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It may not be great but, it's got John Saxon in it, it's got a bit of blood and hell, it's not any worse than all the rest of the flicks that had Blood in the title from this period. And it must have been at least a pain in the ass to do those "sinking in the sand" effects!

Maybe if they release this thing on DVD (why are most of the Vestron flicks still not out?), may be then it'll get at least the same attention and cult like favor that My Bloody Valentine and other such crap gets.

All in all, a drive-in classic. After all that's what it was made for!

See it and judge for yourself!

This one had been on my wish-list ever since I saw a few fragments of it when I was a little kid. But being a sober guy, I wasn't expecting much of it. And that was a good thing . Basically where "Jaws" made the water an unsafe place, "Blood Beach" tries to do this for the beach. But "Blood Beach" is very much inferior to Spielberg's classic. Mainly because "Blood Beach" is rather slow and boring. "Jaws", at times, also wasn't all that about action & horror, more about the characters really, but it had a fine plot structure, good dialogues and decent acting to keep things going. But I shall not just dismiss "Blood Beach" as a bad B-monster movie (though it certainly isn't a good one). The main attraction amongst the cast is John Saxon, who is the best actor of the lot, injects a nice amount of sarcasm in his role and simply has the best lines of the movie. Then there's Burt Young, who's just great as Sergeant Royko, bragging about Chicago all the time, eating various sort of junk-food in almost every scene and referring to someone's brain as "vegetable soup". The music was pretty memorable too, with a dark cello theme and some jazzy saxophones. And the beach-monster was just too weird. It looked like a giant, dusty, plastic flower. But unfortunately it's only shown in a few shots when it emerges from the sand near the end. The shots over the end credits leave room for a sequel ("Blood Beach 2: The Offspring", would have been a very appropriate title, I believe), but that never happened. "Blood Beach" could have been a cult classic, but unfortunately the movie feels just a bit too mainstream (and too uneventful also) for it to be one.

This movie has an interesting story and you're not likely to predict what it is that is taking the lives of the characters in the film. The story takes place on a beach and when people begin to disappear it haves you wondering what it is. It will, however, keep you interested and the ending is not half bad either. To say that this is the best SCARY movie would be incorrect, however to say that it is the most unique is quite true. I really enjoyed this movie and I can honestly say that it had it's own unique style. See it if you haven't and if you can find it. It is a rare one and they don't make horror films like this anymore!!! This was a suspenseful film that caught me off guard on a few occasions and I hope I never have to experience that kind of terror. Released in 1980 to movie theatres and to video in 1982, this movie had a strange story, but a good story as well!!!

Yeah, this is pretty bad. None of the characters here are interesting or engaging. Horror icon John Saxon gives off a great performance (as expected) but it's nowhere near enough to carry the rest of the film.

The problem with an idea like this is that, if none of your characters are engaging, then you're pretty much guaranteed to be making a dud because once you've seen the first kill, you've basically seen them all. You can almost feel the screenwriter wondering if they should keep writing this thing around the halfway point or scrap it and move onto something else with a more broad-canvas possibility. The fact that said screenwriter decided he'd go as far as to direct this thing is surprising and a little gutsy.

I do love movies that are set on a beach, so I'll give this a generous 5/10 and say it's, at the very least, watchable for fans of Z-grade horror. A little pulpy cheese thrown into the mix could've done wonders for this flick. That, or they could've cut back on some of the swearing and tried the TV movie route. Either way, this flick took itself way too seriously and, as a result, it turned out to be pretty damn boring.

This was a multi-task watch for me. If I'd sat down and given this film my full, unbridled attention, I'd imagine I would've rated it much lower, generosity be damned.

What a great poster, though. I'm considering buying a print of it. It's a shame the film couldn't match its intensity.

