Blood Fest (2018) Reviews

• Entertainingly silly splatter meta movie

  Red-Barracuda2018-06-24

  Blood Fest is a horror-comedy which can be filed under the meta movie bracket. It unashamedly wears its influences on its sleeves and it is an unpretentious celebration of the horror genre. The man behind it is writer/director/actor Owen Egerton who plays the circus ringleader here. The story is very simple. A horror-obsessed teenager goes along to a new horror-themed festival called Blood Fest with his two pals. When there, it becomes quickly apparent that the horror is real and the attendees become the prey of the killers who run the place. The set-up of the movie is basically a neat way to allow for the inclusion of a variety of horror tropes and situations. To this end we have chainsaw killers, killer clowns, a hillbilly psycho, sexy vampires, marauding zombies and torture sadism; with nods to all manner of movies including The Wizard of Gore (1970), The Evil Dead (1981), Ring (1998), Saw (2004), etc. It is quite a lot of silly fun and pretty amusing quite a bit of the time too with some funny lines, i.e. 'your mother was killed by horror'. What it ultimately is, though, is a gore-fest with knowing nods to the genre and as such will make for somewhat entertaining viewing for horror fans.

• Fantastic premise, messy at times (and not in the way we wanted)

  kittykatwilson2018-08-18

  I went into watching this expecting The Purge crossed with Cabin in the Woods, with the classic humour and twists that Rooster Teeth has delivered up to now with Lazer Team 1 and 2. It wasn't not enjoyable, don't get me wrong, some of the tropes were funny and offered a laugh out loud moment, but others were just cringe-worthy, and not in the way we wanted. Some of the effects were clunky, with some of the acting even clunkier. They had an idea, and ran with it, but feel that they stumbled and possibly left limbs around, and should have stopped and regrouped. Alright, but not a reflection of what everyone involved is capable of.

• Kinda cheesy but it also worked ,, and least to say i didn't hate it ;)

  Aktham_Tashtush2018-11-11

  So the plot of the movie might have some originality but still wasn't as strong as i thought it would be .. and kinda lacked the element of unpredictability ,,with that been said ,, it was fun at times ,, had more than a couple of enjoyable giggly scenes and the graphics and cinematography were not bad at all ,, apparently with lots of movies being made annually these technicality are becoming affordable. Cast wise,, it was good,, I knew Robbie Kay from ABC's Once Upon a Time ,, and he was amazing there ,, and here he did a really good job,, he got the talent indeed.. Jacob Batalon from "Spider-Man: Homecoming" was also funny and he delivered,, and the whole cast in general did good. Overall,, the movie is one of these cheesy movie and probably low budgeted one ,, but i kinda different in away and i enjoyed it .. so Recommended.

• Silly but Entertaining

  claudio_carvalho2018-09-07

  The teenager Sam (Seychelle Gabriel) has a deep trauma from his childhood since his mother was murdered by a maniac in the Halloween and his father, the psychiatrist Dr. Conway (Tate Donovan), killed the man in their house. Sam is a lover of horror films and has bought the ticket for the Blood Fest Festival with his friends Dax (Robbie Kay) and Krill (Jacob Batalon) that also love the genre. However, his father finds and destroys the ticket and Sam calls his friend, the wannabe actress Ashley (Barbara Dunkelman) that helps him to cross the gate of the festival field. When the festival begins, Sam, Dax and Krill learn that people are really killed by the maniacs and the gore is not fake. Now they need to find a way out of the festival to survive. "Blood Fest" is a silly but entertaining comedy of horror, with a promising idea and an awful conclusion that wastes all the potential. The screenplay uses the clichés of the genre to build the plot that is cool. Unfortunately the motives for the blood shed are ridiculous. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): Not Available

• Absolutely Worth Your Time!!

  ta-694082018-09-03

  The 1 star reviews here are absolutely insane, the film is worth you're money and time. If you're a fan of the horror genre this movie is for you, and being an RT fan just adds to the experience. Barbra Dunkleman proves she is not just an incredibly funny talent but also a very, very capable actress. The rest of the cast is padded with excellent actors as well. The film does have a few points where it falls back on horror cliches instead of subverting them like the premise would lead you to to believe; however, this does not diminish the overall product. Blood Fest is a fantastic movie and an excellent Rooster Teeth movie! Please give it a chance and watch it for yourself, it's a fun expierience all the way through!