Otis (2008)

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• Emily A

  
  What a strange, strange movie. It's made by people who obviously love horror and they have fun playing with it. As a result, I really liked watching them do it. I found the story utterly unpredictable, and it veered in odd directions for a horror movie. The comedy in this movie… More
  What a strange, strange movie. It's made by people who obviously love horror and they have fun playing with it. As a result, I really liked watching them do it. I found the story utterly unpredictable, and it veered in odd directions for a horror movie. The comedy in this movie was very dark, but not so much so that it wasn't there. One of the strange things about this film is the lack of clear distinctions between the heroes and villains: Otis has real innocence to him, and Riley's parents have a real mean streak (that manifests in very funny ways). I also love the cocky detective who thinks he's the main character in his own cop drama, instead of an inept agent of the forces of Chaos. The more I tell you about this movie, the more I'd run the risk of giving too much away. I really liked this, and I really regret not buying it when I had the chance. Grrr!

• Lafe F

  
  C'mon... not funny enough, not gorey enough, not exciting enough... Otis is a big fat waste of what could've been a classic, but is now probably forgotten or never heard about. I don't remember it being on Pay-Per-View, and now it's getting a double-feature Blu-ray… More
  C'mon... not funny enough, not gorey enough, not exciting enough... Otis is a big fat waste of what could've been a classic, but is now probably forgotten or never heard about. I don't remember it being on Pay-Per-View, and now it's getting a double-feature Blu-ray release with Doctor Giggles, another misunderstood and weak horror flick. I really wanted to like Otis, from its trailer and cover artwork, but it bored me. I liked the retro music they used; Devo's "Gut Feeling" fit the girl-escape-attempt scene perfectly. The turnaround of the plot I didn't see coming, but the painful revenge scenes had violence only implied. It can't compete with others like Saw, Hostel, Mother's Day, Bad Ronald, Juno, etc. -- which it wanted so badly to be. Otis was a cruel and stupid kidnapper - the scenes of him trying to recreate his high school football dreams went on too long.

• Randy T

  
  A dark comedy with the emphasis on "dark". This is a film that starts out violent and brutal and then tries to make you laugh. The underlying premise is "the lighter side of abduction, rape and murder" and, not surprisingly, it just doesn't work.

• _kelly .

  
  It's a good attempt and helluva lot better than your average horror fare, but it can't compete with other horror satires. Something about this movie just didn't work for me, and I think it's Otis. Not so much the actor, but the lack of effective characterization.… More
  It's a good attempt and helluva lot better than your average horror fare, but it can't compete with other horror satires. Something about this movie just didn't work for me, and I think it's Otis. Not so much the actor, but the lack of effective characterization. Otis' obsession is not believable nor is it a direct commentary of another movie; it's just flat and lifeless. I didn't think the funny parts were funny, just a poor attempt at twisted humor. The screenwriter should have watched a few more films in the horror satire genre, and the director and actors should have instantly passed on this one.

• Bruce B

  
  A great Horror / Comedy Film. Had many laughs, not a halloween Movie just a good ole friday night horror flix, add it to the collection.

• A.D. V

  
  It may have worked for 'From Dusk Till Dawn' but changing genres midway (from thriller to black comedy in this case) does not work at all here. It's still hard to believe that Ashley Johnson was the little girl in Growing Pains. Sheesh I'm old.

• Nicki M

  
  A horror/black comedy which does get slightly silly at the end, but still worth watching as it was quite original for it's genre and the cast are all great in this.

• Mark A

  
  Hilariously fun, campy, horror-thriller. This dark comedy had a terrific music score, a great cast, a creepy anti-hero, sadistic revenge, and mistaken identity. A psychotic sociopath and pizza delivery man, Otis (Bostin Christopher), kidnaps girls that must physically resemble his… More
  Hilariously fun, campy, horror-thriller. This dark comedy had a terrific music score, a great cast, a creepy anti-hero, sadistic revenge, and mistaken identity. A psychotic sociopath and pizza delivery man, Otis (Bostin Christopher), kidnaps girls that must physically resemble his sister-in-law (he calls them all Kim, his brother's wife's name) and attempts to play act an affair with them. His fantasy must be played his way, or he discards and starts over. This time he just may have met his match. Ashley Johnson, as Riley, is lovely and just feisty enough to play the compliant victim without sellout. Illeana Douglas, as the mom, is a formidable tigress. And Jere Burns is the extremely annoying FBI agent from hell, whose smarmy expertise is "needed" to figure out the 3-dimensional puzzle, but really is just plain clueless. There are several laugh out loud moments and a heaping helping of gore. Not usually a fan of this genre, this one kept the viewer engaged right up to the closing credits. Prom Night will never again resonate with the same innocence.

• William G

  
  Tonally violent thriller veers from supposed dark satire to half-assed exploitation.

• John M

  
  "Otis" is a weird, funny and dark horror comedy with satirical language and situations and some torture porn.

• Jason C

  
  Otis. It's one of the more strange movies I've seen. It's good, but I can't put my finger on why I don't think it's great. The actors are good. I'd never seen Daniel Stern in a movie before, but he did a good job as the main character, Otis.… More
  Otis. It's one of the more strange movies I've seen. It's good, but I can't put my finger on why I don't think it's great. The actors are good. I'd never seen Daniel Stern in a movie before, but he did a good job as the main character, Otis. It's very creative. A lot of movies like Otis fail. Tony Krantz deserves a lot of credit for putting this story on tape so successfully. He's primarily a producer, but directs a winning film here. If you like B-horror movies, you should be all over Otis. If you like horror films, you will still enjoy it.

• ken j

  
  Otis would be considered a black comedy/horror film about a guy named otis of course that is out kidnapping girls and making them act out his sick roleplaying games till one of his prisoners escapes and her parents try and take the law into there own hands only to have it end in very… More
  Otis would be considered a black comedy/horror film about a guy named otis of course that is out kidnapping girls and making them act out his sick roleplaying games till one of his prisoners escapes and her parents try and take the law into there own hands only to have it end in very funny results this movie is very fun to watch you find yourself laughing alittle at the sickest scenes just the way they are carried out

• Nicky M

  
  Bloody brilliant horror comedy. Starts off creepy before going in a different direction than I imagined. Just a plain offbeat black comedy about a serial killer hunting for his own "Kim" to take to the prom. I laughed and loved the gore too.

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