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an okay vampire flick
Vampire Journals is a take-off of the Subspecies series from Full Moon, but it stands on it's own as it only makes one brief reference to that aforementioned series. As a horror film, I would say the movie is sub-par. It's never really scary; it's more of a gothic Dark Shadows-esque drama featuring vampires and the sad life they lead. Some of the dialogue is hilariously bad, but the story is fairly well written and paced and the acting is well above average for a Full Moon flick of this caliber. Lots of blood, lots of nudity, and moderate gore should please splatter enthusiasts, however mainstream horror fans should stay away. But if you are a fan of Full Moon, I can't help but recommend this film.

definately worth your while
a definate gothic sound track with portray an erie atmosphere in which the movie will play around...Although the acting isn't the best and the movie at times is a little choppy it is worth your time to sit and watch. Maybe even to buy so you could enjoy it more than once.

Subspecies 3 1/2
This can be considered Subspecies 3.5 as it takes place between Subspecies 3 & 4, and some characters from Vampire Journals even turn up on Subspecies 4. Though not near as good as the Subspecies series, this is still worth a look. Great atmosphere and lighting. What this film suffers from is sub-par acting. Sure everyone looks good in the film, but the acting hinders it. This film is still a must for Subspecies fans and worth a look for Ann Rice fans, because the subject material is closely related to Interview With the Vampire, only with a much lower budget.

Vampire Journals
I think this movie was very romantic yet dramatic. I just wish that it was longer and told more of what became of the lady and her vampire friend. Great movie!!!

great vampire pic
I really enjoyed this one. I saw it on the sci-fi channel a year ago and then I found in at a local store which sells movies and I bought it. I liked the setting and the way its all played out. you got a master who takes a woman who plays piano this one vampire(good vampire, I think his names Zack) likes and then Zack comes and kills them all. the end where the master comes out in a hall where Zack chases him with a sweet sword and then flings him off the top into sunlight below is the highlight. highly recommended if your a vampire movie fan ... Read more

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John Reilly (Jeffrey Combs) has come to Italy with wife and blind daughter in tow to arrange for the sale of his newly inherited castle. Unbeknownst to these folks, the duchess who willed the castle to Reilly kept her kid shackled in the dungeon, lambasting him regularly with a wicked cat-o'-nine-tails.Though the duchess is gone, the eponymous freak remains, now fully grown.As the family moves into the castle to await its sale, internal conflicts concerning Reilly's guilt over the blinding of the daughter, and the blame from his wife, further fracture their unstable family unit.Castle Freak escapes his shackles in search of food, and more importantly human warmth.The Freak just doesn't know how to express his need for love in a socially acceptable way, however, and seems destined for an unsavory end at the hands of the something-to-prove Reilly, who must find some way to route to vicious creature.But there's more than one way to skin a cat (though they only use one of those ways in this picture). Fitting addition to the oeuvre of splatter specialist Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator). --Jim Gay ... Read more

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Underrated Full Moon Flick From The Makers Of Re-Animator
"Castle Freak" (1995) is the third in a series of films that were directed by Stuart Gordon, and starred both Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton. The first was the brilliant cult classic "Re-Animator" (1985) and the second was the equaly bizarre "From Beyond" (1986). Although "Castle Freak" doesn't scale the delirious heights of those two masterpieces, it still holds up as a great old-fashion fright flick. The film was so impressive that it won the Fangoria "Golden Chainsaw Award" for best direct-to-video film.

Unlike many films in the genre, "Castle Freak" spends a great amount of its screen time developing its characters. John Reilly (Combs) has just inherited a castle in Spain from a distant relative. He brings along his wife Susan (Crampton) and their blind daughter Rebecca (the excellent Jessica Dollarhide). However, as the title suggests, there is someone or something locked in the dark and murky basement of the castle.

Director Stuart Gordon does a masterful job with the material, turning what could have been just another routine horror movie into a surprisingly emotional tragedy. As the film progresses, we slowly learn more and more about what the characters have been through. There are even touching moments within the film, although it would ruin the surprise if I were to give anything away. In the end, the castle freak becomes a physical manifestation of the emotional guilt of the characters, and taking that into account, the movie becomes more complex than it would initially seem to be.

But I'm getting ahead of myself... this is a horror movie and, rest assured, Stuart Gordon does not disappoint. The violence is bloody and graphic, and there are many repulsive scenes that are guarenteed to shock. There's also a bizarre scene of eroticism in the film (you'll know it when you see it). It all ends in a thrilling action-packed conclusion that only Stuart Gordon could deliver. Fans of "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond" shouldn't be disappointed. The freak itself is a hideous creation, and Jonathan Fuller gives an amazing performance under a ton of make-up. Richard Band composes an eerie minimalist soundtrack, and there's a little bit more than a touch of humor in the film. Jeffrey Combs has always been a favorite actor of mine, and he certainly delivers in the acting department here.

This being a Full Moon film, the DVD features a great behind the scenes segment that includes interviews with the cast and crew. The disc also features a theatrical trailer for "Castle Freak," and other Full Moon films, and a bunch of advertisements for Full Moon merchandise. The movie is presented full screen, although I believe that was the way it was shot due to the fact that it was a direct to video film.

All Hype..or some people scare real easy :)
Well after reading all 37 reviews on Amazon got the DVD and BOO! This movie is often touted as "Sex,nudity,violence,and gore all in one movie?" and its true however the fails in all those areas. First off the movie is not scary unlike the countless reviews that claim it is; well actually..if the Scream series starring Neve Campell 'terrified' you then maybe you'll get a scare out of Castle Freak LOL.

Sex, nudity...again BOO! The only graphic nudity involves the hooker; explicit? Please don't make me laugh..plus its really quick..were talking about 1 minute. The Matrix II sex scene was more titillating LOL! Some have mentioned eroticism; there is one scene that falls into this area and it involves Jessica Dollarhide getting captured by the freak but its quite brief and you don't see any umm skin; big big BOO!

Gore..yes there is some..but no where near the level of Re-Animator series.

Overall quite disappointed once again by Amazon posters. Other movies highly touted on Amazon to recommended to avoid in this category:
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Vampyres
The Demonics

I'd sell you all for the price of three..seriously LOL

From the man who brought you "The Re-animator"
Stuart Gordon presents another film adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story. In this one "Castle Freak" John Reilly(Jeffrey Combs,The Re-animator series)his wife(Barbara Crampton,The Re-animator)and their blind daughter inheret a castle in Italy,from a relative who recently passed away. They also inhereted her son, who was chained up in the cellar, that they don't know about until, John brings home a prostitute and she is never seen again and he is accused of her murder. It's up to John to protect his family and prove his innocence. As you would expect there is plenty of creative gore, one scene is similair to one in Beyond Re-animator. If you enjoy the works of H.P.Lovecraft, STuart Gordon, or Jeffrey Combs you will enjoy this film others however should be causious about choosing whether or not they want to watch this.

