I don't know how, in my first year of film reviewing, I've managed to watch so many Crown International Films. Also, I don't know how these other reviewers can sleep at night, writing flat-out lies about these films...
Blood Mania, like most of these Crown Films, is a bad movie - both poorly cast and poorly written. Also, like most Crown Films, there is at least one stunningly beautiful woman getting naked. I understand that these films have a certain charm, but to award 'Blood Mania' (1970) an 8 star rating should earn you a canceled IMDB account and/or a trip to a cognitive therapist.
Peter Carpenter was a sad and nasty man - not the hero that some of these reviewers claim him to be. The worst (and saddest) gimmick in sexploitation films is the 'Writer/Lead Actor/Casting' roll that enables a middle-aged pervert to roll around on top of young starlets, under the false pretense that someone is trying to create art - or even a decent film. This film is so poorly made that most viewers probably didn't grasp the all of the ideas that Carpenter put in the script. But, he didn't mind, so long as he got to roll around on top of a couple of struggling actresses (and countless others throughout the casting process). Trash. Terrible camera angles, terrible post production editing, terrible final product.
So, if you like these movie, enjoy. But, know that you are watching a terrible film. And, please don't come to IMDB and try to rationalize your poor taste. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and tastes, but no one is entitled to spread falsehoods and lies to promote their own agenda. To give this movie an 8 star rating on IMDB means that you believe this movie to be, roughly, one of the top 250 films ever made (in the 'IMDB Top Rated Films List', the top 250 cuts off at 8.0). So, again, enjoy the movie, but don't be stupid.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria: Acting - 0.5/1; Casting - 0.5/1; Directing - 0.5/1; Story - 1/1; Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1;
Total Base Score = 3
Modifiers (+ or -): Standout Performances: +1 (Reagan Wilson - A beautiful woman who can act stands out among this cast of waitresses and used car salesmen.);
Distractingly Poor Editing: -1 (The audience needs more than half a second to grasp concepts like rape and incest. If you blinked while watching this film, you probably missed something.);
Total RealReview Rating: 2
Blood Mania, like most of these Crown Films, is a bad movie - both poorly cast and poorly written. Also, like most Crown Films, there is at least one stunningly beautiful woman getting naked. I understand that these films have a certain charm, but to award 'Blood Mania' (1970) an 8 star rating should earn you a canceled IMDB account and/or a trip to a cognitive therapist.
Peter Carpenter was a sad and nasty man - not the hero that some of these reviewers claim him to be. The worst (and saddest) gimmick in sexploitation films is the 'Writer/Lead Actor/Casting' roll that enables a middle-aged pervert to roll around on top of young starlets, under the false pretense that someone is trying to create art - or even a decent film. This film is so poorly made that most viewers probably didn't grasp the all of the ideas that Carpenter put in the script. But, he didn't mind, so long as he got to roll around on top of a couple of struggling actresses (and countless others throughout the casting process). Trash. Terrible camera angles, terrible post production editing, terrible final product.
So, if you like these movie, enjoy. But, know that you are watching a terrible film. And, please don't come to IMDB and try to rationalize your poor taste. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and tastes, but no one is entitled to spread falsehoods and lies to promote their own agenda. To give this movie an 8 star rating on IMDB means that you believe this movie to be, roughly, one of the top 250 films ever made (in the 'IMDB Top Rated Films List', the top 250 cuts off at 8.0). So, again, enjoy the movie, but don't be stupid.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria: Acting - 0.5/1; Casting - 0.5/1; Directing - 0.5/1; Story - 1/1; Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1;
Total Base Score = 3
Modifiers (+ or -): Standout Performances: +1 (Reagan Wilson - A beautiful woman who can act stands out among this cast of waitresses and used car salesmen.);
Distractingly Poor Editing: -1 (The audience needs more than half a second to grasp concepts like rape and incest. If you blinked while watching this film, you probably missed something.);
Total RealReview Rating: 2