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Murder Set Pieces

Sven Garrett (Actor), Tony Todd (Actor), Nick Palumbo (Director, Writer) Rated:

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Genre	Horror
Format	Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Contributor	Cerina Vincent, Valerie Baber, Destiny St. Claire, Renee Sloan, Sven Garrett, Gunnar Hansen, Andrea Mitchell, Nick Palumbo, Jade Risser, Edwin Neal, Lauren Palac, Tony Todd, Maria Keough See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 45 minutes

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A FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER EXPOSES HIS DEMENTED CHILDHOOD & ZOOMS HIS EVIL LENS ON THE OLDEST PROFESSION UNDER THE MOON.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 20704
Director ‏ : ‎ Nick Palumbo
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 45 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 9, 2007
Actors ‏ : ‎ Sven Garrett, Tony Todd, Cerina Vincent, Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Lionsgate
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000JMK6UI
Writers ‏ : ‎ Nick Palumbo
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Duspan

a very dark and grimy experience

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2012

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The best way to describe this film is its made in the tradition of all the previously banned video nasties of the 70s and 80s. Think of it like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets a Ron Jeremy film. The settings in the films are well thought out and perhaps if it were ever to be put on a double feature, it would go will with "A Serbian Film." I was a little slow to produce this review at first, and that's because the more I reflect on my viewing of this film, the film seems smarter and more effective than what I originally took it for. Perhaps in the years to come I believe it will be regarded a masterpiece of its genre. Definitely give it a chance. Don't get duped into buying the rated version, this director's cut is the one you want.

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dooby

Cut to pieces... Avoid like the Plague... Get the Original Director's Cut from Xploited Cinema

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2007

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I wasted $20 buying this Lion's Gate DVD from Amazon. Don't make the same mistake. This DVD is the severely mangled, MPAA-sanitized version with 22mins of footage cut out to achieve the required R-rating. There is no earthly reason to buy this R-rated version. Murder, Set, Pieces is not Shakespeare; it is not some great artistic masterpiece; it is a nasty, brutal slasher/gore flick. You are going to watch this for the nastiness and the gore, not for some deep psychological insight. It does deliver the goods but only in the unrated Director's Cut, not in this lame R-rated version which has every element of gore and nastiness painstakingly snipped out. In the end I had to fork out another $29 to order the original Uncut Director's Cut (Fright Flix Productions) from Xploited Cinema. For some unfathomable reason Amazon does not stock the Director's Cut.

Both versions present the film in its original 1.85:1 widescreen. Sadly both version are NON-anamorphic (not enhanced for widescreen TV). The sound quality is very good but there was a problem with the DD 5.1 mix on my Lion's Gate DVD. The audio seemed to skip repeatedly, with glitches and flubs especially prominent during the dialogue sequences. In the end I had to resort to the alternate Dolby Stereo track which was fine by contrast. No problems with the Fright Flix audio. Both versions feature a full-length commentary by Nick Palumbo and actor Sven Garrett, moderated by "Ultra Violent" managing editor, Art Ettinger. However the Director's Cut also comes with a separate video Introduction by Writer/Producer/Director Nick Palumbo. The Director's Cut also includes a Deleted Scenes segment which is absent from Lion's Gate's R-rated release.

Note: The 5-star reviews on this site refer to the uncut version. The MPAA-mangled Lion's Gate version belongs in the garbage bin.

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Robin D. Pepin

Pretty good, wondering on track info....

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2014

Was wondering exactly what song plays in the part where he is with the two women in the hotel room...
Isnt really a review, I know, but I've exhausted all of my options.

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M. Nelson

Half Disturbing And Half Genius

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2006

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For one this movie is as everyone says it is. Your first thoughts after watching the movie is, its over? but then afterwards you think about the absolty grostique thoughts and actions this movie took. I wont give out any seens in the movie but people will be expecting crazy blood splatter and other horribal things. Yes you will get it and No you wont get it. you will because there are some pretty horrific parts in the movie now that I review it in my head..but theres also not as much gore as people said there was. This movie really is the basis of all horror films that go into the mind of a serial killer. if any director wants to make a movie like that then they should def. check this movie out becasue its a perfect example of what one does (or possibly does) on his free time or not free time. go and get this movie you wont be disappointed.

