Sadly Over-hyped

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Really, where is the gore everyone is talking about in the Unrated version. It was like rated R gore in it. Not one bit as close as Dead Alive gore comparison. Come on people. Gross out gore, where? It was nothing. I could of ate a feast of food while watching this and be fine. This was nothing to be sick about.It would jump back and forth from something happening to nothing in slow motion of nothing happening in every minute through out the film. I seen better horror movies than this in the 80's. The ending was terrible. I can see why there was no sequel. Acting was good, and gore was descent, but no gore fest. For the people that think this is gory, then watch Dead Alive. Big difference.Too bad some people lose their stomach over nothing.

The Intruder is a fun little slasher which has kind of got lost amongst the 1980's gems, probably because it came out in the later of the decade which by then was going stale. Okay this movie doesn't break any new ground, but it's very decent and fun and packed full of plenty of thrills and a decent amount of gore which is very pleasing I must say.The setting is also fun, at a supermarket which is different I suppose, but it's used to great potential here. It does however take it's time into getting to the good stuff and the characters do manage to draw you in as well. It's the second half of this movie that really draws you in and the effects are definitely interesting and well done and packed full of interesting deaths which is everything an 80's slasher should be, it's effective and full of thrills.The acting is well a bit ropey by some of the cast, but we do get some decent ones as well. Renee Estevez only has a short amount of screen time which is a shame but she does give a decent well rounded performance and should have been the final girl. Elizabeth Cox was simply stunning looking but gave an uneven performance at times, but she was interesting as the final girl. Dan Hicks became a lot more interesting towards the end and really hammed it up with style and I did enjoy the cameos from Sam and Ted Raimi and of course Bruce Campbell. The rest of the performances however were a bit stilted.All in all "Intruder" is a definite must see for all fans of 80's slashers, it doesn't offer anything new but it's a rather interesting edition.

Give screenwriter / director Scott Spiegel for his inventive contribution to the slasher film cycle of the 70's and 80's: a supermarket slasher! That's right, the overnight crew of a friendly local supermarket fall victim to an utterly deranged and hilariously sadistic psychopath. They were about to lose their jobs as the place was soon to be sold by its owners, but they do find that there ARE worse things to lose than jobs! If you're a fan of gory slashers, you're sure to find this an absolute hoot, as Spiegel and crew make use of a number of the implements to be found in such places. You'll be howling with laughter and appreciation. The bloody mayhem is courtesy of K.N.B., in one of their earlier gigs, and is just great. Not only that, but the filmmakers invest this with more style than one might expect, coming up with some great gags in terms of how to shoot scenes. Not only that, but they dispense with some of the standard genre clichés - the first one to go may actually be the nicest character in the whole thing, and there's more than one survivor at the end, which is darkly ironic. Spiegel, who scripts based on his and producer Lawrence Bender's story (Bender, of course, having gone on to great success with his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino), invests the proceedings with some genuine suspense and atmosphere, but most importantly, an irresistible macabre humour - one of the best moments involves a character receiving a beat down with a severed head (!). And who can pass this up seeing real-life brothers, director Sam Raimi (as the butcher) and actor Ted Raimi (as the produce guy) among the victims? (A word to the wise that if one watches this for Bruce Campbell, he only turns up at the very end; his role is really just a cameo.) Cute Renee Estevez (sister of Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen), who'd also been in "Sleepaway Camp 2", and sexy Elizabeth Cox are appealing; Dan Hicks is particularly great as Bill. In addition to Campbell, veteran actors Emil Sitka and Alvy Moore have delicious cameos as well. Overall, "Intruder" is just a whole lot of nasty fun. The first half mostly consists of setting things up, but once the movie cuts loose, it's fantastic. It comes highly recommended. Eight out of 10.

THE GREATEST American SLASHER FLICK EVER MADE! But don't take MY WORD for it - see it for yourself. Forget all your Michael Myers, Jasons or Freddies, this guy here eats all of these for breakfast!!! Perhaps due to a poor marketing strategy, this film isn't widely known to many people. But that doesn't mean a thing nowadays, as many of these gems are available to be watched online or downloaded over the internet.I am proud to own this GEM on DVD! The script was written and directed by Scott Spiegel, the co-writer of Evil Dead 2.Plot: A local late night supermarket is shutting up and the night shift are starting to restock the shelves ready for the next day.Just as the store is about to close Craig (David Byrnes), the former boyfriend of cashier Jennifer (Elizabeth Cox), appears and the two have an argument. Worried for her friend, Linda (Renee Estevez) presses her panic button and calls for help. Co owner Bill (Dan Hicks) appears and a fight ensues. Craig escapes onto the shop floor and the night crew set out to track him down whilst Jennifer calls the police. On discovering him there is another scuffle before they manage to eject Craig from the store, after which he disappears into the night.While the night crew are gathered the owners announce they are selling the store and the staff will soon be out of a job. The staff are assigned the task of marking down all the stock in preparation for the close.Craig makes telephone calls to the store, unnerving Jennifer. The police arrive but do little to help and just tell the group to be careful.Linda finishes her shift and takes some shopping out to her car but is stabbed by an unseen attacker. Bill spots someone trying the back door and goes out to investigate. He finds Craig watching Jennifer through the bathroom window. Craig clubs Bill over the head with a hammer.Back in the store an unseen assailant begins to stalk the workers and the store-owner and kills them one by one. The killer dismembers his victims, leaving body parts around the store.Realising that everyone seems to have vanished, Jennifer goes to investigate and discovers bodies in the storerooms. Terrified, she is attacked by the killer but manages to escape back onto the shop floor. Hearing someone at the door she attempts to attract their attention but they have gone when she gets there.Craig appears and grabs her but she stabs him with a meat hook. Craig slumps to the floor. Bill staggers in and says Craig had attacked him outside the store. He calls the police.Jennifer notices that Bill's hands are covered in blood and realizes he is the killer. Bill tells her that he could not let his partner sell the store so he killed him, and then just got carried away killing the others. Bill attacks Jennifer and chases her around the store. Jennifer is locked inside the building. A delivery man appears outside. Jennifer tries to get his attention but he is killed by Bill who had slipped outside.Bill reenters the building and stalks Jennifer again. Jennifer is grabbed by Craig who tells her he saw Bill killing Linda and climbed into the building through the bathroom window to save her. Bill appears and clubs Craig to the ground with a severed head whilst Jennifer flees.Crawling out the bathroom window Jennifer attempts to escape in her car but finds the body of Linda in there. Bill grabs her legs and pulls Jennifer under the car but she stabs him with the knife she had pulled from Linda. Jennifer heads to a phone booth to call the police where Bill reappears again and starts to smash the booth to get at her. Tipping the phone booth over he has Jennifer trapped when Craig appears and hacks him with a meat cleaver.Jennifer and Craig are standing in the car park over Bill's body when the police arrive and arrest them. Bill regains consciousness and shouts to the police that the pair had gone mad and killed everyone. The two are taken away protesting their innocence.Similar films: Dr. Giggles, The Ice Cream Man, The Mutilator, Bloody Moon, The Burning and Just Before Dawn.