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Alice Sweet Alice
I,m watchibg Alice Sweet Alice for the first time. I'm at the scene where she is hooked up to a lie detector after "Alice stabs her Aunt or does she? This is on top of my list of favorite horror films. This movie is very interesting. It's funny when alice drops the lie detector machine on the floor LOL, and the guy says "That little bitch is dumping your machine on the floor". Great film..i recomened everyone who like good suspence, horror and humor to watch it or better yet buy the DVD.

Alice Sweet Alice
This horror story gets your attention right away. You want to find out what happens since you see Brooks Shields name in the credits. She is around for a while but is gone before the ending credits. Her 1st film I believe. She has a presence even at her young age in this flick. Good to see if for nothing else a historic moment in an actor's filmography(shields).

Cuts deep to the heart...
This 1976 classic pre-slasher flick holds a special place in my heart. There are certain weak spots in the special effects or acting in spots, but over all this is a terrific horror movie. A pre-teen Brooke Shields is marvelous in her cinematic debut role as the ill-fated Karen who is killed a half-hour or so into the movie at her first Communion. Best actress honors (in this flick, anyway) should be awarded to the 13-year-old Paula Sheppard, who is extraordinary in the title role: Alice, the troubled girl who is lashing out at the family and the world who seem to think she should be treated like a second-class citizen for reasons that are revealed in the movie. The pacing is usually well set throughout the film, building suspense in appropriate scenes, casting shadows of suspicion at Alice, making you wonder if she is the killer...and if not her, then who is it??? I've read a few reviews of this movie claiming that there is too much screaming and hysteria by characters, just because they or someone they know got stabbed 6 or 7 times by a long knife. And although I'll admit that the acting and script has occasional weak moments, I have to say that if someone stabbed ME 6 or 7 times with a long, sharp knife, I might be proned to be a bit peeved and scream a little. But that's just me. The occasional poke at Catholic doctrine and dogma are made in this film, but over all, this is a film about people...and human frailty...and insanity! There are some murders, some violence, some blood...but for the most part, none of it is too graphic or overdone. The days of the real slasher movies had not yet begun when this was made. As I said, there are a few weak moments in the script, acting and special effects. But these are minimal. This is a great movie primarily. Suspenseful, with action, not too excessive on the violence, well paced...and even when you know who the killer is, you're still not prepared for the 'killer ending'! So, let me end by saying I highly recommend this movie, (but that's just me) and close by reminding you once again that you are not prepared for the 'killer ending'! KILLER ENDING!!

boring
I got tired of all the incessant complaining and screaming on the part of most of the characters. It is so bad, that I cringed when someone got killed. Not because of how they died or why . . . but because of all the non-stop hollering. Both killers dress the same, right down to the gloves. Come on. Lame. I thought about giving this movie two stars for pitty sake, but I just can't bring myself to do it. Skip this one.

Neglected horror gem
This movie was originally shown in my native UK as Communion and has also been issued under the title Holy Terror .For my money these are better titles as they convey the religious theme which underpins the movie . One note of caution at the outset-while Brook Shields gets top billing on the box she is not the star and her character dies inside 10 minutes of the start .The real star of this edgy and dark movie is Paula Shepherd in the title role . The setting is Patterson,New Jersey sometime in the early 1960's (a JFK poster is prominent in one scene).Alice is a disturbed 11 year old with a penchant for wearing Halloween masks at all times of the year and a propensity for bullying her more timid sister Karen (Shields) .On the day of her first communion Karen is strangled by a figure wearing a mask like Alice's and a yellow raincoat of the type she often wears .The investigating police officer involved ,Brenner(Tom Signorelli)and her Aunt Annie (Jane Lowry)believe Alice is the killer and Annie is soon afterwards attacked by the same figure that killed Karen .She publicly names Alice who is incarcerated in a state juvenile mental facility. During her incarceration the killing continues -her father being a victim .Alice is released and while the police are baffled the audience is let in on the secret of the killer well before the climax .It is a fervent Catholic who has grudge aginst Alice's family and who is obsessed by one member of the family-a priest . This is a very dark movie and deeply pessimistic in its conclusions .Alice may be guiltless of these particular crimes but is deeply disturbed and has the potential for violence and lots of it.she is an animal whose claws have not yet grown out but she does have them and her time will soon come .In some respects this movie is a counterblast to The Exorcist .In that movie salvation was found in the rites and faith of Catholicism -and to be precise in Conservative Catholicism ,not the progressive wing as represented by Father Karren. Here religion is shown as helpless -as murder is done the carvesd Saints and Christ look on helpless .cathaolicism in this movie is not the cure for the problem -it is the cause of the problem and its anti-clerical stance will offend many viewers. This is a multi-layered and disturbing movie that tells us "nothing is simple and nobody gets saved" It suggests we are helpless in the face of evil and unless you are willing to deal with that message dont watch the movie Its a dark and glistening gem but not for everybody