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Leeches

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent widescreen transfer
Review: This is a nice addition to director David DeCoteau's collection of homoerotic horror films. It sports a much better DVD transfer than the films in his Brotherhood series. Nice and sharp, no obvious artifacts. Its widescreen letterbox.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Campy hunky boyz in speedos!
Review: This is definitely a B-movie, so don't expect great acting or special effects, but boy, does it have hunky guys showing off their glistening bodies as much as possible. Imagine a movie starring a bunch of Abercrombie & Fitch models... and imagine acting along the caliber of said models. The only thing that really bothered me was the ridiculous and annoying "special effect" used whenever the leeches attacked someone. But, now that it is available at a really low price, it's even more worth it if you like campy, brainless fun. This is one of those flix that you would rate "1 star" if your reference point is a normal Hollywood blockbuster, but for the genre that it is, this is definitely a great addition.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Creepy Crawly Fun
Review: This is latest film from DavidDeCotau- the director of "The Brotherhood" and "Voodo Academy". The story cocerns a college swim team who is using steroids to improve their performance and end creating monster size leeches. The movie is an old fashion creature feauture but in the DeCoatau tradition feautures a cast of cute young men. The leeches attack are effectibly gruesome- so if you have a taste for speedo clad lads and monsters- this is for you.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Disappointed
Review: This movie needs a serious steroid boost on creativity, believability, and budget. AND can we say... just squish the leeches already. Not worth your time.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Funniest Z-Movie I Have Seen Yet
Review: This movie was a riot! I mean, it's pure crap, but you all know that. Just look at the Rapid Heart label. It should tell you two expect three things. 1) Predictible and yet Servicable Plot 2) Not So Great Special Effects and 3) Lots of Young Guys in Their Undies/Speedios/anything tight fitting. So if those three don't scare you away, than get this movie. I never stopped laughing the entire time. It's just so bad its good. It has a decent soundtrack, decenct cast (talent wise) and amazing cast (looks wise). Plus the leaches look pretty cool for being nothing more than hand puppets. Pick it up!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Funniest Z-Movie I Have Seen Yet
Review: This movie was a riot! I mean, it's pure crap, but you all know that. Just look at the Rapid Heart label. It should tell you two expect three things. 1) Predictible and yet Servicable Plot 2) Not So Great Special Effects and 3) Lots of Young Guys in Their Undies/Speedios/anything tight fitting. So if those three don't scare you away, than get this movie. I never stopped laughing the entire time. It's just so bad its good. It has a decent soundtrack, decenct cast (talent wise) and amazing cast (looks wise). Plus the leaches look pretty cool for being nothing more than hand puppets. Pick it up!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Four stars....for all the wrong (or maybe right) reasons
Review: This movie, which according to the director on the DvD's commentary was shot in a scant 6 days...and I believe it.

Dedicated to Doris Wishman, the purveyor of such dubious masterpieces as "Deadly Weapons", "Satan Was a Lady", "Double Agent 73", "A Night to Dismember" among others, this film certainly live up these standards, however low.

Basically some leeches (intentionally) mutated by steroids are stalking a college located conveniently next to the swamp where the leeches lived. Its choice victims are the hot looking cast, male and female.

And this is where this movie deviates from the usual cheapo screamathons. Instead of screaming half naked nubile female victims, this movie boasted tons of half naked guys in speedos and underwear The director almost lovingly inserted lingering (and close up) shots of members of the hunky male cast taking showers (and caressing themselves),lying on beds and other suggestive poses. I was surprised that two of the guys didn't start kissing right there and then.

In the end, Leeches is standard fare in the world of horror movies, the effects are barely adequate. The attack scenes laughable..mainly of the victim holding onto the green rubbery leech, screaming his or her brains out...while trying to maintain a straight face.

It notched four stars from me for the scenes of the guys alone! For so long horror movies objectifies only women, it is time we look at the guys close up for once!
Thus two stars for the overall plot, and two more stars for the beefcake factor.


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