Bloody Murder

Rating:
Summary: Lacks Originality!!
Review: In so many words, "Bloody Murder" is Friday the 13th with a Scream twist.

Right from the beginning you can tell this movie is going to copy Friday the 13th, just look at the cover. Camp counselers are setting up camp while waiting for the children to arrive, however instead of Jason Voorhees doing the killing it's supposedly a man named Trevor Moorhouse. Bloody Murder pretty much steals everything from Friday the 13th, even the senile old man who warns the counselers that thy're all "DOOMED"
The only difference between this movie and Friday the 13th is the fact that we don't know who the killer really is and that is much like "Scream"

So, if you've seen a ton of horror movies like I have and you just need a fix maybe you'd consider renting it, however I wouldn't suggest buying this cheap carbon copy of other great horror movies.

Rating:
Summary: Lacks Originality!!
Review: In so many words, "Bloody Murder" is Friday the 13th with a Scream twist.

Right from the beginning you can tell this movie is going to copy Friday the 13th, just look at the cover. Camp counselers are setting up camp while waiting for the children to arrive, however instead of Jason Voorhees doing the killing it's supposedly a man named Trevor Moorhouse. Bloody Murder pretty much steals everything from Friday the 13th, even the senile old man who warns the counselers that thy're all "DOOMED"
The only difference between this movie and Friday the 13th is the fact that we don't know who the killer really is and that is much like "Scream"

So, if you've seen a ton of horror movies like I have and you just need a fix maybe you'd consider renting it, however I wouldn't suggest buying this cheap carbon copy of other great horror movies.

Rating:
Summary: A total bite!!!
Review: Jason Voorhees/Trevor Moorehouse... Hockey mask/Hockey mask ...Chainsaw (machete, axe, tent spike, flare, cleaver, pitchfork... barehands!!!)/Chainsaw... Campside murderer/CampsideFAKER!!! Am I the only person in America that realizes a total bite off of Jason?! I remember Trevor... Jason destroyed him in kindergarten!!! Bad effects, poor acting, ...Austin Power's teeth are scarier (and more trend setting!) Don't waste your time! If you need a lesser example to feel better about liking this movie... checc out "bloody murder2" ...

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Summary: Good Friday the 13th pt.5 release, oh...it wasn't?
Review: Ladies and Gentlemen, Yall don't know me, and I'm sure you all could care less what I have to say, but I have to get it off of my chest before I burst. This movie has reached the lowest of lows. You all have your own opinions about this No-budg......I mean Low-budget movie, but lets face the facts...if none of the Friday the 13th movies were never in existance, this would have never been a movie. Or maybe it would have been only instead of a hockey mask wearing, chainsaw wailing poser named Trevor Moorehouse, there would be a Nightmare demon named Teddy Lugar or anything else that ryhmes with Freddy Krugar. Anyway, to all of you none beleivers out there, rent it and see for yourself. As for me, i'll stick to the Friday the 13th movies, at least they were original.

That Drew chick was pretty hot though(I would, Definitly.) She got this rating one of the stars. The other star came from the tremendous acting efforts of Henry! The loveable old Hermit who lives in the woods.......NOT! Drew got both of the stars for the movie (I'm not lying, I WOULD!!) ....Peace I'm out of here!

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Summary: Well crafted teen horror movie!
Review: Like the game whose name it borrows in the title, there is more to "Bloody Murder" than what meets the eye. The characters are three dimensional cut outs of clever, Kevin Williamsonesque two dimensional puppets. Are they saying the lines because they feel them or saying the lines because they want to hear themselves say the lines? From the self-referential characteristic of the killer's name (Trevor Moorehouse) to the juxtoposition of late 1990's icons with the slasher motifs of a generation back, the story challenges you to question the very reason we turn to the movies to experience fright. Are we using scary movies to satisfy a fear impulse or do we watch scary movies to subconsciously validate our inner aggression? That said, I didn't know who the killer was (which was a good thing) and there wasn't enough nudity in it (which was a bad thing). The lack of gore didn't bother me like these other guys.

Rating:
Summary: Better than I expected
Review: Ok, when i saw this at the movie store, i thought this had to be the stupidest movie ever. It looked like Jason Voorhees and i thought it was gonna be a rip-off peice of junk. I didnt rent it..but i came back the next day and i did. Let me tell you, it was alot better than i expected, but folks, The whole chainsaw thing is just there to make you rent it practically. He uses his chainsaw twice in the whole movie, and in the beginning the chainsaw wasnt even on and you heard the chainsaw noises, it was pretty bad. I didnt know if i could finish this movie from the way it started but i gave it a chance. After a little while i was acutally entertained and i was enjoying the movie. Its a good LOW budget film, with a few scares, but dont expect much from it. They dont barely show any gore or nothing. But this movie did keep me guessing on who the killer was. All in all i enjoyed this movie, and i think you should rent it first before you buy it! Im still deciding if i want to add this to my collection, but give it a try! you might like it!

Rating:
Summary: A hockey mask, a chainsaw, and a jumpsuit....hmmm.....
Review: Okay, this movie mainly gets three stars because it's got some hot chicks. And it's got a really bad nod to Jason Vorhees, Leatherface, and Michael Myers. All I can say is where was the razor-fingered glove? The killer is about as scarce as a four-leaf clover. Teens are dying at a summer camp (sound familiar) and no, it's not Madman Marz this time. But, nubile girls running along jogging courses and nonexistent suspense are enough to take you through to the end. Would I recommend it? Probably. But then again, I'm a sucker for summer camps, chicks, and maladjusted killers.

