Disturbed

Amateurish, But Watchable
"Disturbed" is yet another low budget, direct toDVD slasher film. The actors are clearly non-professionals, shots occasionally go out of focus, the storyline's been done a thousand times before, yet the movie is still pretty entertaining.

The story involves a serial killer who escapes from the nuthouse(or prison, the film wasn't too clear on this) to seek vengeance on the Congressman who put him there. Unfortunately, the Congressman's out of town and his three teen children are home alone. Predictably, the killer cuts down anyone in his path to get to this family.

The film makers were clearly inspired by "Halloween". The escaped maniac is silent and expressionless throughout his killing spree. He doesn't wear a mask, but anybody can see he's essentially a Michael Myers clone.

What makes "Disturbed" slightly better than other straight to video slasher flicks is that it takes a little more care in establishing its main characters. Sure, they're not...

A really bad movie -- until one dramatic scene changes everything
Once again I find myself trying to understand why I don't dislike a film as much as I really should. Disturbed doesn't really have a lot going for it - the same old cookie cutter storyline we've all seen about a hundred times before, a lot of really bad acting, a weird minor character whose odd behavior is never explained, and the most cliché of endings. Obviously, this is a low-budget film; it's also something of a family affair, as both the cast and the crew are riddled with Aldridges (Randy Aldridge writes, directs, produces, and plays the killer in the film, so it looks like Disturbed is largely his brainchild).

The basic plot centers around a murderer who manages to escape prison and decides to seek revenge on those who put him in jail in the first place. High on this list is a Senator Fontaine, whose three children just happen to be at home alone while he is away on business. Ashlee Fontaine (Melissa Deverian) is the oldest and most responsible of the three...



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