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Blood Feast | Year: 1963 Directed: - Herschell Gordon Lewis Actors/Actresses: - William Kerwin - Mal Arnold - Connie Mason - Lyn Bolton - Candi Conder - Elyn Warner The Blood Trilogy Starring: William Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Lyn Bolton, Candi Conder, Elyn Warner Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis Herschell Gordon Lewis' pioneering gore films in deluxe Special Editions. Blood Feast (1963, 67 minutes) Mrs. Fremont hires crackpot Egyptian cultist Fuad Ramses to cater a party - and he prepares a Blood Feast made from the grisly body parts of nubile young women. The world's first gore film! Two Thousand Maniacs (1964, 87 minutes) The 2000 Maniacs of a small Southern town celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War by forcing a handful of Northerners to serve as guests in their macabre, blood-crazed fun and games. Color Me Blood Red (1965, 79 minutes) When his girlfriend, Gigi, cuts her finger on a frame, maniacal artist Adam Sorg discovers a new shade of crimson that will make his artwork so special - human blood! Please Note: Three-Disc Set. Additional information Copyright: Image Entertainment Special Features: Audio Commentary, Interactive Menus, Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Scene Access, Outtakes Video Format: Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] Audio Tracks: English: Dolby Digital Mono # Discs: 3 Layers: Single # Sides: One running time of 233 minutes. A Laugh a Minute How do you define the classic that is "Blood Feast"? H. G. Lewis has said in interviews that as soon as the soft-core sex romps that he made went out of fashion, he needed a new angle that was cheap and attention grabbing - well, it was GORE! "Blood Feast" was his first attempt at this new style, and its hilarious from start to finish. The plot involves a sinister shop owner who is trying to resurrect an Egyptian goddess by dismembering beautiful girls. The film strings scenes of bloodshed together with the most inept and hammy scenes ever committed to film, especially those involing starlet Connie Mason, who can barely remember her cues, and the assorted extras who really go overboard upon the discovery of gruesome bodies. Watch out for the hysterical over-acting from the grieving mother of the beach victim! The gore scenes are indeed extreme, with gallons of blood and chunky bits splashed everywhere, but you would be hard pushed to be frightened during these scenes as nobody really looks like they are suffering. All in all it has the cheap atmosphere of one of thos 60's "nudie" films, but instaed of lingering close-ups on a young beauty undressing, you get lingering close-ups of a young beauty having her tongue extracted, or having a leg sawn off while in the bath! All in all it's enormous fun, especially at parties. Worth buying. Everything bad means everything's great These movies are definitely an acquired taste, but love him or hate him, you have to respect a man like Herschell Gordon Lewis. He is a filmmaker truly dedicated to his vision, and thanks to producer David Friedman, made movies that were definitely stepping stones in the future development of horror. The gore on films like Night of the Living Dead probably wouldn't have been made if not for the success of these low-budget terrors. To him, I give my props.<BR>Blood Feast: 4/5 stars<BR>Two Thousand Maniacs: 5/5 stars<BR>Color Me Blood Red: 2/5 stars Bad and good, it's entertaining all the way through. Recommended for fans of b-movies or students of horror interested in seeing the real origins of gore. Buy Blood Feast at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Blood Feast Search with the Priority Search Engine on Blood Feast This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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