“ゴミ置き場で拾った美少女は 伝説のPCだった!?”
パソコンが人の形をしている、今とはちょっと違う世界。大学受験に落ちて、浪人中に予備校に通うため、上京した本須和秀樹。上京してきたその日にゴミ捨て場に捨ててあった人型パソコンを拾う。そのパソコンは、めちゃくちゃかわいかったのだが、「ちぃ」としかしゃべらなかった。本須和は、そのパソコンを「ちぃ」と名づけ、一緒に生活していくことにした。かわいくて、でも謎も多いちぃや、パソコンのことから勉強のことまで助けてくれる、お隣さんで予備校友だちの新保、その新保の元気のいい自作モバイルすももたちに囲まれて、本須和のにぎやかな浪人生活が始まる。
**_Coulda been a contenda in slasher history_** A patient escapes an insane asylum (Larry Drake) and starts to prey upon the unwitting citizens of a town in Northern California. His attacks usually involve various medical or surgical procedures. "Dr. Giggles" (1992) had everything for a slasher franchise on the level of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” but the flick needed tweaked to flesh out more entertainment. As it is, it’s still a worthwhile obscure slasher with several amusing factors and exceptional cinematography, especially the night woods and old house sequences, marked by a greenish hue (which would influence future movies). Petite Zoe Trilling stands out in the female cast as Normi, Coreen’s bestie, but she’s way underused. Sara Melson has a beefier role as the aforementioned Coreen, and is another highlight. Deborah Tucker is worth a mention as Dianne while Holly Marie Combs is decent as the main protagonist, but kinda meh. She would soon go on to television stardom with the series Charmed. I thought it was a mistake to make Glenn Quinn’s Max so frivolously unfaithful. After all, isn’t the viewer supposed to like the protagonist and root for him/her? It runs about 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in Portland, Oregon. GRADE: B-
