Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Aspen Orson There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

nihilville Don't trust these other reviews or you'll end up suffering the same hideous fate I did and waste an hour of your life watching this pointless snooze fest. If you're hoping for horror, this movie disappoints. The killing takes place mainly off camera (and not in a building tension kind of way, more like a "we don't have any budget for special effects" kind of way) and neither of the two "serial killers" are remotely creepy. One of them just acts like he's trying to get laid all the time and the other one just mopes and acts emo. If you're hoping for character development, stay far away as well. Two of the biggest characters die off camera (or during a brief flashback) and the narrator goes from being a grifting serial killer to a love struck Jonas brother in about 5 minutes.Oh yeah, and there's incest in this movie. A LOT of incest. Not even a character developing portrayal of incest. Just casual incest, with barely a passing reference and no questioning by either main character.The acting was passable, but the script had 2 dimensional characters and had no compelling story to tell. It sputters to a halt with a twist that is only surprising in that it's utterly pointless. It's like the writer just gave up and wanted to end the script as quickly as possible. I guess I can't blame him.

charlytully I thought the following two quotes were the most memorable in BORN KILLERS (aka PIGGY BANKS, which would have been a better title for this film, even apart from its use in the poignant father-sons sharing context which brought to mind Polonius' advice to Laertes in HAMLET, but which is truncated to meaninglessness in the "memorable quotes" section here):* * * QUOTE #1) Serial Killer John Vanderslip (his voice-over as he roams a store looking for masking tape--he comes back to Gertie's house with a roll of duct tape, of which she already had a shelf full, qualifying for inclusion in the movie "goofs" category): I'd ended hundreds of--I guess you'd say--human lives, and what good did it do? I wasn't rich, and I wasn't satisfied. Either there was some invisible purpose to my life, or there wasn't. I needed to find out if 'thinning the herd' was part of it, or if I could stop if I had an endless supply of cash. So I would put God to the test." (John then buys a lottery ticket--another goof, because this is supposed to be taking place, and actually is being filmed, in Salt Lake City, UT, and they don't sell lottery tickets there.)* * * QUOTE #2) John (after downing the fatally poisoned shot of Irish Creme his half-sister\lover Gertie has come back from the kitchen with): No more for me, please.Gertie: That one should do you.* * * I don't want to clutter the "memorable quotes" section with TWO of my own, so please vote "yes" for #1 or "no" for #2. Thank you. Voting ends one year from today (March 10, 2010).

rlange-3 I'm not much of a gore fan and once upon a midnight dreary I must have clicked this into my Blockbuster queue and it showed up in the mail. I didn't expect much. The best surprises are totally unexpected. This is most definitely NOT a cheap slasher movie, packaging aside.While the movie lacks the pizazz of Natural Born Killers, it is a very impressive and well acted movie that takes us on a horrifying trip that plumbs the depths of psychopathology. The very banality of the murderous lifestyles juxtaposed with the ordinary and almost attractive personalities (Gertie especially) of the characters is deeply disconcerting. You might find yourself asking if you might have tipped a few beers at a bar with any one of these and not realized how close you came to the personification of the deepest depths of evil. These are not the glamour figures of Bonnie and Clyde, nor the Robin Hood stereotypes, or the John Wayne Gacey perverts but a whole different breed of animal. Going into the more detail could ruin the plot. I'd recommend giving it a shot in first person.I also wonder who p.o'ed who in the marketing of this film. It's packaged as a cheap slasher movie which it definitely is not, and Blockbuster distributes it as "Born Killers" with no hint of an alternate title. But the IMDb doesn't even list that title (at the time this is written, and believe me I looked carefully). Try Googling it and you will find it hard to even locate a decent website for the film. Ironically I found the film by clicking on an advert on this site which took me to the movie at Amazon listing Piggy Banks as the alternative title. It's almost as if they don't want anybody to find out the secret.

imdb-4632 // Just finished watching this film and i really, really liked it. // I won't reveal any plot past the first significant part of the story - i simply hate it when the whole plot is revealed or is made obvious.It's about two brothers, who after their mother dies, grow up with their previously absent father who's way of life is to break into peoples homes, steal, kidnap and murder the occupants. "Piggy Banks" - simply smash one open, use the contents, move on to the next.// But this isn't a horror flick - more of a bloody, involving story as narrated by one of the brothers.)As the brothers (now in their 20s) follow in their fathers footsteps, the thieving and murdering become casual routine when they need money (a "work day") or not, until they become involved with a girl called Archer (Kelli Garner) who's intellect and ideas spark a disturbance in the brothers mindset. As this begins to unravel in John, who is quieter and less impulsive than his brother Michael, buried secrets come to the forefront and parts of the family's past is revealed.// An excellent cast with very good performances, especially Jake Muxworthy and Lauren German.