...Because everything else is a waste of time. Apparently this is a sequel to Paranormal Entity, which I also disliked, but you'd not really think so as it has little in common with that. Everything just looked very slipshod visually, the camera work lacked focus, the effects while not the worst for the Asylum are still poor and somewhat half-baked and sometimes the lighting is so dimly lit. The dialogue is trite and repetitive, adding little if anything to the atmosphere, while I didn't care at all for the characters, they were annoying and you don't learn enough about them. The story did not engage in any way, the first half of Gacy House is so low-key and dull that you don't feel any tension or horror and you even question whether there is a story. The acting is stiff and phoned in in most cases. In fact, the one bright spot of Gacy House is the last fifteen minutes, while highly implausible it does have one or two good scares. All in all, a terrible movie on all levels apart from the end. 2/10 Bethany Cox
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just the last 15 minutes had something to offer
trashgang28 July 2012
All blockbusters have rip-offs. Paranormal Activity was an unexpected success and naturally people tried to clock in on that. The best rip-offs were the Paranormal Entity flicks.
But they just aren't that scary or creepy as the originals. The second entry here is also called "8213 Gacy House". And that is in fact what it is all about, go searching the ghost of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. I wont go into the story of Gacy because this is fantasy and not based on the real life of Gacy but one things is a fact. When they here the ghost saying Kiss My Ass it was in fact his last words before his execution.
Where PA moves slowly into a ghost story the PE flicks do take a while before things go wrong. Here too you have to stand a lot of talking and noises before the crew searching for the ghost comes in front of the ghost. I can even say that it is creepy in the last 15 minutes when the séance go wrong. The other difference with the PA flicks is the fact that in PE you always have a bit of nudity.
The fact that you are involved slowly into the paranormal activity flicks do work and do gives goosebumps here and there but this stupid story just doesn't work. It's nice to see an extreme close-up of a boob but that has in fact nothing to do with entities.
It is watchable even as none character is believable, for horror geeks I wont recommend it but for those who are afraid of Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity, stay away from it.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
But they just aren't that scary or creepy as the originals. The second entry here is also called "8213 Gacy House". And that is in fact what it is all about, go searching the ghost of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. I wont go into the story of Gacy because this is fantasy and not based on the real life of Gacy but one things is a fact. When they here the ghost saying Kiss My Ass it was in fact his last words before his execution.
Where PA moves slowly into a ghost story the PE flicks do take a while before things go wrong. Here too you have to stand a lot of talking and noises before the crew searching for the ghost comes in front of the ghost. I can even say that it is creepy in the last 15 minutes when the séance go wrong. The other difference with the PA flicks is the fact that in PE you always have a bit of nudity.
The fact that you are involved slowly into the paranormal activity flicks do work and do gives goosebumps here and there but this stupid story just doesn't work. It's nice to see an extreme close-up of a boob but that has in fact nothing to do with entities.
It is watchable even as none character is believable, for horror geeks I wont recommend it but for those who are afraid of Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity, stay away from it.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
Asylum Issues
bobjohnson9943 January 2014
This movie put out by Asylum...
I cannot find the review right now, but one other reviewer said their were some problems with all Asylum movies, that they repeat the same lines over and over, because they have nothing to say. This observation nails it. Listen for people saying the same things over and over, and I mean within seconds, not just as the movie progresses.
Then there is this technique of "people chatter about nonsense until the lead character takes over the scene". This too was overused.
None of the characters say anything personal, except during their 10 seconds introduction on the film.
They also copy about 12 different stunts from Paranormal Activity - I don't mind a few, but seriously... I could come up with something different for the entity to do if I spent about 15 minutes thinking about it... but I won't, I was supposed to be entertained, not be the entertainer.
Even for a micro-budget, they could have done better.
The only thing I liked was the genre they are pursuing.
I cannot find the review right now, but one other reviewer said their were some problems with all Asylum movies, that they repeat the same lines over and over, because they have nothing to say. This observation nails it. Listen for people saying the same things over and over, and I mean within seconds, not just as the movie progresses.
Then there is this technique of "people chatter about nonsense until the lead character takes over the scene". This too was overused.
None of the characters say anything personal, except during their 10 seconds introduction on the film.
They also copy about 12 different stunts from Paranormal Activity - I don't mind a few, but seriously... I could come up with something different for the entity to do if I spent about 15 minutes thinking about it... but I won't, I was supposed to be entertained, not be the entertainer.
