Beverly powers blood island5/30/2023 ![]() You may also like our review of the film, The Mad Doctor of Blood Island. Overall, Brides of Blood (1968) is a testament of its time and shows the fact that women were treated as objects for pure exploitation.įor the foregoing reasons, Grave Reviews gives Brides of Blood (1968) one grave out of five graves.ĭo you agree with our review? Comment below. If you didn’t place these scenes in content, you would almost thing that the film was a comedy. For example, when the monster is approaching, the camera violently zoom in and out fast. What is unfortunate is the fact that the director did not take advantage of the beautiful scenery on the island. In addition, the progression of the film was dreary and the acting seemed emotionless. The monster and plot elements are dated, but they manage to work thanks to its seedier elements such as the fact that there are nude women tied to a wooden post. The plot itself was fairly straightforward revolving around the villagers and their traditions, but the monster, itself, clearly was an afterthought. The film was so poorly filmed that Brides of Blood will be a film that may not be so easy to forget. Other names that Brides of Blood may be referred as to is Brides of the Beast and Grave Desires. John Ashley starred in this film along with other actors and actresses but was a staple actor in the majority of the “Blood Island” films. The Grave Reviewīrides of Blood (1968) is a Filipino horror and is the first in the “Blood Island” series. In addition, there are few if any jump scares. The monster, itself, is not scary and in fact looks very comical. However, these scenes are generally shot at a distance. There are also multiple scenes concerning nude women which are being devoured by monsters. However, there are a few scenes where a pile of severed limbs are seen being buried in the jungle. ![]() Gore Factorīrides of Blood does not contain a lot of gore and blood in the film. But, when a woman is not sacrificed, the monster will attack the villagers. The three individuals discover that during the night, a young woman is sacrificed by tying her a post nude in order to satisfy a monster’s sexual desires where she is mutilated and killed. Paul Henderson (Kent Taylor) along with his wife (Beverly Hills) and Jim Farrell (John Ashley) arrive at the mysterious island but soon find out that there are strange rituals being conducted. Lynn, Irwin Pizorīeverly Hills (aka Beverly Powers) as Carla Hendersonīrides of Blood (1968) follows three Americans who travel by boat to a tropical island called “Blood Island”. Celeste and the Beast: An Interview with Celeste Yarnall.Reversible TOMB OF THE LIVING DEAD Coverīeast of Blood Special Features:.Bonus Disc: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD (in box set only).The Mad Doctor of Blood Island: Archival Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero.A Taste of Blood: Interview with Critic Mark Holcomb.Tombs of the Living Dead: Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author of “Immoral Tales”.Audio Commentary with Horror Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S.Mad Doctor of Blood Island Special Features: ![]() Reversible ISLAND OF LIVING HORROR Cover.Alternate BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND Title Sequence and JUNGLE FURY Title Card.Beverly Hills on Blood Island: Interview with Actress Beverly Powers a.k.a.Here Comes the Bride: Interview with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. ![]() Jungle Fury: Archival Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero.Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M.When the Bell Rings: Interview with Critic Mark Holcomb.Terror Creature: Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author of “Immoral Tales”.Dawn of Blood Island: Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero.Man Becomes Creature: Interview with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M.Elvis-squeeze-turned-minister Beverly Powers (KISSIN COUSINS, SPEEDWAY) star in this brutal. And for more than fifty years, these four monster shockers from Filipino directors Gerry de Leon and Eddie Romero have stunned drive-in, grindhouse and VHS audiences, became the foundation of infamous exploitation distributors Hemisphere Pictures and Independent-International, and remain among the most insane/esteemed classics in horror history. Severin Films is now proud to present The BLOOD ISLAND Trilogy and its celebrated prequel, all featuring uncut scans from recently discovered film elements and oozing with all-new Special Features! In this first unforgettable hit of the BLOOD ISLAND trilogy. They’ve been called “defiantly lurid” (), “delightfully depraved” () and “blood-soaked & naked broad-filled” (). ![]()
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