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Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck (2007)
Terrible Acting except for Corin Nemec
Being extremely interested in true crime, I decided to watch this movie last night. It was not good. The only thing good at all about it was the fact that Corin Nemec is a great actor. However, he is the only good actor in this movie. Actually, it was so bad, I am not sure how he could have worked along side such terrible acting. We have Candyman and the Wishmaster as very unconvincing police officers. Not to mention, almost every other actor and extra was terrible.
In my opinion, If your interested in the actual case of Richard Speck, Then I suggest you spend 15-20 minutes reading about him on the internet as opposed to wasting an hour and a half watching this movie. Besides, Reading up on it will give you much more insight than this movie ever could.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
The Manson Family (1997)
Don't watch it if you are genuinely interested in the case
After watching this movie and being very interested in this case myself, I felt compelled to write a comment on it.
This movie was absolute trash. Most of it was completely falsified when compared to the real case. The worst part of this movie is the several parts in which you can clearly hear parts of an audio recording of Jim Jones that took place during the mass suicides of The Peoples Temple in Jonestown Guyana in November 1978. It doesn't make any sense because Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple had nothing at all to do with The Manson Family. Especially considering the time difference. Members of The Manson Family were arrested for their crimes in the early 1970's and Jonestown (The Peoples Temple) Tragedy didn't happen until 1978. Not to mention, I found this to be extremely disrespectful on the writers parts. How could you use an audio recording that involves Babies, children and adults being forced to drink poison and die. That sickens me.
If your reason for wanting to watch this movie is because who are genuinely interested in the case of The Manson Family and/or of the Manson Family murders, then DO NOT bother watching it. It won't educate you at all or give you any solid information.
Your best bet is the 1972 Documentary called 'Manson'. It contains all real footage taken by the Manson family. There are no actors in this one. http://imdb.com/title/tt0068918
If you are specifically looking for a movie and not a documentary, Both Helter Skelter movies (1976 and 2004) are also quite accurate. http://imdb.com/title/tt0074621 http://imdb.com/title/tt0074621
If you have any questions on the movie or case, just ask. avkm@mts.net