would probably end up going insane or atleast having some severe emotional or psychological issues. So throughout the movie it was hard for me to not feel sorry for Leon (I love David Hewlett - CUBE is soooo much better though). It isn't Leon's fault that his mom was an obsessive compulsive cleaning freak and his dad was a weird and strict, uncaring person. So what if that leads him to believe that his fathers medical dummy is his friend? Pin was much nicer than his parents. So I can't really blame him. A child who has to live under those conditions is bound to have some kind of way to cope with all that is going on. Pin was there to help him. Perhaps there could have been better ways to help Leon than to convince him to kill people (although I cannot place the blame on poor Pin... he is just an innocent by-stander ... especially in the scene where the nurse does bad things to him!! Naughty naughty!) but the idea of Pin being real was all in Leon's head... I really wish someone had gotten him help... especially his sister who seemed very oblivious to what was going on and when she finally did figure out that Leon was mental ... she just went on with her little life and didn't bother to get him some treatment. All in all, I've seen better movies, of course. But I've also seen much worse.

do you have "the need"
oh boy. ok, so yeah this movie gets 4 stars...but not because it's good, but rather because it is so terrible and hilarious, that I can't stop watching it. there is a small but loyal cult following of this movie in and around Boston. the acting and writing are downright hysterical.

Psychological Horror. Well done.
The idea that a father would communicate with his children through an inanimate doll in order to educate them about sex is bizarre, and yet it works in this film. One wonders whether this was based on actual cases, because it seems so plausible. This horror film is so much more than a two-dimensional portrayal of psychosis. It tries to examine the process by which someone could go completely insane, and succeeds. It is entertaining in the way that Psycho is entertaining, while treating the subject of schizophrenia respectfully. The dvd is widescreen, and the film is definitely worth a look for horror fans. Recommended.

Why don't we have more horror like this.
Meet Pin, a harmless, mute and lifeless fantasy in little Leon's mind - a fantasy that initially took form when Leon's father imparted life lessons to him through the use of anatomical dummy. At first a source of amusement and comfort, Pin demonically evolves into the object of Leon's mad fixation. Soon, Leon and Pin quietly but thoroughly eliminate anyone who intrudes into their private world. One reason I loved The Ring is that is was scary and it went back to the intelligent horror films that actually scared it's audience. Pin does the same. While not as scary as The Ring it does pack atmosphere and suspense. It's a bit long but it's still good. This is one that must be viewed in the dark all by yourself. 5 stars for being scary.

just as good as the book!
I read this book years ago as a teen and then luckily saw the movie at a used video store and bought it. its about a brother and sister who for years have to deal with controlling obsessive parents. the father is a doctor with a lifesize mannequin called pin. when the kids grow up to teens the boy becomes obssessed with Pin. after their parents die he takes pin to the house much to the sisters dismay. and when people start getting on the brothers nerves pin takes care of them forever. the neat part is you never know whether its pin or someone else doing the killing till about halfway through the movie and when you do its still creepy. everyone did a great job in this movie. highly recommended! ... Read more

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Underrated Sci-Fi/Horror
Okay, it's definitely a B-movie, it's derivative, and some of the special effects are cheesy. However, the story is quite literate -- it was adapted from a great novella. The sets, especially the lounge, are very cool. The characters (though two-dimensional) are well-played by some good character actors. Most importantly, the atmosphere is spooky. The creepiest parts come near the end of the film, as the surviving crew members head back into the dark, silent, malevolent spaceship, which has no gravity or life support. Not a perfect movie, but interesting and enjoyable.

