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Review Maniac Cop (1988): Awesome!

genre: horror, action, crime






In a world full of crime and terror, we usually count on the police to serve and protect us. What if one of them gets out of control and turns into the terror the public flees from.

The Maniac Cop in this film kills innocents and apparently is savvy enough to frame another cop, Jack Forrest, played by Bruce Campbell, for the crimes committed. I liked how in the film everything is set up as a slasher film with the required red herrings and other misdirections. The killings seem random, but are they? Normally, I am not a fan of innocent people being chased and persecuted. Still, I have to hand it to them that from the perspective from the police, Jack Forrest sure does look guilty. Even his own wife wasn't sure about him. Kudos for Bruce to play a sleazy guy who you do end up rooting for.

Up until this point, you could get the impression you are dealing with a cop in dire straits who has lost it. Until you find out it's much worse. Our maniac cop is relentless, brutal and yes, quite scary. No one is safe. And to sell you all of this, there are a few names in the film who give the events the much-needed credibility. The main one is Tom Atkins as the experienced cop who sees right through the BS. Naturally, Bruce Campbell is great. But he is serious to the bone. For some, that might be a hard pill to swallow, since we love his Ash character so much that we expect all his characters to be like him.

There is one other thing I need to mention. I watched the extended version, where some lower quality scenes are added to tie into the Matt Cordell story. They never truly capitalize on this, so I wonder why they had cut these scenes, since they do add to the big question of why Matt Cordell is so hell-bent on revenge. Or maybe, they always had the intention to make a sequel and therefore reserved this vital part for the sequel, to deepen the story.

Overall, Maniac Cop, is awesome! Certainly, one I can recommend.




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