Even for a micro-budget, they could have done better.
The only thing I liked was the genre they are pursuing.
Imagine the dullest episode of "Paranormal State" combined with the worst "Most Haunted"...
prettyh28 February 2011
Why, oh, why did I not read any reviews before carelessly putting this into my rental queue?? Please do yourselves a service and don't make the same mistake I did. This isn't even worth a chuckle.
Apparently this is, in fact, "Paranormal Entity 2." I didn't see the first one; to read about it, we're led to believe it's infinitely duller and more derivative of "Paranormal Activity" and others of that ilk than we could've possibly imagined. I believe it. And wouldn't you know it? The opening screen tells us that this is "found footage" on the body of a victim, and "it has been edited into a narrative" to tell us what happened and why there's only a videotape left. Even the font is the same as "PA" and "PA2." The time stamps. Ev-er-y-thing.
The plot is more or less already outlined in the basic summary here. A bunch of "researchers"/ghost hunters decide to spend a night at 8213 Summerdale, which used to be where John Wayne Gacy's house stood. That house was torn down after 26 bodies were found in his basement, but apparently someone built a new house on the lot once Gacy had been executed. Now it's supposedly a hot spot for all sorts of paranormal shenanigans, so naturally a crack team of pseudo-scientists, cameramen and pretty blonde college students feel compelled to go there in hopes of communicating with Gacy's spirit.
There's really not much else I can say, plot-wise. If you've ever seen an episode of "Most Haunted" or "Paranormal State" on TV - or if you've so much as seen a commercial for them - you already know what happens. Things go bump in the night, everyone thinks one member of the team must be making those noises just to freak the others out, then something else happens (lights flicker! doors open and close by themselves! they check the camera footage!) which convinces everyone... Etcetera. For 85 long minutes. There's no gore to speak of; there are no legitimate scares whatsoever. There are night vision cameras in empty rooms. There's a medium-type to bless the house and ask that they be kept safe while they attempt to chat up ol' John. (They even bring in a "pure, white t-shirt" belonging to an adolescent boy to try to tempt Gacy's spirit out of hiding. Yes. Really.) The few "special effects" at the "climax" are beyond lame. There is a lot of hysterical running around because someone saw a shadow, or the fireplace made a banging sound. For eighty. five. minutes.
I am all for a low-budget, clever little popcorn horror film. I'm not a horror snob. I don't need art-house subtitles or buckets of blood or a high-concept twist ending or a "Hostel"-esque torture theme to be scared. What I DO need is a character who's even remotely interesting, or something that doesn't look like it would've failed as a high school drama project. This couldn't pass the muster. ANY muster.
I bet you can guess the ending. You've seen it dozens of times before, but done far better. Really and truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Take my word for it: if you spend one minute guessing how it all turns out, and the other 84 minutes doing anything BUT watching this...thing...you'll be a much less resentful person for it. Can you tell I'm bitter? I have nobody to blame but myself! But if I save JUST ONE of you from wasting those precious minutes... Nah, I'll still be ticked off.
Apparently this is, in fact, "Paranormal Entity 2." I didn't see the first one; to read about it, we're led to believe it's infinitely duller and more derivative of "Paranormal Activity" and others of that ilk than we could've possibly imagined. I believe it. And wouldn't you know it? The opening screen tells us that this is "found footage" on the body of a victim, and "it has been edited into a narrative" to tell us what happened and why there's only a videotape left. Even the font is the same as "PA" and "PA2." The time stamps. Ev-er-y-thing.
The plot is more or less already outlined in the basic summary here. A bunch of "researchers"/ghost hunters decide to spend a night at 8213 Summerdale, which used to be where John Wayne Gacy's house stood. That house was torn down after 26 bodies were found in his basement, but apparently someone built a new house on the lot once Gacy had been executed. Now it's supposedly a hot spot for all sorts of paranormal shenanigans, so naturally a crack team of pseudo-scientists, cameramen and pretty blonde college students feel compelled to go there in hopes of communicating with Gacy's spirit.
