Toolbox Murders |  | Director: Tobe Hooper
Actors: Angela Bettis, Brent Roam, Marco Rodríguez, Rance Howard, Juliet Landau
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 17217
UPC: 031398172178
EAN: 0031398172178
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: March 15, 2005
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| • | Every year thousands of people move to Hollywood to pursue their dreams. Some succeed. Some go home. Others just. disappear. There are bad apartments-rats, bad plumbing, crazy landlords-and then there's the Lusman building. Something evil lives deep in the building itself.something that needs to keep killing to stay alive. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: R Age:&nbs |
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Every year 1000s of people move to hollywood to pursue their dreams. Some succeed. Some go home. Others just - disappear. There are bad apartments - rats bad plumbing crazy landlords and then theres the lusman building something linked to the architecture - something that needs to keep killing to stay aliv Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/23/2006 Starring: Angela Bettis Seri Moon Zombie Run time: 94 minutes Rating: R
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 Mildy entertaining.... October 27, 2009
Chuck Mengel (Tyrone, Pa.)
Although the acting is terrible and the production values are cheaper than dirt... the movie had some odd scares in the last 15 minutes.
The killer looked creepy yet it goes no where until about an hour into it. I was about to turn it off then it got a bit better. It was fairly gruesome and had very few entertaining parts in it.
Overall I would say skip it unless you have nothing better to watch.
 Cool remake! October 20, 2009
John Lindsey (Socorro, New Mexico USA.)
At an apartment complex in Hollywood, a couple named Nell (Angela Bettis) and her husband Steven (Brent Roam) move in as they meet some friendly and some weird neighbors in the building. It was once a place for movie stars to welcomed as some dwellers of the place disappeared years ago. There seems to be a mysterious maniac who uses weapons of any kind from a toolbox begins to kill off some of the residents leaving bloody corpses remain and the building has a secret from the past.
Co-starring Sheri Moon Zombie, Juliet Landau, Christopher Doyle and Adam Weisman, this Tobe Hooper horror thriller is a crafty reimagining of a cult 1978 horror exploitation slasher flick. I must say that i'm pleasantly suprised how well done and entertaining this version is a nice twist on the whodunnit mystery genre but loaded with gore galore like the original from drilling, buzz-sawing, hammering and the works. The movie does have some holes in the plot but you can overlook them as this one is well acted, well directed and has an old-school feel to it, it's one of the more entertaining remakes of late.
This DVD has some great extras like audio commentaries, deleted scenes, an easter egg and Trailer even trailers to other Lionsgate releases.
 Tobe Hooper's best work in a long time April 10, 2009
CraigalsCosmosis (Chicago,IL USA)
Tobe Hooper creates a great feel of exploitation horror done in the 70's.Far behind his classic TCM but to me still in the same ranks.The extremely moody atmosphere in'Toolbox Murders' is fantastic.Taking some ideas from the 1977'The Toolbox Murders'and making them better.The killer wears a ski mask and uses tools from his box just like in the 1977 version,but this 2004 version takes a complete turn with a much better story where the 1977 version really lacked,mostly relying on the grisly kill scenes.I liked the old one too,but here Tobe Hooper makes it his own.
Remodeling Project... March 26, 2009
Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein (under the rubble)
Nell (Angela "May" Bettis) and her husband have just moved into the decrepit Lusman Arms apartment building. Nell finds herself surrounded by weird / creepy neighbors and bizarre goings-on. Meanwhile, a masked phantom is using various tools to murder tenants one by one. This all leads Nell on a deadly search for answers. She discovers a mysterious puzzle to solve in order to reveal the dark secrets of the Lusman Arms. There is certainly more to the old building than meets the eye! Tobe Hooper does a splendid job of creating tension and adding humor. Sort of an odd mix of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and THE 4TH FLOOR. I thoroughly enjoyed TOOLBOX MURDERS and recommend it highly to anyone who likes a bit of mystery w/ their carnage...
