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 MANSON
FAMILY MOVIES (Cult
Epics) 1984. Drama.
88 Minutes. Not Rated. We
are given a peek into the Manson family through a fictitious set of family
movies. The home movies cover
many of the infamous events that occurred in the family during the late
1960’s.
I
have seen a lot of great movies in my time, but unfortunately, this is not
one of them. I enjoyed how the
movie was shot; it had the feel of an old home movie.
That however, is the only enjoyment that I got out of the movie.
By far, my biggest complaint is the complete lack of dialogue.
I understand back then home cameras did not have audio, or so I
think, but it is hard to make a movie without dialogue.
Not being a Charles Manson historian, I had no idea what was going
on in half the scenes. I am
also not a fan of the soundtrack that was chosen to play through the
entire film. One strange thing
that I found to be humorous was the quote on the back of the
DVD
case praising the attention to detail in the movie.
I mention this because in the opening credits when the actors are
introduced, a piece of paper clearly reads that the movie is
“staring”, not starring. That
is some fine attention to detail. Extras
include director’s commentary, LAPD murder photos, and an interview with
Charles Manson. I’ll have to
add that I usually don’t watch/enjoy the extras, but the photos were
quite awesome, and the interview gives you a good glimpse into the mind of
Charles Manson. Too bad the
filmmakers made a movie on an interesting series of events, about a
fascinating character, from a creative angle so damn crappy.
– C
Clark
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