There's really not much else I can say, plot-wise. If you've ever seen an episode of "Most Haunted" or "Paranormal State" on TV - or if you've so much as seen a commercial for them - you already know what happens. Things go bump in the night, everyone thinks one member of the team must be making those noises just to freak the others out, then something else happens (lights flicker! doors open and close by themselves! they check the camera footage!) which convinces everyone... Etcetera. For 85 long minutes. There's no gore to speak of; there are no legitimate scares whatsoever. There are night vision cameras in empty rooms. There's a medium-type to bless the house and ask that they be kept safe while they attempt to chat up ol' John. (They even bring in a "pure, white t-shirt" belonging to an adolescent boy to try to tempt Gacy's spirit out of hiding. Yes. Really.) The few "special effects" at the "climax" are beyond lame. There is a lot of hysterical running around because someone saw a shadow, or the fireplace made a banging sound. For eighty. five. minutes.
I am all for a low-budget, clever little popcorn horror film. I'm not a horror snob. I don't need art-house subtitles or buckets of blood or a high-concept twist ending or a "Hostel"-esque torture theme to be scared. What I DO need is a character who's even remotely interesting, or something that doesn't look like it would've failed as a high school drama project. This couldn't pass the muster. ANY muster.
I bet you can guess the ending. You've seen it dozens of times before, but done far better. Really and truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Take my word for it: if you spend one minute guessing how it all turns out, and the other 84 minutes doing anything BUT watching this...thing...you'll be a much less resentful person for it. Can you tell I'm bitter? I have nobody to blame but myself! But if I save JUST ONE of you from wasting those precious minutes... Nah, I'll still be ticked off.
This Movie is one of the worst movies I have ever seen!!
marcel-965-44158011 February 2011
Warning: Spoilers
I watched Paranormal Activity 1 and 2. I have to say that Paranormal Activity is far far better than this cheap production. The Actors are so bad but I kind of liked the Story or the script, but they did not do it well. I do not want to start with the Effects that they put in the movie, they were so lame. Those effects could do a five year old on a computer with a little bit knowledge of Video editing program's. I almost felt a sleep in this movie. I would not recommend anyone to watch this movie. It is a waste of time that I wasted for 90 minutes. No one will give me those 90 minutes back. Do not watch this movie, I mean it!
The worst movie iv seen in years!!
Krysonelove25 June 2011
Please please for god sakes do not listen to ANYONE who said this movie was even descent! Whoever says that this piece of $!@# was anything but a terrible mistake needs to get slapped! The acting was something straight out of a low budget porno flick. Kids in a middle school play could do better than these people. The parts that are suppose to be "scary" we're predictable and dull. Not once did I jump thru out this whole film. There could have been so much potential For such a storyline as the gacy case, but this stupid film made it seem like a complete joke. Thank god I saw this movie for free, or I would have shot myself in the foot for spending even one dollar on it. If I was talking to someone that was looking for a good scary movie at the rental store, I would tell you to put this movie down...step away slowly....and forget you ever saw it existed!!! Consider yourselves warned of this stupidity!
The Horror...
lun@tick28 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Sometimes movies are so bad that they start getting funny or you at least get some sort of 'okay' feeling.. well, not this movie.. Everything about this movie is just so awful.. the actors, the story, the effects.. just everything!.
The acting is so bad, that it is plain to see that there wasn't a real script of any kind. 6 or 7 people talking together at once to create some kind of 'we are scared' vibe..? Not working.
The effects.. whaha.. oh my god.. I can live with movies that have less good effects, but a good story to tell. This movie doesn't have both. the shadow effects could have easily been done with a commodore Amiga from the 90's, Hell it would have even been better. A black shadow flying over the road.. you just have to see it to believe it. And in the end the sound effects go overboard, in every room there is so much noise, you wonder why nobody died of exploding eardrums.
If you gonna use something like the Gacy case, you better try to make something good. this is just an insult for all that have been involved, its even an insult to myself.
The only good thing about this movie, is that you can check the actors future movies and avoid them like the plague.
Do not watch this movie, not even on TV. you'll poke your eyes out before the end.
The acting is so bad, that it is plain to see that there wasn't a real script of any kind. 6 or 7 people talking together at once to create some kind of 'we are scared' vibe..? Not working.
The effects.. whaha.. oh my god.. I can live with movies that have less good effects, but a good story to tell. This movie doesn't have both. the shadow effects could have easily been done with a commodore Amiga from the 90's, Hell it would have even been better. A black shadow flying over the road.. you just have to see it to believe it. And in the end the sound effects go overboard, in every room there is so much noise, you wonder why nobody died of exploding eardrums.
