The greatest movie ever made..!

Better Late Then Never

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n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

What is really disturbing about this film is that it was made into a film. The acting, if that is what you could call it, was the worse acting I have ever seen in my life. Pity too, because the lighting and camera work was quite good, the scripting was almost adequate, the music was pretty cool ... but the story is the same old crappy story of a thousand other hack films and there was not one person in the film that could act their way into a vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon.The cast was attractive, though many of the males come off as gay guys pretending to be straight ... and the killer actually wears a black pull-over that says "Prisoner" on the back. Like we couldn't have guessed that from the trail of bodies left behind.All in all ... this is a real stinker of a film that should never have made it to your local grocery store's bargain bin ... it belongs in a land fill ... right next to Jimmy Hoffa! Which is probably the only place that was never searched for the man! I give this film a one star rating because IMDb doesn't allow anything less!

Director Randy Aldridge must have been a film and/or drama teacher in high school with a slight background in the movie biz. One day, perhaps in the early 00's, he met Melissa D., the star of this film. Years later, working full-time as a real estate agent, he brought up an idea to his wife, make-up artist and co-producer Cindy Aldridge: "How about we use some of your mom's life insurance money and make a movie?" Thus started Disturbed, and Randy called up Melissa and Melissa thought this idea sounded better than her waitress gig. I will say this: Melissa D is a hard-core fox, and perhaps many ill- suited thoughts were laying dormant in the mind of Randy. Randy wanted to make a movie in which he could be seen torturing and killing not only Melissa, but other high school students. Undisturbed by these notions, wife Cindy had one declaration: "if you're going to make a movie about your rape fantasies, Randy, you should at least put our kids in it." And so the pimple-faced boy and the slow-girl are bandied about and nearly killed. It should be noted that Randy plays the killer in the film. Many scenes in Disturbed rely on cars pulling in and out of driveways, to give you an idea of what's disturbing to Mr. Aldridge, besides rape and murder. Also, the last three minutes of footage consists of following an ambulance. I'm not sure why any of the people associated with this movie exist, much like the movie itself. As part of the Wal-Mart 8 pack, the cost of this movie equaled about 57 cents, and I swear to you, I want that freaking 57 cents back.

Vicious serial killer Charles Mason (a genuinely creepy mute portrayal by Randy Aldridge) escapes from death row and embarks on a murderous spree in the quiet small town of Quartz Hill. A standard slasher premise for sure, but thanks to the unexpectedly believable and engaging teen characters who actually look, act, and talk like real adolescents, a strong and plausible depiction of the cozy suburban setting, a sizable amount of tension, competent direction by Aldridge and Brian McLaughlin, a steady pace, a satisfying smattering of sadistic violence and graphic gore, some inspired and effective cross-cutting juxtaposing jolting brutality with oblivious people happily partying, and a lively, gripping, and harrowing last third with Mason terrorizing several kids in a house, this slice'n'dice outing proves to be an above average entry in the sub-genre. The acceptable acting from the capable non-star cast qualifies as another plus, with especially praiseworthy work by Peyten Aldrige as the sweet and frumpy Peyten Fontaine, Melissa Deverian as her foxy, spunky, and protective sister Ashlee, Alex Aldridge as amiable slacker Alex, and Ronnie Wilbir as mean bitch Barbie Fall. Both the crisp cinematography by Michael Murray and Casey Stouffer as well as the shuddery score by David and Don Poole are up to speed. A real sleeper.

First, a warning: Disturbed appears to be one of the lowest budget films I've ever seen actually distributed. This first becomes apparent before the movie begins when the opening credits reveal that half of the cast is related. If you are not someone who can be patient with the inherent flaws that come along with a no-budget film then you should just move right along. Having said that...if your still with me, this film is actually not half bad. The movie harbors a fairly strong story and I can honestly admit that it never lost my interest. The acting is better than you would expect and the dialogue outshines that of most larger budget films. Someone who actually appears to know how young people think/act may have just entered the film world? I'd love to see what this group could do with a little more money backing them. As is, the film struggles with MANY visual glitches and poor volume levels. One I'd recommend only to pure low budget film fans. -PGDGM-