The Greasy Strangler

This movie try's way too hard to be funny. These positive ratings may make you think 'hmm maybe there's something here that I am missing.' Trust me there's not. People just want to be in on some secret as badly as this movie wants to be unique. I'm the type of person that watches all the way through even the worst movies looking for something redeeming. Absolutely nothing to be found. I was so angry about wasting my time that I felt it was my duty to save others from it.

A deadbeat father and son duo, Ronnie and Brayden, share a house. By day they run a disco walking tour, and not a very good one. Brayden starts a relationship with Janet, whom he met on the walking tour. However, his father is attracted to her too. All this time, murders are being committed by a foul creature, the Greasy Strangler. Incredibly stupid, and one of the worst films ever made. The writing is incredibly weak and pointless and the performances are worse than amateurish. Very poor production values. Even the soundtrack has a cheap, plastic feel to it. Seems like the idea was just to gross people out.

45min? Where's the rest of my f***g movie? Bullshit artist. I truly believe this is an instant genuine cult master piece,I enjoyed the movie for its weirdness, it's entertaining because it's so random you never know what's coming next, it's a genre by it self. Raw acting,over the top scenes,indescribable dialogues... Apart from the script the way the characters interact and their dialogues are priceless I've never seen anything like this, a brilliant master piece. I would recommend this movie to a small group of friends a SMALL group of friends, friends who would appreciate "rubber", "toxic avenger" or even this year's also favorite "suiss army man" It's a beautiful mess.the only part of the movie that I dint understand the meaning/point (the rest was perfectly logical to me) was the assassination of the blind car wash owner. Now LET'S GO DISCO DANCING.

This movie is actually really bad. Like I should be rating it a 1 or 2 out of 10. The acting is despicable and annoying if you want to be nice. But it's all part of a master plan. Well maybe not master plan, but at least a plan. A plan that is pretty greasy. Almost as greasy as the movie and the Strangler himself. It's not a big mystery who the title character is, you'll find out soon enough. So it's not about mystery, it's not about quality either. It's about being as crazy and ridiculous as possible. There is a faux tourist service, there is a father and son duo who seem to have the lowest IQ one can imagine. Then you meet other people and kind of realize there is not much thinking going on. There also seems not be a real investigation into the murders. But why should there be? This is gross and insulting. Also very unique and enjoyable in the right state of mind ...

There was a time when John Waters revelled in making the most vile, disgusting, and thoroughly unpleasant films ever put to celluloid. While they could never be mistaken for high art, these films had a charm and sincerity which would elevate them above other gross out movies and grant them an instant and lasting cult appeal. This noxious maelstrom is something a throwback to those films, a toilet where all semblance of good taste is flushed away in a swirl of feces and grease...lots of grease. Add in some Troma-esque special effects, and you get something that balances a precarious line between making you puke your guts out, and split your sides with laughter. It may not be as provocative or inflammatory as Pink Flamingos, but its goals are also not so lofty. Where John Waters once sought to eradicate the boundaries of quality and good taste, Jim Hosking simply wishes to disgust and entertain. A simpler purpose and one where he succeeds magnificently. (Plus, in the realm of shock cinema, it's tough to top a drag queen who literally eats sh*t.) So is this movie any good? I guess it depends on the viewer, their individual tastes, and their interpretation of what defines a "good" film. It is vulgar, vile, and disgusting. Both The acting and dialogue are extremely stilted and awkward. The pacing is erratic and you'll probably feel like taking a shower when its over. However, since this is all intentional, it's very difficult to consider it anything but a success. In short, this is the movie that Trash Humpers wishes it could be.

I actually gave this movie a lot of thought, because it's so incredibly bad right from the opening scene that you know no film maker could possibly make a film so bad, unless they did it deliberately. So, out of ideas, and out of inspiration, someone came up with a cunning plan: they'd make a movie so incredibly awful that it would eventually become a cult and would actually make money. I am fairly sure that there are some people out there who like cult films simply because they want to be part of something that isn't mainstream, and thereby look different and daring. They never care that the movie is abominable, just that they will find a like-minded group of belong and finally achieve a sense of belonging that they've been waiting for. In that sense if this movie actually brings meaning to peoples' lives by extending their social network to others like them, then that's good. To the other 99.9% of the population seriously...don't even embarrass yourself by watching it.

A charming and delightful romp, which centers around a love triangle with a father, his son and a beautiful and alluring siren. The atmosphere is pure schmaltz, aided by clever and subdued lighting and a gentle and sympathetic sound track. A movie to watch, while snuggled up to your girlfriend. If you liked "Love Story" and "Sleepless in Seattle", you'll doubtless love this gentle tale. Oh yes, don't forget to bring a tissue......for a number of reasons.

I tried describing this film to a friend. It's labeled a horror comedy, but I didn't find it scary or funny. The latter is not meant to be an insult, because there's a definite unique style that would work for some people. The most apt analogy I can make is that it's a live action Beavis and Butthead world done by the cast of Shameless. Characters that would be considered as a weird outlier in any other work seems to be par for the course here. Everything is weird, awkward, and unsettling but not in a creepy way. I rate it a 6 because after I was done watching all I could really say was "Yup. I watched that." but it's very easily either the best film you'll ever see, or one of the worst, depending on what you want from it.

I actually gave this movie a lot of thought, because it's so incredibly bad right from the opening scene that you know no film maker could possibly make a film so bad, unless they did it deliberately. So, out of ideas, and out of inspiration, someone came up with a cunning plan: they'd make a movie so incredibly awful that it would eventually become a cult and would actually make money. I am fairly sure that there are some people out there who like cult films simply because they want to be part of something that isn't mainstream, and thereby look different and daring. They never care that the movie is abominable, just that they will find a like-minded group of people and finally achieve a sense of belonging that they've been waiting for. In that sense if this movie actually brings meaning to peoples' lives by extending their social network to others like them, then that's good. To the other 99.9% of the population seriously...don't even embarrass yourself by watching it.

This is one of those movies that if I sat down and explained the whole thing from start to finish you would either say "Eww that sounds terrible" or "I need to see that now because I can't believe a movie like that exists." Everything about "Greasy Strangler" is just so strange and stupid, but at the same time it's hard to look away and throughout the movie I was pretty interested in seeing what would happen next. It's kind of like if Troma and the guys behind "Napoleon Dynamite" teamed up and made a movie. There is tons of graphic nudity, over the top violence, and buckets upon buckets of grease. By the time the credits rolled I felt like I needed to take a shower, the movie has such a dirty/uncomfortable tone to it, but honestly that didn't prevent me from being entertained and intrigued by it. It's a film that needs to be seen to be believed. The gore/crudeness isn't exactly on the same level as a troma film or some hardcore underground horror films, but I still found myself slightly shocked at some of the stuff that they brought to the table. Greasy Strangler is so odd and out there that it's almost like an anti movie. It doesn't follow any guidelines or strive to be like any other movie, it just simply does whatever it wants which makes it really hard to know what to expect next. The dialogue, crude humor, and strange characters will likely turn a lot of people away, but those willing to look past the gross exterior of the movie may find themselves laughing a lot. I liked "The Greasy Strangler", it is completely stupid but it is also original and oddly interesting. Definitely not for everybody, but for those who know what to expect and aren't turned off by the idea of over the top disgusting humor this could be a movie experience that you won't forget.