Not as bad as Maltin thinks, several good moments.
Stewart does a good job in her scenes with Praed, considering that he was blue-screened in as a hologram in most of them. Des Barres also plays a fantastic role as Jon Winderman, a telepath that's gone around the bend. I also enjoyed the change from the standard "cramped space ship". It's made clear in the film that the ship was originally a freighter designed for infrequent shore-leave - something that should have a lot of space and a certain amount of creature-comforts, and the settings are in keeping with this. ... Read more

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SWF....NOT!
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME! 8MM TO VIDEO, HMMMMMM. ... Read more

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Holy Crap!
I wish they had a space for negative stars, this movie sucks so bad it is painful. Not just a little bit painful either.It's like seeing a hero's funeral.I would rather get a punch in the eye than to ever have to watch this movie again.Darn you Jim Carey...Darn you for ever subjecting the world to such horror.After watching this movie, I think it is a miracle from God that anyone ever gave you a second chance to redeem yourself.You should thank God every day that you got a second chance.Oh yeah and the next time you get twenty million bucks for making a movie, please try to buy every copy of this movie in existance....please. Thank You

Rubberface... An indebth look at a social masterpiece
Ok so my title may have been misleading... but so is the cover of this video. "JIM CARREY...IS RUBBERFACE" in actuallity Jim was just a secondary character. I bought this because I live in Perth Western Australia and this movie was never released here. I got a few cheap laughs but was dissapointed by two things...
1) Jim Carrey was hardly in this and despite the title of the film "Rubberface" he actually doesn't pull any of his famous wacky faces in this film.
2) The main Character and Jim tease getting together romantically through every scene they are in and nothing actually happened.
not the worst film ever and a definite watch for die hard fans of Jims work wanting to see where he started out.

Big J!!!! can't help but laugh.
I understand this was a student film, but why is it still available, and why can you buy it almost anywhere, including TARGET!? The only parts that are laugh-inducing are the parts that aren't supposed to be funny: like when Big J (good God, why did the girl let people call her Big J like it was her name?) reveals that her plans for the night involve her hanging out with her Sony. It's supposed to be sad but it's just funny and then you feel bad for laughing at her. Big J can't help being so dorky. She hangs out with her boombox for Christ's sake. That is, until Jim Carry comes along. He becomes her supporter when she goes to comedy clubs to "perform", but she's not funny. Jim laughs anyway. Way too cheesy. It's so horrible that my brother and I try to get people to rent it, and we tell them that it's the funniest movie we've ever seen....

I want 48 minutes of my life back
This could quite possibly have been the worst movie i've ever seen in my entire existence! First off...Jim Carrey should do everything in his power to have this movie no longer releaseed or accessable to the public.(animals included) This movie can be rented in the comedy section of a video store...it shouldn't be there. The only laughs I had were me and other people laughing at me for my selection of a wasted night watching this movie. Sure you may come back and say it was a student film...but honestly, where the hell could he or she be a student at!! Who would accept someone with such lack of talent and creativity. Sure the girl was Fat...nbut that wasn't here main problem. The acted like an idiot all the time and then ALLOWED people to call her BIG J!! This is a complex written all over it. This is BIG J calling was always followed by some cheap Yogi Bear impresion...once again retaining back to the fact that she's fat and her rolemodel was a picnic basket stealing bear. Jim Carey didn't even entered this movie untill about 20 or so minutes into it. And just furtherd this movies down-hill spiral we call a waste of film. I was not impressed and don't recommend this waste o time, film, and brain cells to anyone thing. Even if no one is watching this movie in your house, Please don't leave it on in an empty living room where some small child or housepet could stumble blindly into the path of idiotic rays being dispersed from the TV screen. MY CAT DIED, WHILE VIEWING THIS FILM. please heed my warning.

2 Seconds of Fame
Descent movie, but nowhere near the standards of quality Jim Carry material. Most of our time is spent on speculating the teenage troubles of a young girl. Rubber Face is nothing but a late 70's ammateur film that happened to feature Jim Carry midway through the movie. I appreciate the film's heart, set with the main charactor's cute but trutheful phylosophy. There are a couple of short comedy bits that deliver quality laughs, but all in all, the movie is more sentimental then it is humorous. I enjoyed the film's innocent taste, as well as the actors' simplistic yet soothing portrayal of teenage confusion. Seeing the movie, you wonder why such a bad script can deliver even the slightest touch of emotion. This effect is due to the film's fresh acting, especially Jim Carry's role in playing an unimployed comedian who attempts to enlighten the main charactor through his humour.

