Maniac (2012)

Movies Viewed in 2023 (578 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 8th Via: Amazon Prime Video Plot: As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface. Rating: 7.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? I was curious about this one as it has a reputation for being a good horror remake. I wanted something relatively short and this was on Prime."

Movies I watched in September 2020 (51 movies items)

" Date: 9/7/2020 Viewed: Amazon Prime Rental First Viewing Note: I avoid watching this movie for years because I normally don't watch remakes of movies that I like. Not to mention, the idea of Elijah Wood playing Frank Zito was so random. However, people have told me that this remake is pretty good for the last several years now. I decided to finally watch this movie for the first time and I end up liking it a lot. Maniac 2012 is a solid remake that respects the original 1980 movie. I still lo"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2018 (497 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 5 August 2018)"

The 50 Greatest Horror Movies of the 21st Century (50 movies items)

"Made in collaboration with Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur, and with the sort of fearless artistic freedom often allowed by European financing, Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac begins with a psychopath’s synth-tastically scored stalking of a party girl back to her apartment, outside which he cuts her frightened scream short by driving a knife up into her head through her jaw. The film deceptively delights in capturing the mood of an exploitation cheapie before latching onto and running with the"

My Favorites MOVIES REMAKES (17 movies items)

" Brilliant remake but the Lustig's cult movie still the best : "

1 - Elijah Wood! (46 movies items)

" Due to the camera perspective shooting, we loose all of Wood's body language and nuances that he could've successfully brought to the character. I've adored Elijah and his work for 13 years and he FINALLY stars in his own love story horror drama and we can't even see the interaction. I enjoyed their story and I wanted better for them. :P "

Watched in 2014 (92 movies items)

"Watched 7/9/14"

My Movie Diary 2016 (235 movies items)

"4.18"

A car and a story going wrong (16 movies items)

" The main character follows a girl with his car in the opening scene of the film."