Ice Cream Man

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It is often hard to decide what the best film is that you've ever seen, since this may vary by genre, preferences for actors/actresses, or even the mood you're in on a particular day! Having said that, this movie is by far, in my opinion, the WORST movie I've ever seen!! I thought the acting was terrible (was there any?), the plot was just idiotic, and the props were totally fakey. Could a lower budget production be created without being an amateur production? I don't think so. Even the friends I watched the movie with agreed that it was the worst video we ever rented, and to this day we still joke about the night we saw this movie.

What can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said about the seventh circle of Hell?It has no redeeming qualities with the exception of being so mind-shatteringly awful that it actual goes all the way around to being funny.The acting is sub-par,if par is below "dead mouse" on the acting scale.The main character,Gregory Tudor,has the most grating,annoying voice in cinematic history.And what about the plot,you ask?This movie doesn't just have plot twists,it has plot knots.The majority of your viewing experience will be spent asking anyone present if they can understand what's going on.This movie blows.

A new twist on the serial killer genre, which shows that anyone can be a serial killer. Why didn't the ending credits mention his name which was Gregory not just Ice Cream Man? There was a scene when the cops were asking Greg a couple of questions and he gave one a scoop of Rocky Road with a human eye ball and he eats it. Besides a moment of ewww! You'd never see the cops on CSI taking anything from a suspect, they would have said "No thank you." Either the cops in Pasadena are complete morons or they didn't write it correctly. That and the fact Greg was just a normal guy with no mask or anything, stimulating yes, perfect, no. 7 STARS.

This is one of the dumbest movies ever! It rules. Clint Howard is excellent as the demented Ice Cream man of the title. The kids are good and dumb and give the movie a sort of "Bloodhound Gang" feel to it. The gore is great, albeit fake looking. We get to see: (spoilers): A man eat an eyeball (I think I'd notice if there were an eyeball in my Ice Cream), a dog get ground up, an ice cream cone rubbed on a dead man's nose, and just the magic of Clint Howard in general. This movie is dumb as hell and I love it! 8/10

After reading other reviews on this site, we weren't sure if we were going to be able to critique this movie because it didn't sound bad enough. However, 2 minutes into the movie, we knew we were in for another flop. No summer is complete without ice cream, but this movie served up a melted, sour, broken-bottomed ice cream cone (you know, the kind that leaves you sticky and dirty and looking for a wet-nap). The biggest problem with this movie was the plot. What was it? It appeared to be a psychotic ice cream man driving around the neighborhood. That's it. Nothing else happens. First of all, what are the qualifications for becoming an ice-cream man in this crap town? 1. Spend several years in the most ridiculous mental hospital known to man. This hospital was plagued with clowns, graffiti, fake plastic sunflowers, and oversized syringes to the head. 2. Have extremely poor hygiene and a mutant face to scare the kids away. 3. Make sure your truck is stocked with severed body parts, roaches, and don't forget the eye whites! The actors in this movie are pure B-Movie caliber. Mixed in with a bunch of unknowns is, who other than....a trailer-trash version of Macaulay Culkin!! Even his bratty charm couldn't save this kick in the pants. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason for any of the murders in this movie. The whole concept of the movie reeked! Who would kill an ice cream man in a drive-by shooting? Gangsters? Fiends? Vanna White? Who? We are still struggling with this question. Whoever was in charge of the wardrobe for this movie should be immediately blacklisted from Hollywood. Did they honestly think a pillow under a kid's shirt would make the audience believe that he was really fat? Did they forget about the arms, face, legs, and all other body parts? Second of all, this movie was made in 1995, yet the wardrobe seemed to be picked from a lame 80's movie, evidenced by the big brother's white, crotch-hugging high-water pants. While we were watching this shotty production, we both developed severe cases of ADD. We found ourselves leaving the room to walk around aimlessly. At many points it the movie, we found that staring at a blank wall behind the T.V. set was more entertaining than the actual movie. We were stunned that this movie didn't make it to the Bottom 100. Afterwards, we took the tape out of the VCR and left it on the black top to melt like a sub-standard ice cream cone.

