Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Kascha K I'd thought that this was actually going to be a director's cut of the original movie - but then I saw that it was a new take and was very interested to see how they did.The guy who played Manson I think was a bit over the top and trying too hard to be eccentric. All the women in the movie pretty much were gorgeous, which was not the case with the original women. Clea Duvall was good, as were the ones playing Atkins and Krenwenkel. Kudos also to the woman playing Rosemary LaBianca, although the parts for the victims were of course not long enough or complicated enough for the actors/actresses to expand.Facts-wise it was very interesting because they pulled a great deal, especially with the dialogue, directly from quotes attributed to the real people in Bugliosi's book. But then just when I was about to commend them for being that meticulous, they pull out absurdity such as Sharon asking Atkins to cut out the baby, and other real embellishments. I think the real story is horrifying enough. There was no need to try and make things more "bankable" or to try to ratchet up the sadness by making stuff up.I wasn't looking directly at the screen when Bugliosi made his first appearance. You could NOT have told me he was not being played by Joe Pesci until I looked up to see. He sounds exactly like Pesci - it was hilarious in spite of the subject matter.The graphic scenes were well done. They kept on graying out the screen not unlike movies such as Sin City when things got especially graphic - at least partly for effect.Overall not a bad movie. It got most of it right, but left out a lot and embellished a lot. It was far more like a "TV movie" than the original was and overall I'd say if you saw the original you can absolutely skip this one. In fact I'll be watching the original again as soon as this is over - it's still on as I write this.

holsu First of all, I must say, that there probably ain't a subject that could be more interesting to me, than Charles Manson and the Tate-La Bianca murders. Maybe Nazis and concentration camps but then again maybe not. Playing Manson must be the most ungrateful role for any actor. You just can't succeed. And still, considering the dilemma, I think Jeremy Davies makes an incredible role here. He manage the role very well, he looks quite alike and his habitus is just as small and weird as I expect Mansons to be. Also the other roles in the movie are played very good though having partly the same problem in portraying actual events and persons. Very much look-alike casting by the way. The movie in itself is a good and entertaining collection of the happenings in 1969. Comparing to the knowledge that I have about the true events I'd say that the film comes very close to what actually happened. Of all the stunning scenes, I would like to lift up the one in which Sharon Tate asks the murderer to carve out the child and at least let the unborn live. Though probably being fictitious and in a way unnecessary I still think that the line in someway points out the unfairness that Sharon Tate had to become victim of. May her soul rest in peace while her name and angel-like beauty will live forever in the movies that she gave us on her short career as movie star.

Fred Vidal It was a great experience, a perfect director, I felt like if I was really in the office of Mr. Polanski when he received this terrible phone call. The actor is magnifique. This scene is a masterpiece and, for me, was a space-time travel and a success. The entire film is very interesting, I always think about The Beatles song when I hear or read this title. The actress is fantastic and make us forget that she is an actress. This is the best compliment to do to somebody in that industry, right? Otherwise, I appreciate that the DVD is well distributed in the Blockbuster network. Don't miss it if you want quality time about history and a good movie. Fred Vidal™

BreanneB Although the Manson Family was vicious, this movie was Excellent! Everything about it was great, acting, costumes, production, script, directing and photography. I give this movie 10 out of 10 stars. Two Thumbs Way Up! Thank you for not making it a stupid movie.The whole Manson Family should have been executed. They should have gone right away. No appeals or clemency for any of them. Fry them all. The world would be better without them.Charles Manson was and still is a very vicious and cold blooded and hearted individual, as well as his followers. I do not think that any of them should ever be paroled from prison. Cocoran State Prison is where he belongs and the California Institution For Women is where the women belong.