Madman (2001, DVD)

I used to hate the slasher genre. Its so cliched, and even stereotypical. How many times can they play upon the same summer camp murder-spree theme?
The fact is, some of the would-be FFt13th knock-offs out there actually hold their own quite well. 'Madman' is a fine example of this phenomena. Instead of being forced to stare onto a dark screen, the night footage is shot extremly well. It makes use of intelligent back-lighting and slick editing, which only gives this seldom seen slasher a sense of quality.
I personally like the throbbing soundtrack way better than "Friday"'s. It actually plays well with the movie.
If you can track down the Anchor Bay DVD you won't be disappointed.

This movie is for 80's horror fans only. I would think that if someone had seen Wrong Turn 2 and then watched this they would think that Wrong Turn 2 probably got alot of it's inspiration from Madman. The difference between the 2 movies is that Madman has only one killer while Wrong Turn 2 has the whole mutated village thing going on. All in all I still enjoyed Madman enough to seek it out on dvd and have it in my collection.

Horrible acting. Predictable storyline. Cheesy/gory special effects. I friggin loved it!! If you're a fan of B-flick horrors, this slasher classic is a MUST OWN! I'll take Madman over Halloween anyday.

Great, cheesy early-eighties slasher flick. Starring one of the ugliest casts in celluloid history--including the homely chick from Romero's 'Dawn of the Dead'. The soundtrack is performed by one of the cast members with an acoustic guitar. Has to be heard to be believed. This should have been one for the MST3K gang. Consume massive amounts of alcohol while viewing.