I admire the film for its simplistic story-line set under a light tone. The picture quality was pretty bad, but what else do you expect from a student film? The cinematography is moderate, the sound is reasonably clear, even the scenes appear professionally synchronized. Like a satisfying appetizer, this movie is refreshing as it is delightful. However, if you have a soft spot for Jim Carry, I suggest viewing his later features, such as Ace Ventura and The Mask.

Do not be fooled by the cover, this is no Jim Carry "knock-out", but the pleasant premises makes up for it. Buy it for easy, quick enjoyment (as well a glimpse of the "softer" side of Jim Carry). Enjoy! ... Read more

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I've seen better...
This movie was nothing like I expected. I don't know exactly what I was expecting.... but whatever it was ... it wasn't what I got. The cover of the movie is quite deceptive. On the back of the movie when they say that pin is a harmless deaf mute ... I still kind of thought he was alive or something, but he is just a dummy. I felt bad for the 2 children in the movie ... anyone living under the conditions in their parents house would probably end up going insane or atleast having some severe emotional or psychological issues. So throughout the movie it was hard for me to not feel sorry for Leon (I love David Hewlett - CUBE is soooo much better though). It isn't Leon's fault that his mom was an obsessive compulsive cleaning freak and his dad was a weird and strict, uncaring person. So what if that leads him to believe that his fathers medical dummy is his friend? Pin was much nicer than his parents. So I can't really blame him. A child who has to live under those conditions is bound to have some kind of way to cope with all that is going on. Pin was there to help him. Perhaps there could have been better ways to help Leon than to convince him to kill people (although I cannot place the blame on poor Pin... he is just an innocent by-stander ... especially in the scene where the nurse does bad things to him!! Naughty naughty!) but the idea of Pin being real was all in Leon's head... I really wish someone had gotten him help... especially his sister who seemed very oblivious to what was going on and when she finally did figure out that Leon was mental ... she just went on with her little life and didn't bother to get him some treatment. All in all, I've seen better movies, of course. But I've also seen much worse.

do you have "the need"
oh boy. ok, so yeah this movie gets 4 stars...but not because it's good, but rather because it is so terrible and hilarious, that I can't stop watching it. there is a small but loyal cult following of this movie in and around Boston. the acting and writing are downright hysterical.

Psychological Horror. Well done.
The idea that a father would communicate with his children through an inanimate doll in order to educate them about sex is bizarre, and yet it works in this film. One wonders whether this was based on actual cases, because it seems so plausible. This horror film is so much more than a two-dimensional portrayal of psychosis. It tries to examine the process by which someone could go completely insane, and succeeds. It is entertaining in the way that Psycho is entertaining, while treating the subject of schizophrenia respectfully. The dvd is widescreen, and the film is definitely worth a look for horror fans. Recommended.

Why don't we have more horror like this.
Meet Pin, a harmless, mute and lifeless fantasy in little Leon's mind - a fantasy that initially took form when Leon's father imparted life lessons to him through the use of anatomical dummy. At first a source of amusement and comfort, Pin demonically evolves into the object of Leon's mad fixation. Soon, Leon and Pin quietly but thoroughly eliminate anyone who intrudes into their private world. One reason I loved The Ring is that is was scary and it went back to the intelligent horror films that actually scared it's audience. Pin does the same. While not as scary as The Ring it does pack atmosphere and suspense. It's a bit long but it's still good. This is one that must be viewed in the dark all by yourself. 5 stars for being scary.

