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A New Slasher Icon? The Orphan Killer (Movie Review)

Yet again another random movie I found and decided to watch, The Orphan Killer made it evident it is wanting a memorable slasher spot. Could this slasher named Marcus Miller posbly match up to Michael, Jason, or other notable slashers?

Story line: Let me start off with what this movie is pretty much about. Marcus and Audrey Miller both become orphans after their parents were killed randomly one night. They live in a catholic orphanage together until one day when Marcus tries to protect his ster by killing another child in the orphanage. The nuns who work at the orphanage then hide him away from the other kids, including his ster, and put a mask on his face after torturing him. Years later all of this anger and resentment towards the catholic church obviously builds up in his mind and he still seems to be lurking around the church. His ster Audrey had been adopted to another family and became a school teacher at the church. One random night after a performance put on by the church Marcus gains access to the church locking in those who remained it the building, including Audrey. What horrors go on in this church are ungodly but then again when is horror very godly?

The cinematography in this film was pure art however, the light, editing, continuity, and sound was not quite up to par.

The special effects makeup was literally gut openingly real with a wonderful amount of blood however maybe too much at some parts if you know the human anatomy well.

The plot and storyline was confung at points and unfortunately we've sort of seen this before.

There was a lot of random scenes or moments that did not make sense like when Marcus is raping? his ster with a machete... I honestly don't know what was going on because they just showed him going down with a machete and her face screaming the whole time.

Some of the deaths were not as believable and in fact looked like pg-13 death scenes compared to the other very graphic deaths they show.

The real kicker to this film is that Audrey Miller, a school teacher a catholic church, dresses like your ideal catholic school girl in a porno. On top of her looking like this you find out she is not wearing any panties under her short school girl skirt.

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Overall: I would say this film was bloodybrutaltastical! However I would give this film a 5 out of 10 because yes it was good at some points but it was also bad at some points.

According to IMDB Matt Farnsworth's The Orphan Killer is a "franchise" so, this may not be the last we hear from Marcus Miller.

Finally, does Marcus Miller belong to notable slashers like Freddy and Michael? I would say that yes he does have the look for it but, I can see Marcus being very milar to Michael if they keep up the brother ster shindig. Ultimately I would say no unless, Farnsworth gets a better crew and tries to steer the sequel if there is one away from the Michael Myers likeness.

BloodyAdored Saturday 10/08/2011 at 03:33 AM | 84001

Amelia where the hell have you been? We missed reading your reviews!! It's great to see you posting again on the 'Bid.

Movie sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out if I can find it.

Anonymous Saturday 10/08/2011 at 04:01 AM | 84003

Amelia where the hell have you been? We missed reading your reviews!! It's great to see you posting again on the 'Bid.

College is where I've been haha v_v I miss posting so much <3

BloodyAdored Saturday 10/08/2011 at 04:05 AM | 84004

Ahhh the other "C" word, well hopefully you can squeeze in a few reviews/blogs here and there. We miss you!

Anonymous Saturday 10/08/2011 at 04:11 AM | 84005

A bloody star is born. The first horror franchise of the 21st century spawned in social media. The latest sensation in the slasher genre. Fans have gone crazy over "The Orphan Killer movie". They are already asking for sequels, masks, action figures, and video games, before the independent horror film has yet to be fully released. Critics and Major genre festivals have gotten news of The Orphan Killer's studio zed 100,000 Facebook fan base, it's stellar reviews in market tests, and have asked to premiere the film in October and November. It will now play at Shriekfest LA (U.S.) October 2nd, tges Film Festival(Spain) October 13th, San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (Spain) October 28th, MORBIDO Film Festival (Mexico) October 31st, Bram Stokers International Film Festival (UK) October 31st, Terror Molins Dei Rei (Spain) November 6th, and the TOhorror Film Festival (Italy) on November 11th. Creator Matt Farnsworth, star Diane Foster, and The Orphan Killer character are scheduled to attend in Hollywood, Spain, and Italy. Mike Bohatch CEO of horrornews.net says "The Orphan Killer is great horror and great genre potion. I’m gonna have to call this one outstanding and a return to clasc horror with a lethal bang! An impresve visceral contribution that will be talked about for quite some time". READ FULL REVIEW Horror jungles says "The Orphan Killer ended climatically and very tense. I enjoyed every minute of this film. Let me tell you this is a huge hit. As of right now TOK is in my Top 10 horror films of 2011 list. I highly recommend this horror film. 9/10". READ FULL REVIEW The CULTUREGEDDON says "The Orphan Killer is a totally formulaic movie but against the odds director and star Matt Farnsworth (best known for Iowa 2005) has turned out a real franchise baby that manages to look great wearing the same old clothes. With all the cliche ingredients to be Halloween on Elm Street part 7 this movie risks falling very flat but ends up a real solid slasher that delivers on all expectations of gore and action." It has also just been added as an Official Selection at the South African Horror Film Festival and Eerie horror film festival USA. READ FULL REVIEW The Orphan Killers viral activity and Facebook confirmed phenomenon continues to burn up the web. For more information follow the link

https://www.facebook.com/orphankiller

Mhudsondevout Saturday 10/08/2011 at 05:29 PM | 84036

Do not torrent the orphan killer. Audio and video quality not so good. DVD and bluray look awesome. I own the bluray.

Mhudsondevout Saturday 10/08/2011 at 05:33 PM | 84037

BloodyAdored Saturday 10/08/2011 at 07:03 PM | 84040

ObscureCinema101 Saturday 10/08/2011 at 08:00 PM | 84042

Gonna have to check this one out. It's nice to see a new crop of slashers springing up, even if they can't (IMHO) touch the originals.

LONG LIVE THE BUTCHER KNIFE!!!

the_vengeful_machete Saturday 10/08/2011 at 08:15 PM | 84043

Mhudsondevout Sunday 10/09/2011 at 03:37 AM | 84065

I am not with the film. Just s fan. Have been nce it hit Facebook. I did copy and paste that from dread central. Not trying to make anybody look bad. I love the film. I figured you torrented cause only people that torrent say it's great but bad audio. Jeez what an impact this film has. I mean the orphan killer is already an icon. You sure did a lot of work to review it. Must have moved you big time. Some people just can't let go of distant memories. I am all 4 TOK. You said it was bloodyliscious. Just get a proper copy and instead of torrenting

films support indie pictures. TOK is so much better than all the shit studios put out. - a physco TOK fan

To do a valid review, of course, I did a lot of research about this film. As for the "torrent" comment I did not watch the torrented veron. The audio just did not sound right to me in some parts for example the shots fired, the locker door shutting, and much more. Again this is just my opinion of the film after watching it and doing some research. I'd like to see you post your review of this movie on the te under a new topic Mhudsondevout.

BloodyAdored Monday 10/10/2011 at 02:27 AM | 84111

Quite amung reading all this rambling...but anyway, speaking of audio, I am diggin' the metal soundtrack in the trailer. Seems like a perfect fit for the whole bound and torture atmosphere :)~

buried13 Tuesday 10/18/2011 at 02:30 AM | 85332

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