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An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

A television movie filmed as part of the Masters of Horror series, CIGARETTE BURNS is just under an hour in length and nevertheless achieves the same effect as a full-blown, feature-length movie. The short running time means that the pacing is nice and fast, and what plays out is a story that may be a little predictable (the idea of an 'evil' film has been done in the likes of the Ramsey Campbell novel, ANCIENT IMAGES) but is nonetheless handled very well indeed. This is horror at its most chilling: a nice combination of subtle chills with in-your-face shocking gore. And of course, most of the impact has to do with director John Carpenter, the man who brought us classics like HALLOWEEN and THE THING, and more recently trash like the bomb that was GHOSTS OF MARS.On the strength of CIGARETTE BURNS, Carpenter's back. His direction is focused and assured, and there's only one time when his work feels false: there's a scene that rips off HOSTEL quite obviously, but Carpenter's in-your-face direction means that it's still powerful and shocking. For a television movie, the cast is fantastic. Norman Reedus plays a character who is a far cry from the nerdy geek he was in BLADE II; he's intense, multi-layered and fine. Udo Kier has a great little cameo and makes a memorable departure. The supporting players are great, and everyone seems to give a powerful, vivid turn. Special mention has to go to Douglas Arthurs and Colin Foo; they've both got small parts, but they're equally terrifying in their own way.The focus is on a film-within-a-film here and there are plenty of nods for fans, including references to Dario Argento and the like. The glimpses of the 'evil' film that we see are intensely disturbing and not for the faint-hearted. Neither is the bloodshed, which includes a very realistic decapitation and a bit with a projector which is very nasty. The climax is well-achieved and the film as a whole is an effective piece of work. I especially liked Carpenter's traditional, simplistic synthesiser work; the score here is one of the best things in the film, adding a subtle layer of dread and foreboding to the proceedings. Good work!

"Cigarette Burns" is about a financially struggling movie-theater owner who makes money by seeking out hard to find copies of films. He is approached by a man to find the only known print of a film that is notorious for causing its viewers to become homicidal. For being such a short film, the story line is really suspenseful and interesting. As an avid horror movie viewer, it is difficult for me to find things scary or creepy, but during this one I found myself cringing multiple times. In the end I was left with a "what did I just watch" feeling, which in my book is a strong win for a horror film. I definitely recommend this to any fans of the horror genre.

It's too much rare watching good films as this little "fellow".Although the storyline isn't new. Reminds a lot "In the mouth of madness", from the same director, or "The Ninth Gate", from Roman Polanski.The aesthetic "cigarette burns" all along the film can catch the audience attention. For people who may not know about "cigarette burns", also known as Cue Mark or a Changeover Cue (a black circle), are used to signal the projectionist that a particular reel of a movie is ending. In "Fight Club" there's a scene where Tyler Durden, in one of the employment of him as a projectionist, replaces one of the frames with a male genital. Resulting in a subliminal image, an image that we can not see instantly however our brain gets the perception of that image. Old times this trick was used on cinemas to appeal consuming. Here John Carpenter just want to give us a chills mixing up images of old memories of the main character.It's a decent and a great horror/suspense movie and I think you'll enjoy watching this one.

I will admit I'm bias, I am a fan of almost all of John Carpenter's work. I tend to like some of his most "unpopular" films like Prince Of Darkness and In The Mouth Of Madness, I see the brilliance in them. Having said all that, Cigarette Burns IS a good film, Carpenter fan or not. It has a well written plot, it's creepy, eerie, suspenseful and imaginative. The cast is good, and acting spot on. The film will take you on a nice spooky ride, and you won't be able to wait to see what happens to Kirby next. I won't spoil it, or waste any more of your time. Click the flick already, it's the best of the Masters Of Horror series.