A Classic Horror Flick
Full Moon is really the most under-rated horror studio. This movie was famous enough to spaawn a mass market toy of the monster. Great genre actor Jeffrey Combs and his family move into a gothic Italian castle, only to find inside there resides a hideous monster hungry for flesh. This is one of the better-known H.P. Lovecraft adaptions, and is similiar to the earlier movie Unnamable, though not as good. It is the same premise- the first scene is that of the monster being tormented and locked up, people come to the residence and get killed. A by-the-numbers slasher/monster movie that is one of Full Moon's best movies. Not essential viewing by any means, but any somewhat-dedicated horror fan who sees this will surely never forget it. This is based on the H.P. Lovecraft pulp "The Outsider."

This isn't horror, it's drama.
A family inherits a castle in Italy and there's a freak lurking around, with a disturbing history. A simple premise to a story executed right. For a direct to video film, I didn't expect it to go into such incredible depth emotionally. The main theme of the story from my impression was about how people could get second chances to redeem themselves. (You'll see what I mean when the husband does something heroic to ask for forgiveness from his wife because he did something awful earlier). The only flaw in the movie is that Castle Freak wasn't in the movie enough. He'll pop up every now and then, killing whoever shows up in the house. There weren't much graphic scenes, except for the one part where he murders a hooker. The make-up is impressive, none of that computer generated nonsense. Looks like it took a great deal of labor. But we only get glimpses of it which is a shame. Jeffrey Combs is the main character even though the movie is called Castle Freak. Other then that, this is probably one of the most dramatic "horror" films ever. I don't really consider this a horror film since the Castle Freak was just an abused child who we still feel pity for. He's not just some blood-thirsty monster. ... Read more

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Don't mess with Deth
A science-fiction fantasy adventure set in Angel City (Los Angeles) in the year 2257. Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) is a Trancer-hunter. Deth's mission in life is to hunt down members of a phsyic cult of zombie-like creatures called Trancers, under the control of a man named Martin Whistler. However, Whistler has escaped back in time to become one of his ancestors, in 1985 Los Angeles.

I like to say this is the Evil Dead (or Army of Darkness) of the Sci-Fi genre. Evil Dead is acclaimed as being one of the best horror movies for what it could do with its low-budget, Trancers does this in the same fashion. Tim Thomerson plays Jack Deth, who could go one-on-one with any hero in any movie. Deth has some great lines in the movie which are often quite funny, if your name was Jack Deth, you know you would talk in the 3rd person don't you!?

The special effects, although not great by todays standards, do get the job done. The soundtrack to this movie is also pretty good. The movie itself gets a full 5 out of 5 stars, although the DVD could have been much better. This is a must for any action or sci-fi fan to put into their collection.

Overall : 5/5

Jack Deth is back and he's never been here before...
A science-fiction fantasy adventure set in Angel City (Los Angeles) in the year 2257. Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) is a Trancer-hunter. Deth's mission in life is to hunt down members of a phsyic cult of zombie-like creatures called Trancers, under the control of a man named Martin Whistler. However, Whistler has escaped back in time to become one of his ancestors, in 1985 Los Angeles.

I like to say this is the Evil Dead (or Army of Darkness) of the Sci-Fi genre. Evil Dead is acclaimed as being one of the best horror movies for what it could do with its low-budget, Trancers does this in the same fashion. Tim Thomerson plays Jack Deth, who could go one-on-one with any hero in any movie. Deth has some great lines in the movie which are often quite funny, if your name was Jack Deth, you know you would talk in the 3rd person don't you!?

The special effects, although not great by todays standards, do get the job done. The soundtrack to this movie is also pretty good. The movie itself gets a full 5 out of 5 stars, although the DVD could have been much better. This is a must for any action or sci-fi fan to put into their collection.

Overall : 5/5

Trancers
One of the greatest movie ever made! I wish all the other ones were out as well! I had 7 of them on vhs! I miss them!
Jack death is totally cool in it!!
Great special effects!
Great story! The time is the future and the country has changed! Police are called troopers and that is what jack is!
His job is to kill trancers to save the human race. He is a man that you can count on to do his job. In the future there is a war between the humans and the trancers with whistler who is the head of the trancers to went down the line to the past in the body of his ancestor who was a police officer. Jack must fight impossible odds to try to save whistler ancestor and himself and the world. Just a little bit to get the juices flowing!

Eerily Entertaining Sci-Fi Movie
"What kind of name is Peter Gunn?" "What kind of name is Jack Deth?" is just one of the memorable lines you will see in this low budget 1985 cult thriller "Trancers," starring the ever reliable Tim Thomerson and a struggling Helen Hunt. "Trancers" spawned five sequels, all of which never quite duplicated the fun of the original. I saw somewhere on the Internet that Thomerson is the "King of the B movies," but "Trancers" is the one film he made that stands head and shoulders above all others. If you draw a blank with the name "Tim Thomerson," you most likely saw him in a few bigger budget pictures, such as "Air America, "Uncommon Valor," and "Who's Harry Crumb?" He's done television work as well, appearing on "Xena" and "The Days of Our Lives." Once you recognize Thomerson, you'll remember his appearance in numerous films. Helen Hunt should need no introduction, but the fact that she appears in this low budget film is oddly jarring. Hunt went on to appear in two "Trancers" sequels before moving on to "Mad About You" and eventual stardom.

"Trancers" opens with a futuristic L.A. The majority of Los Angeles sits under water, a victim of a massive earthquake. A council rules the remaining areas of the city, but their reign is under fire by a man named Whistler, an evil psychic with the ability to put certain weak-minded people (called squids) under a "trance." Whistler hopes to overthrow the council with his trancer shock troops. Trancers tend to be rather ugly blokes, with crusty looking lips and yellowish skin. The council dealt a series of blows to Whistler and his movement with the help of trancer hunters like Jack Deth. Deth and his fellow officers move around the city, hunting down trancers in order to kill them. Jack refers to this process as "singeing" because a trancer shot with a gun burns away, leaving only a black, ashy outline on the ground.

After Jack quits the force over a dispute with his boss, he's suddenly called back to duty when an emergency arises. It seems Whistler sent himself "down the line" (read: time traveled into the past) to Los Angeles in 1985, where he hopes to hatch a plan that will doom the council and allow himself to take over. Jack Deth must now follow Whistler back in time in order to put an end to the nightmare of the trancers. When Jack goes down the line he meets Lena (Helen Hunt), who quickly becomes a part of the mission to track down Whistler. Predictably, a romance springs up between Deth and Lena as the two race around L.A. battling Whistler's new batch of trancers.

