Review of Homicidal (1961) by Kyle 4 — 10 Aug 2004
Homicidal was the most competently (I'm aware that might be spelled wrong, and may not even be a real word, but it describes it) made out of these 3. It's directed by William Castle. The gimmick for this movie was a 'Fright Break'. 5-10 minutes from the end, the movie stopped for 45 seconds and announced that the faint of heart, or those too scared to finish the movie, should leave before the climax. It drags a lot.
Invasion Of The Blood Farmers is one I caught at the horror con. God, the filmmakers had no idea what the hell they were doing. Absolutely hysterical. I'm surprised MST3K didn't do this one. I have a feeling the big screen made it more enjoyable than it really is, but I had fun watching it.
Blood Feast was a gimmick movie, nothing more. It was supposed to be a shockfest, and was very gory for its time. The gore is now hokey, and the dialogue laughable. The sets, too. If you're watching this, note every time they go to the police station (which is quite a few), you only see one desk, and it's in a corner. That's all of the 'police station' they show in the entire movie. Unintentionally funny, but the times when it's that don't outweigh the times it's just painful and dull.
This review of Homicidal (1961) was written by Kyle 4 on 10 Aug 2004.
Homicidal has generally received positive reviews.
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