Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Predrag Well how far would you go to become famous? Apparently, in this film it means murder. Samantha Sherwood has worked with the well-known director Jonathan Stryker on all his major films. She naturally assumes she has been given the title role in his latest venture, "Audra". He tells her that she needs to do some background research on the part, so arranges to have her committed to an asylum (as Audra is a former psychiatric patient). She goes along with this, not realizing that he intends to leave her there indefinitely and audition six young women of various professions for the part instead. She finally manages to escape, and returns to the spooky old mansion where the auditions are taking place. But who is causing the disappearances of the young hopefuls?? The cinematography of this film is spectacular, the setting is somewhere I'd hate to be alone, and the atmosphere is quite chilling, which sets the stage for an outstandingly creepy witch-masked killer to get down to business with a good selection of weapons. John Vernon and Samantha Eggar are great as director and star of an upcoming movie. "Curtains" is a whopper of a slasher film that does nearly everything right. Creepy costume? Check. Intriguing backstory? Check. Likable, if slightly over-the-top, characters? Check. Great death scenes? Double check. I know this movie went though hell in post production. Rumor has it that the film was shelved for a year, during which there were re-writes, re-shoots, and one major re-casting done. Eventually numerous crew members had to be re-hired to shoot the footage to complete the film.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Michael_Elliott Curtains (1983) ** 1/2 (out of 4)Director Jonathan Stryker (John Vernon) is about to start another movie and his lead actress Samantha Sherwood (Samantha Eggar) wants to make sure she knows what it's really like to be a crazy woman so she fakes an illness and has herself committed to an asylum. While in there she really does lose her mind and she's pushed over the edge when she learns that the director has invited six actresses to his mansion for a rehearsal to see who gets the lead role. Soon dead bodies start to pile up.CURTAINS is a Canadian slasher that has pretty much been forgotten over the years, although it does have a somewhat strong cult following. The film is actually a pretty well thought out movie that manages to have a couple interesting kills, an interesting killer and some pretty good performances from the cast. If you're looking for non-stop gore and violence then you'll probably be disappointed as it's clear that the filmmakers were trying to set themselves apart from what the typical slasher was at the time.I think the best thing going for the film is the cast. Vernon and Eggar aren't really the people you'd expect to see in a film like this but both of them bring a lot to the picture. Vernon was terrific as the rather jerk director who appears to have more up his sleeve than just an audition. Eggar is also extremely good as the actress who loses her mind and then sets out to let the director know the damage he has done to her. Both of them work extremely well together as does the rest of the supporting cast.The actual mystery of the picture plays out quite nicely and especially since the first thirty minutes has some very interesting twists and turns. These little scenes really keep you off guard for the rest of the picture, which was a plus. With that said, CURTAINS does have a few moments where things stall out. I think a little more action would have helped matters and a faster pace as well. Still, CURTAINS is certainly a lot different than your typical slasher and there's enough going for it to make it worth viewing.

highflyer15 This movie is one of the slowest and most boring slasher movies I've seen in a long time. The mask worn by the killer is shown way too much and loses its creepy factor very early on. Sadly poor "positive" reviews brought it to my attention and I gave it a watch with my girlfriend and her brother. We are all slasher fans and even enjoy the poorly made ones.This movie can not be recommended to anyone. Even fans of these types of movies, where nothing happens until the absolute end, should avoid this movie.And with the worst "hunter hunting prey" stalking scenes, you're not missing out on anything. Especially the second to last kill is the absolute worst ever. There's no surprise as to who the killer is. I mean if I had been awake I could've possibly seen it coming.A lot of negative things can be said about it, but in the end, if you enjoy watching a movie for the poor script, waiting for things to happen, an ending which makes you go "ehm okay", then this is the movie for you! :)

loomis78-815-989034 A veteran actress named Samantha (Eggar) has herself committed to an insane asylum to study being nuts for her big role in the film "Audra". The sleaze ball Director Jonathon Stryker (Vernon) who was in on the idea promptly leaves her there. He then sets up an audition with six young actresses at his isolated estate over a weekend to see who will get the part. In the meantime; Samantha gets released from the asylum and makes her way to the estate in with trying to convince Stryker that the role is hers. It doesn't take long for a killer wearing and old woman's mask to start knocking off the actresses. This Canadian slasher film has some good things going for it. It offers a creepy masked killer and some exciting stalk and slash moments. There is also a three foot tall standing doll with the meanest face you have ever seen. This doll appears in a memorable dream sequence that delivers on the films best jump scare. Slasher fans will particularly like the attack of an ice skater being pursued by the killer on the ice and through the snow. There is some classic slasher film suspense that delivers. At its best, 'Curtains' delivers a creepy killer and some decent scares. Unfortunately it also bogs down into too many tedious scenes of the actresses auditioning for the fictional role. Many of these scenes are dull and just plain dumb and this gets in the way of some of the films momentum. Paul Zaza delivers an effective musical score which really helps the movie work. The twist ending and revelation of the killer is rather hollow and doesn't really serve any purpose. There just isn't enough motivation for the killer to be doing all of this. If you can get past the dull parts, 'Curtains' is a good slasher film with just the right amount of blood and don't forget about that scary doll.