just as good as the book!
I read this book years ago as a teen and then luckily saw the movie at a used video store and bought it. its about a brother and sister who for years have to deal with controlling obsessive parents. the father is a doctor with a lifesize mannequin called pin. when the kids grow up to teens the boy becomes obssessed with Pin. after their parents die he takes pin to the house much to the sisters dismay. and when people start getting on the brothers nerves pin takes care of them forever. the neat part is you never know whether its pin or someone else doing the killing till about halfway through the movie and when you do its still creepy. everyone did a great job in this movie. highly recommended! ... Read more

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I've seen better...
This movie was nothing like I expected. I don't know exactly what I was expecting.... but whatever it was ... it wasn't what I got. The cover of the movie is quite deceptive. On the back of the movie when they say that pin is a harmless deaf mute ... I still kind of thought he was alive or something, but he is just a dummy. I felt bad for the 2 children in the movie ... anyone living under the conditions in their parents house would probably end up going insane or atleast having some severe emotional or psychological issues. So throughout the movie it was hard for me to not feel sorry for Leon (I love David Hewlett - CUBE is soooo much better though). It isn't Leon's fault that his mom was an obsessive compulsive cleaning freak and his dad was a weird and strict, uncaring person. So what if that leads him to believe that his fathers medical dummy is his friend? Pin was much nicer than his parents. So I can't really blame him. A child who has to live under those conditions is bound to have some kind of way to cope with all that is going on. Pin was there to help him. Perhaps there could have been better ways to help Leon than to convince him to kill people (although I cannot place the blame on poor Pin... he is just an innocent by-stander ... especially in the scene where the nurse does bad things to him!! Naughty naughty!) but the idea of Pin being real was all in Leon's head... I really wish someone had gotten him help... especially his sister who seemed very oblivious to what was going on and when she finally did figure out that Leon was mental ... she just went on with her little life and didn't bother to get him some treatment. All in all, I've seen better movies, of course. But I've also seen much worse.

do you have "the need"
oh boy. ok, so yeah this movie gets 4 stars...but not because it's good, but rather because it is so terrible and hilarious, that I can't stop watching it. there is a small but loyal cult following of this movie in and around Boston. the acting and writing are downright hysterical.

Psychological Horror. Well done.
The idea that a father would communicate with his children through an inanimate doll in order to educate them about sex is bizarre, and yet it works in this film. One wonders whether this was based on actual cases, because it seems so plausible. This horror film is so much more than a two-dimensional portrayal of psychosis. It tries to examine the process by which someone could go completely insane, and succeeds. It is entertaining in the way that Psycho is entertaining, while treating the subject of schizophrenia respectfully. The dvd is widescreen, and the film is definitely worth a look for horror fans. Recommended.

Why don't we have more horror like this.
Meet Pin, a harmless, mute and lifeless fantasy in little Leon's mind - a fantasy that initially took form when Leon's father imparted life lessons to him through the use of anatomical dummy. At first a source of amusement and comfort, Pin demonically evolves into the object of Leon's mad fixation. Soon, Leon and Pin quietly but thoroughly eliminate anyone who intrudes into their private world. One reason I loved The Ring is that is was scary and it went back to the intelligent horror films that actually scared it's audience. Pin does the same. While not as scary as The Ring it does pack atmosphere and suspense. It's a bit long but it's still good. This is one that must be viewed in the dark all by yourself. 5 stars for being scary.

just as good as the book!
I read this book years ago as a teen and then luckily saw the movie at a used video store and bought it. its about a brother and sister who for years have to deal with controlling obsessive parents. the father is a doctor with a lifesize mannequin called pin. when the kids grow up to teens the boy becomes obssessed with Pin. after their parents die he takes pin to the house much to the sisters dismay. and when people start getting on the brothers nerves pin takes care of them forever. the neat part is you never know whether its pin or someone else doing the killing till about halfway through the movie and when you do its still creepy. everyone did a great job in this movie. highly recommended! ... Read more

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SWF....NOT!
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME! 8MM TO VIDEO, HMMMMMM. ... Read more