It's difficult to tell if "Trancers" is a serious science fiction film or a sly spoof. There are a lot of gags and jokes centered on Christmas in 1985 Los Angeles, especially with Lena's job as an elf at a department store. I don't want to spoil this scene for you, but it is one of the funniest things I've seen in awhile. Imagine a battle with foam candy canes, a set of antlers, and a falling Christmas prop and you'll get the idea. This battle in the mall also leads to one of the funniest lines in the film when a lady calls security on a walkie-talkie and squawks, "Security, we've got trouble at the North Pole." If the idea of a singed Santa named Murray appeals to you, buy "Trancers" right away.

There are other elements in this film that might appeal to the dedicated cheese lover. Watch how Thomerson drives the car; his hands twist and turn the wheel but the car continues moving in a straight line. Then there is the deadly effect of a tanning booth, which apparently can radiate enough heat to singe a raincoat or burn hands. Jack's special watch, which can freeze time for ten seconds, seems to stop time for minutes. These are small problems that instead of detracting from the film actually serve to add a chuckle or two. Arguably, the biggest joke in the film is the trancers themselves. They aren't that hard to kill, don't look particularly scary or dangerous, and have absolutely no powers whatsoever. You'd figure that at the very least the trancers would possess some sort of psychic power with which to threaten our heroes. You'd be wrong. These guys are so weak you could kill them by hitting them over the head with a rolled up newspaper. Be sure and watch for Deth's first encounter with a trancer in the diner of the future L.A.; I laughed for a long time over the uppercut he delivers to an old waitress when she turns out to be a trancer.

"Trancers" is actually entertaining overall, with an occasionally cool soundtrack, funny dialogue, and better acting than one usually finds in a movie of this caliber. I really enjoyed Thomerson as Jack Deth; he's fun to watch and actually makes you root for his character. It's too bad the people who made the DVD didn't take the film seriously, as the transfer is fuzzy, there's a dead spot in the middle of the movie, and no commentary. What the DVD does have, amazingly enough, is a whopping FORTY-FIVE trailers on the reverse side of the disc. Sure, the trailers are for low budget clunkers like "Puppet Master" and "Robot Wars," but it's still great to watch them. For the price, "Trancers" is well worth the time. Hopefully, the rest of the series will come out on DVD soon.

Jack Deth is BACK!
And he's never even been here before! Classic quotable ad line for the cult hit Trancers back when it played in theaters in 1985. Yeah, Trancers really played the big screen venues back before video ate up the grindhouse theater chains that booked these exploitive little trash movie gems. Charles Band (of Full Moon fame) created his own little movie studio, the now defunct Empire Pictures, which scored a megahit with Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator and, from 1983 until 1988 (or 89), released many a great piece of low rent cinema, Trancers being one the tiny studio's bigger non-Stuart Gordon hits (Ghoulies was the other one).

Jack Deth is an Angel City cop tracking down the last few Trancers, people who have become mental zombies enslaved to their psychic leader Whistler, who Deth singed (slang for dispatch revolver style) on one of the 'Rim Worlds'. But it turns out that Whistler is not dead, he has gone 'down the line' to wipe out the current Angel City Council members family lines. Deth has to go back in time, to 1985 Los Angeles, and snag Whistler before he rewrites the future to his power mad liking.

Although Trancers has plot holes and paradoxes you can drive several highways through, the script manages some real wit and fun with its premise and character actor Tim Thomerson is obviously having a blast playing Deth. The Full Moon (now Koch Distributing) DVD is just a copy of the Vestron Video laserdisc release, presenting the movie in full frame and offering up some bios and filmographies of the various actors. 40 trailers for most of Band's Full Moon output is offered on the b-side and that makes this disc all the more worth having. Recommended. ... Read more

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DEFORMED. DEVIOUS. DEPRAVED.!!!
Dr. Lorca (Michael Citriniti), an eccentric collector of biological oddities-has just "acquired" his greatest specimen; a horrible mutant born of noxious waste...but the creature's rightful owner wants it back.
The collectors' clash is cut short though, as the sickening specimen come to life, re-animating an angry, oozing little army of ferocious freaks.

DEFORMED. DEVIOUS. DEPRAVED.!!
Dr. Lorca, an eccentric collector of biological oddities-has just "acquired" his greatest specimen; a horrible mutant born of noxious waste...but the creature's rightful owner wants it back. The collectors' clash is cut short though, as the sickening specimen comes to life, re-animating an angry, oozing little army of ferocious freaks.

FULL MOON'S BEST!!!
This is an amazing dark comedy!TWO CRAZED COLLECTORS+ONE MONEY HUNGRY SALES WOMAN+ONE DETECTIVE+ONE SEXY ASSISTANT+ONE DITZ+FOUR DEFORMED,DEVEOUS,AND DEPRAVED MUTANTS=TROUBLE!Belinda Yoste sells mutatet embryos.Two crazed collectors Dr. Lorca and Dr.Lazar are after a new speciman that she is selling.After she sold it to Dr. Lazar Lorca's assistant Sheila steels it after they found out about it from Belinda's ditz receptionist Elvina.Soon after Lazar hires a detective, Mr.Kanter to find them.He,Mr.Lazar,Belinda,and Elvina travle to his castle to find them.It all hites the fan when Lorca's four mutants break free.Who will survive?How will they stop them?

Leather shorts, hiking boots, and a gorilla mask
The plot is simple (much like the acting of the two "collectors"): biological freaks vs collectors-- freaks 4, collectors 0.

Repeat after me. "THIS IS A REALLY BAD MOVIE". How bad was it? So bad that I lost no time buying HEAD OF THE FAMILY, which is even worse. Jacqueline Lovell picks up this movie and walks off with it. Watch it with friends. We laughed, we groaned, we pointed out mistakes, and we all fell in love with Lovell's Sheila character. Anyone can be a highwayperson but how many do it in the dead of winter amidst a snow covered landscape dressed ONLY in hiking boots, leather shorts and a gorilla mask? Definately a first for me.

The effects were laughable, which made the movie even more fun. Lovell and company (most of which did a surprisingly good job in the acting dept.) kept us interested and amused. I loved this movie!

