Pieces (Mil gritos tiene la noche) (1983)

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• Lee ?

  
  Gory ridiculous fun! Some parts are just hilariously bad, but that all adds to the fun-factor. The murders are really quite graphic so gorehounds will definitely be satisfied with what is shown. A guilty pleasure for many out there - go see it for yourself!

• Coxxie M

  
  Really bad. some of the most unbelievable dialogue you'll hear in a dumb slasher film. "The most beautiful thing in this world is smoking pot and fucking on a water bed, man!" "Oh dear god, what a mess! something obviously got butchered here.... well, i guess… More
  Really bad. some of the most unbelievable dialogue you'll hear in a dumb slasher film. "The most beautiful thing in this world is smoking pot and fucking on a water bed, man!" "Oh dear god, what a mess! something obviously got butchered here.... well, i guess we better search the place!" "Ken, buddy, where have you been? i've been lookin' all oooover! lookin' ALL. OVER." "While we were trying to figure out how to stop that awful sound, the laughing bastard was killing her! and he was laughing at us. the bastard. BAS-TARD... BASTARD!! BAAASTAAARDD!!!" "C'mon, Mary, try to walk. here, i'll help ya. thats it, thats it. now the other foot. soon you'll be ready for the marathon!"

• Tim S

  
  A contender for the greatest 80's slasher movie. This one is just flat out brilliant in its awfulness.

• Jeff "

  
  Pieces is truly a grisly delightful horror film. A depraved film from start to finish this film doesn't have any artistic value whatsoever. But whatever it is thats why it's so fucking great. This is a terrific horror film. A phenomenal example of the of Exploitation cinema… More
  Pieces is truly a grisly delightful horror film. A depraved film from start to finish this film doesn't have any artistic value whatsoever. But whatever it is thats why it's so fucking great. This is a terrific horror film. A phenomenal example of the of Exploitation cinema has to offer, Pieces definitely is a one of a kind gore fest that truly delivers what it says it does. A film thats very depraved, Pieces is one of the best of it's kind; a film that empowers itself by it's controversy; Pieces remains A delightful neglected treat from early 80's Horror Sleaze. If you're a gore hound that likes films like The Toolbox Murders, then this film is for you.

• Conner R

  
  One of the greatest "so bad it's good" movies. This has everything you would want from a bloodbath slasher. I love the over-acting and completely ridiculous nature of the killer. It's like Norman Bates on acid. The gore and nudity is extremely over the top, the… More
  One of the greatest "so bad it's good" movies. This has everything you would want from a bloodbath slasher. I love the over-acting and completely ridiculous nature of the killer. It's like Norman Bates on acid. The gore and nudity is extremely over the top, the plot makes no sense at time, and it's nowhere near intelligent. However, I really like the way it's shot. It really captures the 80s nicely.

• Cassandra M

  
  Juan Piquer Simon's "Pieces" is one of the most hilarious slasher movies ever made.In the early 1940's a little boy is caught by his mother while he is assembling a puzzle with a naked lady on it.The boy gets mad when his mother takes his puzzle,so he kills her… More
  Juan Piquer Simon's "Pieces" is one of the most hilarious slasher movies ever made.In the early 1940's a little boy is caught by his mother while he is assembling a puzzle with a naked lady on it.The boy gets mad when his mother takes his puzzle,so he kills her with an axe.40 years later somebody butchers random college chicks with a chainsaw."Pieces" is a highly entertaining gore trash filled with enough blood to satisfy horror fans.There is for example a lopped off arm,a severed flying head and a knife through the mouth murder scene.The ending is incredibly surprising and hysterical.There is also a violent kung fu teacher and death by mirror.So if you're a slasher/giallo fan give this one a look-you won't be disappointed. How could I not love this movie? It is a rare cinematic occurrence indeed to find such delightfully sleazy ingredients as chainsaw massacres, disco aerobics, on screen vomiting, pornographic jigsaw puzzles, a girl wetting her pants, and a guy salivating over a woman's feet all in one place. Only from the combined minds of Joe D'Amato, Dick Randall, and J. Piquer Simon could such a thing spring forth ? and judging from the number of reviews here, I'm not alone in my fondness for this movie. Many of the cast members will be familiar to fans of these kinds of movies. Christopher George (having already been through Graduation Day and a trip to the Mortuary) is a strong lead as the no-nonsense detective on the case, while Jess Franco veteran Jack Taylor creeps around the increasingly decimated campus as an anatomy professor. Of course the victims are just anonymous dead meat, but then that's all they need to be. Say what you will about the overall quality of the film, but one thing's for sure - Pieces doesn't suffer from a lack of blood and guts. The crimson stuff flows freely once the chainsaw starts up, and the movie actually lives up to the surprisingly honest tagline - `it's exactly what you think it is' - take it or leave it. And the ending - what an ending!

