IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Rebecca Lynne Loftin
- Jayme
- (as Rebecca Wagner)
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It's not an awful horror, but that's it, overall it's on the mediocre side. The characters aren't that great or developed and they're all a bit stereotypical, you know what you'll get once they are presented. The actors itself do their best, they're not great but at least it's not bad acting like you see in other low budget horror. The effects are sort of nice, there's some gore here and there, wouldn't have minded more though. Can't really say there's much build or tension, it's all in your face, no subtlety at all. Basically it's 90 minutes of an uninspiring meta horror, there's better self aware horror out there.
Your truly is an old-school horror fanatic, and the concept of meta-horror ranks extremely high on my personal list of most irritating cinematic trends ever. Sometimes, very exceptionally, it's used in a creative fashion ("Man Bites Dog", "The Cabin in the Woods", "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon") but far more frequently it just comes across as pretentious and pseudo-intelligent. "Blood Fest" is the most embarrassing meta-horror film I've seen thus far, though. A slasher about surviving a pre-organized massacre by following the clichéd rules of classic slashers. Seriously? How many times has that been done before? Wes Craven centered his whole "Scream" franchise around this exact same gimmick, and even those films are massively overrated. But hey, writer/director Owen Egerton clearly thought his own script was brilliant, because he even depicts the "arrogant horror mastermind" himself. "Blood Fest" does contain some good gore and a handful of atmospheric moments (notably the clown gathering and the creepy dolls in the movie theater), so maybe there's hope that Egerton has it in him to make a half-decent "real" horror movie one day. You may now proceed to vote this comment as "non-useful" because I'm old, whiny and without sense of humor.
I'm almost 30 years old, and I'm one of the biggest horror fans I know, plus I know good movies in my personal opinion I am what people have told me and life karma and I have to say this is a fine horror film if you like B Horror films. Yes it's predictable, and it's a little ridiculous, but it's also enjoyable and is kind of a cheesy light hearted nod to horror fans and I enjoyed it. Definitely say here a horror fan give it a shot, you won't be disappointed necessarily just entertained when you are waiting for your next horror movie to come out on DVD or in theaters watch this for some fun.
Predictable and filled with cliches, but still somewhat entertaining overall. This has some nice effects (it is violent as the title does suggest, though there are other movies out there with a bigger amount/volume of blood flowing) and the characters while almost cardboard cutouts are being played with some gusto that makes you almost that fact.
This is not a great movie or a classic or whatever but it is here to entertain you and also tries on some morals (especially towards the end). Having said all that, it is just beyond making sense, so don't try to even think about character motivation and whatnot. Watch it without any single thought and you may be entertained, otherwise it might come close to a waste of time
This is not a great movie or a classic or whatever but it is here to entertain you and also tries on some morals (especially towards the end). Having said all that, it is just beyond making sense, so don't try to even think about character motivation and whatnot. Watch it without any single thought and you may be entertained, otherwise it might come close to a waste of time
I'm a horror fan and have spent years watching many, many films.
The storyline may be somewhat predictable. It's a horror film. People are likely to die. There may be love interests or friendships.
Special effects. Hmmnn. Not so special at times. Often anatomically incorrected but the title is Blood Fest and jugular artery style squirting should accompany any cut -Wherever that may be.
Is it watchable? Can you relate to the characters? Interesting storyline? Gore? YES!
This is a comedy horror. I don't know what films other reviewers are comparing it with.
Enjoy it for what it is.
The storyline may be somewhat predictable. It's a horror film. People are likely to die. There may be love interests or friendships.
Special effects. Hmmnn. Not so special at times. Often anatomically incorrected but the title is Blood Fest and jugular artery style squirting should accompany any cut -Wherever that may be.
Is it watchable? Can you relate to the characters? Interesting storyline? Gore? YES!
This is a comedy horror. I don't know what films other reviewers are comparing it with.
Enjoy it for what it is.
Did you know
- TriviaOwen Egerton, who played Gamemaster Anthony Walsh, was also the director and writer of the film.
- GoofsWhen Dax and Sam are in the truck and go to put on their seat belts, Dax, the driver, throws the seat belt over his head and onto his right shoulder. When the camera angle changes, it's on correctly.
- Quotes
Anthony Walsh: The clowns I found on Craigslist.
- Crazy creditsThere are two post-credits scenes .
- ConnectionsFeatured in Why We're Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth (2018)
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $82,774
- Gross worldwide
- $122,833
- Runtime
- 1h 32m(92 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2:1
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