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Dead Kids [Blu-ray] [1981] [US Import]

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  • Format: DVD+Blu-ray
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00I9N56YK
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Dead Kids dual format blu-ray and DVD combo.

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5.0 out of 5 starsA personal favorite.
By Mr. K. Arts on 11 May 2014
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
***THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE SEVERIN BLU-RAY!!!"

Dead Kids.

Many years ago, back in the ye olden times of the nineties I spent a good portion of time and money, especially in the school holidays, touring the country with my folks hitting all the car boots, charity shops and junk stores I could find hunting down pre-cert tapes and other obscure horror titles.

One of my finds was the Iver Film services x-rated release of Michael Laughlin's dead kids. I'd never heard of it before and ended up writing a letter to Dark Side magazine to find out more. Turns out it was readily available under the title small town massacre and also got a later release as strange behaviour.

Intended as a straight exploitationer, Dead kids actually ends up as something stranger and more unique than one would expect. From the use of rural New Zealand as a location for mid-west America, to the teen party that morphs into a weird musical choreographed dance sequence and the ambient tangerine dream soundtrack combined with the almost languid pacing. Dead kids is a film that has stuck in my mind for a good many years.

Back when Scream relaunched horror for the late nineties early noughties cinema crowd I remember seeing Disturbing behaviour and thinking, hang on a second...

A lot of Disturbing behaviours ideas are taken straight from Dead kids. The idea of operant conditioning to make kids conform to adult expectations, and said experiments having disastrous consequences. It was almost as if the producers thought "heres a dodgy B-movie no ones seen, lets just nick the plot and make a few changes."

Disturbing behaviour is probably going to be a more entertaining experience for younger audiences but for me Dead kids is better.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsWhat's happening with the "Dead Strange kids Behaviour"
By L.J.F.64 on 24 April 2015
Format: DVD
When several killings happen by several different teenage killers, it seems to be connected to teenage experiments conducted at a controversial scientific research lab, but how?

Decent if unmemorable early Oz-sploitation mystery horror. Director Michael Laughlin's first of a failed "strange" trilogy (alternate title to this is Strange Behaviour) looks great and for the most part very well made but does have some issues. There are some very good suspense sequences, including the bathroom scene with the teenage girl & when the police chief goes out on his own towards the end, performances are strong with a very good cast, Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher & Fiona Lewis, and the supporting cast of younger unknowns also do a fine job. The violent set pieces are well shot and come over good-in particular an excellent syringe in the eye scene-, as does the fun soundtrack by The Tangerines. There are some downsides though, the story takes for ever plays its hand almost an hour in before things even start to make a little sense and even when it does it's hardly explosive, pacing is another problem, even when killings happen they are never fast moving and feel like they take an age to conclude, and Louise Fletcher although billed as second star is wasted on a minor unimportant role. The climax is unexpected and for an early 80's slasher is a real (good) surprise.

Although this isn't an overly gory film this surprisingly found itself on the UK section 3 nasty list namely because of the title I would think. Not a major crowd pleaser but there is enough for a good horror fan to enjoy.
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2.0 out of 5 starssuicidal tendencies
By Zaroff on 2 April 2014
Format: DVD
The UK release would be a welcome addition to the various releases of 'Strange Behaviour' aka: Dead Kids. However, due to the uk being a den of lunatics & perverts, we must assume the BBFC censors have spared us the issues of 'suicide' by removing first 41 seconds on a release, now 27 seconds for the Optimum release. Why? Because people can imitate the methods of suicide shown therein. Hmm. I would like the psychiatric proof that suicidal patients are likely to put on australian exploitation films before taking up a relevant sharp implement...

That being said, picture acceptably widescreen anamorphic, sound as original mono. Just like the UK release of American Horror Story, don't purchase if you are thinking of suicide technique advice, they are not here children..
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