Hideous!!!!!!!!
This story from Full Moon Pictures is about some little creatures who are made of, and are born in toxic waste. Killing starts and terror begins. Rated R for nudity, violence, and language. ... Read more

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A near perfect movie from Full Moon!!!!!
I have grown to love and sometimes hate Full Moon over the years, because alot of their past efforts have failed. Many of Full Moon's movies usually have no plot, boring, terrible acting, or is just plain stupid. That was the not the case with Shrieker. Shrieker is full on fun suspense and slasher! It builds up to the deadly climax when the Shrieker is going to get some one! It makes you wonder who is it going to get next? Full Moon have ripped off of some movies in the past and Hellraiser was one of them. Somewhere in the opening credits it shows these markings and has someone talking. One of those markings were the puzzle box from Hellraiser. It wasn't shown in the rest of the movie so Full Moon didn't ripp off Hellraiser in the plot. That was the only putdown in this movie, because they ran out of ideas so they used the puzzle box from Hellraiser. I have seen other movies that have ripped off of other peoples ideas. For example Jason Goes To Hell : The Final Friday somewhere in the middle of that movie someone finds a book which turns out to be the Book of the Dead from Sam Raimi's gory cult classic Evil Dead. The Shrieker was an awesome looking creature and killed people in a disgusting way. I loved it! Shrieker is one of the few good Full Moon movies!

If You Hear It...It's Too Late!!!!!!!!
It strikes without warning. It can morph through walls, ceilings, floors.
There is no place to hide. Behind every corner lies a potential doorway to death. After fifty years, the SHRIEKER has been summoned again. Five will die tonight. The sixth will become its master. When you hear the sound of its voice...your time has come.

If You Hear It...It's Too Late!!!!!!!!
It strikes out without warning. It can morph through walls, ceilings, floors.
There is no place to hide. Behind every corner lies a potential doorway to death. After fifty years, the SHRIEKER has been summoned again. Five will die tonight. The sixth will become its master. When you hear the sound of its voice...your time has come.

NOT THAT GOOD!
I was dying to see this movie,coming from Full Moon Pictures but I was very disapointed with the results.This is not a horror movie.It is more like a stupid movie.Don't buy this movie without renting it first.

good movie
I don't know what the guy is talking about this was entertaining. Yea it may be cheesy but it is good. It has cool killings and is very fast -paced. ... Read more

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Where do i find the music?
The movie was "interesting" it takes some getting used to, u just have to laugh with it. I've been trying forever to track down the band that does the song "pain" but I can't figure out who sings it. the music video says "blood dolls" but nothing shows up on them as being a real band...

I'm almost ashamed
I'm almost ashamed to admit this but I loved this movie. The first time I saw it I thought it was a parody but by the third or fourth time it simply grew on me. Virgil is a billionaire with an anatomical problem and a totally out of control sense of humor. His henchman Mr. Mascaro is a clown who has no intention of making you laugh. Virgil has a live band held captive in the living room and has living dolls who kill people. Sounds ridiculous right? Well it is but Blood Dolls never pretends to be anything more than the B flick it is.

An affordable, funny title
I avoided this movie for quite some time, wondering if it would have anything at all to offer. Just looking at the packaging and promotion made it seem as if this movie might be nothing more than a Puppet Master spoof, and that worried me a little. Still, it was a Full Moon production and I wasn't semi-certain that Full Moon wouldn't do that to one of their more successful franchises, so I cast my fear aside and bought it. Happily, I have to say that I made the right choice in the matter.
Blood Dolls was indeed a spoof of Puppet Master, but only to a point. It also went even further than that, going out of its way to help even the most reserved viewer have at least a little laugh. The story focuses around Virgil, an eccentric billionaire, who wears a mask to conceal the fact that he has a really odd secret. Still, this does little to conceal how truly twisted his sense of humor is, and how much he delights in power and acquisition. Added to this is an entertaining support cast, from his girls-in-a-cage band that he forces to play at will, to his biological inventions, the blood dolls.
It isn't something that should be taken too seriously, and is positively entertaining.
Everyone needs a little laughtrack to get them through the night.

FULLMOON FAN
Sorry, but I can't agree with any of the reviews beyond one star. If Plan 9 From Outer Space is considered the worst movie of all time, then Blood Dolls has to be a very close second. Now I'm a huge fan of Full Moon Pictures and will continue to be so, but if Charles Band can aesthetically justify the means on Videozone as to his reasons for making such a stupid, ridiculous and non-sensical flick, then I'm afraid that Mr. Band no longer has what it takes to make a good, or at least decent, horror movie. There was no need or justification of an all-female band held captive and forced to do the bidding of Virgil to simply play music; the role of the dolls, at best, were minimal; and the plot was simply stupid, forced and over contrived with flawed, foolish and unbelieveable characters such as a dominatrix, a sidekick killer clown ..., a masochist--absolutely foolish in all aspects. Please bring back the imagination that created such great Full Moon pictures such as Shrieker and the Puppet Masters, and my absolute favorite, which was created in 1995, the unedited version of Castle Freak with Jeffrey Coombs. ...

Just Wondering
I think the movie is kinda a kip off of a nother movie but this one is better and the band in the move is very good and so are the songs and if anyone knows the name i would like to know ... Read more

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In this adult film, "Scream Queen" Linea Quigley stars in her first feature role in this erotic musical funfest. Little Boo Peep, Old King Cole, Little Tommy Tucker, Snow White and many others, have all grown up and are ready for action! These enchanting characters from beloved nursery rhymes sing, dance, lust and romance their way through this hilarious, naughty and twisted tale where music, mirth, and merriment are the rule of the day in a clothing-optional land of make-believe where everything is possible! ... Read more

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What could be better than a bunch of Italian horror buffs making theirown zombie flick in a spooky abandoned hospital? Being attacked by the real thing, of course. The Dead Hate the Living echoes with such American genre classics as Phantasm, The Evil Dead, and Scream, but it's ultimately a love letter to the nightmarish scenarios and visual freakouts of Italian horror pictures. The hapless crew discovers a creepy black altar (complete with its own decorative corpse) and incorporates it into their film. When their scripted ceremony opens a portal from another dimension and unleashes an army of rampaging zombies, the hallways become flooded in red and blue and green pools of light for no good reason other than it looks cool. The hospital is suddenly adrift in an alternate reality because... well, just because. Writer-director Dave Parker never tries to explain the madness (a zombie's exclamation, "Hate the living! Love the dead!" is as much motive as we're offered), choosing instead to simply plunge viewers into the inspired mayhem. What makes it all work is a love of the genre, a cast of energetic, likable performers, cool zombie makeup, and a sure, stylish hand. Horror movie mavens will pick up on oodles of clever references (a bumper sticker that reads "Fulci lives"; a zombie king commanding, "Make them die... slowly"), but these are merely asides in an accomplished, clever, and remarkably entertaining indie horror riff.--Sean Axmaker ... Read more

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Not too bad!
Well, I wasn't expecting too much after getting a few minutes into the picture. I'm familiar with horror, enough to get a lot of their jokes, like the Evil Dead references for example, but not as familiar with Italian horror as I'd like to be. That would probably help in the enjoyment of this movie as it seems to be the basis for it. The acting was about 95 percent terrible, I have to admit, and I was very sad to see them kill off two of the nicest characters in the film! I won't give names in case you haven't seen it yet. Anyway, on the whole it got pretty intense, and even a little scary, and I watched it the way it should be watched, alone in the dark. Don't ever think you've given a horror movie a fair chance to scare you unless you watch it alone, at night, and in the dark. What really did it for me in this movie was the ending. Once again, I won't give it away, but it was a surprise for sure, in that Evil Dead trilogy sort of way. Pretty disturbing! Definitely room for a sequel there, and I'd watch one if they did it. And I assume they will as Full Moon pictures LOVES sequels.

