The Toolbox Murders [1978] (NTSC)
The Toolbox Murders [1978] (NTSC)
Customer Review: Not Scary But True
I can only assume the reason this film was banned was because of police embarrassment or as respect to the real life victims. Brief glimpses of a masked madman with various drill attachements setting about murdering the neighbours in a quiet suburban area then kidnapping the daughter of one of the deceased should lead to a mass murder hunt. In this case one detective was deemed to be enough.
The clues: The killer only had to forcefully enter the home of one of the three victims. The kidnapped girl bore an uncanny resemblance to the tragically lost daughter of the properties owner. The owner & his nephew were carrying out repairs to their properties at the time. The nephew was provided with a huge toolbox to carry out these repairs.
The faults: Cameron Mitchell [Uncle Buck] spilt more blood in the High Chaparral but sang just as badly. When the brother of the kidnapped girl suggested that the killer may have a key to the properties & could indeed be the owner our lone detective fell about laughing.
To sum up: The fact that the story is based on true events makes you feel less disappointed. As a docu-drama it is passable. As a horror film if this scares you i expect black & white Mummy/Werewolf presentations have the same effect. I am in the Excalibur/Alien lover class [but Disney's Big Red had me wailing] and love the modern cinema’s gruesome effects. So sadly if you are like me & love being scared don’t bother with this tame effort but if you don’t like sleeping in the dark it’s not for you either.
A definite MISS that should have been left undisturbed. JimP
Customer Review: CHIZEL, HAMMER, NAILGUN, DRILL !! !! !! !! !!
The Tool Box Murders was a hard film to review, i love the films in Vipcos Vault of Horror and this was the film that got me into them! This film has been censored and edited quiet badly but there isnt that much of a difference from the uncut version, most of the death scenes were hard to see properly or were off-screen anyway. The Tool Box Murders was previously banneed (put on the video nasty list) and has been in that status for a surprisingly long time!
This film definetly has all the characteristics of a good slasher film and has a brilliant array of death scenes and weapons (or in this case tools). The killer is only saw with his black ski mask on at the start of the film but his face is discoverd near the end.
The Tool Box Murders has one of the strangest ending though, i wont tell you what happens because that will gust spoil it but i didnt like the ending and in my opinion it had a bad effect on the film!
But nomatter how rubbish this film may be it definetly gains a star for having the coolest and most relevant name a slasher has ever had! And for people who like this type of film it definetly catches your eye (especialy as the vipco DVDs have big yellow titles on a black back-ground).
The other thing i noticed about this film is how quiet it is, even when the women he kills are screaming you can hardly hear them for some reason (its not like their screaming quietly either) and whenever someones talking theres never a noise in the background, its just a very quiet conversaiton. This isnt a bad thing though, it doesnt have any affect on how good or bad the film is.
All the other things in this film are typical of a Vipco' movie, bad acting, bad dubbing, terrible picture, a below avarage story (this doesnt count all vipco' films).
I would reccomend this to any slasher or Vipco film fans but anyone else would probably hate this film!!!!
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Customer Review: Caveat Emptor - let the buyer beware!
I already own William Cook’s excellent “Complete Guide” and had assumed that this would be an expansion of the section on cabinet work, perhaps with more examples and a higher degree of technicality. I was deeply disappointed to receive no more than a reprint of the section, together with the obligatory “This is a chisel” section found in most such books, however specialised. I suggest that the fact that this is only a reprint of part of an earlier book should be clearly stated in the publicity blurb on the website. Peter Flewitt
Customer Review: Sound advice for furniture care but be aware it is a part work
Good sound advice if you are looking to repair or restore old/antique furniture particularly surface repairs or releathering tops,not so helpful about modern furniture. Clear concise instructions,well illustrated with excellent pictures. However it is part of The Complete Guide to Repairing and Restoring Furniture so if you are going to buy that book by Billy Cook don’t buy this.
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