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The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Deranged killer Luther Watts (Edward Terry) is given parole and immediately returns to his favourite pastimes: acting like a chicken and chewing out the throats of people with his metal dentures. Making his way to a remote farmhouse, he terrorises the occupants, mother Hilary (Joan Roth), her scrumdiddlyumptious teenage daughter Beth (Stacy Haiduk) and Beth's boyfriend Rob (Thomas Mills).What Luther the Geek lacks in the way of densely plotted narrative, it more than makes up for in boobs, blood, and sheer nastiness. Those who enjoy a spot of female nudity to go with their horror will be delighted by a completely gratuitous shower scene in which Beth is joined by the understandably eager Rob. Miss Haiduk's ample charms are what the rewind and pause buttons were invented for. As far as the gore goes, there are lots of ragged, spurting neck wounds, Rob has his still beating heart and guts torn from his body, and a rather inept cop (Jerry Clarke) gets his finger bitten off before he too has his throat ventilated. And what could be more mean spirited than the lovely Beth being brutally beaten to death by the clucking maniac? I was genuinely upset (what a waste!).Director Carlton J. Albright achieves quite a bit of tension in the last act, in which Hilary and the cop decide to fight back, and even though this dread is derived from some extremely questionable decisions by both characters, it works well enough. In a delightfully absurd finale, a mentally fragile Hilary converses with Luther in chicken speak, an act that causes the killer to strut around like a proud cockerel, and which gives the poor woman just enough time to reach for her rifle.

When he was a kid, young Luther saw a circus geek (a man who bites the heads off chickens and other small animals for booze money) perform, warping his psyche. Years later, he's in police custody, but he's allowed to leave thanks to an idiotic parole board. That's bad news for a mother, her daughter, the daughter's boyfriend, and a police officer, all who come face to face with Luther-and it's not pretty. Oh, and Luther likes to cluck like a chicken, and has a pair of sharp, metal dentures.While watching "Luther the Geek", two things go through your mind: 1.) What the hell did I just watch, and 2.) I can't believe that this was made in 1990, and not in the 70's or early 80's.That's right, "Luther the Geek" is a real oddity in horror cinema, and that's saying something. People do stupid things, poor dialog and acting is delivered (with the exception of Edward Terry, who does a stellar job as one of horror's strangest villains in Luther), plot holes remain unexplained, and various surreal events occur, including an ending that practically defies description.Also, as I mentioned earlier, "Luther" feels nothing like a 90's horror flick. With it's odd villain, unapologetic sleaze, gore, nudity, sex, synthesizer score, and low budget charm, "Luther" feels like it came from the days of old school Grindhouse style horror. If that's what director Carlton J. Albright was aiming for, than for the most part, he succeeded in making a nice homage to those old movies.In the end, whether or not you like it, I can guarantee this: you haven't seen anything like it.

This movie has been a classic in my part of the country because it was filmed in my own small town. I now have many friends who are guards at Dixon Correctional, and I myself worked for 3 yrs at the SuperAmerica store next to the Krogers store the old lady was at. However, this is still the dumbest movie ever made, destined to be introduced by Gilbert Godfreid or Rhonda Shearer, if it hasn't been already. A bit of trivia, Illinois doesn't even have parole hearings, and Dixon Prison is a medium security facility housing burglars and vending machine vandals. The classic clucking/seduction scene is perhaps the most amusing piece of writing I've ever seen, especially with the suspenseful build-up

One thing's for certain: there aren't a lot of horror movies like this one. If this is a good or a bad thing however is for you to decide. Although Luther The Geek isn't your average splatter film, it obeys the basic rules of the genre and provides its viewer with all the classic ingredients. There is the psycho killer, remorseless and cruel, slashing his victims' neck with razor sharp metal teeth. There is the woman living isolated on a farm in the middle of nowhere, resembling the perfect victim. There is her beautiful, busty daughter who brings along her college boyfriend for some nude and even sex scenes. And there is the small town cop, who heroically takes on the killer all by himself due to his evident lack of intelligence.It's all there - yet, this movie definitely is different. You'll quickly recognize the unusually silent atmosphere. Furthermore, the movie maintains a slow pace which reinforces the intensity of the pictures and leaves the viewer alone with the strange and sometimes pretty sick action he is forced to witness. A good example is the opening sequence when little Luther meets the chicken killing circus geek in a dark barn. There is no distraction from the picture, no cheap dialogue to fill the silence, no fast cuts. In a time when the typical splatter movie maintains a fast pace, has a high frequency of cuts, is filled with senseless dialogues, with screams and dramatic music, Luther The Geek manages to disturb its viewer by doing quite the opposite. And if this wasn't enough, Luther's behavior does the rest, walking around clucking like a chicken throughout the whole movie.I don't know if you should consider "Luther The Geek" a classic but it's certainly a memorable movie you won't forget that easily. If you're really into horror movies and especially into those that are somewhat strange and different from mainstream films, you'll like this one. If you're looking for a "cool" scary movie - go and look somewhere else! Anyway, if you consider yourself a splatter film fan you just have to give this one a try! Me? I liked it! Well, kind of...