Disturbed (2009 Video) User Reviews

An old style drive in movie done to day that has none of the quaintness of the passage of time so if you must wait for cable

[dbborroughs · 4/10 · 23 April 2009]

Shot on video horror film about a killer who gets out of death row and goes looking for revenge and runs into a family and party of teens. This reminded me very much of the odd black and white chillers of the 1960's, specifically of the sort that played in the drive ins. The acting is fair; there are goofy moments and the plot pure schlock. Of course there is a bump up in violence and graphic gore. Unfortunately there two problems, first we've been here before. The plot is nothing that hasn't been seen several dozen times since the mad killer films really started in the late fifties. The other problem is that having 50 years of dust and quaintness stripped away from a thriller of this sort and this plays like many of the original films played in their day, poorly. Perhaps if the acting had been better this might have worked better but as it stands now it just sort of lays there. I went from watching the film to doing other things pretty fast. Give it a point or two that I left it on but take one or two away because to be honest I really didn't care. If you must wait for cable

Slasher/Thriller

[WDMiller42 · 4/10 · 2 April 2010]

The main element of this movie that "disturbed" me is the vocalized thoughts. Although the dialogue is impressive, the monologues (when you hear the characters describe in detail what they are looking for, why they are anxious, etc.) are insulting. My guess is the actors were told to ad lib those scenes--given plot and motivational guidelines--and nearly every word spoken was then deemed worthy to leave in the final cut. But the dialogue, as has already been commented by another, is believably "teen." Not only the lingo, but the attitude and pace of the modern high school conversation is well captured. Outshining the other cast members was Alex Aldridge, whose downplayed character stands in sharp contrast to others who are somewhat "over the top."

Movie review

[BBstarmovies · 5/10 · 5 April 2009]

Well, first of all, you have to realize the movie was probably made with low budget and can therefore not be compared with typical Hollywood movie. The story itself is not that bad, it's just one of those thriller movies where you have a bad guy who is on a killing spree. Despite all, the movie was watchable. I know it is hard to make a good movie, especially if your budget is very limited. As far as camera and photography goes, I can only say it wasn't that bad, but it could be a lot better. The acting cast is young which gives them somehow an excuse. The acting wasn't terrible but with the right acting coach these actors can be a future movie stars, especially the lead actress (Melissa Deverian). She also co-wrote the script. However, with her looks and sex-appeal, I can easily see her as a future Hollywood star if she will get in hands of some really good acting coaches. I am not saying her acting is terrible. I am just saying that in right hands she can easily be much better. All in all, I gave this movie a rating of 5 out of 10. The story was smooth and it kept me watching the movie to the end. Although, I would really like to see a movie that is more realistic and more importantly - more unique.

A semi-disturbing theory of how this movie was made

[letsrevise · 1/10 · 21 May 2012]

Director Randy Aldridge must have been a film and/or drama teacher in high school with a slight background in the movie biz. One day, perhaps in the early 00's, he met Melissa D., the star of this film. Years later, working full-time as a real estate agent, he brought up an idea to his wife, make-up artist and co-producer Cindy Aldridge: "How about we use some of your mom's life insurance money and make a movie?" Thus started Disturbed, and Randy called up Melissa and Melissa thought this idea sounded better than her waitress gig.

I will say this: Melissa D is a hard-core fox, and perhaps many ill- suited thoughts were laying dormant in the mind of Randy. Randy wanted to make a movie in which he could be seen torturing and killing not only Melissa, but other high school students. Undisturbed by these notions, wife Cindy had one declaration: "if you're going to make a movie about your rape fantasies, Randy, you should at least put our kids in it." And so the pimple-faced boy and the slow-girl are bandied about and nearly killed.

It should be noted that Randy plays the killer in the film.

Many scenes in Disturbed rely on cars pulling in and out of driveways, to give you an idea of what's disturbing to Mr. Aldridge, besides rape and murder. Also, the last three minutes of footage consists of following an ambulance.

