Review of The Blood of Heroes (1989) by Jenny P — 03 Nov 2008

Bleak, bare, violent. Absolutely splendid, and underrated.

This review of The Blood of Heroes (1989) was written by Jenny P on 03 Nov 2008.

The Blood of Heroes has generally received positive reviews.

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Also known as Salute of the Jugger (a much catchier title!) this is a reasonable effort at a low budget post apocalypse action film…

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It's not really fair for me to review this since I could only make it about 6 minutes in. Either way this one just didn't do for me from the start…

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By Stix S (1) on 14 Oct 2008

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