Going to Pieces: Rise & Fall of the Slasher Debuts on TV
The uncensored film clips in this documentary film are nothing short of phantasmagoric. They will bring back fond memories for those who saw these movies originally in the 80s and will surely whet the appetites of the lucky pups who have yet to see them.
There’s an archive clip of TV movie reviewers Roger Ebert and Gene Siskell that’s worth the price of admission alone — the two embody the stereotype of snooty critics looking down their noses at a sub-par genre, blasting horror films for being misogynistic and just plain sick. Never mind that before that, Ebert wrote the screenplay for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls in which the women were pill-popping tramps; or that later on, Ebert would give a thumbs-up to Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects.
Going to Pieces airs on Friday the 13th at 9:00 p.m., with replays throughout the weekend. Check your local listings.
[Pictured: Freddy Kruger film clip from Going to Pieces, © Starz]
