Hotline (1982) was a pretty decent little horror-thriller with a slasher tone for a movie that was made for TV. It was never officially released on any format after VHS, so the DVD copy I have was just ripped straight from a VHS and put on disc. (It's in the public domain somehow so this is handwaved.)
I feel like the pacing was great, @reallyndacarter was a fantastic lead, the suspense and tension was very natural and well-handled. The audio quality of my copy wasn't the best at times, but it didn't detract from the watching experience. The quality of the film visually is in questionable condition, given the original copy has never been restored, but I do wonder if maybe it might not look better watched on an old tube TV instead of our flatscreen.
There were a few things regarding the killer's actual motivations and connections with another character that I feel are either unanswered or that I would have preferred to have explained in more depth, but that's really the only complaint I have and even that isn't entirely a strike against the movie. I just wish there had been a little more explanation.
All in all, I really enjoyed this, and I'm glad I have it in my collection!