2.49 STARS: Sufficient, but amazingly unexceptional. April 1, 2008
HorrorMan (The Marsten House)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Tobe Hooper is without a doubt one of the greatest horror movie directors the genre has ever seen. With movies like "Salem's Lot", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Funhouse" and "Poltergeist" under his belt, it's safe to say that his place as a director in the hall of fame of horror movie directors is secure. However, we also have Hooper to thank for the asinine "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2" as well. Oh well, I guess nobody's perfect. Indeed, one viewing of Tobe Hooper's "The Toolbox Murders" only confirms this fact.
At any rate, Tobe Hooper took a shot at a remake of sorts in "The Toolbox Murders" which is actually a remake of a trashy exploitation film known as "The Toolbox Murders" (1978) which is notorious for its mysogynistic themes. In the remake, a couple move into a rather rough looking apartment building of considerable "charm" as its landlord would suggest. Angel Bettis stars as Nell, our protagonist, who attempts to solve the mystery of the killings in her apartment building. As you hopefully have already figured out, all of the murders in this film are committed with a tool out of the ole toolbox. Anyway, it's up to Nell to save the day and solve the mystery behind the toolbox killings.
The acting is pretty good in "The Toolbox Murders" for the type of people the movie was trying to portray, and the plot execution is satisfactory; however, I found myself strangely indifferent about the fate of the characters. Despite Angela Bettis' adequate acting, she really is annoying, but then again so is the rest of the cast. At any rate, the story and script are also sufficient in this movie, but there is nothing exceptional about "The Toolbox Murders" in any way, shape or form. "The Toolbox Murders" is one of those movies you really cannot criticize but, at the same time, you really cannot laud it either. Basically, "The Toolbox Murders" is a bit of a throw-back to old slasher days with a mysterious yet sinister killer with an affinity for tools and this particularly awful high-rise apartment. The murder scenes are not too bad either as there is some blood and gore to be had in this film, but certainly nothing to write home about. In a sense, there is some suspense about the identity of the killer and his motives, but some fans may be disappointed in what they ultimately get. I actually liked the mystery behind the killer and his strange connection with the apartment building as I think the movie benefits from this aspect, but not enough to put this movie over the top. The prowess of the killer is also impressive and fits in rather nicely with the story. That being said, "The Toolbox Murders" seems to be completely lacking that special something that makes good horror movies great.
"The Toolbox Murders" represents one of those "middle of the road" horror flicks which really does not try anything new, but to its credit, attempts to get back to the good of yesteryear for the horror genre, and relishes in its own simplicity. Of course, the problem is that the concept behind this film has been executed bigger and better from a style standpoint as well as substantively in horror films that came before it. Moreover, "The Toolbox Murders" lacks essential atmospherics that create tension in the audience which is so important to making a horror movie scary. Unfortunately, "The Toolbox Murders" really is not that scary, but there is plenty of violence. It just goes to show you that the devil is in the details when it comes to horror. In other words, it is not necessarily what happens in a horror movie that scares the audience, but rather it is the way in which it happens and the atmosphere which surrounds those circumstances that really scares the viewer...this is the kind of horror movie that I am after and, unfortunately, there are so few of these that actually exist, much less coming out of today's Hollywood. (I know I should give up, but the quest continues.)
The creative genius of Tobe Hooper was certainly not on display in "The Toolbox Murders". Still, this movie has some merit to it in its own simplicity. After all, it is certainly a lot better than most of today's trash. With some exceptions, Hooper largely accomplishes what he set out to do in "The Toolbox Murders" substantively-speaking, but, perhaps, he should have been a little more ambitious by being a little more original and imaginative in his presentation and style.
Well, in concluding this review, I must say that The HorrorMan is feeling like Santa Claus on this April Fool's Day, so 2.49 STARS for "The Toolbox Murders" even though it probably doesn't quite deserve it. What can I say? I wanted to like it more than I did, but it is what it is.
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