Review of Berserk! (1967) by Cletus L — 07 Nov 2008

Cheesy and silly, with some nice death scenes (including a remarkably bloodless woman-sawed-in-half), a great dog performance, and a pointless musical number.

This review of Berserk! (1967) was written by Cletus L on 07 Nov 2008.

Berserk! has generally received mixed reviews.

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