'Blood Beach' is a fairly typical example of a B-grade horror film. The acting is just competent enough to keep the plot going, but no-one would scratch their heads wondering why these artistes aren't better known. There's the stoic male lead doing his best to look moody despite the early 80s low lighting. There's the predictable love interest, the sceptic, the comic relief, and the wise all-knowing scientist who no-one listens to. All the boxes have been checked here. The plot is straightforward and threadbare, and the budget would be equal to what Spielberg spends on a typical lunch.

However, I really enjoyed this thing as a kid, and watching it again recently reminded me why. For one thing, the film-makers know their financial limits, and the menace threatening the sleepy Southern Californian beach is wisely kept out of sight until the very end, and even then, you don't get a truly good look at it. This is a wise approach even when you do have money to play with, as it builds suspense, and avoids disappointment. Additionally, 'Blood Beach' is mostly filmed on-location, so there are few desperately cheap-looking sets. Finally, the film ends the way all good horror films do, though I just wish it hadn't been made so obvious earlier on.

I think the main reason 'Blood Beach' gets a low score is probably that it gets a little slow in places. This isn't helped by the two-dimensional characterisation, that if developed in a better script, could probably have alleviated the problem.

Nonetheless, it has its redeeming features as mentioned, and it's a good bit of late-night disposable viewing if you like horror and there's nothing better on.

Blood Beach rocks, it has everything a Saturday night movies needs from a giant phallic monster to a scene where every few moments the mic drops into shot. A popcorn monster flick giving a unique angle on the Jaws theme. Some good gore FX and a good few jumpy moments elevate this one above the usual rubber monster crowd and the sand FX are actually deeply scary.

I have been keeping an eye out for this one for a while but have as yet not found a copy. It could keep you away from the seaside forever, Jaws will keep you out of the water but Blood Beach will put you back in the car and send you home.

Sure, BLOOD BEACH sounded like a cool title to sell some tickets, but what are you expecting? It's more of a joke to consider this a horror movie because there is meaninglessness to why people sink in the sand. Is this my imagination or is it the film's fault? The true effects of horrifying chills and shivers are absent, making this cheesy beyond belief. Interesting about this one is the mystery behind what lies underneath the sandy beach, and until you finally discover WHAT the thing really is, you may be asking to yourself, "WHAT IS THAT THING CALLED?". Bloody scenes are fairly gruesome, but there's too little of them. Noteworthy is Jerry Gross, who distributed B-movie films, including the gross-out X-rated horror flick I DRINK YOUR BLOOD. Maybe things aren't so bloody here after all. Blecchh!!!

After several people mysteriously vanish from a South Californian beach, authorities begin the search for whoever or whatever is responsible. Believing some kind of ravenous subterranean creature to be the cause of the disappearances, harbour patrolman Harry (David Huffman) and ex-girlfriend Catherine (Marianna Hill) begin looking for the beast's lair.

The cleverest thing about this predictable early 80s monster movie is surely it's amusing, Jaws-inspired tag-line 'Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water - you can't get to it.'; but even though Blood Beach displays very little else in the way of originality, rarely rising above routine B-movie fodder, there's just about enough fun to be had with it to still make it worth your while.

Huffman and Hill are forgettably bland, but the presence of seasoned character actors John Saxon and Burt Young more than compensate for the lacklustre leads, both guys giving enjoyable performances, Young as an uncouth copper from Chicago with zero tact, and Saxon as his tough but fair superior. Also worthy of mention is the lovely Lena Pousette, who shines as Marie, Harry's sexy blond air-hostess 'friend with benefits'.

The film also features several well executed deaths scenes, victims swallowed up by the sand in convincing fashion, and there's some fun to be had with the gore, including a would-be rapist having his junk chewed off by the monster and a cascade of dismembered body parts tumbling onto the unfortunate Catherine. Blood Beach's jump scares are about as clichéd as they can get (eg. a screeching cat leaping into frame) but they are still effective. Sadly, the monster is only revealed in the film's closing moments, and isn't all that impressive, looking like a giant papier-mâché plant (quite how that thing burrows underground, I'll never know!).

In an ending typical of 70s/80s monster movies, the creature is blown to pieces, but as the closing credits roll, new activity under the sand suggests that the horror isn't over yet (although a sequel has yet to surface).