I'm not sure why any of the people associated with this movie exist, much like the movie itself. As part of the Wal-Mart 8 pack, the cost of this movie equaled about 57 cents, and I swear to you, I want that freaking 57 cents back.

Disturbing

[myspecialparadise · 1/10 · 14 December 2013]

What is really disturbing about this film is that it was made into a film. The acting, if that is what you could call it, was the worse acting I have ever seen in my life. Pity too, because the lighting and camera work was quite good, the scripting was almost adequate, the music was pretty cool ... but the story is the same old crappy story of a thousand other hack films and there was not one person in the film that could act their way into a vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon.

The cast was attractive, though many of the males come off as gay guys pretending to be straight ... and the killer actually wears a black pull-over that says "Prisoner" on the back. Like we couldn't have guessed that from the trail of bodies left behind.

All in all ... this is a real stinker of a film that should never have made it to your local grocery store's bargain bin ... it belongs in a land fill ... right next to Jimmy Hoffa! Which is probably the only place that was never searched for the man! I give this film a one star rating because IMDb doesn't allow anything less!

movie

[zatram · 5/10 · 26 June 2023]

Low buget movies the best was lot action the rape scene tho it was good how does the woman feel being raped in a movie does she have to get her mind right she being raped or what the guy dont care he just wants to feel good after the rape scene!the whole movie was ok cant complain didnt expect that rape scene tho.thats all I have to say cant say no more bout this movie all I saw was part of it sum parts boring sum parts wee ok. So far so good give it a thumbs up besides I dont have any thing more to say there was one part where it was far fetch that the guy only went after women I think like I say only saw part of the movie.

A pleasant surprise

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 18 January 2012]

Vicious serial killer Charles Mason (a genuinely creepy mute portrayal by Randy Aldridge) escapes from death row and embarks on a murderous spree in the quiet small town of Quartz Hill. A standard slasher premise for sure, but thanks to the unexpectedly believable and engaging teen characters who actually look, act, and talk like real adolescents, a strong and plausible depiction of the cozy suburban setting, a sizable amount of tension, competent direction by Aldridge and Brian McLaughlin, a steady pace, a satisfying smattering of sadistic violence and graphic gore, some inspired and effective cross-cutting juxtaposing jolting brutality with oblivious people happily partying, and a lively, gripping, and harrowing last third with Mason terrorizing several kids in a house, this slice'n'dice outing proves to be an above average entry in the sub-genre. The acceptable acting from the capable non-star cast qualifies as another plus, with especially praiseworthy work by Peyten Aldrige as the sweet and frumpy Peyten Fontaine, Melissa Deverian as her foxy, spunky, and protective sister Ashlee, Alex Aldridge as amiable slacker Alex, and Ronnie Wilbir as mean bitch Barbie Fall. Both the crisp cinematography by Michael Murray and Casey Stouffer as well as the shuddery score by David and Don Poole are up to speed. A real sleeper.

A low budget gem

[Aka_Who · 6/10 · 11 April 2009]

First, a warning: Disturbed appears to be one of the lowest budget films I've ever seen actually distributed. This first becomes apparent before the movie begins when the opening credits reveal that half of the cast is related. If you are not someone who can be patient with the inherent flaws that come along with a no-budget film then you should just move right along. Having said that...if your still with me, this film is actually not half bad. The movie harbors a fairly strong story and I can honestly admit that it never lost my interest. The acting is better than you would expect and the dialogue outshines that of most larger budget films. Someone who actually appears to know how young people think/act may have just entered the film world? I'd love to see what this group could do with a little more money backing them. As is, the film struggles with MANY visual glitches and poor volume levels. One I'd recommend only to pure low budget film fans. -PGDGM-

Great Low Budget Horror

[randyunseen · 10/10 · 17 September 2019]

I really did enjoy this movie... For all you haters out there. This movie was made with a lot of hard work from a lot high school and college students in a small town north of Los Angeles. I know they made a much higher budget movie "The Devil Within" a year after this movie was released. I support the low budget horror film industry. Keep it coming!