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matisangry

murder-set-pieces (director's cut)

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2009

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i want to clarify from the get go that my rating of 2 (i'd actually give it 2.5) stars has nothing to do with me thinking this movie is disgusting. i'm not an over-dramatic type calling this 'torture porn' or anything of the like. i'm a horror fanatic. the entire 2nd floor of my house is dedicated to my love of the genre.... much to the dismay of my very patient wife.

one thing's for sure... there is / was a ton of hype around this film... some of it deserved... some of it not.

if you're reading this, you probably have an idea of what this movie's about, so i'm not going to waste my time going over the basics. i will, however, spend some time going over my issues with the film:

1.) the "plot" (and i use that term very loosely) is almost non-existent. there's just enough to get a vague (and when i say "vague" i mean VERY VAGUE) idea of why this guy does what he does. throughout the movie you see flashbacks to the photographer's childhood that leads you to believe he suffered some sort of abuse as a child. what kind? who knows. was he even actually abused? who knows. is he just crazy? who knows. the rest of the "plot" revolves around the photographer's girlfriend's young sister stumbling in to his "secret hobby shop." basically, there's just enough of plot here to keep this movie from becoming nothing more than five minute mini-torture music videos.

that leads me to my second issue with this film...

2.) nearly all (all?) of the brutal torture / rape / killing scenes are shot in a poorly done marilyn manson-esc video style, complete with generic, stereotypical, crappy heavy metal music. i honestly think if you were to take out the crappy nu-metal, these scenes would have been much more effective. sadly, the way a large portion of these kill scenes were shot remind me of the way the kill scenes in Saw are shot. it really didn't do it for me at all.

3.) don't get me wrong. there is definitely some brutal stuff in this film, but as far as being gory goes, not so much. with the exception of a scene involving a chainsaw, you're basically left with naked women covered in buckets of fake blood. *yawn*. i don't want to ruin the scene involving the chainsaw, but i have my own issues with that as well.

4.) 9/11 flashbacks. again, i'd like to clarify... i'm not a prude when it comes to, well, anything. i'm not going to get up in arms simply because 9/11 footage was used in a film. my issue with this is that it seems to be used for nothing more than shock value. it really is completely irrelevant and out of place here... and try as i might, i just can't come up with a way to tie the happenings of 9/11 with the photographer's constant childhood flashbacks.

5.) the whole "nazi" thing. again... this seems to be used for nothing more than shock value. it serves absolutely no purpose other than to add more disturbing imagery to the film. the way i look at stuff like this is by asking myself "does this help the story? detract from it? neither?" the answer here is an overwhelming "neither." making this guy a nazi sympathizer doesn't aide to the story in the slightest. to me, it's just another excuse to "shock" the audience with pictures of hilter, videos of his speeches and giant nazi flags. i'm not down with that. at least find a way to really tie it in to the story. until then, i call b.s. i hope others out there are smart enough to know when they're being force fed garbage.

the one section in this film that honestly disturbs me... and the one section i'd say is very well shot, is the section that involves his (apparent) son in the crib. my hat's off to palumbo for that. it was so disturbing, in fact, that i actually sat there after the movie was done thinking to myself "what kind of parent would allow their one year old child to be involved in a scene like that?" i'm actually surprise palumbo didn't throw some crappy heavy metal music over that section.

the final nail in this flick's coffin: the ending. yawn city. predictable. boring. anti-climactic. when the credits started rolling, i made a certain up-and-down hand gesture involving my fist being perpendicular to my crotchal region while yawning. this will remain in my dvd collection... mostly because i'm a completest and never part with anything i own in the genre, but i doubt i'll ever watch it again.

i've never seen the R version, but i can only imagine what was cut from it.

final verdict: if you have any interest in seeing this, i suggest renting it before buying it. if you're a huge horror fan, it may be worth checking out. just not so sure it'd be worth spending more than $10 on. if i would have picked this up when it was selling for $50+, i wouldn't have been a happy camper.

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blumenberg

...amateurish...

Reviewed in Australia on February 1, 2021

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...don't waste your hard-earned on this...

Snaggletooth

Banned but fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2016

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Banned in the UK yet its actually a lot of fun. None of what's shown can be taken seriously given the insanity of the main character. Beware the film is available in an "R" rated version that's been cut to pieces. Get the directors cut.

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Kevin

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2014

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Awesome movie thanks

Brulhart Georges

Pas conforme !

Reviewed in France on October 4, 2014

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Je reçois aujourd'hui ce film en zone 1.
Or, la version fait 83 minutes alors qu'il est indiqué 105 minutes sur le descriptif et il n'y a pas de bonus.....sympa !!

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なかなか見応えありました

Reviewed in Japan on March 20, 2016

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英語がわからないので物語りの詳細は租借出来ませんでしたが雰囲気で一気に見れました。
ゴアシーンは強烈ですが、完全版も出ているのでそちらもみても見てみたいです。
「処刑　血のしたたり」や「ナイトメア」でもスプラッタシーンは強烈でしたが、米国の完全版BD、DVDで見たところ、全く違う作品のように思えました。
日本語の完全版が出ることを望みます。そのときのために星は４つとしておきます。

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