Castle Freak

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Summary: Hor-Gore Classic
Review: Do you like pure horror? If so...imagine this. A cannibalistic freak goes balistic once he frees himself from the chains of a castle dungeon by biting off his own thumb. Now that's just the first 10 minutes of this hor-gore classic. Along the way he eats a cat, a neck, and two fragile female body parts (no details...this is a family website). Need I say this is not for the kids? The main character is a lonely husband/father who, while DUI, kills his son and blinds his daughter. His wife won't forgive him and she refuses to get near him. They inherit a castle and sleep in separate bedrooms. Little do they know that what's hidden in the dungeon is a cannibal...and one that seeks sex and flesh (in more ways than one). While I was surprised at the ending, it was somewhat predictable...which is why I didn't give it a 5. I actually laughed out loud near the ending when the mom and "blind" daughter are running away from the freak. The daughter, who is "blind" I remind you, looks back over her shoulder as the freak appears. Then she screams. Blind? That was very poor editing and directing. The only reason I caught it was that I'm a tough critic and I love horror. I look for those things. If you liked the horror classic "The Evil Dead", this film is right in line with it, but is by no means the chiller of "ED". Add this to your library horror fans. Heck! It's only 10 bucks on DVD through Amazon.[com]

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Summary: Rocky
Review: Don't listen to the other bad review this movie is very well made and one of the most original movies to come out in a very long time. It has everything a horror movie should have and a little more.

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Summary: I feel bad for Castle Freak's tiny shriveled mansack
Review: First off, if your reading this then you have probably seen the movie, in which case you know of the awsomeness it reaks. Recomend it to your friend(s)! Also, I don't know why it is rated NC-17, nor do I know why the costumers of the movie chose not to conceal the Castle Freak's nads. Let me say that the closeup of them before he bit the hooker's boobie off was not necessary in the least. But in the end, when he was jumping around and they were flopping all over the place... well you get the point. Excellent movie.

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Summary: WATCH FOR THE CASTLE BALLS!!!
Review: For the love of god Castle Freak put some Castle PANTS on. All in all good movie for the whole family.

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Summary: A Classic Horror Flick
Review: 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."

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Summary: Mip
Review: Hey! I previously reviewed this and I originally said I reccomended this to a youner audience but I would like to do follow-up...I saw this on TV so they must have edited the "bad parts" everyone is talkign bout...if you see it on TV I guess it's bettr...that is all...

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Summary: Castle Freak kills them all!
Review: Hmmmmm, how can I describe the Castle Feak? the acting is horrible, the characters are about as shallow and nasty as the urine filled kid's pool, and the plot is utterly trite and contrived. Castle Freak rules! That crazy Castle Freak does all sorts of gory things for the pleasures of it's sick and twisted audience. There's this one part at the beginning where he bites his own thumb off, that's pretty cool. When the Castel freak escapes, zaniness insues. Yes, this movie is incredibly gory. In fact, that's all it's go going for it as an actual movie. but, for pure camp and shock value, you can't do much better than the Castle Freak. Recommended for anyone who has spent a lot of tiume locked away. Castle Freak eats a live cat too, that silly ol' Castle Freak.

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Summary: get your freak on!
Review: I bought this from the bargain bin without ever seeing it. I was surprised how good it was for a direct to video release. This is a straight horror story without the wit of the re-animator series. It's about a family that inherits a castle with a surprise guest in the dungeon. It's too bad that the movie is full screen since it has such a beautiful transfer. Let's hope that it gets the widescreen treatment soon. There are a few extras on the disc which is more than I could have hoped for. The movie also has some nice special FX. The only problem with the film is the family has selective hearing since they can't hear everything going on in the castle. Pick this one up, you won't be sorry.

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Summary: Freaky
Review: I checked this out after reading a review on coldfusionvideo.com which said it was a Lovecraftian movie with Jeffrey Combs and actual character development, which is enough for me. It turned out to be very good. I don't think it was meant to be scary in a slasher way, but that's a good thing. I don't want to see another Jason or Freddy movie, and this is very original. The titular freak played by Jonathan Fuller has real pathos and even as he's running amok and eating people you can't help but feel really sorry for him. You can tell he desperately wants to communicate and be around people after a lifetime of solitude, but all he has known is torture and darkness, and can't react to anyone except with violence. And Jeffrey Combs is wonderful as always. If you want something a little different, this is it.

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Summary: Good Movie, Missed Comb's Comedy
Review: I liked this movie. Directed by the same guy who did Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Fortress. Unfortunately like Bruce Campbell, I've come to expect a little bit of tongue in cheek comedy whenever I see a Jeff Combs movie. That wasn't there, it was just a serious movie.

Combs plays the father of a family of four. He has a drinking problem and has destroyed his family because of it. But an old unknown relative left him a castle and they all go to stay there and check it out. Unknown secrets of the family are discovered and it leads to the utmost horror. The 'freak' is horrifying, yet sad because of how he became such a freak.

This is my first Full Moon DVD which has the 'VideoZone' movie magazine on it as well. Unlike all the movie companies that have just started doing stuff like this when DVD came out, Full Moon has been doing it for years. I used to be a big fan years ago and saw everything they had like Subspecies, Puppet Master, Pit And The Pendulum, etc.

The only thing it lacked was a Full Moon starlet introducing their new merchandise and movies. Instead they have taken the DVD route and you just browse though it with your remote.