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Silent Rage
A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.
Release : | 1982 |
Rating : | 5.4 |
Studio : | Columbia Pictures, Topkick Productions, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Construction Coordinator, |
Cast : | Chuck Norris Ron Silver Toni Kalem Brian Libby Steven Keats |
Genre : | Horror Action Science Fiction Romance |
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hyped garbage
The first must-see film of the year.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
This film had its amusing moments, but there was a great big question throughout. Why didn't anyone think to chop the thing's head off? Or blow its head off? Everyone had guns. The thing would have been hard-pressed to kill people if it didn't have a head. Rather than engage it in a karate fight, wouldn't several bullets through the skull have been a better idea? It may have continued to live, but it would just be stumbling around. Then they could have chained it up and maybe charged admission.I guess I'm over-thinking this.
The premise of this movie - a psychotic killer made indestructible by a secret serum but has to eventually face Chuck Norris - was offbeat enough to make me curious enough sit down to watch it. But I found the end results to be somewhat unsatisfying. The movie does have a number of problems, but I think the biggest problem is that it's too drawn out for its own good. For example, when the dying killer is injected with the serum early on in the movie, we subsequently have to wait over a third of the running time before the now indestructible killer starts going on a rampage. What happens between those two points is almost totally unnecessary for the main narrative. And when the killer does start to go on a rampage, it happens in short bits and bursts, with a lot of pretty much unnecessary filler in between. The final confrontation between Norris and the killer is somewhat of a letdown, the main reason being that it feels unfinished. I can understand the producers feeling a need to set things up for a possible sequel, but how that's done in this case simply doesn't feel like a satisfying ending.I feel I should point out that the movie isn't a complete waste of time - there are some good touches here and there. The long and uninterrupted opening shot is impressive, actor Brian Libby does make a creepy psychotic killer, there is a fun scene where Norris takes on an entire biker gang, there are a couple of good stunts, and the direction at times is admittedly eerie and atmospheric. But while touches like these help the movie not to be a painful viewing experience, at the same time you'll see a LOT of potential that simply wasn't realized.
Not often can two strongly defined movie genres come together and present such a wild mash-up and fun viewing experience. Silent Rage effectively connected Chuck Norris's kung fu action talent in combination to the typical 1980's exploitation of evil, horrific serial killers. The unexplainable madness of Brian Libby's murderous character is similarly crafted to what Michael Myers was in Halloween. There are a lot of comparable features Silent Rage has with Halloween without being a direct rip-off at all. In fact, Michael Miller as the director, attained a great outcome with suspenseful storytelling, humorous dialogue, and exciting sequences that were all his own. Silent Rage may come off outdated and downright silly at certain points but there is also a great deal of entertainment provided.
At a little town from Texas a tough sheriff (Chuck Norris) and his helper(Stephen Furst) pit a dangerous killer series with a supernatural force. The monstrous man is a Frankestion-alike creation from scientific (Steven Keats, William Finley, Ron Silver) and acting similarly to Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers.This Chuck Norris vehicle contains action-packed, thrills, chills and lots of blood and violence. The comic relief at charge of Stephen Furst as silly and botcher police saying stupid things , furthermore imitating Taxi Driver's Robert De Niro. Chuck Norris demonstrates his qualities as action hero on a fights against some nasty punkies into a saloon by means of punches, kicks , bounds and leaps. Peter Bernstein's screeching musical score is made by synthesizer . The motion picture is regularly directed by Michael Miller. This is an inferior Norris film in spite of it he was on his best period with his hits such as ¨The Octagon, An eye for an eye, Forced vengeance, Lone Wolf MacQuade, and Missing in action¨ among others. Rating : Average but entertaining. The picture will appeal to Chuck Norris fans.