I WANT MY HOUR AND A HALF BACK!!! TERRIBLE!!!
Truly an awful movie. The story is all set-up and character development for the first 45 minutes. Once you get to the horror part of the movie, you're so bored and disinterested you don't care. The directing, acting and editing is really subpar. Save your money. Buy Romero's 1978 DAWN OF THE DEAD DVD re-release instead.

The True Cult Classic...
This zombie flick is one of the third greatest cult classic film since (THE EVIL DEAD TRILOGY) and (DEAD ALIVE), its one of Dave Parker's first film, and its low-budget because of the special effect I love the way the bad guy looks alot like (Rob Zombie), the bomper sticker that has a name of the director who made (ZOMBIE), and one of the character who said (What would Bruce Campbell do?). If you like zombie film, you love this one.

10 out of 10

What a piece of s***
This has to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. These people had some money for some special effects, but none for talent.

Just to give you an idea of how bad this flick is: The story is these kids are trying to shoot their own horror movie in this abandoned hospital or whatever it is..... so they have some props for thir movie..... one of which is a fake-looking cemetery made of styrofoam and wood and crap.... okay, so they run into the main bad guy who is a cheap Rob-Zombie ripoff, and he summons up the zombies in this film...... FROM THE PROP GRAVEYARD THE FILM STUDENTS HAD BUILT!!! And we're supposed to not notice this!?!?! That this was never supposed to be a real cemetery but now the main bad guy can summon the living dead from it??

This movie is as bad as the 2003 flick House of the Dead..... maybe worse. It's a real brown sewer nugget.

God Awful
This movie is terrible. It was so terrible in fact that I just threw it out after I bought it. I could not sleep at night knowing that such a piece of crap was part of my dvd collection. I didn't return it, and I didn't try to sell it used for fear that someone else would have to sit through it. Absolutely awful.

Crappy, two dollar production, the worst special effects I have ever seen and a story that reminds one of Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark." So bad. So so so so so so so bad. I cannot believe that Chas Balun (of Deep Red fame) gave this a positive review. His opinion value just went down about a million points. No seriously, this movie sucks.

No really.

Awful. ... Read more

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Different. Definately different.
I love bad movies. I have dozens of truly silly flicks and this one just fits right in. The special effects were considerably better than I expected, as was the acting. As usual, Jacqueline Lovell took what was given to her and made the best of it. Not nearly as bad as BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS (which is in my opinion THE worst movie ever made) but still fun.

Let's face it, people, if you want to enjoy yourself and watch these movies you need a great sense of humor, a willingness to overlook flawed material, and a good stiff drink. Otherwise, you're wasting your time. This ain't Oscar material. This is sit back with your friends, crank up the sound, relax and get ready to laugh your butt off. That's what bad movies are all about. This one will do just fine, thank you.

not weird enough
I thought this diverting little effort could have been pushed a lot further. Indeed, I was hoping for it to be a genuine cult item but I was left a little disappointed.
Not bad though and cheap enough to add your collection.
Now, where's The Dark Backward when you need it on dvd ?

Small Town Mutants
The Stackpooles are different from the rest of the town. They have money. They keep themselves apart from the town except when stocking up supplies. They are also quadruplets mutated in unusual ways.

One brother is dumb but super-strong. Another brother has super-senses (and really big eyes), the sister has unresistable powers of sexuality. The last brother, Myron, has all of the brains. He is the head of the family with a head as big as most peoples' torsos. They are also connected telepathically.

Grifters, infidelity and bribery drive a plot that reveals what the Stackpooles are up to in their isolated home. But Myron really hates not being in control and the battle of wills and tortures begins.

With liberal amounts of nudity, sex, and colorful characters this is an enjoyable and sometimes silly horror film that is very light on the blood and guts (although there is some finger breaking). I found it to be quite rewatchable and one of the better thought out Full Moon films. Myron is a wonderful evil genius.

Funny Movie If You Like Big Heads
This movie is about people backmailling a family of freaks who
do brain operations on people. These poor blackmailers do not know what they got themselves in for. If you like B horror movies then you will like this one. No one in this movie is normal.

Quality Viewing For Aeroflot Passengers Only
Question: How low can a movie go? Answer: VERY!

Initially, I was looking forward to seeing this flick, one that promised 'head over heels' fun in the tradition of Re-animator & Basket Case. But I should have known better.

With a box cover catchphrase of 'upset the head, and you're dead', this video nasty failed to live up even to MY extremely low expectations.

Set in a hicksville town called Nob Hollow....yes, that's right....Nob Hollow, the Stackpool family is up to the usual no good. While lacking the finesse of the Klopecs, this collection of circus sideshow oddities & mutants is bound to amuse. These oddballs are led by a psychic brainiac called Myron (better known as the head of the family). You see, Myron's exactly that...a horribly deformed gigantic head in a chair. Obviously a graduate of the 'Hideous Human Experimentation' University. Judging by his collection of grotesquely deformed & lobotomised victims, I'd say with full honours. Now here's a movie spot that even Eric Roberts would have rejected....er....well maybe. The special effects are cheap....I mean you have to convert the budget into Indian Rupee to be even slightly impressed. The plot's hardly worth mentioning suffice to say that the head is big and severely brain damaged. Save your bucks and buy a chuppa chup instead. ... Read more

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Great!
Ok. This is a wonderful terrible movie. Porn fans will think the star of this movie looks like Ron Jeremy. Anyway, this film falls apart so terrible at the end you can tell that there wasn't any money at the end of the production. Which leads to lots of running around with ridiculous chases. An alien wins a trip to the horniest place in the universe, which happens to be in the northeast, and stirs up trouble with humans who want to kill him. His enemies include: a terribly cast Italian mob crew and a band of Jewish rednecks. The Jewish rednecks are worth the purchase alone. Anyway, if you like bad movies, you will love this.

