Hatred of a Minute

Starring:Zehra Berkman, Michael Robert Brandon, Steve Dixon, Paul Domick, Matthew Fennelly, John F. Gray, Gunnar Hansen (II), Michael Jarema, Lisa Jesswein, Michelle Kuhl, Tim Lovelace, June Munger, Colleen Nash, Tracee Newberry, Peter Perkinson, Kurt Rauf, Rebecka Read, John Reneaud, Jeffery Steiger
Studio: Anchor Bay
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

What An Acomplishment!
Not bad for a first effort
hated watching this movie for 90 minutes
One of the best in my collection
DON'T HATE THE HATRED!!

Hatred of a Minute
Starring: Zehra Berkman , Michael Robert Brandon , Steve Dixon , Paul Domick , and Matthew Fennelly
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000950VX
Release Date: 2003-07-08

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What An Acomplishment!.......2006-04-09

I have to hand it to the director. While many wanna-bes and wish to bes shoot down his film... He did it. The disc alone is worth it on inspirational value alone. It shows that when you go to great lengths you can do anything. Sporting a cameo of an old Bruce Campbell tv shot and Gunnar Hansen himself, it's a story of that devil and angel in all of us. Fully documented from day one onward in the extras.

I must admit I'm not a big fan of the film. The acting is a bit weak and the director casting himself as the main character seems a bit pretentious. At least, the directors acting was better than most of the other actors.

The story is weak, although it was done well and it had more meaning than most notice. More character development was needed. Random murders of women was supposed to be his step dad coming out of him? I understand the point and truth to this but, it just isn't built up enough in the film in a film way. I'd say it did for TV. I would hope the director would continue to make films. This is how evil dead was born and other classics from places we'd never expect. I mean, did you ever see "Within The woods" the project that got evil dead some of it's funding? The fact is this doesn't feel or seem like much of a horror film and it was marketed that way. Maybe a few elements could have been touched up. Most of the work and the ambition that went into the film make it worth the watching. People have been too harsh on it. It's not 5 star material but it's not worthless either.

Not bad for a first effort.......2005-10-21

When I first sat down with Michael Kallio's film "Hatred of a Minute," I expected yet another piece of ultra low budget sludge. You see, I've spent far more time than I should watching DVDs from companies like Sub Rosa and other bottom of the barrel distribution companies that put out shot on camcorder crud like "Shatter Dead," "Peter Rottentail," and other dreck. My opinion of the film changed somewhat when I noticed that Anchor Bay oversaw the film transfer and released the disc. That's always promising. Then I noticed none other than veteran ham Bruce Campbell was involved with the production. That's even more promising. When I started watching the movie and noticed that Kallio actually used real, honest to goodness film stock instead of Mom and Dad's camcorder, I thought I might really be on to something. Here's a guy trying to make an entertaining film on a miniscule budget, a veritable modern day Herschell Gordon Lewis or David Friedman. Well, the budget isn't that small, and the gore isn't of the type you would see in "Blood Feast" or "The Wizard of Gore." But the movie isn't terrible, and that's saying something when it comes to these low budget horror flicks.

"Hatred of a Minute," a title that apparently comes from a very short poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, tells the story of one Eric Seaver (played by Kallio himself). We quickly learn that Seaver is a vicious serial killer, a monster who preys on helpless women whenever the urge comes over him. In a series of flashbacks told as a story to one of his victims, Eric recounts the events that brought him to this sorry state. It all started with a childhood spent in an abusive home. Seaver's mother Linda (June Munger) made a colossal mistake when she married an alcoholic, physically imposing thug by the name of Barry (Gunnar Hansen!). The movie treats us to numerous scenes of Barry's violent binges, binges in which he mercilessly pummels both Linda and Eric. Even worse, he accompanies the attacks with barbaric, slurred insults that permanently affect our protagonist. To seek refuge from the beatings and emotional abuse, Eric withdraws into his own mind. He's still doing that in the present, too, carefully hiding his pain from those around him, especially his fiancée Jamie (Tracee Newberry) and his best buddy Detective Glenn Usher (Tim Lovelace).

Seaver's carefully constructed façade, propped up with his work as a transcriber of autopsy reports and his hopes for his screenplay, cracks and falls away after his mother Linda dies. The funeral brings Eric into contact with Barry, thus dredging up all the horrific memories of abuse years before. His stepfather tries to reconnect with his stepson, describing how he quit drinking and has turned his life around. Seaver doesn't want to hear apologies; he's regretful that he couldn't save his mother from the abuse, he's angry about it, so he decides to kill Barry with a toaster. He also decides that he can now save other women from abuse by murdering them. And so he proceeds to liberate female souls in the most brutal ways. Unfortunately for Eric, his activities occupy quite a bit of time, thus making his fiancée and his best friend suspicious that he might be the guy behind the sudden spate of killings. Moreover, Eric suffers hallucinations in which he sees an angel named Michael (Jeffrey Steiger) and a demon called Jack (Michael Robert Brandon) appearing from time to time to battle over his soul. He'll either have to turn himself in or follow his path to self-destruction.

"Hatred of a Minute" has a few good things going for it. I liked the somber, dark atmosphere of the film even though the idea of a tormented serial killer has been done to death over the years. I also enjoyed seeing Gunnar Hansen and Bruce Campbell in small parts--although Campbell's presence is limited to some old footage of his television work playing on Jamie's tube towards the end of the film. I'm very impressed Kallio decided to use film stock, not VHS tape, to make his movie. I wish more filmmakers would shell out the extra cash and put their vision on celluloid. What I didn't like about the movie are problems inherent in almost any small budget production. The acting is uniformly banal, especially Gunnar Hansen's turn as Barry. His death scene is actually unintentionally hilarious due to his poor performance. I'm also not sure Kallio should have played the lead character. He's not bad in the role, but surely someone else might have done a better job. Bad dialogue and cheap production values also plague significant parts of the picture. Despite the flaws, "Hatred of a Minute" is still light years ahead of most of the junk I've watched over the past couple of years.