• David L

  
  The basic plot of this Spanish entry in the slice 'n' dice craze of the 70's and 80's has a sadistic, maniacal fiend carving up cute co-eds - mostly with a chainsaw - for the purpose of using their body parts to create a human jigsaw puzzle. An inept pair of… More
  The basic plot of this Spanish entry in the slice 'n' dice craze of the 70's and 80's has a sadistic, maniacal fiend carving up cute co-eds - mostly with a chainsaw - for the purpose of using their body parts to create a human jigsaw puzzle. An inept pair of detectives (Christopher George and Frank Brana) send an undercover cop (Georges' wife Lynda Day George) in as a tennis instructor in addition to recruiting the services of supposedly studly student Kendall (Ian Sera). But they are no match for this particular psycho! Shamelessly crass, sleazy, and lovably disgusting, extremely gory horror movie is so bad its good. Yes, it's that kind of film. Dialog and acting are pretty bad, all right, and the music downright silly at times. Then again, none of us watch this sort of film hoping for Oscar worthy material. It's just plain old blood-squirting-everywhere 100% pure fun. Plus, we get such hysterical show-stopping scenes such as a kung fu instructor popping in for no good reason just because the producer of this film was also making those kinds of films at the time. Bonus: the politically incorrect humor has the guy blaming his attack on "bad chop suey". This writing is priceless! Hulking Paul L. Smith (of "Midnight Express" and "Popeye" fame) is a highly amusing presence as the campus gardener, who fights it out with the cops - again, for no good reason. I also can't let this review go by without a mention of the funniest utterances of the word "bastard" in motion picture history. This is like I said just so-bad-it's-good or so-ridiculous-it's-fantastic depending on your point of view. It's recommended for gore hounds everywhere who are looking for a film that they can't possibly take seriously.

• Adam M

  
  Awesome cult slasher cheese. This starts with a young boy killing his mother and managing to get away with it and by the end of that scene you know the Pieces is going to be great! Fast forward several years later and pretty young girls are being hacked up on a college campus and… More
  Awesome cult slasher cheese. This starts with a young boy killing his mother and managing to get away with it and by the end of that scene you know the Pieces is going to be great! Fast forward several years later and pretty young girls are being hacked up on a college campus and there seem to be a few people in the frame. Loaded with dodgy dialogue, dodgy acting, great gore and sexy women, Pieces is everything you'd want from an 80's slasher film. The thing is, as far as slasher films go, its a decent film with its whodunit type twist keeping you ticking along. Theres also some unintentional, what the fuck type moments to which add to the fun. If your into cult horror and fancy a laugh then Pieces has it all!

• Sylvester K

  
  The acting wasn't the best, gore was obviously fake, melodramatic, predictable ending. Watch out for the random Bruce Lee look-a-like

• Ed Fucking H

  
  Pretty damn good who dun it 80's slasher flick, centering around a group of horny college students and an ominous black glove maniac with a chainsaw (since chainsaws are obviously the most inconspicous murder weapon available.) Sometimes he uses a knife, but he doesn't seem… More
  Pretty damn good who dun it 80's slasher flick, centering around a group of horny college students and an ominous black glove maniac with a chainsaw (since chainsaws are obviously the most inconspicous murder weapon available.) Sometimes he uses a knife, but he doesn't seem to have as much fun with that, even going out of his way to blare marching band music over the schools PA system to accomodate his chainsaw for the next murder. This movie is pretty ridiculous for a number of reasons (not the least of which the fact that it features a kung fu master randomly trying to beat up an undercover female cop for no fucking reason, and then laughing about it afterwords blaming it on some chop suey he ate earlier.... WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!) This film also features an incredibly hilarious and totally pointless surprise at the ending which almost caused me to fall out of my chair. This film definently is one of those movies that is so bad and pointless that it is absoutely brilliant. Must see for champions of cheesy 80's splatter flicks.

• Rose G

  
  Seeing this movie reminded me of the movies Texas Chainsaw Massacre (which it blatantly commercializes on its taglines) and Amy for the cut-up body parts. I had a hilarious time watching it, to think that it was supposed to be a horror/crime flick. Elements of the film just makes it… More
  Seeing this movie reminded me of the movies Texas Chainsaw Massacre (which it blatantly commercializes on its taglines) and Amy for the cut-up body parts. I had a hilarious time watching it, to think that it was supposed to be a horror/crime flick. Elements of the film just makes it so laughable to watch, typical of the 80's slasher genre, where there is horrible acting from almost everyone in the cast and combined with uppity, rather than suspenseful musical score. I guess what will make it appealing to horror fans is that the death scenes are very graphic and bloody-messy and of course, there's always that topless lady to mutilate.

• Nicky M

  
  Typical slasher movie with ok gore. Reminds me of some other movies in plot.

• Christopher B

  
  I love pieces to pieces. With crazed kung fu teachers, crotch-grabbing corpses, chainsaw massacres and Bluto, if you don't like this film you should really take a long, hard look in the mirror. And try not to spit in disgust at your reflection.

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