This movie is so bad; it's almost too good to be true. Believe me, I've seen a lot of bad movies over the years. I've seen everything from Troll 2 to Pteradactyl. Sure, these are some unintentionally hilarious movies. But nothing can compare to the Ice Cream Man. Ice Cream Man is a hilariously bad movie with terrible actors and even worse dialog. But the real hero behind all of this is Clint Howard, the Ice Cream Man. I cant believe this movie was made in the 90's. It looks like a cheap 80's movie. But what do you expect from a director which only movie experience is from * movies. I can't believe this is supposed to be a serious movie. The first time I watched this movie I had to rewind almost every scene. I couldn't believe my eyes. Where they really serious about this? At sometimes it seems like an exciting adventure movie for children, the ones where a group of kids make a secret club or something to catch the bad guys. Just like the Monster Squad. Other times it seems like a comedy, and some times even family movie. But then these nasty scenes appear and totally switch the tone of the movies so randomly. It's hard to explain, but I just can't seem to understand the setting of the movie, something that really bothers me about the movie. Not that you can take it seriously anyway. I highly recommend this movie for anyone who loves trash cinema. This is accidental art.

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This is the best killer ice cream man movie I've ever seen. It's also one of the few movies of its kind. The only other movie with a killer ice cream man I know off my head is Mr. Ice Cream Man. Clint Howard does an excellent job at playing the creepy ice cream man. The story is mostly about the Ice Cream Man going around doing bad things and of course selling ice cream to the kids. There's a lot of gory moments in the movie too, one involving a very large ice cream cone! I won't spoil the rest, but this is a movie you must see. It's funny, creepy, and filled with ice cream! One part of the movie that I really found disturbing were the scenes with Gregory in the crazy house. Remember Gregory only Happy Happy Days! The way that Doctor said that was just creepy! Anyway go see this movie, or at least rent it. It's a brain freeze!

You can see that if the flick ain't directed by his brother, this is the best he can do. And sad to say, his best just doesn't cut it. "Ice Cream Man" is a very bizarre horror film, that's a real blast to watch if you're in the right mood. In the wrong mood, it has been known to cause people to lash out violently at loved ones, so please, watch with caution. Clint Howard stars (Does anything really star Clint Howard though?) as the "evil" "psychotic" "bizarre" (Yes all in quotes, he's not quite any of these, but he's getting close) ice cream man, who tortures the local children with bomb pops that are really melty and ice cream that has chopped up humans and dogs in them. Ick. Anyway, the plot's really just an excuse to show of the...well, the...um, well it's a plot. Oh wait, I know! It's an excuse to show off all the loser actor cameos! There's Jan Michael Vincent and Lee Majors II (The sequel?) as cops tracking the elusive man o' ice cream. And even Doug Lleyweln appears as a supermarket clerk. Even better than that, are some of the bizarre goofs in the film. I really like the fact that for some reason, instead of hiring a fat actor to play the unhappy "fat" kid of the group, they just make this one kid wearing padding under his clothes. And the entire premise that anyone would by scoops of ice cream from a ice cream man. Who buys ice cream scoops from the ice cream man? Then there's the entire psychiatric ward scene, in which Jan Michael Vincent's acting ranges from mildly interested, to bored beyond the state of consciousness. These are the cops who also scour the Ice Cream Man's place for clues but manage to complete gloss over the ice cream truck (where, of course, the various bodies and such are kept). Oh well, better luck next time troops. Howard himself overacts like he's making sure people two towns over can see and hear him. It's all just plain dumb. And fairly fun to laugh at in the fine tradition of The Pumaman or Gymkata. You'll have a GOOD laugh with the right sense of HUMOR. I love that one.