Blood moon prophecy, a prophecy surrounding the tetrad of eclipses beginning april 2014. If jess francos name werent listed in the credits of this notorious german slasher film, you might be hard pressed at first to guess its director based on the evidence at hand. While it has no special astronomical significance, the view in the sky is striking as the usually whiteish moon becomes red or. The company has competed in the nashville 48 hour film festival for the past 4 years and has won best special makeup effects for 3 of those years. Like any other jesus franco feature, the enjoyment level of bloody moon will largely depend on the viewers fondness for the directors other works and tolerance for his particular brand of shoestring productions. Bloody moon was banned in several countries such as germany, but the english censors also gave the movie a hard time in the 80s it was banned for being a socalled video nasty. Severin films unleashes bloody birthday, the baby and. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Bloody moon is a quality release from severin for fans of horror and as one of the best jess franco films. Bloody moon is a 1981 slasher film directed by jesus franco and starring olivia pascal.
But its definitely wellmade rather than wellwritten or wellacted and basically achieves its goals. Mostly because he mixes up the genres in a way that is rarely done. Like those two, greed is the reasoning behind the growing body count, and bloody moon checks in as one of francos more. Rake slamed me against the bloody tree one last time until my body suddenly grew very limp and my teeth unlatched itself from the pinkish flesh. Local teens cruelly tease tara victoria sanchez, the intelligent but hairy wolf girl of harley dunes tim curry traveling freak show that has set up near a rural town. Miguel becomes obsessed with one of the girls at the school, and wants to resume. If only i wasnt bleeding so much, then i could finish off rake and take sally and charlie back home. The lack of substance at the end of the film was a little disheartening, but everything made up for this so it was something i could overlook in favour for all the gruesome good bits. Based on a novel by luke short, this western is about a scheming villain and a crooked indian agent who plot to make money off a local ranchers cattle and enlist the help of a friendwho turns. Banned in britain as a video nasty and barely shown in theaters anywhere, bloody moon would make a perfect companion film to other early 80s outrages like pieces or nightmare thanks to its unrelenting onslaught of. Bloody moon is not a movie which id call great, it is too shallow and. Six years after releasing bloody moon on dvd for the first time in north america, severin is providing a highdefinition upgrade on bluray. Melinda heads out on a first date with charming jonathan unaware that shell soon find herself in the cross hairs of a dangerous lunatic.
The best option for years was the scarce canadian vhs release from cic, which was intact and obviously squeezed rather than cropped to keep the entire image intact which. Bloody moon was released in west germany on march 27, 1981. Hunters moon, the first full moon after the harvest moon. Fans of stop motion animation will be excited to learn today that full moon features will be completing their famous lost. David allens the primevals to be completed by full moon. This movie was banned in the united kingdom in the early 1980s after it was. Decouvrez toutes les informations sur le film bloody moon, les. Institutionalized at a mental asylum, he is released five years later, into the care of his sister, manuela who, along with their wheelchair bound mother operates a boarding school for young women. I personally prefer 1987s faceless, 1970s count dracula, and 1973s the demons, over most of his other work. Set in spain, the film opens with scarred man named miguel attempting to rape and ultimately killing a woman at.
Blood on the moon is a 1948 rko blackandwhite psychological western directed by robert wise and starring robert mitchum, barbara bel geddes, and robert preston. Bloody moon was a workforhire production for jesus franco. He also had ample opportunity to make the film even more berserk, but the oddball touches including manuela exposing her breasts to the moon as a nightly ritual are chucked into the story. I have a question concerning the moon phase skills. Severin films have released this full uncut version of the film and the first thing you notice is the impressive picture quality. A stagecoach full of passengers and an enigmatic gunslinger find themselves up against two bloodthirsty outlaws on the run from a deadly bank robbery. But just when you thought youd seen it all, franco shocked the world by delivering surprising style. Watch blood moon 2015 full movie free online streaming. Jan 22, 2019 a blood moon happens when earths moon is in a total lunar eclipse. The films original trailer has also been included for fans to view.
Especially since spanish horror films often have a lot of style. The transfer has excellent picture detail with very little grain or print blemishes, and colors are very strong and vibrant. Refund receive your entire order amount minus nonrefundable convenience fees refunded back to your original method exclusions apply, click here for details. Bloody moon has a pretty respectable count on kills without too much dragging in between and on this point i would say as a slasher it works. When a city is corrupt with bloody wars every night through 12. Considered shocking at the time but not so much by todays standards. The film, starring robert mitchum, barbara bel geddes, and robert preston, has many film noir elements. Bloody birthday is also quite twisted, but its a slightly more standard tale of murderous children on the loose in a small town. As the bodycount genre stabbed its way into audiences hearts in the early 80s, eurotrash auteur jess franco sadomania, mansion of the living dead was asked to create his own saga of slaughtered schoolgirls complete with gratuitous nudity, graphic violence, and gory set pieces. Severin films presented bloody moon in an anamorphic transfer which preserves the films 1.
