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Toolbox Murders

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 7

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: New to Los Angeles, Nell (Angela Bettis) and Steven Barrow (Brent Roam) rent an apartment in the Lusman Building. Built in the 1940s, this luxurious art deco hotel was a playground for the rich and... New to Los Angeles, Nell (Angela Bettis) and Steven Barrow (Brent Roam) rent an apartment in the Lusman Building. Built in the 1940s, this luxurious art deco hotel was a playground for the rich and famous in Hollywood's heyday. Later it fell on bad times…but now the old building is being restored to its former glory. What no one knows, however, is that the Lusman should never have been tampered with. Renovating the building has brought out a supernatural horror -- someone or something who knows every secret of the place, who can get past any lock. One by one he’s picking off the residents. Our heroine Nell starts hearing strange noises and noticing things she can't explain. Who is the old man in the laundry room who seems to know pieces of the Lusman's sordid past? Why does she have the sense that someone's watching her? In the tradition of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper creates a terrifying vision of a young woman trapped in a battle with supernatural evil. Similar in tone to both classic Italian horror films and landmark 1970s American movies, The Toolbox Murders takes viewers on a ride that will fuel their nightmares for years to come. [More]

Starring: Angela Bettis, Juliet Landau, Sheri Moon, Brent Roam

Starring: Angela Bettis, Juliet Landau, Sheri Moon, Brent Roam, Chris Doyle

Director: Tobe Hooper

Director: Tobe Hooper
Screenwriter: Jace Anderson, Adam Gierasch

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Mar 15, 2005

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

Saying The Toolbox Murders is the finest Tobe Hooper film since The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ... isn’t saying much.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
06/20/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

...Hooper creates a film that's almost as effective as his first big success - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
03/15/05
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

In a genre where so many titles disappoint, Hooper makes sure that this one won’t.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/14/05
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

Hooper has dodged the lightning bolt of inspiration once again

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
03/14/05
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Toolbox Murders is Hooper’s best work in years.

Full Review Source: Horror.com | comment Comment
03/13/05
Staci Layne Wilson
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11/13/04
Anton Bitel
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
11/09/04
Film Threat

Toolbox Murders is arguably the movie everyone has been waiting for Hooper to make since Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Full Review Source: Rue Morgue Magazine | comment Comment
11/09/04
Rod Gudino
Rue Morgue Magazine

A truly vicious, gruesome and utterly ludicrous movie that exists only to make us jump in our seats.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
11/08/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Tobe Hooper’s latest is not unlike an episode of Melrose Place as imagined by Lucio Fulci.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
08/14/04
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Toolbox may not renew the splatter genre in any significant way, but the chills and kills prove Hooper, when armed with the right script, can still tighten the fright screws.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/02/04
Russell Edwards
Variety
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I suspect one might as well just place the audience in a room and periodically make sudden loud noises.

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04/13/04
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

This one might just be a small blip on the current Horror Remake horizon, but it's a knowingly nasty and entirely enjoyable throwback to a slashier time.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/06/04
Scott Weinberg
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