5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.

Blood Beach certainly isn't a good film, but it stands for nicely cheap and cheesy horror fun. It's an early 80's horror flick, so you pretty much know what to expect. A plot line that somewhat rips off an earlier made classic horror movie (in this case: Jaws), lots of screaming girls, tension few to none and bad-taste jokes. Blood Beach is about a little seaside town that lives of its tourism. All of a sudden, something evil seems to lurk in the sand…attacking people and sucking them into the sand, not to be found back. So, like it was the case in `Jaws', the tourists stay away and the local police department is under a lot of pressure to catch whatever horror lives underneath the sand. Blood Beach isn't that gory, actually. Since most victims are just sucked into the sand, no bloody messes overwhelm this film. The good old clichés are present as well, like for example the bizarre and lonely ladyfreak of the town… Or the return of a long-lost lover! The music is okay, but a bit too obviously influenced by Jaws and the film has got a very atmospheric open ending. I've got to admit that! The acting goes from bad to atrocious, but there's one exception! John Saxon…this amazingly cool dude stars as the stressed police captain who motivates his men with a great dose of sarcasm and charisma. John Saxon is a great actor and it's always nice to see him show up in little horror fun stuff, like this Blood Beach! Check it out when you have the chance! There are worse things to waste your life on, for sure

This movie has an interesting story and you're not likely to predict what it is that is taking the lives of the characters in the film. The story takes place on a beach and when people begin to disappear it haves you wondering what it is. It will, however, keep you interested and the ending is not half bad either. To say that this is the best SCARY movie would be incorrect, however to say that it is the most unique is quite true. I really enjoyed this movie and I can honestly say that it had it's own unique style. See it if you haven't and if you can find it. It is a rare one and they don't make horror films like this anymore!!! This was a suspenseful film that caught me off guard on a few occasions and I hope I never have to experience that kind of terror. Released in 1980 to movie theatres and to video in 1982, this movie had a strange story, but a good story as well!!!

Generally speaking I wouldn't call this horror, it has a monster you barely see. You actually get a better look at the boom mic. There is a angry police captain (John Saxon) who does a pretty decent job at drumming up the only drama in the entire movie. The premise is the usual one. Someone outside of the police starts working out what it is because the cops aren't the monster squad.

The music isn't bad, very daytime tv 70's canned music typical for its time and budget. I needed to speed it up a bit as the complete lack of a sub plot or anything past them main made most of the mid section of the movie very hard to remain engaged with.

Stumbling upon director Jeffrey Bloom's 1980 movie "Blood Beach" here in 2025 and never having heard about it, of course I needed no persuasion to check it out. With it being a horror movie, of sorts, that I hadn't already seen, nor actually ever heard about, and given my love of all things horror, then watching it was a given.

After having read the movie's synopsis, I must admit that, despite the movie being from 1980, then I had some expectations to writers Jeffrey Bloom and Steven Nalevansky. The synopsis definitely sounded interesting and like it would be an enjoyable movie. And the movie's cover certainly helped win me over as well, as it was a simplistic, but rather alluring cover. I liked that.

Writers Jeffrey Bloom and Steven Nalevansky put together a fair enough script and storyline. It was a fair enough horror movie, if you enjoy the kind of horror movies that leaves the audience with a lot of filling in the blanks and actually showing the audience very little.

The small black cat that jumped through the window and sounding like a big predatory cat, say like a panther, now that was just impressive for a small house cat. But it proves to keep striving for your dreams, I suppose.

The action performances in "Blood Beach" were good. There were a couple of familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of John Saxon and Burt Young.

The effects in the movie are rather simplistic, and are certainly showing signs of not having aged particularly well.

While "Blood Beach" was watchable and entertaining enough for what it was, then it is hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing. And it definitely is not a horror classic.

My rating of director Jeffrey Bloom's 1980 movie "Blood Beach" lands on a four out of ten stars.

