- Actors: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire
- Directors: Joe Giannone
- Writers: Joe Giannone, Gary Sales
- Producers: Gary Sales, Sam Marion
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Code Red
- DVD Release Date: 28 Sep 2010
- Run Time: 88 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B003TX8Q6K
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 99,156 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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If your a massive fan of 80's slasher gore movies than this one should be in your collection!! A classic by the book horror that follows the rules, people in the woods, a legend about a local madman killer, lots of bloody death scenes etc!! This is one of the 80's movies that had a big influence on films today such as Hatchet!! If your a gorehound get Madman!!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
FIRST OFF,THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY DVD RELEASE FROM CODE RED,THE FILM IS A REALLY GOOD SLASHER FILM FROM THE EARLY 80'S THAT CASHES IN ON THE SUCCESS OF FRIDAY THE 13TH.I WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE FILM ALONE A 3 STAR RATING,BUT THE DVD TRANSFER FROM CODE RED IS AWFUL.THE PICTURE IS VERY BLURED AND KEEPS GOING DISTORTED AND IT REALLY DISTRACTS YOU FROM WHAT A GOOD SLASHER FILM THIS ACTUALLY IS.I ALSO OWN THE ANCHOR BAY REGION 1 AMERICAN DVD AND HAVE TO SAY THAT I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH THIS VERSION,BUT I OPTED FOR THE CODE RED DVD AS IT HAS A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE FILM ON IT.I ENJOYED THE DOCUMENTARY BUT,I HAVE TO SAY APART FROM THAT THIS DVD RELEASE IS REALLY NOT WORTH IT. I THINK THAT HAD THE FILM BEEN DIGITALLY REMASTERED AND THE PICTURE CLEANED UP,THEN THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FANTASTIC RELEASE BUT,SADLY IT IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A STUDIO JUST RELEASING A DVD AND NOT REALLY CARING ABOUT THE PICTURE QUALITY. AT THE END OF THE DAY IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY FOR THE STUDIOS THAT RELEASE THESE SHODDY DVD TRANSFERS. I HAD HIGH HOPES FOT THIS RELEASE OF MADMAN,BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE DASHED BY THIS INFERIOR DVD RELEASE.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This movie starts off quite well (except for the extremley camp and dragged out "Madman Marz" song one guy insists on singing). The story is that of a man named Marz, or "Madman Marz" as people now like to call him, who went insane one night and butchered his family with an axe. The towns people discovered his crime and hung him from a tree. When they returned the next day, the body was gone...DUH! Obviously, he escaped and still lurks in the woods killing anyone who disturbs his peace. These woods are of course, the exact same place where a sumer camp is situated and it comes as no surprise that the camp counsilers are up for the chop.
The flashbacks of the murders Marz commits are quite effective and they set the mood. It gets you feeling a bit on edge. The teens (played by 30 year olds) are told that if you say is name above a whisper, then he will hear you and come after you. You can guess what happens next..."Madman Marz" some idiot screams, and the terror begins.
The flashbacks of the murders Marz commits are quite effective and they set the mood. It gets you feeling a bit on edge. The teens (played by 30 year olds) are told that if you say is name above a whisper, then he will hear you and come after you. You can guess what happens next..."Madman Marz" some idiot screams, and the terror begins.
The first death is one of the best, a throat slashing that made me jump like hell! The next few deaths are quite scary and entertaining and at this point I was quite scared and very pleased that the film wasn't too predictable. There are also a few false scares that really got me. However, as the film progresses, it goes downhill. The characters can't act,they are unrealistic and the script is sloppy. All the boys and girls are in couples, so some stupid and badly written relationship problems and romance scenes are stuck in there to give the film more depth...trust me, it didn't work! There is only one real chase scene...a bad one!(the victim gives away her position by screaming when the killer hasn't even seen her, and then does one stupid thing after another. She even hides in a fridge! Come on!)
The infamous "head under the car hood" death scene could have beed done better and the gore is mostly effective, but occaisionally OTT and unrealistic. The ending of a typical 80's slasher flick like this should be a climax leading to a big final showdown. This movie fails in this department. I felt the ending was dull and suspence-less more than anything else.
It is good in parts, not so good in others. A horror fan like me will be able to enjoy it on some levels because of some inventive deaths and some frightning moments. It generally follows the 80's slasher formula so you might say it is a must for horror buffs but otherwise, you might want to avoid this movie. Genrerally quite entertaining, but don't expect a masterpiece.
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