Sadly Over-hyped

A Masterpiece!

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

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Vague, mostly uninteresting, unfocused and meandering. With the occasional box-office mention, or highlight-reel of gore (ie. spoilers) with shoddy rock music in the background.About 10 minutes of interviews with crew/filmmakers have any actual substance to them. Where some of the craft and themes are elaborated upon.Interviews generally go like this "Imagine liking horror films and violent films, isn't that crazy that people can like films with death in them? Well, us filmmakers & fans like these movies! And they can be very successful, so what's that about?!" By the end of the docu you'll be very tired of hearing this.You're honestly better off reading some Wikipedia pages on slasher films.

GOING TO PIECES is a fun reflection on the slasher genre, primarily exploring the wave of American slasher flicks that came out since the success of Carpenter's HALLOWEEN in 1978. Other influences such as Argento and Bava are only mentioned in passing, and there are some notable omissions (what about BLACK Christmas?) but for the most part this is a fun and in-depth look at a much-maligned sub-genre of film.Obviously, the documentary is awash with clips that take up about two-thirds of the running time. Most of these focus on the goriest of the kill scenes in each film, so if that's your bag then you'll enjoy yourself. However, in addition, we get interviews with tons of guys involved with the production of these movies; writers, producers, directors, occasionally stars. You'd expect to see Carpenter and Savini here, but I appreciated the less well-known faces too. GOING TO PIECES is a great watch for anyone with even a minor interest in the slasher genre.

An awesome, must-see documentary! If you are a slasher buff, gore buff, or 80s horror buff you need to watch this. The film chronicles the essential rise and eventual fall of the slasher genre. It also touches on the rebirth of the genre in the mid-90s. All the great ones are included. Friday the 13th, Nightmare on elm street, Halloween, etc. Along with some underrated, smaller gems like Maniac, Proweler, and the Burning. The doc also shows rare footage, behind the scene clips, and also helps open your eyes to a couple of titles you might not have heard of. COntains all the gore and blood you want to see from all your favorites. I really enjoyed. Only problem...no mention at all of Black Christmas! I've seen it about a 5 times since it's release....always entertaining.

This is a pretty good treatment of the thinking that went on behind the scenes of movies like "Prom Night", "Friday the 13th", "Nightmare on Elm Street", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and others. The great thing is that the cool stories and insights are told by the key players involved (directors, producers, special effects artists). You get to hear not only their thoughts on the psychology involved, but also about the marketing struggles they had to deal with.Essentially, this is a documentary which interweaves present-day interviews with film clips from classic 80's horror flicks to give you a behind the scenes look at a genre during its peak period of interest. If you're a horror fan, you'll probably like watching this.