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An entertaining, but predictable take-off, 18 October 1999
Author: Adam E

"Mikey" reminded me a lot of "Stepfather" with Terry O'Quinn, only a crazed kid instead of a grown-up. "Mikey" is a pretty disturbing, yet predictable film. The film is pretty violent; even a little girl is killed in the thing.

I thought Brian Bonsall did an extremely good job as the disturbed boy, when we're used to him playing that sweet kid. The film has a good measure of suspense and keeps you on the edge, but then they throw in an awful ending that you see coming a mile away. "Mikey" is worth watching if you like fun horror movies, but they could've done much better with the ending.

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Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, Freddy Krueger, Damien Thorn, and Michael Myers were once kids too., 31 December 2004

Author: jeffman52001 (jeffman52001@yahoo.com) from Normal,Illinois,USA

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I thought this movie really is cool. In real life there are young psychopaths out there too. This movie demonstrates that there are psychotic kids out there who might end up like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Ed Gein, David Berkowitz a.k.a. The Son Of Sam, and John Wayne Gacy too.

Mikey, played superbly by Brian Bonsall (Family Ties and Star Trek: The Next Generation) is a little boy who lives with foster parents and he ends up killing them, he causes his foster sister to drown in a pool, electrocutes his foster mother and hits his foster dad with a bat. He video tapes it too. Mikey is a wacko kid. Mikey tells the police it was a man who murdered his foster parents.

Mikey is placed in another foster home, things go great for the foster family till Mikey goes on his killing spree. Mikey's teacher, played by Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser 1, 2, 3, and 6) notices something about his drawing that is psychotic behavior. Mikey's principal, played by Lyman Ward (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) doesn't think that it is a big deal. Mikey has a crush on an older girl, played by Josie Bissett(Melrose Place), she can tell Mikey is a psycho. Mikey's foster parents are starting to get suspicious of Mikey. Mikey over heard his foster mother say about adopting Mikey was a big mistake, that is why Mikey ends up killing them and the Principal and his teacher. Mikey gets away.

I think this movie is awesome, I give it 2 thumbs up and 10/10 stars.

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Fair If Not Taken Seriously, 7 May 2004

Author: Mel J from Dundee, Scotland

This film was actually banned in Britain since it was due for release in the same year as two ten-year-old boys abducted, tortured and murdered a two-year-old child. To this day, I don't understand that decision since nothing Mikey does reaches the scale of what those two sadistic monsters did nor does Mikey ever attempt to harm complete innocents but chooses his victims from people who have done him 'wrong'.

Anyway, I've finally managed to get my hands on a copy and I have to say, I'm quite glad I did. It's definitely not a film to be taken seriously but it can be rather funny if viewed as a dark comedy. Obviously, there's huge plot holes such as how a ten-year-old can move from place-to-place without anyone checking on his background and why these people were able to adopt him in a matter of days. However, there is something slightly humorous in watching the rather stupid adults be played by a young, calculating boy.

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This movie scared me so much, 18 September 2007
Author: Atreyu_II from Fantasia

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"Mikey" is a movie that I saw only once and that was years ago. But I still remember some things about it. What I remember most is how this movie scared me. To make things even worst, I saw this at night and because I was younger back then, after watching this I almost didn't sleep that night. In fact, during some time after that this movie still affected me.

I would never want to see this again. This is just excessive and too disturbing. I wonder how's it possible that somebody might actually like this...

This is way more violent and disturbing than "The Good Son". In fact, "The Good Son" isn't even close to be half as violent and disturbing as "Mikey" is.

I remember very well what the character Mikey does in this movie. The way he kills the whole family and other known people gave me chills. For example, he throws a radio into a hot tub with a person there! He kills his teacher with an arrow, throws his adoptive mother from a floor and kills his adoptive father with a bomb, exploding the house.

To see all these shocking scenes really traumatized me back then. No wonder that this movie was so controversial.

What I didn't know until now is that Mikey is portrayed by Brian Bonsall (Andy Keaton from "Family Ties"). It was only when I found this on IMDb.

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This is a great slasher movie, 12 April 2006

Author: dollpenguin from United States

This movie was not exceptionally original, but it stays very interesting throughout. The violence was well constructed, the pacing was perfect, and the acting was above average for this type of film. Brian Bonsall did a wonderful job playing the psychotic killer. One of the things that I especially liked was that his victims were all average people that were easy to relate to. Although they were believable, this movie is still more entertaining than scary.