The extras on the disc are overwhelming. We get two commentary tracks, one with Kallio and Campbell and one with Kallio and sound designer Joel Newport. We also get a bunch of deleted and extended scenes, outtakes, a poster and still gallery, and behind the scenes footage. The DVD even contains a recording of Kallio and Bruce Campbell premiering the movie in Royal Oak, Michigan. That's a lot of stuff to watch! I'm not sure the movie merits such bounteous supplements, but they do give the viewer some good insights into the trials and tribulations of low budget filmmaking. It took Kallio NINE years to finish this film. He ought to get some sort of an award for sticking it out and realizing his vision. "Hatred of a Minute" isn't great, but it's a capable film that shows the Michael Kallio has some talent. I'd watch another one of his films.

hated watching this movie for 90 minutes.......2005-01-05

ok...this guy ruined his own movie by doing the lead,...and sporting an evil dead shirt in the film...(horror shirts and fangoria popping up in movies is a sure sign of a bad movie)...there is nothing scary about this guy at all ,...you know you could kick his ass!....he marches around in a leather jacket and boots,...ordering diet cokes...not funny....if this movie really did take ten years to get done he should not admit that,..he should lie and say he banged it out in 2 months...the actings terrible,...there is no blood or action to make up for the horrible acting,...and the evil angel in it ,or demon,...is just a joke..i attended the screening at the egyptian in LA also...and people were laughing at how bad it was,...if bruce cambell wasnt there i think he would have been dragged down hollywood boulevard by a raging mob pissed at this guy for wasting 90 minutes of there life..its so bad...i doubt bruce cambell will be working with mr.kalio again!....go back to your job at the comic book store mr. kalio...p.s....take a look at yourself in the mirror...your annoying just to look at nevermind starring in a film....and when i finish my movie i will send it to you,...and it wont take me 10 years!..This movie sucks dont waste your time!...craig mac...macenstien@hotmail.com

One of the best in my collection.......2004-01-03

"Hatred of a Minute" is a hauntingly beautiful film. Anybody interested in film should not miss this movie. You follow the path of a serial killer, Eric Seaver, and the twisted thoughts that drive him. Violent scenes put it into the horror genre but much of the gore was toned down and leaves the viewer focusing more on the psychology of the film. Sound, light, shadows, and color are all altered and enhanced to enrich the quality of the cinematography. The acting is very strong in comparison to the hackneyed performances usually observed in horror films. Also watch for shout outs to the film's producer, Bruce Campbell, as well as to the film "The Evil Dead."

DON'T HATE THE HATRED!!.......2003-12-10

A funny thing happened to me today at Best Buy while browsing for DVD's. As I flipped through the many titles, I came across this film, "Hatred Of A Minute" and I see the name Mike Kallio. My nostalgic brain started turnin' ... where do I know this name?

I used to party with this guy back in high school! It was crazy because I remember Kallio telling me about his movie plans and we had a blast bullsh*tting about the Evil Dead and how WE would make our horror films. The fact that Bruce C is in his movie is unreal!! I mean, we talked about that!

To find out that Mike Kallio has a movie in Best Buy is classic! I don't know too many people in the biz... but I can say that I knew this guy. The least I can do is buy the flick and support him for living his dream. I always knew this guy could do it. After watching it once, I was a bit scared of Kallio as a brutal creepy killer... I thought, man, he was a always so cool and chill. His acting freaked me out.

All in all, I thought it was a trippy popcorn flick with tons of old school horror shout out's with an edgy twist. I give the film props and the fact that Kallio did what I remember him saying he was going to do... speaks volumes.

As I did a google search to find out more about the movie, it lead me here to Amazon. Then, I read some of the reviews and I was laughing at the intensity of some of them!
What's the deal with some of these people ripping it apart like it was supposed to be Lord Of The Rings? Talk about HATER'S of the minute!

Almost all of the comments seem to be from film geeks who seem to be hating Kallio's version of fun. Horror IS fun and movies are just an escape for a little bit. Why the hell are these people buying or renting Independents and comparing them to other Independents? Isn't the whole point of Independent filmmaking supporting the movement?
Everyone's got an opinion and you can't make everyone happy when your a HATER. If you reviewers Hated it so much, why did you spend an hour out of your day ripping it?

I'm not much for reviewing every frame of the movies I watch... I try to enjoy them for what they are. Except for the movie goer Blood 66 (I don't want to type the third six) the comments seem to be from HATERS. I wonder what George Lucas felt like when people HATED the little kid in the newer Star Wars!!! Bad reviews are part of the game. I hope Kallio laughs them off and thanks these people for their support!!!

If your checking your reviews Mike, congrats on you selling your movie and making people buy it or rent it with a great title and a true follow through on your passion. The commentary track was cool. Good Luck with your next movie and tell Bruce C that he rocks!

To all those who read this review... check out the movie and have fun with a good guy's first flick. Just remember all the "greats" had first movies too and this one is right up there with some of them. Cause in ten years I predict Kallio will probably sit back in his phat screening room with a cold beer in one hand and a stogie in his other... thinking about the accomplishment of his first film and how the journey is far more satisfying than the destination.

DON'T HATE THE HATRED!

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