ridiculous rating

brilliant actors, brilliant editing

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

This is how to make a good drive in movie.It's a rendition of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game", only instead of a hunter being hunted, it's many other characters.In this version, the sadistic hunter has a system by which he is supplied with people to hunt. It was made in a day when such wackos were considered to be wackos. Today, he'd be cheered by the very IMDb nerds he would hunt.In good drive in style, we have four likable, even if clichéd, teenagers. Well, three are clichés-a nerd, a super jock, and a tough judo expert girl. The other girl is simply scared for most of the movie, which makes her rather three dimensional under the circumstances, and quite believable.It's done "camp drive in" style, and isn't as good as the Joel McCrea classic, but then the McCrea-Wray classic had one of the most charismatic actors in support, Robert Armstrong. Here, the doomed drunk of Armstrong is featured in another way. Nothing against the supporting cast, but Armstrong was a tough act to follow.Still, this is a very likable film. The supporting characters help a lot, but the sadistic hunter is a bit drab. He's played with the "subdued sadism" that was popular in the sixties and seventies, so it isn't "bad acting", just simply a concept of the era.Fun popcorn and soda film.

Not a terrific movie by any stretch, but not as bad as its rep, either.Instead of taking it seriously, watch it for what it is: a cheesy remake of "The Most Dangerous Game." Of course, it's not suspenseful--except as the runtime nears its end, with no obvious resolution in sight--but the story's been told so many times, how could it be? You might have a better time by focusing on its little quirks: why does the dangerous, experienced hunter go into a steamy jungle wearing a buttoned-up leather jacket and a black fedora? Why do the henchmen all dress exactly alike--horizontally striped shirts, dark pants and dark caps? (All they need are "clever" name tags to resemble the interchangeable thugs on the "Batman" TV show.) Finally, take pity on poor Pete. Quicksand around? Pete steps in it. A club-wielding looney? Pete gets clobbered. "Someone needs to scout around for the madman with a crossbow, while the rest of us stay safe. Pete, YOU do it." "Ummm...okay..." Poor guy.

A group of youngsters land on a beautiful, seemingly deserted island while taking a detour on their boating trip. After exploring the wooded island for a few hours they run into a seemingly sweet older man who convinces them to stay at his house since it is getting dark and there are a lot of scary animals roaming the woods at night. The group all agree but there's just something not right about this older man. It turns out he is a crazy millionaire who lets victims loose on the island while he hunts them down and kills them to keep as "trophies". Really not a bad story (although not original) but the execution really is a bit silly. The dialog really is bad especially at the beginning. Robert Reed plays one of the youngsters in an early role of his. It is somehow amusing to hear his voice once you know him as Mike Brady. Although most of the acting was plastic, I thought the part of the crazy millionaire played by Wilton Graff, was pretty decent in what is clearly a role best suited for Vincent Price. A few of the bit parts were well played too actually. This is a remake of "The most dangerous game" that falls short in many places but I really didn't feel bored with this 68 minute movie.

Taking its cues from the short story "The Most Dangerous Game", "Bloodlust" centers around a group of teenagers who land on a desolate island inhabited only by a mysterious, homicidal eccentric millionaire who likes to hunt and has surrounded himself with cronies. But wait. What's so weird about that? Oh, nothing, except that his species of choice is no other than...human beings. So of course, he gives the teenagers an inconsequential head start and then proceeds to attempt to hunt them down so he can add them to his 'collection'. Aside from the eccentric millionaire, the characters are relatively flat, static caricatures; you've got the pretty brunette, the take-charge Ken doll boyfriend, the archetypical nerd, and the smart blonde. One thing I did like about this movie is that, unlike most horror movies of the era, the women don't just sit there and scream for help, but actually are resourceful and intelligent enough to fight back at what is attacking them. Its one of the early "teen-scream" movies that were popularized through the early-mid 1960's--basically the slightly edgier equivalent of the Annette Funicello beach bunny movies. While most of the movies in the "teen-scream" subset of the horror genre are pretty lame, this one's actually alright. It lacks the cinematic brilliance of say, a Hitchcock film, but it was entertaining enough to be worthwhile.