If you gonna use something like the Gacy case, you better try to make something good. this is just an insult for all that have been involved, its even an insult to myself.
The only good thing about this movie, is that you can check the actors future movies and avoid them like the plague.
Do not watch this movie, not even on TV. you'll poke your eyes out before the end.
Worst Movie Ever. Do Not Watch.
roo-bear3 November 2011
Warning: Spoilers
This is the worst movie that I have ever watched. I am not usually a horror movie fan, because I am a huge wuss, and get scared more easily than a 5 year old little girl. That statement alone should send up a red flag about the quality of this movie. I watched this movie with my boyfriend for Halloween, expecting to scream and jump and then have to sleep with the lights on. What happened was, we spent the entire movie mocking its lack of originality, consistency, and just bad judgement call in writing and acting. They made some obvious consistency errors, such as an actor turning off a lamp that wasn't on when viewed in the camera shot beforehand. Also things like travelling alone into areas where accidents had happened - typical bad movie behaviour. We waited the entire movie to be scared, or maybe even startled, but it never came. I felt like I was watching a poorly made low-budget student film. I understand and like the idea behind the movie, but they went about it all wrong. I have never posted a review before, nor have been compelled to until now. That is how bad it was. It's not even good for a "bad movie" night, which I enjoy from time to time. Just don't watch it. Trust me, your time is better spent elsewhere.
Terrible. Such a shame that this is classed as a film
MysteryFilm14 January 2012
The acting is so so poor, it's totally laughable. I mean laughable. Local am dram is better. Or a child's nativity play.
I fell asleep for 15 minutes and woke up and was still bored.
I can't even give this a proper review as it was so terrible. Laughable, not scary, complete rip off of Paranormal activity, Blair witch etc...
The opening set up is supposed to entice and creep out the viewer, but within ten minutes I was already knowing exactly what would happen and which character had the stereotypical traits.
With one female getting injured, there is a very obvious and poor attempt to get some boobs in. Soft porn for no reason, a close up of a breast. Why? Are you kidding.
Sex, in a house later on? Really? Are you sure when you are supposed to be holding an experiment to find ghosts? Sure, why not, the perfect time to have sex. IN A HOUSE WHERE THE BIGGEST SERIAL KILLER KILLED PEOPLE! HA. That's the other thing, this house was a new house on the grounds where gacy murdered people, so the original house has gone, yet throughout, the main guy kept saying it's in this basement they were found. Err, no, the house has gone.
The said main guy also, as a ghost hunter, kept on getting freaked out and scared and saying what the f was that?! Oh my god! Dude, you are supposed to be leading this event.
Total utter gash
I fell asleep for 15 minutes and woke up and was still bored.
I can't even give this a proper review as it was so terrible. Laughable, not scary, complete rip off of Paranormal activity, Blair witch etc...
The opening set up is supposed to entice and creep out the viewer, but within ten minutes I was already knowing exactly what would happen and which character had the stereotypical traits.
With one female getting injured, there is a very obvious and poor attempt to get some boobs in. Soft porn for no reason, a close up of a breast. Why? Are you kidding.
Sex, in a house later on? Really? Are you sure when you are supposed to be holding an experiment to find ghosts? Sure, why not, the perfect time to have sex. IN A HOUSE WHERE THE BIGGEST SERIAL KILLER KILLED PEOPLE! HA. That's the other thing, this house was a new house on the grounds where gacy murdered people, so the original house has gone, yet throughout, the main guy kept saying it's in this basement they were found. Err, no, the house has gone.
The said main guy also, as a ghost hunter, kept on getting freaked out and scared and saying what the f was that?! Oh my god! Dude, you are supposed to be leading this event.
Total utter gash
Horrible!
The_Stranger12329 September 2010
Warning: Spoilers
This movie was AWFUL!I thought that it had to be better then the laughable Paranormal Activity, but after seeing this film i really wish i hadn't! The actors in this movie were probably some of the WORST actors i have ever seen in my life. Yes, even the Paranormal Activity actors were better. (i know sad) After wasting 90 minutes of my life watching this film i did not feel scared at all, just mad... a waste of precious time. Sometimes it even seemed that the actors were trying not to laugh, as even they knew the plot and story was a joke. Just another weak attempt at a "Paranormal" movie by Hollyweird. They are running out of ideas. So look for a lot more garbage like this film to be coming your way!