At a southern California beach, Harbor Patrol officer Harry Caulder (David Huffman) witnesses the disappearance of Ruth Hutton (Harriet Medin), a friend and mother of a woman he loved Catherine Hutton (Marianna Hill) who returns once she hears the news. As Sgt. Royko (Burt Youngyko) and Lt. Piantadosi "Piano" (Otis Young) investigate Ruth's disappearance as well as several others on the same stretch of beach, it becomes clear something unheard of is behind these disappearances.

Blood Beach is a 1981 horror film directed and written by Jeffrey Bloom. Made in 1979 and based off an idea of Bloom's and producer Steven Nalevansky, Blood Beach was one of a number of independent horror releases that tried to ape the success of Jaws often prioritizing quickness and cheapness over quality. While critical reception was negative (as expected), the film was a decent financial success earning an estimated $6.5 million over its theatrical run. With a movie like this you don't expect anything too ambitious, just something schlocky with some exploitative elements. Unfortunately Blood Beach commits the greatest sin a movie like this can, being boring.

While actors such as John Saxon, Burt Young, and Otis Young bring some life and punch to their mostly underwritten roles (making them the best parts of the movie), the actual leads of David Huffman and Marianna Hill as Harry and Catherine respectively are so bland and so uninteresting that they serve only as a lead weight on the film making an already tedious slog even more so. But even if we're to forgive the characterization and remember this is a movie about a monster in beach sands, the actual creature feature stuff isn't that great either. Aside from a scene where a would be rapist gets his appendage eaten by the creature or the design of the creature itself, most of the kills in this movie are completely off camera with mostly scenes of people slowly sinking into the sand. For a movie called "Blood Beach" it's got a surprising lack of blood and I think Jaws despite being PG was bloodier.

Blood Beach is just a waste of time. It's not scary, not interesting, and not exploitative enough to provide much entertainment value even of the riffing kind. If you want to see a Jaws cash-in that's actually fun, stick with either Alligator or Piranha from around the same time.

Typically it's the ocean that brings potential danger, but in "Blood Beach," it's the sandy shores of Venice Beach that is claiming victims; or, rather, a creature lying beneath in wait.

It's no surprise that "Blood Beach" is unabashedly ridiculous, but the reviews on IMDb show that it is a film with an affectionate following, and it's understandable why. The acting is subpar at best, though John Saxon is always a welcome presence as far as I'm concerned; the plot is "out there" to say the least, and the dialogue and cinematography are all mediocre.

What good, you might ask? Well, it's simply fun-silly fun, but fun no less. The premise itself is a clear riff on the popularity of "Jaws," and, as some have pointed out, the film predates "Tremors" and is very possibly an inspiration.

The bottom line is that the audience "Blood Beach" was made for knows who they are. Many people today will find this film utterly silly and possibly unenjoyable, but for genre fans who love films from this period, it is a weird, wacky, and thoroughly entertaining (if not well-made) film. 6/10.

I saw this movie when I was ten years old and for growing up watching all sorts of horror flicks I can be safe to say I am use to anything. This movie has bad acting but there was something creepy about it. Every death was the same, someone gets sucked underneath the beach. But I pictured myself in that situation being eaten alive. There was only really one scene that got to me. Some old lady is walking by herself and sits up on this porch or something. Then following her is a cop, (If I can remember correctly) then he tells her to come with him and she looks at him like she knows whats gonna happen. Then he begins to sink in to the sand. He begins to scream and she just looks at him like nothing is happening. And he is sucked under slowly but surely. I have no idea why but for some reason everytime I watch that part it sends chills down my spine.

This is a rare horror flick, it's like "Tremors" (1990) but not as bloody, but if you ever see this movie rent it for the hell of it.

I just finished watching this atrocious movie. It was so bad. I guess the producers thought too many copycats of Jaws so they need it something new. Well, before Tremors we got this. At minute 34:30 you can see the boom mic on the scene, it's hilarious. There isn't enough gore and the flick it's just...boring. So do yourself a favor and leave this one out.