Boston Strangler: The Untold Story

When U bought this, I actually though I bought the original movie from 1968, which has a cover almost like this one. It's not the American cover showed here, but almost identical to the poster shown on the 1968 movie. I realize this was done to confuse us Scandinavian DVD buyers, and I'm afraid to say they succeeded in fooling me.

No doubt the instructor of this failed in telling a story which you believe in, even though this is a true story, told quite truthfully. How's that possible? Well, simply by make a B-casting which aren't directed like it should have been.

The film is not very interesting. Still there is some effort put into it from some of the crew and the actors. But the talent is lacking from the film maker (and producer) which is spewing out films. I paid a dollar to see this, and I'm afraid to say that was at least a dollar too much.

If you still like watching bad movies, it has some qualities in the efforts from the actors, really trying their best.

Be wise, stay away from this! Wrote this to help you getting through the jungle, if you want to survive a world full of bad movies! If you bought this on DVD, which you probably did, throw away the CD and the paper, and use the plastic cover off one if your own CDs.

David Faustino surprised me as Albert De Salvo in this low budget film. Forget Bud Bundy, he really does a great job in bringing this suspect to life on screen. Short, illiterate, and possibly had a low I.Q. Albert De Salvo took a giant leap by being labeled the Boston Strangler. Although he had a wife and two kids, Albert De Salvo was a deeply troubled man and plagued with guilt. This film tells part of the story since it's possible that he wasn't the Boston Strangler after all. This film begins with a phone call to a doctor to talk about the Boston Strangler. During the course of the film, we see the frustrated Boston police, mayor, and journalists pressured to catch a serial killer. One police man had his doubts and he had every right to wonder if he had placed an innocent man in prison. Although De Salvo wasn't innocent entirely, this film depicts a man who would have been tortured by his conscience and guilt of other crimes. This film highlights Faustino's dramatic abilities. The story of this film has some holes and nobody in the cast is recognizable perhaps Corin Nemec who played the lawyer, Stuart Whitmore. There are still lots of questions about the Boston Strangular. But I'll leave it up to the audience. It's not a bad film but it's a low budget film.

Brutal Kills,Tension,Scares,Beautiful Women, and a well thought out story make this a 10 in my book.

For any of those of you who aren't familiar with Mike Feifer's past true crime/serial killer productions (Ed Gein:The Butcher of Plainfield, Chicago Massacre Richard Speck,and upcoming Ted Bundy)he's fast making a name for himself as one of the best horror directors in the business.

In "The Boston Strangler:The untold story" Feifer explores the dark psychology consuming Albert Desalvo and brings a completely fresh take to the story by expanding on the possibility that Albert Desalvo wasn't really the Boston Strangler. The film suggests that Desalvo was seeking notoriety as his motive to confess to the crimes committed by the Strangler and brings in another possible suspect (played to a tee by Kostas Summer)as the true strangler. This theory was discussed for years in newspapers following the Strangler Murders but has since faded from the public's memory until now. A MUST SEE FOR THE HARDCORE HORROR AND TRUE CRIME CROWD!!!

I must say that these particular films are, B-Grade horror movies, on very low budgets, and with some insufferable acting. So with that in mind don't expect this is going to be an accurate or astonishing depiction of the strangler. It's more a story of fiction, with a dramatized twist to make it more appealing.

There's an early scene in the apartment complex where I honest though, I was watching the start of a porno. The story was so similar that I couldn't distinguish the difference.

A naïve girl gets asked by a stranger if she would be perfect for modeling. She doesn't question anything about this man and agrees to take him, man, to her room. Some fondling occurs, and all of a sudden she accuses him of not being a modeling agent at all. Seem familiar?

At this stage, rather than being in the horror category, this could be in the comedy/softcore porn category.

The prison sequence in the last twenty or so minutes was my highlight of the film. It was a little more engaging, and the ending took me by a much-needed surprise.

This is a vastly different view of the Boston Strangler told from someone's perspective.

It tells a story of a petty criminal Albert De Salvo who cannot control his high sex drive. Albert is manipulated by an unusually intelligent inmate Frank Asarian (Presumed to be the actual Boston Strangler) to confess to the slew of strangler murders.

This film has some big flaws, starting with the flow. For example, the police force, namely John Marsden had little relevance. Despite being billed as a lead role, he was emotionless and served no real purpose in this particular story whatsoever.

Most of the other character arcs were just there to fill gaps. Such as the new police lead on the Boston Strangler case. Therefore, we were left with just the two characters who we despise for almost the whole second half of the movie and a bunch of people who just filter throughout the background.

The most colorful performance was by lawyer Stuart Whitmore played by Corin Nemic. He was cool, corrupt, and sophisticated.

I would say The Boston Strangler, the untold story is nothing more than a time filler. You can sit through It for some light-hearted entertainment. But only if you were desperate to kill an hour and a half, and don't care much for your time.

4/10.

I love movies based in Boston, since I am from the Boston area I have high expectations. This looked good but wasn't. The acting was not good also many plot holes. All around disappointment. Will not be watching this again.