A fan of Found Footage Style I've never hated a movie more
GeorgeI428013 September 2012
Warning: Spoilers
I clicked the contains spoilers box simply because of the fact that here it is............nothing.
Now see i love Paranormal Activity 1-3, The Blair Witch Project, Grave Encounters, Paranormal Entity, hell Open Water, and my new favorite is Skew. Each one was great and different in their own way this movie is unoriginal and dull. I couldn't believe anything that was going on and didn't care about any of these people personally i wanted them all to die. The worst part is that when your watching some of the video cameras the quality is so bad you have to strain your eyes to hope to see nothing. Don't waste your time on this one I've never been more serious
Now see i love Paranormal Activity 1-3, The Blair Witch Project, Grave Encounters, Paranormal Entity, hell Open Water, and my new favorite is Skew. Each one was great and different in their own way this movie is unoriginal and dull. I couldn't believe anything that was going on and didn't care about any of these people personally i wanted them all to die. The worst part is that when your watching some of the video cameras the quality is so bad you have to strain your eyes to hope to see nothing. Don't waste your time on this one I've never been more serious
Don't believe all the negative reviews
Bob_the_Hobo13 May 2011
Gacy House probably deserves more of a 7 or 8 but I'll give it 10 to measure out the negative reviews, which the film in no way deserves. It serves it purpose and is a good film that stands out among the latest God-awful horror films.
Gacy House is a pretty typical story, a group of people go to a supposedly haunted house to find out if it's haunted, sure enough, it is and the group is terrified by things that go bump in the night.
I'm not a producer of the film, check my other reviews if you want. I just enjoyed Gacy House, I liked its simplicity. Shock factor comes from classic jumps; the person in front of the camera, the shadows and the characters reactions to these scares. I have to say, suspense is built extremely well through frequent returns to the cameras set up around the house.
Acting is fine, half are very good, such as the leader of the team and the older professor accompanying them, and the rest are fine. Nothing really special but it's okay. The script is written well, a couple of scenes that aren't necessary but several that are really well done.
Give it a try, if the first half doesn't catch you I doubt the rest of it will. All in all, a fun horror film that I enjoyed.
Gacy House is a pretty typical story, a group of people go to a supposedly haunted house to find out if it's haunted, sure enough, it is and the group is terrified by things that go bump in the night.
I'm not a producer of the film, check my other reviews if you want. I just enjoyed Gacy House, I liked its simplicity. Shock factor comes from classic jumps; the person in front of the camera, the shadows and the characters reactions to these scares. I have to say, suspense is built extremely well through frequent returns to the cameras set up around the house.
Acting is fine, half are very good, such as the leader of the team and the older professor accompanying them, and the rest are fine. Nothing really special but it's okay. The script is written well, a couple of scenes that aren't necessary but several that are really well done.
Give it a try, if the first half doesn't catch you I doubt the rest of it will. All in all, a fun horror film that I enjoyed.
Meh, wasn't THAT bad
kitsuneeight9 July 2011
Is the "haunted house/Paranormal Activity/Blair Witch" thing a bit over done these days? Yeah. But me being interested in serial killers, this one kinda had me throughout.
First off, you got a guy that looks like McLovin in this, two fairly attractive blondes (one for the fans of busty girls and one for the more modest type) and the main actor looks like that guy from Kangaroo Jack. I loved the comparisons for everyone. It does do the kinda lame thing where nothing happens for a while and then the predicable shock happens, but what horror/thriller movie doesn't? On that note, I think this is more of a thriller than a true horror. If you have a scary ghost movie, of course there's going to be the creepy basement scenes-plenty to offer, and scenes where you say to the character "Dude...you really just went there alone? *Sigh* See you in the sequel." lol Okay, so the actors aren't the best, the camera work is a bit shoddy, but it's a fun movie to watch with a group of friends and a few beverages. Just have an open mind, expect nothing, lights off, and hit play.
First off, you got a guy that looks like McLovin in this, two fairly attractive blondes (one for the fans of busty girls and one for the more modest type) and the main actor looks like that guy from Kangaroo Jack. I loved the comparisons for everyone. It does do the kinda lame thing where nothing happens for a while and then the predicable shock happens, but what horror/thriller movie doesn't? On that note, I think this is more of a thriller than a true horror. If you have a scary ghost movie, of course there's going to be the creepy basement scenes-plenty to offer, and scenes where you say to the character "Dude...you really just went there alone? *Sigh* See you in the sequel." lol Okay, so the actors aren't the best, the camera work is a bit shoddy, but it's a fun movie to watch with a group of friends and a few beverages. Just have an open mind, expect nothing, lights off, and hit play.
