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TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of In the Mouth of Madness (1995)

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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars In the Mouth of Madness (1995) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.9047
Avg Critic Score:2.8406

In the Mouth of Madness (1995) Rank 3 Reviews

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Excellent
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Very Good
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Good
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.44 out of 4 stars for Mutant Reviewers From Hell Mutant Reviewers From Hell
"Justin," you say. "What is your favorite horror movie of the 90's? Is it Scream, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, or even Leprechaun 4: In Space?" I will turn to you, before the police drag your body to the awaiting cell, and gently reply, "No, ...read the complete In the Mouth of Madness movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.44 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great Trash Appreciating Great Trash
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (David Armstrong) San Francisco Examiner (David Armstrong)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle) A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle) San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp) ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
Bottom line, it's first class comic book entertainment, and a reminder that if he kept his nose to the grindstone instead of degenerating into a lazy hack (see his follow-up, Village of the Damned, or don't), John ...read the complete In the Mouth of Madness movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
John Carpenter was one of the genre greats of the 1970s and early 1980s. He became a cult name on the basis of Dark Star (1974) and Halloween (1978) and went onto deliver other fine works like Escape from New York (1981) and The Thing (1982). ...read the complete In the Mouth of Madness movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Joey O'Bryan) Austin Chronicle (Joey O'Bryan)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.15 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton) DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.14 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mind kids-in-mind
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.10 out of 4 stars for Movie Roundtable Movie Roundtable
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.06 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zine DVD Review e-zine
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.04 out of 4 stars for Wooden Spoon's Wooden Spoon's
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle) DVD Verdict (Patrick Naugle)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null) filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Curious recursive horror movie, in which mild-mannered Sam Neill is sent to investigate the disappearance of a massively famous horror author (Jürgen Prochnow). Turns out Prochnow's Sutter Cane is living in his own horrific imagination, and anyone that ...read the complete In the Mouth of Madness movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer) Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.99 out of 4 stars for Popcorn Pictures Review Popcorn Pictures Review
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for Digital Retribution Digital Retribution
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.93 out of 4 stars for Horror DVDs Review Horror DVDs Review
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.88 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas) Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson) Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for HorrorWatch HorrorWatch
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for ZombieKeeper.com ZombieKeeper.com
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for Movie Vault (Goatdog) Movie Vault (Goatdog)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for Tucson Weekly (Zachary Woodruff) Tucson Weekly (Zachary Woodruff)
John Carpenter's latest creepfest is a wonderfully playful mind-bender chock full of paranoid fears about mass hysteria and the death of reality. Working from a screenplay by Michael De Luca, the movie gives horror a good name, holding back on ...read the complete In the Mouth of Madness movie review at Tucson Weekly (Zachary Woodruff)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Movieprop.com: Review and Plot Summary Movieprop.com: Review and Plot Summary
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano) Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Cult Review DVD Cult Review
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Joey O'Bryan) Austin Chronicle (Joey O'Bryan)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Scifilm ("Dr. Mality") Scifilm ("Dr. Mality")
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for BBC Films (Almar Haflidason) BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.70 out of 4 stars for Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano) Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.70 out of 4 stars for CultureDose.net (Jeremiah Kipp) CultureDose.net (Jeremiah Kipp)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.70 out of 4 stars for Hoodreviews (Robert Hood) Hoodreviews (Robert Hood)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.69 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic Reviews eFilmCritic Reviews
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.67 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Richard Harrington) Washington Post (Richard Harrington)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.66 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Yannick Vély) filmdeculte.com (Yannick Vély)
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.65 out of 4 stars for Eccentric Cinema Eccentric Cinema
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.64 out of 4 stars for Classic-Horror Classic-Horror
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In the Mouth of Madness (1995) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.) Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
So, why doesn't it work? Well, it relies a little too much on shock techniques, including rapid shots of prosthetic monsters to establish a nightmare quality that doesn't really take hold. Carpenter can't establish the kind of welling dread that ...read the complete In the Mouth of Madness movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
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