Malatesta's Carnival of Blood

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Summary: Makes no sense BUT I LOVE IT!!!
Review: GENIUS bottom of the barrel cinema that marches to the beat of its own drummer. WHAT is going on in this movie...I dunno...but it sure was fun.

Rating:
Summary: Makes no sense BUT I LOVE IT!!!
Review: Home alone . . . late at night . . . I'll just pop in this new DVD featuring Herve de Villechaize . . . (ten minutes later) Quick, under the covers! Lots of blood! LOOK at that guy! If you want the rush of your childhood trips to the local carnival with its quirky music, rank smells and inexplicable drafts that slide across the back of your neck, then this is the flick for you. Get the popcorn and your comforter but leave a light on somewhere.

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Summary: Two thumbs up for blood and gore
Review: Home alone . . . late at night . . . I'll just pop in this new DVD featuring Herve de Villechaize . . . (ten minutes later) Quick, under the covers! Lots of blood! LOOK at that guy! If you want the rush of your childhood trips to the local carnival with its quirky music, rank smells and inexplicable drafts that slide across the back of your neck, then this is the flick for you. Get the popcorn and your comforter but leave a light on somewhere.

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Summary: I've never had as much fun at a Carnival as I did here!
Review: How can anyone be so low on this movie? This 70's drive-in flick is a gem that easily earns its place in horror film history. With wide angle views and a moody color palette, this film achieves an original feel that to me borders on modern art. The atmosphere is oppressive and dreamlike and the accompanying experimental soundtrack manages to reinforce the spookiness of the picture. Admittedly, there is a shortage of gore, but if you take a look at the outtakes, you wont be disappointed. (My guess is they cut some of it out to achieve a 70's R rating.) At times the story is hard to follow but MCOB was fascinating enough to hold my attention. Also, while Herve Villechaize does make limited appearances, his stature along with his thick french accent add to the bizarre nature of what I'd say is essential viewing for horror film fans.

Based in a carnival inhabited by ghouls, freaks and cannibals. A "normal" family moves to town and the question throughout is 'will they make it out in time?'

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Summary: Proto- Rob Zombie (At Best)
Review: Yeesh; I cannot believe I spent $20 on this DVD. When I initially read about MCOB, it sounded promising in a Something Weird Video kinda way; after all, I love myself some Blood Freak; The Sinful Dwarf; Satan's Children etc. With Herve Villechaize and thought to be lost for 30 years? Sign me up! But after watching it, I dunno why anybody particularly cares that it was lost. Doesn't make (much) sense, is lacking in plot, is lacking in gore (very important particularly if you've got the word BLOOD in the title no?!), Herve's in it for two minutes or something, has the very common 70s problem of bad lighting... Look people, not having a plot or a very poorly-organized one DOES NOT make a movie "surreal" or any other big college word like that. It just means it's not good, OK? The best I can say for this movie is that it has a very proto-House Of 1000 Corpses vibe to it and that Mr. Blood reminds me a bit of Bob Newhart and/ or Kelsey Grammar but that's about it.

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Summary: An Intriguing Tale of the Macabre
Review: You haven't seen anything quite like this before. Highly recommended for those who like their horror tinged with a little bit of camp. A product of the seventies, Malatesta's Carnival of Blood mixes trippy art direction and camera work with a truly ghoulish storyline. An odd assortment of spooky characters, including one played by Herve de Villechaize (of Fantasy Island fame), inhabits an old carnival with some dark secrets. The cinematography, obscure lighting, and an intense soundtrack contribute to the hypnotic, edgy feel of the movie. This is a real cult classic, weird, spooky and entertaining. As a plus, this DVD edition is very nicely designed and packaged, and features some amusingly grisly outtakes.