Optimum

Once you get past the 'this film helped build the slasher genre' history lesson, there really isn't that much memorable stuff left. A few kills are gory or amusing, but the overarching plot about greedy people trying to get their hands on some prime real estate is pretty damn dull. However, the completely out-of-nowhere ending had me laughing like an idiot. What a delightfully moronic way to end a movie.

74.125

A slasher film before slasher films came into vogue. Perhaps I should like it better, but the thing I remember best is the chick with the absolutely tiny miniskirt

Superb horrorfest!

Sick, low-budget, and awfully confusing - still, plenty of imagination and twisted intensity, not to mention the creative handling of the budget problems, makes this a very interesting and entertaining horror film.

The granddaddy of slasher films, along with Black Christmas, this Bava flick doesn't just rely on the Reagan-era, old testament punishment for decadence, but is set in a world where everyone seems to be rotten to the core. In other words, there are no rules, as laid out in Scream. Here, humans by their very nature are scheming, vicious cunts whos' sole purpose is to scream and squirm before they die. A thing of rare beauty, Bay of Blood is unbridled nihilism and Bava's true masterpiece.

A little bit too plot-heavy, but boy is it deliciously violent. Without Bay of Blood (Or Twitch of the Death Nerve, which I prefer to call it) there would be no "dead teenagers at the lake" slasher movies.

The FT13 influence is obvious and amply stated, but for better or worse, this movie's deliriously stupid plot and endless litany of gore-soaked set pieces is probably responsible for much of Fulci's oeuvre. And even though its historical importance far outstrips its entertainment value, it's still a reasonably fun watch.

the concept is badly portrayed and characters are about as deep as a beach boys song; plot is only vaguely present and mostly ignored for shock striving death sequences--many of which arent even shown on screen. i cant complain too much since this is years before the rise of the slasher, and bava can work a camera in an appealing way. not to mention the few death sequences actually shown were rather cool.

Considered one of the earliest slasher flicks, it also has the major flaw that most slashers share: when people aren't getting killed or being chased, it's dreadfully boring. It does have a plot, but it's a tedious web of greed, murder and real estate involving characters we don't really care about. But the kills come often so it doesn't completely sink the film. There's a few excellent moments in the camerawork and the editing, and a very good score. But in general I wasn't all that thrilled.

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