I Drink Your Blood

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Summary: The Uncut Version rocks on DVD,TONS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
Review: I saw this movie on a double-bill drive-in with I EAT YOUR SKIN back in 1971 and for many years have sought out it's release. I found it on VHS quite a few years ago but it was a dissapointment not only in quality but in completeness. Boy, are we lucky. Thanks to Box Office Spectaculars/Fangora we have gotten a DVD release that is quite the find. As with DEADLY SPAWN it is loaded with extras and deserves your attention. In the deleted scenes is an alternate ending which I wish they would have included in the original theatrical release and I suggest going to it at the conclusion of viewing the movie for a more complete effect of the attitude intended.
There is also an easter egg in "bonuses". Click on the hatchet and you'll find a quickie that demonstrates the fun they've had in this release.
Also I found that selecting X-RATED THEATRICAL RELEASE or DIRECTOR'S CUT in "set up/feature options" makes absolutely no diference in what you will see. They appear to be the same.
You will find a very weird dance (way too long) by Bhaskar (the cult leader) by going to "bonuses" then "filmographies" then to Bhaskar and click three times to get to his dance.
Over all this DVD proves again that the big guys out there CAN give us great things if they care but isn't it sad that it only happens generally with these obscure releases. If you appreciate the off-the-wall movies that show off your collection you must add this.

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Summary: I Drink Your Blood
Review: What can be said about "I Drink Your Blood"? Well, for starters it's one of the most little known and under appreciated exploitation films ever made. It holds the distinction of being one of the first films to ever be given an "X" rating for violent content. Though this film is not quite as graphic as some bootleg video dealers would have you believe, it does have a decent amount of gore and disturbing content on hand. Unfortunatly this film suffered the same MPAA and theatre owner censorship/butchery as Wes Craven's "Last House On The Left", so the film ended up in about 20 different cuts. Until the release of this dvd the most complete version was a Japanese bootleg that would usually run you about $40, and the picture quality was unbearable. Fans of sick, 70's exploitation will be enthralled by this dvd, but for the squeamish and mainstream fans who cant get past the cheap effects and poor acting, I advise you to stear clear of this dvd. To sum this up: they sure dont make them like this anymore, so take advantage of this dvd while its available, or you'll be kicking yourself when you're missing out.

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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: Wow, where to start? Well first off I should say that I love the horror/zombie/gore stuff. Although this was totally exploited by Fangoria, this is still not a mainstreem movie, and those seem to be the better ones.
Anyway, this movie is really spectacular. One of the biggest problems I, and other fans, seem to have is that most horror movies don't keep us interested, until the last fifteen or twenty mins. But this is an exception. Although the whole movie is not one, big climax it still keeps your interest.
The movie is not as gory as a Lucio Fulci, or H.G. Gordon Lewis film, but it is still has more blood and guts than Friday the 13th or a thriller type of movie.
So basically a hippie cult stays in this tempoary ghost town, due to the construction of dam, and they end up teasing and terrorizing a small boy and his grandfather. To get revenge on them the kid goes out to the woods and kills a rabid dog. He just happens to work in the only bakery left in town, for the time being, so he infects some meat pies with the rabid blood from the dog. The hippie cult eats them, bcomes infected and basically go insane. Pretty original if you ask me.
So anyways, this movie is very well directed and pretty decently acted for a low budget. The main leader of the cult, Horris, probably gives the best performance out of all of them.
The movie has some pretty creepy shots, what with dead bodies, severed heads, blood, and of course the foaming of the mouth. It just has a generally eerie feel to it, as horror movies should. So I can definitly see why Fangoria picked this for a midnight classic. But don't be fooled by their website, you can get this DVD at other stores besides theirs.
So all in all this movie is terrific for the true horror fan. If you choose to pass on this one, well, your loss my friend.
Thanks for reading.