Waste Of Time & Brain Cells
bullockcrew21 September 2020
Blair Witch Is An Appropriate Comparison I Would Say. Sadly I Couldn't Stand The Blair Witch Movies They Bored Me To Sleep. HOWEVER Gacy House Makes Blair Witch Seem Like The BEST Movie We've EVER Watched. 🤣😂🤣 You REALLY Shouldn't Waste Your Time Watching This...
~Ash
It's sick and violent, be warned
artemisblack30 September 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Gacy House will make you want to sleep with the lights on.
It might make you want to sell your house. It made me think- Do we ever questioned who lived in our home or apartment before? Ever searched the net to find if anyone died in our home? Our bedroom?
Serial killer John Wayne Gacy Jr was infamous for torturing his victims and playing with their corpses. He buried most of them in his home when he was done.
This film is twisted and sick. A ghost hunting team is brutally killed after a night spent in the house Gacy used to live in. Cameras set throughout the house capture a violent entity thought to be the ghost of Gacy.
The film sure feels real as the team of scientists are slowly are terrorized by Gacy. There are no quick kills. He treats the science team as his playthings. His crazed laughter can be heard as he taunts them into delirium with slow torture, first lighting fires and then flying objects around the rooms. He viciously stabs one in the chest with a divining rod and claws out the skin from neck to waist on another.
The blood and gore isn't overboard like in Sharktopus. The bodies look gray and putrid, like net photos from the city morgue. A little too real for me.
Bringing chaos to the team is psychic Janina played by Diana Terranova. Janina gave me the creeps. Janina is like the pretty girl in school who'd put a dead rat in your locker and slash your tires. Janina tricks her crew into bringing Gacy over from the other side. Crazy girl, I bet she wanted them to die.
It might make you want to sell your house. It made me think- Do we ever questioned who lived in our home or apartment before? Ever searched the net to find if anyone died in our home? Our bedroom?
Serial killer John Wayne Gacy Jr was infamous for torturing his victims and playing with their corpses. He buried most of them in his home when he was done.
This film is twisted and sick. A ghost hunting team is brutally killed after a night spent in the house Gacy used to live in. Cameras set throughout the house capture a violent entity thought to be the ghost of Gacy.
The film sure feels real as the team of scientists are slowly are terrorized by Gacy. There are no quick kills. He treats the science team as his playthings. His crazed laughter can be heard as he taunts them into delirium with slow torture, first lighting fires and then flying objects around the rooms. He viciously stabs one in the chest with a divining rod and claws out the skin from neck to waist on another.
The blood and gore isn't overboard like in Sharktopus. The bodies look gray and putrid, like net photos from the city morgue. A little too real for me.
Bringing chaos to the team is psychic Janina played by Diana Terranova. Janina gave me the creeps. Janina is like the pretty girl in school who'd put a dead rat in your locker and slash your tires. Janina tricks her crew into bringing Gacy over from the other side. Crazy girl, I bet she wanted them to die.
Ok but WHY tho??
matatosky6 April 2020
Originally, I found this title on Tubi. I've always been curious about the John Wayne Gacy story and how his evilness managed to go undetected for so many years.
The story of Gacy will always be one of the most haunting and saddening legacies ever left in U.S. history. This movie doesn't go near the same infamy as its title character does.
It's basically found footage stuff. That's it.
Imagine the badly overacted crapola that's thrown in between and it's just another lame attempt at cashing in on the whole Paranormal Activity craze.
I watched it purely because I thought it might have any type of message about Gacy or if it would break ground on his already creepy legacy. It really doesn't. It just uses his name and his story to build a film school project made by acting school students.
To its credit, it does have some jump scares. But it doesn't add anything to either the genre or the infamous serial killer's story. The randomly thrown in facts about him as well as the random use of his own remarks made no sense, considering the movie itself changed the historical facts about the place, in order to make this movie work.
It just didn't take itself seriously.
Imagine being pretty terrible at acting scared. That's the best way to describe this movie. Not even the Mark Holton 2003 vehicle was this bad. If you want to edify yourself regarding Gacy, look up the many documentaries based on him better.
Ok effort for those involved, but just no. NO.