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Summary: Oh, The Humanity!
Review: Ripping off a popular film is nothing new. Hollywood does it all the time in any genre where a popular film draws an audience. What I do not understand are films like "Bloody Murder." Why does a slasher flick plagiarizing "Friday the 13th" arrive on the scene twenty years after Jason Voorhees made his entrance into the popular consciousness of the movie going public? Even worse, why does it look like this car wreck? What motivated a group of people to sit around and come up with what is arguably one of the lamest horror films in cinematic history? You certainly will not get any answers from director Ralph Portillo, who had the gall to do a commentary track for this ridiculous film about a group of young airheads working at a summer camp. "Bloody Murder" is a bloody mess of a movie that serves only to severely alienate horror fans.

The basic plot, and it is basic because no one associated with this crime possesses the ability to create anything decent, involves Camp Placid Pines. Apparently, this summer camp suffered a series of grisly murders many years ago at the hands of one Trevor Morehouse, a rather lonely chap who runs around the woods in a mask while wielding a chainsaw or any other sharp object he gets his grubby hands on. The introductory scene shows Morehouse in action as he chases a guy through the woods with a chainsaw that, although it makes the sound of an operating chainsaw, has blades that do not move. Flash forward a few years to the present, when Camp Placid Pines brings in a new batch of wannabe counselors with the intention of setting up camp activities before the kiddies arrive. The co-ed group includes the star of our movie, Julie, played with mind numbing banality by Jessica Moore. "Bloody Murder" is Julie's movie, as she stumbles around camp engaging in painfully trite dialogue with the other counselors. Julie even makes a new friend in the character of Drew, a young lady who learned to paint her toenails in India, makes cheesy collages for Julie, and smokes "Guam cigarettes," a polite term for you know what.

When Julie finishes socializing, she spends her time e-mailing her father about the increasingly bizarre disappearances at the camp. We know she does this because the director shows Julie checking her e-mail at least five times. As if that is not bad enough, a voiceover reads the e-mails for the benefit of the viewer. The unnecessary voiceovers are extremely lame, and served only to raise my blood pressure to undreamt of heights. The messages from her father and an amazingly easy bit of research on a search engine starts to put some pieces together about who might be responsible for the disappearances. It is probably not Trevor Morehouse, since he is merely a local legend (or so they say), but someone Julie's father knew when he worked at the camp as a kid. At least I think that is what happened; I am not sure because there were too many characters in the movie that received little character development, and the twists and turns in the plot confused me. O.k., I did not care what happened after the first thirty minutes, so that had something to do with it, too. People disappear, some turn up dead, killer unmasked. End of story.

In what is surely a cinematic triumph of epic proportions, the producers of "Bloody Murder" hired a group of actors who could not thespianize their way out of a paper bag. The world of industrial training films is poorer today because their best talent now thinks they have a real career in Hollywood. Who are the worst offenders in this film? It is difficult to say, although I think Julie and Drew ought to win a prize for "most annoying people" on the planet. Julie's entire performance is the equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard. None of the other cast members are substantively better. Special mention goes to the actor who plays Patrick, the camp supervisor. During one scene in the film, the script calls for this guy to run through the woods. I have never, in all my years, seen someone put so much energy into running. This scene provides the only good laugh you will probably get from "Bloody Murder." Be sure and look for Henry, an old coot who spouts cryptic clues about the proceedings and then wanders off. His character is such a rip off of the "Crazy Ralph" character in "Friday the 13th" that someone ought to be brought up on charges.

There are literally tons of problems with this movie, but the biggest one concerns its 'R' rating. How this movie acquired an 'R' is beyond my faculties of comprehension. It definitely has nothing to do with blood because there is hardly any gore in "Bloody Murder" to speak of. Oh, there are a few scenes with a smattering of blood, but overall this is the most bloodless slasher film ever made. In fact, if Fischer-Price ever decided to get into the movie making business, this is the type of horror film they would release. Even the obligatory romp in the woods between a male and female counselor is downright prudish. When Julie climbs into the shower, you see bare calves and wet hair and that is it. I don't remember a lot of rough language, either. A 'PG-13' rating would probably be more appropriate for this movie. I have heard that the sequel dips into the gore trough quite a bit, so there is some hope that this franchise (goodness, is this going to be a franchise? I hope not) will ultimately deliver something in the way of entertainment.

Rating:
Summary: ready or not, here he comes! where?
Review: there i am at the video store....lamenting the fact that they dont make good old slasher films anymore, i see this on the shelf. My heart skips a beat! I mean, look at the cover man. "Ready or Not, Here he comes" it says. The 'he' in question is right there with a hockey mask and a chainsaw. Yes! Well i figured i'd see what he could do.
Not a whole hell of a lot! For heaven's sake, i've seen more slashings in my kitchen while i'm cutting vegetables! More blood too! This is almost worth a rental to teach a lesson..don't judge a slasher by its cover.

Rating:
Summary: I LOVED IT!!!
Review: This movie is absolutly one of the funniest horror movies ever! Okay so I jumped in two parts, but I haven't had this much fun in a movie since The Evil Dead II! This is great, and yes it does rip-off Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but still this movie is enjoyable, and I don't see why these "die-hard" horror fans don't like it. Come on loosen up, these people know they are in a bad film, so they don't dry to take it seriously. 5 STARS Definately!!!