4K UHD Review – Schizoid

Masters of (many) disasters, Cannon Films wanted in on the growing trend of slasher movies, trying to make some "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" money with their own take on the horrors of mystery killers and the victims they hate. For 1980's "Schizoid," producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus turned to writer/director David Paulsen to come up with something scary and sellable, with the helmer already practiced in the subgenre, previously creating 1979's "Savage Weekend." Paulsen had mere weeks to come up with a workable screenplay for his latest endeavor, and speedy creative process shows in "Schizoid," which is more about select scenes of mental illness than a deeply considered whodunit. Paulsen has the basic shape of a decent shocker, but he gradually pulls pacing out of the effort, which grinds to a full stop on multiple occasions, creating a disappointingly dull viewing experience with extraordinary little power as a fright film. Unless you count actor Klaus Kinski's handsy approach to his visibly uneasy female co-stars. That's pretty horrifying. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com