When I was younger I saw the VHS cover of Crawlspace where ever I went. It was one of those titles that I never picked up due to the fact that Klaus Kinski was in it. That mind sound a little harsh but I just have never been a fan. I don’t think he is a bad actor or anything but I just don’t like watching him on screen.
Scream Factory has blessed us with another so-called gem from the horror community to the horror community. I was not that excited when I found out it was announced though, but since Scream Factory released it I decided to give it a whirl. Aside from not caring for Klaus Kinski that much the film itself isn'’t all that bad, but I still wouldn’t consider myself a fan of it.
Crawlspace is one of those flicks that a lot of people haven’t seen and that goes for the general horror community as well. You never hear anyone speak about it or praise it and it seems it may go a little unnoticed. I will say that Crawlspace would be my favorite (which isn’t saying much) Klaus Kinski film and this was actually the first time I have ever seen it.
The highlight of the film is how sinister it really is. The brutality comes out of nowhere because the film doesn’t feel like it will go in that direction in the first place, but it does. It was nice to see a film just turn batshit crazy and brutal out of nowhere and have a character that is already off the deep end go further down the spiral. Kinski already looks insane and he gets crazier and crazier as the film progresses and that continues up until the final moment.
Crawlspace is a basic story about an insane landlord that only wants female tenants in his complex. What they are unaware of is that he uses the crawlspaces above to spy on them at his leisure. Upon renting to a new young tenant she learns quickly of his weird and maniacal ways.
Crawlspace is another excellent release by Scream Factory and they included some interesting special features on the disc. We have the normal features with TV Spots, trailer, and commentary but more importantly we have an interview with the special effects artist John Vulich and a short documentary from the director called Please Kill Mr. Kinski which is pretty great itself in a weird sort of way. Also kudos to Scream Factory on tracking down the short and including it on this release of theirs.
So if you find yourself purchasing this title and watching it one night, so be it.
Scream Factory has blessed us with another so-called gem from the horror community to the horror community. I was not that excited when I found out it was announced though, but since Scream Factory released it I decided to give it a whirl. Aside from not caring for Klaus Kinski that much the film itself isn'’t all that bad, but I still wouldn’t consider myself a fan of it.
Crawlspace is one of those flicks that a lot of people haven’t seen and that goes for the general horror community as well. You never hear anyone speak about it or praise it and it seems it may go a little unnoticed. I will say that Crawlspace would be my favorite (which isn’t saying much) Klaus Kinski film and this was actually the first time I have ever seen it.
The highlight of the film is how sinister it really is. The brutality comes out of nowhere because the film doesn’t feel like it will go in that direction in the first place, but it does. It was nice to see a film just turn batshit crazy and brutal out of nowhere and have a character that is already off the deep end go further down the spiral. Kinski already looks insane and he gets crazier and crazier as the film progresses and that continues up until the final moment.
Crawlspace is a basic story about an insane landlord that only wants female tenants in his complex. What they are unaware of is that he uses the crawlspaces above to spy on them at his leisure. Upon renting to a new young tenant she learns quickly of his weird and maniacal ways.
Crawlspace is another excellent release by Scream Factory and they included some interesting special features on the disc. We have the normal features with TV Spots, trailer, and commentary but more importantly we have an interview with the special effects artist John Vulich and a short documentary from the director called Please Kill Mr. Kinski which is pretty great itself in a weird sort of way. Also kudos to Scream Factory on tracking down the short and including it on this release of theirs.
So if you find yourself purchasing this title and watching it one night, so be it.