2/10
The Claw doesn't even enter into it!!!! (but fun anyway)
19 August 1999
Ahh, Scream Bloody Murder, A.K.A "The Claw of Terror", A.K.A "The Horror movie where the killer has a claw prop but strangles people with his one free hand instead". This movie is weird. As a boy, young Matthew runs his dad over with a bulldozer for NO REASON, loses control, jumps off, and breaking all laws of physics, runs his own hand over leaving him with a claw for life. Years later, older Matthew has a bit of an oedipus complex and kills guys that touch women because its "a bad thing". He kills his Dwight Yoakum-esque stepfather and mother and runs away. After some random killings not-involving-a-hook he takes it upon himself to "care" for a prostitute and stabs a sailor to death with a Palet knife. He ties up the hooker and insists on calling her Daisy after his mother. Oh yeah and everyone he kills "haunts" him as a rear-projected demon. You could care less for any of the characters especially the hooker with a heart of gold. The only great thing about this movie is Fred Holbert as Matthew (His first and only movie sadly), who is a very creepy little man with insecurities about women, and great lines like, (to the tied up hooker) "See what I do for you? I buy you groceries, and clothes, and art stuff, and kill people...and do you appreciate it? No." But I do appreciate it Matthew. Rent this movie for good laughs and B-rated fun. And if anyone knows what became of Fred Holbert, e-mail me please.
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