San Franpsycho (2006)

Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

two cops on the hunt for a guy who looks like he'll snap your neck first then ask questions later. the movie was a bit long and could have made the same IMPACT if it were a little shorter. the acting was good and the psycho guy was good. but WHAT THE HELL was todd bridges doing in this movie? i haven't seen him in years and i have nothing against the guy but he was just kinda "there", ya know? and i have a problem with the cops and this psycho not even sharing the screen at all. the best thing that could have happened in this movie is to have the psycho go after and kill the partner. and the girl should have lived. even though the twist still worked and i liked how it ended, it could have just used more of the psycho guy leaving more dead bodies. he was one mean looking sicko. it was good that they didn't use too much fake blood because it ruins a movie but i guess that's how it is when you have no money. still liked it though, just should have been SHORTER.

San Franpyscho: 1 out of 10: So you want to make a serial killer movie. But your budget is non-existent, your camera equipment is elderly and your stars are Joe Estevez (Martin Sheen's younger brother and a staple in really bad movies) and Todd Bridges from Different Strokes. There are probably ways to pull of at least a watchable film. The Quiroz brothers have no clue.First of all much of the cast seems to have been chosen in a desperate attempt to make Bridges and Estevez look like Oscar caliber thespians. Really how hard is it to play a priest or an overbearing mother? Certainly a city the size of San Francisco has a few professional actors willing to work for a few bucks and a screen credit. Clearly Chris Angelo and Bonnie Steiger who play these roles have other talents such as landscaper or waitress they ought to be fine tuning.Joe Rosete as the killer (yes the serial killer is simply known as "The Killer") is also pretty awful in a mentally ill method kind of way but I am almost willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as his character is written with zero style or personality. A boring almost laughable serial killer is a problem for a serial killer movie.In addition the Quiroz brothers seem to have originally planned this as an ABC Family movie of the week. There is no nudity or violence to speak of and the R rating clearly is for the adult style pacing. This move meanders like an 85 year old woman driving with wraparound sunglasses and her turn signal on. The only occasional horror comes from lighting Estevez's face with a glare that makes it look like his lower jaw was removed.I wasn't expecting a great film when I rented San Franpyscho but I wasn't expecting mind numbing boredom either.

What a creepy place, San Francisco. What a creepy score, tech-no. What a creepy killer who kills sinners committing dirty sins. But the creepiest thing in the whole movie is when you have to hear this guy talk. He sounds like he's a baby boy in a hulking man's body...what a lunatic. This is the best horror movie, this year, period. It has everything. It has great characters. The acting was so good. Everyone in the cast was great. It takes you for a ride leaving you wondering what's going to happen next. Body after body, victim after victim. Thank you for putting so much into your characters. A lot of filmmakers either don't know how, don't care, or just don't come through with good character development to carry you through the movie. Good Job. Be careful, the San Franpsycho is still out there.

This was a pretty good rent. Well worth a slot on my Netflix account. I really like the introduction of the Psychotic Killer, he takes out a couple people under the Golden Gate Bridge and roams the streets of San Francisco looking for more victims. Later on in the movie you find out he's been doing this for years in other major US cities. He loves to take pictures of his victims and has a folders with different cities. I think I saw Seattle and Las Vegas or something. Anyhow, two detectives are hot on his trail when all of a sudden a news reported starts releasing info that only the killer would know. The cops, played very well by Joe Estevez and Victor Zaragosa confront the reporter who is now being stalked by the killer herself. A bumbling priest is brought along to help decipher the killer's creepy letters and after the 12 or so bodies, we come to a twisted end. I won't ruin it for you but just do the math, it's not a happily ever after ending.