Imagine being pretty terrible at acting scared. That's the best way to describe this movie. Not even the Mark Holton 2003 vehicle was this bad. If you want to edify yourself regarding Gacy, look up the many documentaries based on him better.
Ok effort for those involved, but just no. NO.
Poorly made
adeleysim8 January 2019
Worst movie ever seen
missibishop7 June 2022
Diana is a very poor actress,, oh her voice cuts through my head
This is by far the worst movie I've ever watched
The cameras they used were junk
I can't believe I made it through this whole movie
Poor actresses
Two thumbs down 👎👎
Don't waste a second on this.
riddlemethis-7455321 April 2023
Maybe one of the worst things I've ever watched in my 48 years. For me the part where the calling of gacy was happening and the offering is one of if not the most offensive things especially toward any family members of the victims. It disgusted me that she was even comfortable saying those lines. Movie was a waste of time and money.
The house is gone so making it as though it was the house they were using is ridiculous. And to call upon a demented killers soul is not only stupid even for entertainment reasons but the fact is the hate can be opened and you can't rekill someone....sooo. Just saying.
The house is gone so making it as though it was the house they were using is ridiculous. And to call upon a demented killers soul is not only stupid even for entertainment reasons but the fact is the hate can be opened and you can't rekill someone....sooo. Just saying.
Gacy Should Stay Dead and Buried!
Sylviastel16 July 2015
I thought this film was about paranormal investigators spending a night at Gacy's property. His home demolished after bodies were found. John Wayne Gacy was one of America's most sadistic serial killers. He preyed on young men and boys. He didn't just kill but raped and tortured them. Then he buried him in his crawlspace and basement. Gacy was a monster. The actors try to act off as if they are on ghost hunters. The home is true fiction as one person stated that they never rebuilt on it. So the film is pure fiction. The horror isn't as terrifying as one suspects. The film is low budget and the actors aren't recognizable. It is a forgettable film overall.
Nothing but lies
jpc-1930 January 2021
The scariest part is not the movie but the memory and the fact that politicians were giving the detective a hard time when he was pursuing the creep. IN fact the original house was demolished and another was built on the property- just wrong but greed wins as homes in the area are expensive and a $450k home was built there. The property is in Chicago NW area of Norwood Park, not in Des Plaines as the movie claims- maybe they trying to make the property anonymous. I thought that this was an actual paranormal group until they start getting too freaked out. The movie is a joke of how to make a bad movie and to cash in on the type of movie it is as a poor copy.
Lazy rip-off
hustudiosbap27 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Terrible acting, probably all inexperienced improv. Very unconvincing. Lots of repeated lines, indistinguishable cross-talk, insincere fear.. Actually, insincere everything. A lot of the time it just sounded like the actors didn't know what to say, which points to bad writing and directing. The "professor" seemed to be a man with a limited vocabulary, the "psychic" sounded like a canned phone-sex operator (which may actually be appropriate), and there was no apparent lead character. The psychic's lines were the only ones you could tell were written because it sounded like she was reading them. The guy in charge was kind of a douche... I think they were attempting to answer to question "what if the Ghost Hunters actually came across some ghosts?"
The special effects were pretty much non-existent, and some of the coolest stuff they did was too subtle to notice (think Fight Club), and thus did not help the impact of the film. They spent a lot of time filming areas with no apparent activity (unless you were willing to move through each blank scene frame-by-frame), and they also did some jumping between irrelevant spaces. Sometimes it was difficult to tell where the footage was taking place, and the most interesting spot in the house (the crawl space) didn't actually get any meaningful air time. Maybe they really were afraid to go in there. That would've been a great place to find some bones or something.
I honestly just looks like they lazily ripped off Paranormal Activity and the Ghost Hunter series simultaneously. Sad to say, though, it still wasn't worse than the worst movie I've seen (the name of which shall remain undisclosed). Apparently, they found a way to work in ripping a busty woman's shirt off, which is a plus. Well, not much of a plus because it 'exposed' the shallow nature of the filmmakers... but they WERE some great boobs.
All in all, I'm not upset that I watched the movie.. after all, I sat through the entire Paranormal Activity movie series (and was surprised by the elaborate connectivity). However, if you get bored easily, stay far away from this one. I just kept waiting for something to happen...
