Boobirt
Stylish but barely mediocre overall
Ameriatch
One of the best films i have seen
Libramedi
Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Taraparain
Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
nancy
What an apt title for this rather interesting (not always for the right reasons) anthology horror movie. There are no spoilers in this review, just short sentences on what I think of each short.The Theatre Bizarre begins with a woman who takes a peek into a theatre she stumbles upon. Inside she is greeted by a man who introduces her to a show of short movies: "Wet Dreams", was pretty good. One of my favourite's of the movie. And who doesn't like wet dreams? "I love you" was a bloody addition with a decent plot twist. "The Mother of Toads", was my least favourite. I mean toads? Frog off! "The Accident" was effective in what it was trying to say, but I got bored of watching it's short screen time. "Vision Stains" was the most original of the series and another worth watching. And lastly "Sweets" is as about as bizarre as things could get. There's a lot of awful, awful acting, but some of the stories are decent and worth giving a go. The Theatre Bizarre is a random and gory anthology which will please a few. I'd say check it out because it is SO bizarre.
Gerry Forsyth
For the first time I've commented on a movie on IMDb.. I woke during the night, restless. Decided to watch Theatre of the Bizarre. I couldn't have chose a more perfect movie to watch in the early hours half asleep.. The overall feel and atmosphere is just hypnotic. The tales are very stylish, well paced, shot, scripted and acted and all as good as each other in their own very different ways and the link scenario in the Theatre is just dreamy gorgeous! The soundtrack does a fantastic job, just floats along with the visuals nicely, never imposes it's self. Not overly gory, a lot of the violence is implied rather than seen! {Although I seem to remember a few scenes where 'implied' was put to bed in brutal fashion!). Anyways....I loved this movie! More of the same please :)I could see The Theatre of the Bizarre becoming a cult classic!
Mikel3
This is one to avoid IMO. It's a compilation of different strange stories joined together by the main one. The first short story was okay and scary in a H.P. Lovecraft way. They are also R-rated, some contain adult situations and nudity besides excessive gore. We had to stop about half way through the film. The short stories were progressively gory and depressing as the movie went on. I especially didn't care for the scene with the motorcycle accident and the little girl who witnesses it. They made it a point to dwell on the deer that was involved in the accident and it's suffering. My advice is to avoid this flick, if you think you have an opinion in any way similar to mine about graphic gore and depressing stories.
nightwatch4773
Horror anthologies were extinct I believe after Creepshow 2 so that was 1987. 20 years later the best little horror anthology was brought to us that was filmed four blocks from where I am typing this review. Yes I am talking about Trick or Treat filmed right here in Vancouver. This show just kicked ass and it has influenced filmmakers to jump back on board this horror sub-genre. I have to say the results have been pleasant and it is no different with this little stygian film. A couple of the stories were forgettable but if you hone in on " I love you " " Vision Stains " and " Sweets " well lets just say you will be darkly moved. In fact the lead actress from " sweets " stole the show and this particular segment reminded me of that creepy film from 1989 Society. Remember that one guys wow. Udo Kier is his usual ostentatious self as the host which is tantamount to the crypt-keeper. All in all a great effort but not for the faint of heart especially with " Sweets " Enjoy!!!!
