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Rating:  - Captures A Truly Disturbing Ailment
Most all of the so-called horror movies made today are just simple, formulatic nonsense that offer only jolts but nothing withstanding. Whatever happened to the genuinely scary like Psycho or The Exorcist? What we're most afraid of is not monsters or faceless madmen, but elements of our own psyche. This film is one not perfect, but it does succeed in striking a chord with those who desire a REAL reason to stay up at night.
David Hewlitt is fantastic as Leon, a schizophrenic boy with an unnatural obsession with medical dummy Pin. The movie doesn't go soft or stereotypical and deserves more attention than the likes of pointless trash like Urban Legends or Valentine. If you wish to be truly mind-...... by a good psychological thriller, you owe it to yourself to see this flick.
Rating:  - Becoming a cult classic
If you like cult films, you'll have fun. The audio commentary was interesting... especially since the journalist quoted my imdb review. That was a little jarring. It is interesting to see how the film deviated from the novel due to pressure from the producers, which is too bad. But the actors do a good job of throwing themselves into it, and Terry O'Quinn (as the father) does a great job (as usual).
Rating:  - A worthwhile watch
Pin is an anatomically correct, see-through mannequin. His interests include tutoring, chocolates and terrorizing young ladies. Pin speaks with a slow, thin, whispery voice. His educational expertise includes math and sex. He also enjoys listening to incestuous poetry and creeping quietly in the dark. Pin's story is destined to become a cult classic. The strength of this movie lies not in direction, nor necessarily in acting, but in story. Pin is one of the strangest movies you'll watch. Scenes include a skinless mannequin giving a private sex lecture to a young brother and sister, a man giving his daughter an abortion, and a nurse who uses Pin as a sex doll when she thinks no one else is watching. I also highly recommend the movie The Reflecting Skin, which reminds me of Pin in some ways.
Rating: - Creepy and oddly compelling classic!
Back in the 80's my brother and I rented every horror video we could.I took a chance on this one because the box looked cool.Well,the video box had some misleading info on it making this look like a ripping horror thriller.It wasn't that,it is instead a well-done psychological thriller about a dysfunctional family,schizophrenia,and a lifeless(or is it?)medical doll and it all leads to madness and murder.We were very impressed and watched it again and again.Many years later I found the Andrew Neiderman novel in a used bookstore and immediately remembered this great movie and was blown away by the much darker tone of the book,but I longed to see the movie again.Well,years later and I have a dvd player and I happily discovered this great movie on dvd!Anchor Bay did a fantastic job with a nice widescreen print,a trailer,and an interesting commentary track by the screen-writer/director and a journalist.
Excellent!
Rating: - WELL WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY
this truly is a unique "horror" movie (though as other reviewers have noted,it is more of a psychological thriller).interesting script,fairly decent acting and adequate technical skills make this film quite a bit superior than many other films of the period(the mid-to-late 80's),specifically the low budget/direct-to-video movies.
so forget about Jason and Freddy and check out this very entertaining movie that has great repeat-viewing value to boot
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