Wisconsin Cheese-Heads Need Not Watch!
I went back and watched it a second time (and it was even better on the repeat). This sour grapes girl from Wisconsin (oh yeah, Madison is the PC capital of the world) just doesn't know much about what makes a movie funny. By the way, her watch is broken because I clocked planty of naked T&A time. This movie rocks!

Worst movie I've ever seen
I apologize to the people who made this movie, but it is really the most moronic, crude, and vile piece of garbage I've ever had the misfortune of being dumb enough to watch. "Galactic Gigolo" cannot be enjoyed on any kind of "camp value" level. It is not "so bad, it's good." It is so bad, it's really, really, really bad, stupid, and repulsive. Somebody on the IMDb has the same opinion, and I just feel the need to back him up here because I hated this movie so much, and I don't understand how anybody could say they enjoyed it unless they have an I.Q. lower than a vegetable's or are pals with the director. I could lie, and tell you it was great, and to go see it right away, just because misery loves company, but I'm not that petty. If I could give it no stars, I would. By the way, I think there's maybe like three seconds of T&A, so don't bother if that's what you're after. This movie relies on its "comedy", which no amount of naked women could possibly redeem anyway.

Carmine ROCKS!
Hi! I have been a regular guest on Carmine's t.v. talk show! He is the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet! I think it's awesome that the 'Gigolo' has a scene that takes place at the former Valley Drive-In! I am CEO of Drive-International, and we are INTERNATIONAL Drive-In Preservationists! Carmine is a first-class gentleman!

The film that wouldn't die!
I actually worked on Galactic Gigalo and am in several scenes. We were a crazy bunch of kids making bad movies on the weekends. Don't miss my old girlfriend Yvonne as "Vanna Greene" or Carmine as the old lady with a beard in the studio audience. Yikes! ... Read more

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David DeCoteau's Creepozoids
The year is 1998, six years after a nuclear war has leveled the earth. Don't you love sci-fi movies that make dire futuristic predictions, just so we can live through the very years that are supposed to be among mankind's worst? Anyway, a band of two women and three men, all army deserters, find a strange bunker laboratory where an experiment gone awry waits to pick them off one by one... if you have chills from this plot description, turn down your air conditioner. This same exact plot has been done to death in so many films, I am sick of mentioning it, although I just did. What is wrong with this film? Where do I begin?

The budget is so low, when characters run down the main laboratory hallway, you can tell it is obviously a self storage locker building someplace. The band of deserters have deserted the army, even though the long prologue tells us the earth is a burnt out shell. Who is the army fighting if everyone was killed by the nuclear fallout and acid rain? The army must also be desperate for recruits. Count how many times a creature or giant rat attacks someone while another cast members just stands there and watches, "frozen in fear." The creature, looking like a giant dung beetle (how appropriate, he should have started eating the script first), is never explained, except for some talk about amino acids. There is a scene that rips off "Alien"'s dinner time/chest explosion scene, except the budget was so low, the guy has a hissy fit and spits black goo. After most of the cast is killed, the lone survivor kills the creature. The creature then regenerates a killer baby through its head, and the survivor must fight the baby, eventually killing it by strangling it with its own umbilical cord... nice, huh? How did the baby regenerate? I do not know, and the film makers decided it was not important enough to explain.

Linnea Quigley finds time with all the hullabaloo and goings-on to have a shower quickie with one of the hunky deserters. The other female also tries to take a shower, but she forgot her death was scheduled at the same time, and prior commitments should be honored.

The monster lives in a room only accessed through ventilation shafts that lead to a desk where the compound's only computer rests. Everyone stares at the computer, then crawls under the desk to find some answers. The film is less than eighty minutes long, and is padded with cast members crawling around the ventilations shafts with flashlights...and crawling...and finding some goo...and crawling...and crawling some more. Watch for the end credits, perhaps the slowest credits scroll ever committed to celluloid.

So, what is a "creepozoid," anyway? I do not know, no one in the film ever says that word. This "Creepozoid," on the other hand, is a cheap gory mess that seems to have been written around Quigley's two nude scenes. Do not bother exerting any effort to see this, the film makers sure did not exert any effort to make this.

This is rated (R) for strong physical violence, gun violence, strong gore, profanity, female nudity, brief male nudity, some sexual content, and adult situations.

Pretty Bland Stuff!Trashy!
I saw this movie and it was nothing special, neat cheesy effects though, but the story didn't really go anywhere. Linnea Quigley looked good though and it didn't show just her nudity. They gave this movie a quick theatrical release before going on to video. They also tried to make a sequel to this trashy movie, but was never released. It probably would've gone straight to video if it did. ... Read more

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withchouse falls flat
The movie had a somewhat interesting begining. An entire group of people are invited to an old haunted mansion by a witch with a desire for revenge. Revenge for her ancestors which were killed by you guessed it the ancentors of the visitors. The movie had a classic horror film feel to it. One it took place in a haunted, or supposidly haunted mansion. Two the story was one featured in many classic horror films(a witch who is killed during the puritan era is back to inflict revenge.)There were things about the film I did find interesting. One was the odd way some of the scenes were shot. This reminded me of the classic episodes of the batman televion series were the camera would lean slightly in one direction. I thought the protagonist character who was an applied science major was somewhat original in comparision to the sterotypical stoners who accompany him to the mansion. There acting was sub par and laughable at times. (not in a good way) The antagonist( the girl who bring her evil withc ancenstor back to life was an alright actress who at times does a decent job added to the film. The costumes of makeup were actually done well, especially the makeup of the lead resurrected witch. In spite of it positives witchouse falls flat because of bad acting and mediocre writing.

B-Movie thrills
Some rich college kids who are descendants of the mob who burned those notoriously accused of witchcraft, are invited to a mysterious house by a classmate who they used to pick on in high school {the odd dark-haired, black-wearing "freak" who actually had deeper interests in life than merely getting drunk and smoking marijuana}; and there are a couple of stoner characters herein which personify this lowlife trait - as well as other pretentious suburban bunnies; but that seems to be the perfect bait; a wonderful Lair that could be appreciated by any Satanist, and are greeted by the resident mistress of the house - a gorgeous brunette in black with long-flowing garments, who subsequently invites them to participate in a seance after revealing a silver pentagram on the floor while another two disappear into the fetters of the mansion to indulge in the sacrament. The resident 'witch' lapses into a trance, summoning forth a hag-witch ancestor who incrementally preys upon the group in kind.