Bloody moon 1981 directed by jess franco on bluray from severin films dubbed in english. Xquic, a mythological mayan heroine sometimes glossed as blood moon or blood girlmaiden in english. Blood on the moon is a 1948 rko blackandwhite psychological western directed by robert wise, with cinematography by nicholas musuraca. Bloody moon films has also entered the video realm in 2007 and completed its first two music videos. Along with combined efforts and skills of chris rucker, and mark harrington. Bloody moon is not a movie which id call great, it is too shallow and obvious for that.
With olivia pascal, christoph moosbrugger, nadja gerganoff, jasmin losensky. Owing a bit to popular american efforts like halloween and friday the th, the film is also somewhat akin to the italian giallo genre, with similarities to mario bavas five dolls for an august moon and a bay of blood. When i killed the 7th apostle, the moon switched to phase 2, though the strange thing was, he did the moon phase skills every turn first he snorted a unit, then he nuked my team, afterwards my ejected unit came back and he used i guess the fullmoon skill. Dec 06, 2015 bloody moon is a quality release from severin for fans of horror and as one of the best jess franco films. Its a slasher film, and thats about all i remember. Bloody moon is far from the most disturbing european horror movie on the video nasty list but there is the ever present blatant disregard for things that you should and shouldnt do in mainstream horror with a number of scenes executed in a way that would still be unacceptable even now in a desensitized society subjected to a plethora of blood. When the bosss hp is below 90%, it will start summoning mobs. It was shot in california, and some of the more scenic shots at red rock crossing, sedona, arizona. Bloody moon is available in the uk on bluray from december 7th.
A blood moon happens when earths moon is in a total lunar eclipse. Full moon will finally be completing and releasing unfinished. Watch blood moon 2015 full movie free online streaming tubi. A stagecoach full of passengers and an enigmatic gunslinger are held hostage by two outlaws on the run from the law but events take an unexpected turn when the travelers are stalked by a mythical beast that only appears on the night of a blood red moon. As their worlds collide and the weary travelers attempt to escape, it becomes apparent that a bigger menace lurks outside on the plains.
Once again, the film is presented in its uncut form, and the transfer is magnificent in spite of a few obvious patches where the studio had to resort to using a different print. Blood moons biggest flaw was that it lacked any real plot line that could have surprised me or possibly made me want to discuss it with someone. Animals were harmedkilled in the making of these films. However while there has been some obvious attempt to americanise this film it plays out in parts more like an italian giallo, with tension building from using the killers point of view, and an unseen stalker. The story of the charles bandproduced scififantasy film the primevals dates all the way back to 1978, when director david allen began production on a project he had spent many years trying to. For fans who want to see it in its uncut form, this is the perfect chance to snap it up now on bluray. Bloody moon is the demented bastard offspring, from an unholy union between the american slasher and the italian giallo. A roller skatingsock hopdisco dance, plenty of outfits involving. Bloody moon is just that, and may just be one of francos best films. That being said theres a complete lack in spanish slasher films, which is kind of a shame. Nov 26, 2018 the story of the charles bandproduced scififantasy film the primevals dates all the way back to 1978, when director david allen began production on a project he had spent many years trying to. Intrigued by the sensational vhs artwork, id been dying to see bloody moon for some time. There is really no point in denying that this wellknown filmmaker of cult eurosleaze and exploitation cinema is an acquired taste. Miguel, a horribly disfigured young man, goes on a rampage at a masquerade party and rapes and then mutilates a girl.
Along with their invalid aunt and countess maria gonzales, his. An unhinged genre montage from the one time busiest man in spanish exploitation movies the redoubtable jesus franco. Bloody moon aka the bloody moon murders and the saw of death is a slasher movie from the year 1981. Bloody moon could have been a whole lot better, franco could have made a good thriller something which he proves in a couple of genuinely tense scenes. Franco has stated that rayo casablanca, who is credited as the screenwriter of the film was actually production manager erich tomek. A deserted mining town lit by the glow of a reddish full moon. The company has competed in the nashville 48 hour film festival for the past 4 years and has won best special makeup effects for. All refundsexchanges must be completed before posted showtimes. Bloody moon is worth seeing in its uncut form, especially for the spectacular power saw scene. Bloody moon is no exception, fans of franco are often divided as to whether the film is one of his best or one of his worst. Aug 06, 2018 the story of the charles bandproduced scififantasy film the primevals dates all the way back to 1978, when director david allen began production on a project he had spent many years trying to. The video history of bloody moon winds through a number of different international companies since the early 80s, and finding a decent, uncut copy has been nearly impossible. When his sentence is finished, he is released into the care of his sister, manuela.
Its a fairly typical franco film strange and disorganised with flashes of brilliance. Nov 23, 2016 when a city is corrupt with bloody wars every night through 12. Firmly entrenched in the styles and sounds of the eighties listen for the weird whoop whoop whoop sound effects that make up much of the score or note that at one point a character can be seen wearing a grace jones shirt bloody moon is a decent enough slasher film. Along with combined efforts and skills of chris rucker. The chances are it would feature nudity, be bloody and feel different from the rest of the films that were being churned out in the eighties.
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