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Topic	All-Purpose Horror Topic #3: It's Exactly What You Think It Is!
Snake5555555555 03/30/17 4:06:33 AM #433:	Blood Bath Release: March 2, 1966 Directed by: Jack Hill, Stephanie Rothman Starring: William Campbell, Marissa Mathes, Lori Saunders, Sandra Knight, Karl Schanzer Length: 69 mins. Type: Vampire Blood Bath is an interesting horror film in both execution and production. At a brisk-feeling 69 minutes, Blood Bath throttles through its story and concepts at a break neck pace, rarely devoting time to character growth or much scene development while it cycles genres. Blood Bath was famously pieced together from another film entitled Operation: Titian, produced by famed B-movie maestro Roger Corman, along with spliced in scenes directed by Jack Hill and later Stephanie Rothman. What was created is a mis-mash of vampiric horror, sneaky, detective-style noir, and some light comedy that comes from some wannabe post-modern artists. Yet, there's some stuff about Blood Bath that makes it a compelling watch. Campbell does some good stuff with the script and his portrayal of a vampire is different from the usual Dracula-style mythos, playing it more in a psychologically damaged fashion. Gripping lines about the beauty of darkness and death are delivered solidly by Marissa's character Daisy, which segue into a monologue from Campbell's character Sordi, an artist noted for his dark and violent paintings. The architecture and lighting make the film really pleasant to look at; Sordi's belltower home in particular is creepy and loaded with all sorts of macabre details like spider-webs and molded sculptures. Still, while the beginning is loaded with fun shock, suspense, and death, the middle becomes somewhat of a slog as it shifts it gears to a noir detective story that feels like a completely different film. Sandra Knight's Donna follows Sordi looking for the whereabouts of her sister, and it definitely feels like something out of a spy film. Luckily, it finishes strong with a wax-museum inspired ending that had me smiling from ear to ear with how surprisingly creepy it was! Blood Bath may not be an essential horror classic but at just over an hour's watch I don't think you can go wrong. Sid Haig has an appearance here in one of his earliest films and the history of the film is interesting enough when you read into it! The messiness of the production may turn you off, but there's some solid creepiness to be had if you let it. Rating: 5.5/10 --- The one who will lead us to paradise with blood-stained hands http://tinyurl.com/jqx883t - http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:876155380] in All-Purpos... [t:73688492]...</cite> <quote>Blood Bath Release: March 2, 1966 Directed by: Jack Hill, Stephanie Rothman Starring: William Campbell, Marissa Mathes, Lori Saunders, Sandra Knight, Karl Schanzer Length: 69 mins. Type: Vampire Blood Bath is an interesting horror film in both execution and production. At a brisk-feeling 69 minutes, Blood Bath throttles through its story and concepts at a break neck pace, rarely devoting time to character growth or much scene development while it cycles genres. Blood Bath was famously pieced together from another film entitled Operation: Titian, produced by famed B-movie maestro Roger Corman, along with spliced in scenes directed by Jack Hill and later Stephanie Rothman. What was created is a mis-mash of vampiric horror, sneaky, detective-style noir, and some light comedy that comes from some wannabe post-modern artists. Yet, there's some stuff about Blood Bath that makes it a compelling watch. Campbell does some good stuff with the script and his portrayal of a vampire is different from the usual Dracula-style mythos, playing it more in a psychologically damaged fashion. Gripping lines about the beauty of darkness and death are delivered solidly by Marissa's character Daisy, which segue into a monologue from Campbell's character Sordi, an artist noted for his dark and violent paintings. The architecture and lighting make the film really pleasant to look at; Sordi's belltower home in particular is creepy and loaded with all sorts of macabre details like spider-webs and molded sculptures. Still, while the beginning is loaded with fun shock, suspense, and death, the middle becomes somewhat of a slog as it shifts it gears to a noir detective story that feels like a completely different film. Sandra Knight's Donna follows Sordi looking for the whereabouts of her sister, and it definitely feels like something out of a spy film. Luckily, it finishes strong with a wax-museum inspired ending that had me smiling from ear to ear with how surprisingly creepy it was! Blood Bath may not be an essential horror classic but at just over an hour's watch I don't think you can go wrong. Sid Haig has an appearance here in one of his earliest films and the history of the film is interesting enough when you read into it! The messiness of the production may turn you off, but there's some solid creepiness to be had if you let it. Rating: 5.5/10 --- The one who will lead us to paradise with blood-stained hands http://tinyurl.com/jqx883t - http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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