B.T.K. Killer

2005
1.5| 1h22m| en
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Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." before his arrest...

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Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
mndypndy All of you are wrong. This has got to be the most incredible, high-budget portrayal of the B.T.K serial killer I've ever laid my eyes on. The main actor, who played the killer himself, was extremely handsome and he did an excellent job of playing the role of this unique man. I recommended this to every single one of my friends, and they all loved it. In fact, we all got together and had a B.T.K themed birthday party. We played pin the rat on the mouth, and watched the movie in our giant outdoor movie screen and invited the entire neighborhood. If you haven't seen this yet, I highly suggest renting it. Let me just tell you you have NOT lived yet, and it's worth every penny. If you really want to learn more about my experience with this movie, visit my page: www.myspace.com/inluvwitbtk:D
trashvid I'll admit that this is the first time I've signed up for an account anywhere just to post my thoughts on something but the film BTK Killer was just so godawfully horrid that I felt that this may be the only way to try and get this out of my system.That said, I don't care if anyone, anywhere, ever should read my comments on this film as I'm simply writing these few words as a form of catharsis and self-healing after having sat through the BTK Killer two nights ago.The film itself is worthy of absolutely no reflection or analysis. No thought went into making the film whatsoever and as such even less thought will go into my comments. I will mention that my favorite film genres are horror/cult/shock/exploitation/sleaze/giallo - typically categories where viewers tend to be a bit more forgiving as a result of the often thematically outlandish content presented to us in so many films which fall under these genres. Well, BTK Killer is an absolute exception and made me realize that there are some films which truly have absolutely no value whatsoever.I was void after sitting through BTK - nothing made an impression on me, I've seen plenty of slaughterhouse footage in other films (used in a more relevant context so the impact was not lost on viewers) so that was a total loss there - it didn't shock me - yes it was repulsive at times but so is an unflushed toilet. Zero production values, a transparent and for the most part unlikeable cast of characters, and stock slaughterhouse footage - that's all BTK amounts too. Shame is, when the slaughterhouse footage is the best part of the film (at least it was authentic and not shot by someone playing with Daddy's hi-def digicam) it's maybe time as a filmmaker (and I use that term very loosely) to consider other sources of income - talking about you Uli Lomell. This film completely lacks any artistic vision whatsoever and the fact that LionsGate picked this up and tacked their name on it is utterly shameful.Man, I just spent like 15 minutes typing this up and although not completely coherent (but much more so than the film it discusses), I have to admit I do feel a bit better getting this off my chest for now. I can handle bad films and often enjoy them for that sole reason alone (cheese and camp are often something to be applauded) but BTK sinks so far beneath the 'so bad it's good' ideology relegating itself as nothing more than the absolutely worthless POS that it is.The only distinction I can make between this film and the hundreds of other horror and cult DVDs I've bought over the years is that this is truly the worst film in my entire collection bar none.
jgrayson_au Very few movies are deserving of a 0/10. There's almost always some redeemable feature in all films, despite their appalling nature. Battle For The Year 3000, for example, had some comedic parts with the 'favourite' meal being rats, and some decent one liners.BTK, deserves to be given the death sentence. BTK deserves zero. BTK should be considered a act of torture if shown to people. BTK is just that bad.It was, in fact, so bad it led me to graffiti the blockbuster video case with the following message."Of all the movies I've ever seen, this is the worst. Save your money, bash your head into a brick wall for the same effect."There is a famous thought exercise along the lines of; "Could a million monkeys at a million typewriters create Hamlet?"BTK has inspired a new one."Could a single chicken at a keyboard create a worst script than BTK".
vileandaccursedthing But in this case, it's genuinely true.I don't even know where to start! First off, a huge chunk of the movie is nothing but various scenes from a slaughter house scattered in between scenes of the "plot." Those scenes are poorly shot (my three year old could do better, I'm not exaggerating) and have absolutely NOTHING to do with the story. Literally nothing! Also, numerous scenes are simply BTK hunched over some paper, writing. And very...very...sl-ooooo-wly...we hear him think what he's writing. These scenes drag on for MINUTES and are little more than him saying ridiculous, obvious things in ten words or less...very...very...sl-ooooo-wly...The one fourth of the movie that isn't a senseless slaughterhouse scene or a BTK writing scene is so poorly acted and filmed that I honestly thought my husband was joking when he popped this movie in, I really did believe (until the credits rolled) that this was some lame thing one of his brothers and their friends did together when they'd had too much to drink.PLEASE, for your own sake, be smart and don't waste the hour (+) of your life or the $1 for video rental on this disaster! I was stupid, I didn't come on here to check out reviews before I watched it, please be smarter than I was!!!