Review of Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) by Jed G — 02 Sep 2013

I believe that when reviewing films, ratings should take into account aspects such as budget, artistic integrity and experience of the actors and crew involved. Judging Manos is like judging the work of your children. Yes, their drawings may be rough but they are just children.

On that note, Manos is woeful in every aspect of cinematography, acting, editing and engineering. But is it any worse than major Hollywood fodder where they should know better? Probably, but seeping beneath the layers of dubbing, irrelevant scenes and prolonged pauses between dialogue is a memorable and audacious attempt at proving someone wrong. Concept-wise there are elements taken from 50's and 60's horror and the acting by John Reynolds and Tom Neyman simulate and emulate fear within you,.

I refuse to believe that this is 'the worst of the worst' and pales in comparison to some other fodder churned out in cinemas since and that it is less enjoyable than Ed Wood films.

Surely it's better to burn out than fade away, the Master would not approve of your distain towards this film.