I have yet to find a bad Rollin film. I think Jason said it best when he said that if you watched a bunch of vampire movies and porn and then went to sleep, this movie is what you would dream up. A surreal fairy tail of vampires and whipping, chains and castles. The best stuff on earth. I would have given everything to stumble onto a vampire cult like this as a teen!
Watched with Jason.
I dunno, this combines 2 things I love: Jail films and revenge flicks, how could I not enjoy it? I think it felt a little tame compared to more hardcore takes on either subject, just a step or so above a made-for-tv film, and hence all the low scores here. However Selleck did a good job, his character really got the short end of the stick. I like that his wife stuck by him through it all, she's a keeper. I couldn't wait to see those 2 corrupt cops get taken down a peg!
I liked Blood Feast, but this made me 20x happier that I had seen it beforehand. The levels of silly here almost reach Troma and there are so many obviously fake body parts flying left and right! I appreciate that they didn't go for some fake swirly effect when someone got hypnotized, just a wide eyed stare.
That ending is just wild, you got lazer beam eyes shooting people and a loud punk song about a stud pony and a…
Jason Recommends 4: the blowing-kitten's-mind edition!
It seems like every Michele Soavi film I see just ramps up the greatness. I started with The Church, which I enjoyed, but then I saw The Sect and that just blew it out of the water. Everything I could want in my Italian horror experience, a cult, a satanic baby, random plot choices. Now though, I've seen the ultimate Soavi film! This feels like a leftover gift from my birthday yesterday.
When I…
