Strangeland

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If you know Dee Snider. You know he fronted Twisted Sister. If you also know the album Stay Hungry. Then you know Captain Howdy. The song Horror-Teria (The Beginning): A) Captain Howdy B) Street Justice. Is based upon this film. Dee Snider has a great cast Kevin Gage , Elizabeth Pena, Robert England and himself. Although Stay hungry is an 80s album. Strangeland Is based in the 90's internet chat room. If anyone wants to know how we done it before broadband. Get a glimpse. In the way we did things. Watch and see how fast dial up was. Read more

I'm not even going to apologize for liking this movie. Being a horror fan and a heavy metal fan, the movie as a whole fell comfortably into that dark spot inside me and left me with a satisfying taste in my mouth. Carleton Hendricks, aka Captain Howdy, (played by Dee Snyder) is a twisted fiend obsessed with finding a higher spiritual plain through piercings, tattoos...and torture. He doesn't wish for the death of his victims, he wishes for his own death, which makes him a nasty antagonist indeed. When Captain Howdy lures young Genny Gage into his lair, it seems he has selected the wrong victim, for Genny's father Mike (played by Kevin Gage) is a police detective. Mike hunts down Captain Howdy and rescues his daughter, but Howdy is insane and gets sent to an asylum rather than prison. Without giving too much away, the movie will go on to question whether the beast inside can be contained, or whether it is just held behind the bars of medicine. Another very interesting dilemma brought to light, is whether or not it is a crime to ignore a crime; and what would the consequences be for you if you did. Although the movie is a little bit flat in some facets such as dialogue and some weak plot smatterings, overall it is richly filmed and well acted. Kevin Gage, Robert Englund, and Elizabeth Pena hold up the cast with skill, and Snyder does a rather decent job himself; especially as the psychotic Capt Howdy half of Carleton Hendricks. Look for a brief but well done job by pretty girl Amy Smart. (Road Trip) Rather than compare this movie to Silence of the Lambs, I would say it was closer to The Cell (but with better acting), or perhaps the original Manhunter, in that it gives us a brief glimpse of the lamb inside the wolf. As for the horror, the movie makes up for its lack of blood by terrifying us with an unwelcome and horrifyingly disgusting buffalo shot of Robert Englund in his underwear. That alone made me toss my lunch harder than any brain eating scene could have done. If you like creepy horror villains, scenes of torture, and a glimpse into the psychotic all set to a heavy metal soundtrack, then you will probably like this movie. Watch for Captain Howdy's full size puppet scene! Enjoy! Read more

Never haven I seen a film with so many inconsistencies, illogical and all too coincidental things happening and 'borrowed' scenes that I enjoyed SO ENORMOUSLY!! I bought it not knowing who Dee Snider was, which is a good thing, because I am not much of a hardrock fan --I probably would have missed out on it if I had known he was Twisted Sister's lead singer. I understand it is Mr. Snider's first filmscrip and first major starring role. The things mentioned in the first line of this review may come from the fact that it is his first script, but as an actor, displaying two totally different sides of the Bad Guy, he is wonderfully brilliant, and he adds a third dimension to what might easily have been a flat comic book character if handled differently. The story and script obviously do NOT come from a twisted mind (as is too easy to say for those who don't like the film) but from the concerns of a father who sees terrifying things happening in the world around him. The film moved me enormously and made an enormous impact, in spite of the things I mentioned earlier. Or could it even be (partly) because of them....... The society today is full of illogical things happening, weird justice and the truth is so often a lot more rediculous than fiction, so in a way what could be seen as flaws could also be seen as wonderful metaphors (although i doubt this was the original idea). After the film had ended I did what I NEVER did before: i IMMEDIATELY watched it again, now with Mr. Sniders commentary on. And much to my surprise this was so ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!! Contrary to earlier reviews, I think Dee adds a lot of extra info and unfolds himself as a very intelligent guy widening his talents into other fields, being able to tell about it with enthousiasm (and a lot of humor I may add) and making me even more positive about the film than I already was. Also, he seems to be very pleased with himself, and that only adds to the fun!! The Rock Videos from the soundtrack album that are added as extras are not much to my taste, but the introductions by Dee Snider are so enjoying I actually had a lot of fun watching them (and carefully changed my mind, no matter how slightly, about this music genre). Watch it, watch it again and then watch it with the commentary on. And try to keep an open mind. Too many four or five star hollywood films of directors and writers and stars that have 'made it' are full of rediculous flaws and illogicalities as well, but for some unknown reason they are accepted by critics and public alike. Strangeland has the added bonus of the fact that it comes from the heart and is made for all the right reasons instead of being taylored to as large an audience as possible. I can hardly wait for Dee Snider's next work.. Read more

I watch this movie years ago. I finally bought it. I love this movie. The DVD is perfect. Were I live in Arizona my internet always crashes. So I have a collection of DVD movies to watch when the Internet crashes. Sometimes my internet will be down for days. If I didn't have my collection of DVD movies, I die of boredom. Lol. Dee Snider in this movie is awesome!!! I love gory horror movies. Read more

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Classic 90s horror movie I watch again and again since I was a kid and it gets better every time. Definitely recommend especially to horror movie buffs Read more

I love some Dee Snider as a musician and as a real stand-up person in general. I remember really enjoying this movie when it came out, but it doesn't really pass the longevity test. It's good in a nostalgic sense, but not as a movie experience. Haha It's okay, and I imagine we're better people for having watched it. Maybe. Read more