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Killer Legends (2014)
Some "Urban Legends" have basis in truth.....
I was actually pleased someone had the idea to produce this film. Urban legends are all around us, and some really do have a "real life" basis.
The Phantom Killer was the basis for The Hook, Halloween candy tampering and poisoning ( yes, it's happened....with a real case proving it (Candy Man), baby sitter murders ( remember Black Christmas?), and Killer Clowns (John Wayne Gacy). Even Cropsy is mentioned briefly.
I think many urban legends are, as they suggest here, not only stories that warn us that bad things can happen; they are also created to help us cope with real evil in the world.
The film is shot as a documentary, which it is. It combines many facts, which, over time, blurred that fine line of fact into fiction. Great legendary serial killers, such as Zodiac (the original one in San Francisco) will eventually turn into the urban legends we know and shudder to.
I only wish they would make this into a series. Good job!
Curse of the Zodiac (2007)
Fictional, Ludicrous, Idea of Zodiac's Mindset
Let's be frank: the Zodiac was crazy alright, but crazy like a fox. He hunted people, and did so effectively, eluding law enforcement to this day. A lot of people have their theories regarding who he was and why he may have committed these homicides, but to date not a one has been able to get a real handle on exactly WHO he was and WHY he did what he did and, most importantly, why he stopped killing (if indeed he had). He is Sixties' Jack the Ripper.
This film puts words in his mouth that are totally out of context for how he may have been. According to all accounts, the man was precise, and very cryptic in his messages. He wore dark clothing, fully covered from head to toe; Zodiac was a killer elite...psychotic, most likely. The period dress is all wrong...the acting bites. The only part worth watching: the opening shots..the latticework, if you will. That part was genius.