When a Killer Calls

I was told this was a Campy movie of a copy of when a stranger calls.What is a campy movie,anyway? It has cute guys, Pretty girls running around,or standing there in fright.I couldn't wait to see someone kick the killers butt.Girl power!Plus,why didn't the girl turn the killer in,call the police when he made advances on her in the past? I'm still waiting for a sequel to when a stranger calls the remake.But,this'll do for now.I love the guy from "One tree hill"Robert Buckley, being in it.Just like "A stranger calls",the teenager babysitting gets a series of phone calls and finds out their coming from inside the house!!!! When A Killer Calls

This is one of those movies from the studio known to put out similarly titled and themed DVD's to conveniently coincide with the real studio release movie. In this case we get When a Killer Calls, ripping on the Sony remake of When A Stranger Calls (2006). The movies are about an isoltaed teen babysitter getting terrorized by a prank caller. While Stranger was rated PG-13, Killer is unrated offering up graphic violence, nudity and language. Killer is obviously low budget, with passable-at-best special effects for the gore, though the acting is surprisingly decent for the most part. The storyline differs just enough from Stranger to keep them from getting sued, but it's your standard cliche slasher fare. I was expecting MUCH worse though.The disc quality itself is pretty bad. Picture quality is anamorphic widescreen though it's looks like VHS with it's fuzzy and color muted picture. Oddly enough the behind-the-scenes featurette looks a thousand times better than the movie. Maybe it was a stylistic choice on the director's part? Regardless, don't go in expecting much in that area. Sound is decent and there's a few extras including the previously-mentioned behind-the-scenes, some outtakes, previews and a commentary track.

I thought this movie was really good. i was so surprised. This movie was full of action. I thought it was better than When a Stranger Calls. This movie is really worth a try.

wasn't there a movie like this in the early 80s? it starred carol kane as the baby sitter? a typical horror movie.

The movie is horrible! So bad that you must love it. So bad that it stays on your mind long after watching it. So absolutely terrible that it is actually an epic saga that is elevated to heights beyond any human imagination, blowing your mind along the way as it takes you along for the ride of a lifetime that you never asked for nor can you comprehend.

WHEN A KILLER CALLS a TheAsylum releaseStarring Rebekah Kochan and Chriss Anglin"MOVIEMAKER magazine recently said this about TheAsylum movie paradigm,to piggy back your film upon other studios marketing-commercials-perhaps threats of lawsuits...This is why you can have 3 War Of The Worlds( including TheAsylum w/C.Thomas Howell) make money." This is a brutal movie,We can blame the success of SAW and HOSTEL,They must be painful to sell to today's teen audience(Which a whole other article).Guestar was surprised how smart some scenes are,The phone has not been this abused since SCREAM.We were glad to see Chriss Anglin again,and the lead was impressive-REBEKAH KOCHAN,the lady is so sweet and strong in When A Killer Calls,This is most impressive after the mean-spirited friend she played in EXORCISM:THE POSSESSION OF GAIL BOWERS.Hey,Are we wrong or are all text messages on phone props-wasted.The special effects by Mili Rendler are brutal,yet real looking.Faces are contorted in a cutting fashion,and Hands get hammered(NOT DRUNK ).Two other performances we liked are Mark Irvingsen as the suspect and Sarah Hall as the other girl,Mark comes on as time-bombish and Sarah is oddly compelling to the viewer.Peter Mervis ( interviewed last time)delivers a smoother film than DEAD MEN WALKING,his first TheAsylum picture and shows the learning of a craft.

This is a great movie! I have to admit that I was skeptical because it definitely looks like a ripoff of When A Stranger Calls...well, it is. Let's be honest. BUT it's a completely different premise in that there is a lot of killing, the STUNNINGLY gorgeous girl star gets nude. What more could you ask for?

this is just like an extream when a stranger calls (much much better movie). the idea is really good but its low budget and not suspensful. i thought about turning this movie off twice. once in the very begining when you osee two little kids get stabbed and tied together (disturbing and sad) and in the end. people keep saying that its great to see the star get nude but you see her chest because she's tied up and seeing her friends get killed and the killer walkes over and opens her shirt and forces her boyfriend to basicaly assult her. the acting was really not good. the most i can give this not very suspensul and deffinatly not scary movie is two stars.

When a killer calls is a great movie and hard to get I might add it is a great additional movie to add to the collection of suspense/horror movies I have love it.