This movie isn't going to make you think, but for pure entertainment value it is quite good. I love these kinds of horror movies, my favorites probably being Silent Night Deadly Night and Sleepaway Camp. If you enjoy those two movies you will probably like this one as well.

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Good if you like cheering for the killer!, 3 September 2002

Author: BadWebDiver from Perth, Australia

This is actually one of those films that's so bad it's kind of funny. The only character of any intelligence or possible sympathy is the central psycho - in this case a kid. The adults are so pathetically naive, and blunder into fatal situations so easily, that it's ludicrously funny to watch. My guess is that this film is a cheap attack at 80s liberal politics - the story is so blatantly one-sided.

SPOILER WARNING

The central killer has such an easy time of it that the plot is almost boring. No one seems to have the remotest chance of catching up to him. He has the uncanny ability to push everyone's buttons exactly the right way. He's so brilliant he can apparently outwit a professional child psychologist without any hassle. He even manages to disarm a gun placed on a table right under the nose of a school principal on the phone. Admittedly some of the coincidences are totally ridiculous, especially the bit with the skeleton that happens to be of a child his age exactly.

If you enjoy the type of story where a psycho killer is running effortless rings around everyone else in the cast, then you may get a wicked thrill from this movie. If you only like sensible stories where the nice ordinary people eventually win and no-one ever really gets hurt, I suggest you avoid this one like the plague.

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Amusing child serial killer. Those were the days..., 25 March 2007
Author: insomniac_rod from Noctropolis

I remember renting this once in a while back in the early 90's. I had fun with it although it's a predictable slasher flick.

The plot was easy to follow and entertaining as I remember. There were some good death scenes and amusing acting.

The Mikey character was truly good and that's because of the talented child actor who portrayed it.

I remember a death scene involving a pool. Nice sequences and decent gore.

I haven't rented this one in years but I have good memories about it. As far as I remember, it's a decent, entertaining slasher. Recommended for slasher hard core fans or those who enjoy killer child flicks. As someone else mentioned, this movie always reminds me of "The Stepfather".

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Young talent should be stimulated..., 18 July 2003

Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

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This early 90's chiller is about a 5 (!) year old serial killer. Well, that's disturbing. He murders people without a visible change in his facial expressions. I'd say he's gifted. Only Michael Myers was able to pull that off so far. Although the basic subject is original, the whole movie is rather average. I'd even say passable and not recommended. The young Mikey has a wrong way to deal with his emotions. After being punished by his parents he doesn't obey them...he slaughters them !! Because of his very young age, he isn't suspected of course so the police closes up the case as a robbery with deceased victims. Mikey is adopted by a new family and it all starts out fine. He especially is keen on his new neighbor girl played by Jodie Bisset (the blond chick from "Melrose Place") One problem : she's about 15 years older than he is so he can't handle the fact she has a boyfriend. Overwhelmed by hate, the little psychopath inside Mikey comes alive again... I didn't regret watching it but still I have the feeling something better could have been done with it. Mikey is a standard thriller with the right amount of suspense, nudity and humor but it could have been a lot more if you ask me. I loved seeing Ashley Laurence acting again,though. She was the leading actress in my favorite film Hellraiser and here, in Mikey, she plays the teacher who first starts to think there's something wrong with the little brat. Mikey is a good film to watch if nothing better appears on TV or if you've seen everything else in the videostore already. Nothing more, nothing less.

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scared the hell out of me, 13 November 2002

Author: kummel from Copenhaguen, Denmark

I absolutely loved this movie and over the years I have watched it over and over again. I've made my friends and my family watch it and I've recommended it to everyone I know. This movie really gives me the willies because somehow the thought of a child being like Mikey is just plain out scary. I can't really go into details without spoiling the movie so I can just say: SEE IT!!

PS: That the main character also starred in "Family Ties" didn't spoil anything for me any of the times I saw it. He isn't as cute in this movie as he is in the series...

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You will be on the edge of your seat!, 10 May 2007

Author: rsrungaram from United States

When me and my spouse rented this film I was very iffy about it. But boy did my mind changed! From the minute the film started I was glued to the screen! Brian Bonsall's acting is just incredible and brings the character of Mikey to life! The film blends the elements of drama, comedy and horror very well, with dramatic tension between the characters, witty one liners and heart pounding horror. I must see! The film however is very scary and will most likely be a fun riot when you and your colleages view this film together! And just like any movie, this film is best viewed with popcorn and a cold soda. I will love to go into detail on this film but I can't because it will just spoil this cult classic! But take my word! This film is loads of fun and bit of a good scare. So please head to your local video store and rent this great film....If you dare.

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