One by one they are dispatched and turned into zombies - their souls absorbed by the hag, until a "nerdy" couple finally confront her with the scientific method. A seeming statement of technology countering superstition. The prosthetics are average 'FX/CGI is most remarkable here, with many power bolts being thrown about. The hag is a bit cannibalistic / vampiric at times, seeking justice for being murdered. Of note, in one scene, one of the characters is whisked into the past to be in the place of the 'witch' being burned, that he may know what it feels like, by what his christian ancestors committed, was a nice touch.
This film pretty much amounts to the plethora of movies capitalizing on the 'iwtchtryal' misjustices of the christian past, although for the record, no accused 'witches' were actually burned in America, which was the modes of execution in Europe, whereas the colonies preferred the methods of including slow-hanging, dowsing, the hand vice, and various method of torture. Of course, these were not actual "witches", Satanists, etc. anyway, but victims of petty squabbled from neighbors; attractive women who refused the advances from the Witchfynders, of roving husbands that accused them of seducing them, instead of admitting to infidelity; solitary persons upon which urban legendry was projected, etc., not practicing 'witches'. That fact stated, Witchouse is pure entertainment fare, ideal for parties perhaps, but not for any serious consideration.

This film does contain the ubiquitous demoralization in the end. Good as a rental

What posessed me to watch this?
This movie had no redeeming qualities. It started horrible and ended horrible. The acting was comical, but not enough to laugh at. I feel very sorry for those poor people.
I have never turned off a movie mid way through but this one was close. i am glad it wasn't very long because I wouldn't have lasted.

save yoour money
this just another movie, that people make so that the other terrible movies still look good. save your money

THE PARTY IS JUST GETTING STARTED!
If you love Full Moon Pictures(Subspecies series,puppet master series,witchouse2,etc.)then you'll love this!I think it is like Night of the Demons,which is also a cool movie!This is about a girl who invites her friends over for the anniversary of her ancestor's death,but then the girl's dead ancestor comes back to life and kills.There is only 2 problems,she's dead,and she's a powerful witch!Rated R for violence,language,and adult content. ... Read more

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Fun, but not as good as the first...
The two Oblivion movies are some of the best, and least known, of the Full Moon films.

This film takes place immediatly after the first. (I think they were filmed at the same time.) The main plot concerns an intergalactic bounty hunter after a sabatour wanted by the galaxicorp. The main suspect is Lash. (Played by the incredible Musetta Vander.) Zack, as sheriff, must help the bounty hunter in his quest.

The film lacks the in-jokes that made the first so fun. Julie Newmar has much more of a role in this one. (I am not certain what to think about her in this. Something about a 60+ year old woman in a form fitting outfit that is kind of frightening. Especially since she still looks good, in a weird plastic surgery Brazil-like way.)

If you liked the first, get this. If you have not seen the first movie, get that as well. ... Read more

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Andre Toulon's living puppets are back, this time in thepossession ofDr. Magrew (George Peck), who runs a house of marvels and isexperimenting to create the perfect being, without all the inner conflict and torment of humans. To do so, he recruits a talented young woodcarver named Tank (Josh Green). But Magrew's plans get complicated when his daughter (appealingly played by EmilyHarrison) falls for the young man.Fans of the Puppet Master series willprobably enjoy this sixth installment.The three leads are well cast, the production design shows some imagination, and the script works--until the abruptand nonsensical ending.It's as if the last reel were missing, which might explain its actual running time of 78 minutes (not the90 minutes promised on the case).The puppets also seem less animated than in previousfilms; nevertheless, they still manage to get their whacks in.Triviafactoid: director "Victoria Sloane" is one of several stage names used by David DeCoteau, who also directed Puppet Masters III and7. --Geof Miller ... Read more

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Poor entry still managed to charm me.
I agree with the review from FANGORIA magazine...Curse of the Puppet Master is nothing but a remake of the man-turned-into-a-snake B-movie classic Ssssss, starring Strother (Cool Hand Luke) Martin and Dirk (Battlestar Galactica) Benedict. The special effects director is even seen goofing off with the original snakeman from that camp classic in the Video Zone segment, so they are proud of their lack of imagination!

"Story" theft aside, I found this entry a silly enough guilty pleasure. Anyone else notice that the skies are pretty clear and blue during the day, but there sure is a heck of a lot of lightning, but no rain, at night. Sadly the effects are really, really bad. The puppets are just dangled on a stick or something, or held by someone under the camera frame and kind of wobbled back and forth to look like they are walking or running or whatever. Blargh!

But I still found myself enjoying it all. That just proves that I am insane.

OK for a B movie
I'm not a Puppet Master guru like some of the other reviewers, but I thought the story line was OK.
Pro: Emily Harrison is cute.
Con: the ending sucked. It's as if the writer rushed to end the story.

The worst of the puppet master series
Don't see this movie on any accounts.You dont need to see this to know more about the puppet master series.Waste of time and money

Worth watching for an undiscovered talent!
The guy who was a featured extra at the main puppet show should have had more screen time. Ive seen his work on E.R. and Days Of Our Lives, and hes a talent to watch out for. The movie dragged until he made his appearence! Rent or buy this movie if only to experience TRUE talent!

the curse
the curse of the puppet master was a good movie

i like the story
but the end was cut off like i dont know like it was miss
they
all so used parts from all the puppet masters i played name witch
puppet master that part came from

if you liked puppet master 4 and 5 see it
i gave it 4 stars for the story and how they used the scenes in the movie
all im an a big fan of puppet master i hope they make a part 9 and 10
the puppet will live forever!! ... Read more

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If that isn't enough of a title, it's also subtitled "The Master's Revenge."The old master is Radu Vladislas, the same bloodsucker from the other Subspecies movies.Michelle (Denise Duff) is back once more as well, although her sister gets knocked off unceremoniously in the first few minutes.It's impossible not to warm a little to a film that has the line, "So what brings you to Bucharest, master?" and this film doesn't mess around delivering what its audience wants.That means blood, lots of blood, and everybody talks with their mouths full.Vampires can't seem to wipe their chins, but they sure are plucky.Filmmakers pretty much expect that you've seen the first three films.The DVD also has a cheapo video release update, showing off the latest Blood Dolls and Puppet Master films, as well as a "making of" for this film.Hope this doesn't disappoint, but there is no actual storm of blood. Tsk, tsk, what a shame.--Keith Simanton ... Read more

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worst movie ever!
this movie has to be the worst movie i have ever seen in my life! it is very low budget, and just about everything about it sucks and is just all around stupid and worhtless and i hate it!
i admit that this movie may look interesting, but is definetely not even worth viewing. i rented both this movie and the sequel, and they both blow. the sequel is a little bit better, but still low budget and horrible. so in other words this movie is not worth watching, unless you want to laugh at how bad it is. and it IS NOT SCARY AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just stupid -- real stupid!
You purchase this at your own risk, but you have been warned by me and several others. This is just stupid -- real stupid. Acting is awful, script is awful, direction is awful. It's just plain awful. You have been warned.