The special effects were pretty much non-existent, and some of the coolest stuff they did was too subtle to notice (think Fight Club), and thus did not help the impact of the film. They spent a lot of time filming areas with no apparent activity (unless you were willing to move through each blank scene frame-by-frame), and they also did some jumping between irrelevant spaces. Sometimes it was difficult to tell where the footage was taking place, and the most interesting spot in the house (the crawl space) didn't actually get any meaningful air time. Maybe they really were afraid to go in there. That would've been a great place to find some bones or something.
I honestly just looks like they lazily ripped off Paranormal Activity and the Ghost Hunter series simultaneously. Sad to say, though, it still wasn't worse than the worst movie I've seen (the name of which shall remain undisclosed). Apparently, they found a way to work in ripping a busty woman's shirt off, which is a plus. Well, not much of a plus because it 'exposed' the shallow nature of the filmmakers... but they WERE some great boobs.
All in all, I'm not upset that I watched the movie.. after all, I sat through the entire Paranormal Activity movie series (and was surprised by the elaborate connectivity). However, if you get bored easily, stay far away from this one. I just kept waiting for something to happen...
Not the best, but not the worst either...
cecilliawhite27 April 2011
8213: Gacy House is what the back of the movie case says it is; no hidden perks. You are told from the very start that the movie is made in narrative form, so if you aren't a fan of that sort of movies, then you will already dislike this one (in my opinion). I know a lot of the reviews here say how crappy this film is, and the ratings on IMDb show that, but I rated on a different factor. In my opinion, this movie was made really well, as in: even though it switches camera angles a million times (from hand-held to stationary), it looks very clean and smooth. I've seen many movies where the story line was superb but the camera was crap - for this film, it is completely opposite. Now having said that, it was still a decent movie, and if watched under the right mindset / conditions, you will likely find some sort of enjoyment out of it. Don't watch it expecting it to be the best film you've ever seen, but likewise, don't watch it already thinking you will hate it. Go in with an open mind and unbiased eyes, and just take it for what it is.
One Redeeming Quality
mariajonasfahlsing1 January 2013
Warning: Spoilers
The Asylum strikes again and somehow has managed to top themselves in the level of spectacular awfulness. The only, sole, lone, singular redeeming quality that this poor excuse for a film offers is its use of sexual imagery. They say that sex can sell anything and sex could successfully sell most people who enjoy looking upon an attractive female form from the waist up on seeing this bit of Troma-esque drivel.
One almost-sex scene (the couple gets interrupted) and two gratuitous scenes about breasts (one impalement of a surgically enhanced left boob and another where the same girl's bra and shirt are pulled off) are all this film really offers. The rest is choppy, hand-held, so-called "found footage" (yeah, right....) that makes some people want to vomit from the lack of stability. Some of the footage is washed out or super saturated, out of focus, snowy, or complete wastes of our time. About half of this film could easily have hit the cutting room floor and resulted in the same boring, predictable, badly acted story.
You have been warned.
One almost-sex scene (the couple gets interrupted) and two gratuitous scenes about breasts (one impalement of a surgically enhanced left boob and another where the same girl's bra and shirt are pulled off) are all this film really offers. The rest is choppy, hand-held, so-called "found footage" (yeah, right....) that makes some people want to vomit from the lack of stability. Some of the footage is washed out or super saturated, out of focus, snowy, or complete wastes of our time. About half of this film could easily have hit the cutting room floor and resulted in the same boring, predictable, badly acted story.
You have been warned.
Nicholas cage is behind this...
marinesgtwife25 October 2011
I've seen better acting in pornography. Don't waste your time, i'd rather be scratching my butt...
This review requires ten lines. I do not have anything to say about this movie that is remotely close to ten lines. I will now recite the alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z now i'm going to go watch paint dry...
Apparently this review is still not long enough. It's bad. It's boring. It's worse than Nicholas Cage's dramatic knee drops in "the knowing" (i believe there were 12). I would rather watch Bob Ross paint a landscape. I rented this movie for 99c, I'm kicking myself for not buying a taco instead...do not make the same mistake i did!
This review requires ten lines. I do not have anything to say about this movie that is remotely close to ten lines. I will now recite the alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z now i'm going to go watch paint dry...
Apparently this review is still not long enough. It's bad. It's boring. It's worse than Nicholas Cage's dramatic knee drops in "the knowing" (i believe there were 12). I would rather watch Bob Ross paint a landscape. I rented this movie for 99c, I'm kicking myself for not buying a taco instead...do not make the same mistake i did!
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