
The film begins with the return home of a wwII veteran who was the recipient of a "Dear John Letter". After swiftly dispatching a courting couple in a Gazebo we leap to present day where a college celebration becomes the hunting ground for a uniform clad killer.... (Full plot summary below)
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The film begins with the return home of a wwII veteran who was the recipient of a "Dear John Letter". After swiftly dispatching a courting couple in a Gazebo we leap to present day where a college celebration becomes the hunting ground for a uniform clad killer.
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| L.A. WeeklyChad ByrnesSpecial effects master Tom Savini did the makeup for this overlooked gem (actually, his fingerprints are on a few of the films on this list), and some of the kills are downright ugly (or beautiful, in horror jargon). |
| Slant MagazineChris CabinWhat the film lacks in narrative drive, coherence, and performance, it makes up with thoughtful lighting, strong cinematography from Raoul Lomas and an uncredited João Fernandes, and, of course, Savini’s lovingly overblown and impossible splatter effects. |
| Washington PostStephen M. DeusnerFor all its boldness of concept and carnage, The Prowler is never entirely satisfying. There are too many missed opportunities to transcend the genre’s schlock, too many passages where nothing happens, too many scares that fall flat. Still, it’s an intriguing artifact of an earlier horror-movie era, one that toys with the idea of villains and victims while slashing the slasher formula to bits. |
| User Reviewvillain_editsSlasher muito foda dos anos 80, é um dos meus favoritos, adoro o visual do assassino, as mortes e os efeitos do Tom Savini, ele é bem daora pra quem é super fã do subgênero como eu. |
| User ReviewPanchogulUn slasher de los muchos que existieron en aquella época, en calidad lo situo por sobre la media por su violencia gráfica y aspectos técnicos en general, no tanto en lo argumental, ya que desde el principio supe quien era el asesino, y es que la verdad no hay muchos personajes de los cuales sospechar y algunas escenas salen sobrando. |
| User ReviewComputey18The best part of the film is the kills by far, but other than that, this film is kinda slow and boring. |
| User ReviewimthenoobAside from some decent looking kills, There's nothing good about this movie. It's so annoyingly slow paced and the plot does little to keep you interested. |