Bargain or waste of money?
I saw this DVD cheap in a shop and was expecting to take home a modern day 'IT', made in the year 2000- relatively new. However, I should not have wasted my money. It is a low budget film, with a script written by a high-school student who obviously has NO talent. The costumes and storyline are awful and there isn't a scary bit in the entire film. Music is cheaply made by those that produced the film and even if it isn't supposed to be taken seriously- it's definately not funny! It is described as an 'ethnic' film in the making of it, meaning you feel as though its exclusive to black people with the jokes and dialect. I cannot believe they made a sequel!!!!!!

Come Alive KillJoy, Come Alive!
KillJoy is easily one of the greatest movie experiances I've ever had. Depending on how you look at it, this movie is either one of the worst ever made, or a comical masterpiece. If you enjoy other such movies as Maniac Cop, RoboCop, and Godzilla vs. Gigan, Megalon, King Ghidorah, MechaGodzilla, King Kong, Destroyah, Mothra, etc, you will love this movie to the point you have to make sure you visit a lavaratory before watching, just for the saftey of your pants.

Atrociously awful, and someone made a sequel?!
What was perhaps most impressive about this travesty of a Full Moon straight-to-video release was the fact that a group of people actually sat down and discussed making a sequel, as I saw "Killjoy 2" on the local Hollywood Video shelf the other night. The "plot" concerns a troubled ghetto teen who manifests supernatural powers via a voodoo doll or something, and now he's terrorizing a bunch of other ghetto teens who absolutely cannot act. The killer clown's dialogue, not to mention appearance, are so ridiculous and obscenely silly that the movie is almost worth watching if you can see the good in films like "Plan 9 From Outer Space" and have 90 minutes to kill. ... Read more

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Eye From The Eighth Dimension
This is not to be confused with Roger Corman's tribute to B-films, that's The Phantom Eye. Also don't confuse it with Forrest Tucker's alien invasion movie, that's The Crawling Eye. Nope, this one is a collection of bad actors, sets that don't fit together, a script which confuses the sets, and a giant eyeball on a stalk that has a thing for women.

A goofy scientist is trying to view the eighth dimension. His test subject is accidentally infected by something from said dimension. It swells into the giant eye. The eye swarms around an apartment building by using the air vents. Huh? The vents are about four feet by three feet.

The scientist has a wife who tries to bed every male in the film (except Weird Bill) as she wants it all the time. Two male bodybuilders who do heavy drugs and hang out in their underwear are one of her targets. They are also a target for the Eye.

Anyway, the Eye runs around the building feeling up women and blasting people with green rays. Luckily it is sensitive to light. In the end it is cornered (don't know why it couldn't get away) and flees back to its home dimension.

Really bad film. The bodybuilders apartment is a two-story studio with the door on a landing in the top half. The script occasionally calls the lab the attic and the attic the lab. To make it worse, the bodybuilders place has a peaked ceiling with beams (shouldn't that one be at the top?).

So we have a film with a bad script, bad acting (I love Weird Bills fake voice), lots of nudity, strange characters, and a monster eye. It's so bad, what's not to like?

Giant Killer Eye on DVD
This is not to be confused with Roger Corman's tribute to B-films, that's The Phantom Eye. Also don't confuse it with Forrest Tucker's alien invasion movie, that's The Crawling Eye. Nope, this one is a collection of bad actors, sets that don't fit together, a script which confuses the sets, and a giant eyeball on a stalk that has a thing for women.

A goofy scientist is trying to view the eighth dimension. His test subject is accidentally infected by something from said dimension. It swells into the giant eye. The eye swarms around an apartment building by using the air vents. Huh? The vents are about four feet by three feet.

The scientist has a wife who tries to bed every male in the film (except Weird Bill) as she wants it all the time. Two male bodybuilders who do heavy drugs and hang out in their underwear are one of her targets. They are also a target for the Eye.

Anyway, the Eye runs around the building feeling up women and blasting people with green rays. Luckily it is sensitive to light. In the end it is cornered (don't know why it couldn't get away) and flees back to its home dimension.

Really bad film. The bodybuilders apartment is a two-story studio with the door on a landing in the top half. The script occasionally calls the lab the attic and the attic the lab. To make it worse, the bodybuilders place has a peaked ceiling with beams (shouldn't that one be at the top?).

So we have a film with a bad script, bad acting (I love Weird Bills fake voice), lots of nudity, strange characters, and a monster eye. It's so bad, what's not to like?

The DVD has no special features except a small group of trailers for other films. There is not even a scene selection option. At least it does have tracks.

Boring!
Now I like this kind of movie.....usually.

The reviewer below covers most of it & the two other movies he mentioned - 'Hideous' & 'Head of the Family' - I do like, but unfortunately this one just doesn't have anything going for it.

A giant eye going around, for want of a better phrase, having sex with people does sound like it could be funny....but it isn't. I hate to give a Full Moon movie only two stars beause I'm definitely a fan, but to be honest, this barely deserves one! Come on people, get a grip, this isn't even a good bad movie!

Oh, Where to Begin...
On the bright side, Lovell looks very good and let's face it, that is the best thing about this truly bad movie. We have "Creepy Bill" doing a really odd impression of Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice throughout this flick (Why? No one knows.), two stoners with great bodies and no acting ability - wait...did I actually use the words "acting ability" within the confines of a review for THIS MOVIE? No, no, no - Lovell is the closest thing to an actor you will find in this thing. As for everyone else...pu-lease. Lovells husband, who married her for her money (With that body? The man is truly a mad scientist!) is conducting experiments into another dimension and brings back through this tiny eyepiece an enormous killer eye. Kind'a raises the hair on the back of your neck, huh?

And shall we touch upon the amazing special effects? Let us do more than touch. Let us beat them senseless with a baseball bat. Much like the plot they are awful and practically nonexistent.

Would I recommend this movie? Oh yes. While a truly awful movie, it certainly isn't as bad as BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS, but then what is? It will go on my shelf with HIDEOUS and HEAD OF THE FAMILY. For the lovers of insanely mind numbing films, and I'll admit to being one, it is well worth owning.

Stevens' finest work to date.
Amazing special effects, acting that rivals The Godfather,
and a plot that will leave you speechless. Joe Stevens
is the king of psychological thrillers. ... Read more