True Crime Movies

[sdreid]

Top 25:

25-Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986-U.S.-2:17) Loosely based on murderers Lucas/Toole

24-The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975-U.S.-1:40) Murders of Mr. and Mrs. Borden

23-The Elegant Criminal [L' Elegant Criminel] (1990-Fr.-2:05) Murders by Pierre Lacenaire

22-The Case of Charles Peace (1949-U.K.-1:20) Case of the English killer in black and white

21-Cause Celebre (1987-U.K.-1:49) The Rattenbury murder case

It, Henry that is, made my top 25! Also there's a better Lizzie movie at 24.

[GUT]

Weren't Henry and Otis sweet pair!

[Scorpio]

Henry:Portrait of a serial killer is available to watch on you tube.Its about Henry Lee Lucas and his partner Otis Toole. Like Lucas's criminal career, it is embellished; but it is not for the feint hearted.

[sdreid]

Last week I viewed 3 recent true crime movies The Frozen Ground (about Robert Hansen), Devil's Knot (about the West Memphis Three) and Lizzie Border Took and Axe. None were particularly good but, surprisingly, I enjoyed the Borden movie the most. At least it had a little life to it.

[sdreid]

Did anyone see the recent Lizzie Borden movie on Lifetime?

It looks like it's available on discs now.

[sdreid]

Reportedly Frozen Ground was out on discs October 1 of last year.

[Steadmund Brand]

Sad thing is I havent even heard mixed reviews, only negative ones....not sure if they are going to replay it or not, I will try to remember to keep an eye out for it....

Did Frozen Ground ever get a proper release? and did anyone see it, that looked like it may be decent..but who knows, so many true crime films that look good turn out just terrible....oh how Hollywood loves to change facts for "dramatic" reasons, actually making the story lame.. that never made sense to me.

--Steadmund Brand--

[sdreid]

I suppose I'll see it some time. So far, I've heard mixed reviews on the program.

[Steadmund Brand]

Oh.. I forgot all bout that

-- Steadmund Brand--

[sdreid]

Did anyone see the recent Lizzie Borden movie on Lifetime?

[sdreid]

We need something on the lighter side once in a while.

[Magpie]

On a lighter note, I picked up a copy of "Stone Of Destiny" recently. Haven't sat down to watch it yet, but looking forward to it.

[GUT]

Thank You

[sdreid]

Hi GUT:

Serial killer Robert Hansen, I believe.

[GUT]

G'Day

Frozen Ground is based on what murders, can someone please enlighten me?