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B.T.K.

B.T.K. (2008)

July. 08,2008
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4.1
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A story based on real-life serial killer Dennis L. Rader, who systematically tortured and killed his victims for over two decades and evaded the police for over 30 years, all while leading a seemingly normal life as a husband, father, security officer and church president.

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lastliberal
2008/07/08

I am really not sure what writer and director Michael Feifer was trying to do here. I hate to think he was just capitalizing on the publicity surrounding the B.T.K killer, but it seems obvious that he didn't do more than that.Kane Hodder as Dennis Rader was scary. Even when he was doing his day job, he came across as someone you really didn't want to mess with. Pity those that did, as they often wound up as his victims in the evening. When he talked to one young girl about her dog, or another that was lost, you could just see the predator oozing out his pores.Hodder was the only good thing about this movie. He played the evil Rader better than anyone I could imagine. He was the essence of evil.Unfortunately the rest of the move was definitely lacking in the sleaze one would expect of a film about a serial killer. If you are going to do a story about serial killers, a whole lot more realism would be nice.Any discussion of Rader's past or motivations, or anything about the police work that led to his arrest was seriously an afterthought.

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prophetess_mar
2008/07/09

It's frustrating to see a real life story wasted this way. Director-producer? He seems like an amateur and struggling filmmaker. Explicit violence is sometimes necessary but with no connection with the general narrative it's ridiculous. The actor interpreting Dennis Rader is good, but does not shine. Neither do the policemen. The family is plain bad.In regards to the script, when it comes to serial killers biography is better. No imagination. No argument. If they tell you the movie is bad, believe it. It may be possible to find a worse movie, but I wouldn't expect that to be an easy task.

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Jay Harris
2008/07/10

B.T.K.(Bind,Torture, Kill) is supposedly based on a real serial Killer,I never heard of this guy.The movie was written, Directed & Produced by Micheal Fiefer,He has made other serial killer films,I saw part of one of them.I did not like what I saw, so I shut if off..This one however, is not a good film from the very first frame. It is shoddily made, badly acted & written, BUT it had a good deal of humour, which I enjoyed. The killer,is an overweight middle aged family man,with a pretty but hefty wife & 2 daughters, He is also a devout church member, He just has a problem & solves it by killing innocent people (some of who have irked him in doing his job as a compliance officer in this small town). Now to me that was humorous.There are a few gory scenes, but they do go fast. The entire movie goes fast, Running time a quick 85 minutes. I have no way of knowing how true this tale is nor do I care.As I said its a guilty pleasure type of film.Its not a good film by any standard, but I enjoyed it & I think you may as well.Ratings: **1/2 (out of 4) 66 points+ (out of 100) IMDb 6 (out of 10_+ 66 points is very bottom of point,rating & IMDb range

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snarkyone1965
2008/07/11

First off people should at least use a Google search to find out what the BTK serial killer did and that he did actually exist as our friend from New Zealand failed to do. Yes, the BTK serial killer did exist this is not one of a series of films of made up serial killers from some company named BTK. Dennis Rader avoided detection and held people in fear for many years before being apprehended. He called himself BTK because he would Bind, Torture, and then Kill his victims. He operated in the Wichita, KS area United States. This film is not a blow by blow account of his misdeeds but rather an assumption of many of them blending truths with suppositions. While this film is not going to win awards it is a look into the twisted mind of a serial killer that seems to fascinate while also disgusting the observers. If serial killers are a subject of interest to you then you will find this film worthwhile, if not then you might want to pass.

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