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A family's murderous battle over some bayfront property is the subject of director Mario Bava's bloody horror-thriller, which many have cited as the grandfather of the modern slasher film. Claudine Auger is the scheming daughter of a murdered Countess; her staged suicide forms the basis of the film's plot. In a seemingly .. Read more

Starring	Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Volonte, Brigitte Skay
Director	Mario Bava
Genres	Horror, Thriller, World Cinema

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- There's not much narrative in this movie, which is more an exercise in thinking up inventive ways for people to die, with each victim killed by a different means. It is original, in that there are multiple killers at work, as each murderer becomes a victi
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  poor transfer
  
  the picture quality is of vhs standard,looks just like the redemption video release,no extras to speak of.this is a seminal film,not bavas best by any means,but... read more »
  
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  - foolish unpleasantness,uk
  - 12 Sep 2005 at 15:52
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  Friday the 13th this aint.
  
  I find that I either love or really dislike films Directed by Mario Bava. This one, I dislike. Nothing much happens for long periods of time, drawn out by ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jan 2012 at 21:32
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  Strange but entertaining slasher
  
  A bizarre but entertaining slasher with a ridiculously convoluted plot about various characters scheming and double crossing others. For gore fans, there are ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Oct 2011 at 00:46
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  A Bay Of Boredom...
  
  Mario Bava's reputation precedes him as an innovator of modern horror styles, but unless you are an avid fan of his i would stay clear of this one. The film... read more »
  
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- - Halfchance
  - 1 review
  - 22 Oct 2011 at 20:58
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  score is better than movie, but still enjoyable
  
  Im a hugh fan of Itialian horrors especially Fulci who worked under Bava back in the day, so I was looking forward to watching this. It is a quite interesting ... read more »
  
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- - adamlikesthings
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  - St. Andrews
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 15:08
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  Bava's slasher template
  
  This is more a film to admire than love in my opinion. In its uncut form it's pretty gruesome (the gore sort of sits awkwardly in the film - reminds me of ... read more »
  
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- - Davidd
  - 56 reviews
  - South London
  - 20 Apr 2011 at 17:59
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  kids are all right
  
  There's something gorily hip about this tale of greed and progress. Plot thickens and thickens while mystery that seemed to be eliminated to begin with ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
  - 699 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Mar 2010 at 20:20
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  More than just a slasher
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Much is made of this film being the instigator of slasher films such as Friday 13th and whilst it is true that this element is found in the movie, this is not ... read more »
  
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- - Moondog
  - 149 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Aug 2008 at 16:15
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  A Very Dark Bay Of Something
  
  Apparently, this film provided the inspiration for the first two 'Friday The 13th' films.
  
  My only comment on that is that you watch those two... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 06 Feb 2008 at 15:09
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  Messy Giallo that doesn't hang together
  
  After a good start this really begins to fall apart. There are several good scenes but unfortunately they are greatly outnumbered by the bad ones and, more ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Nov 2007 at 16:44
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  If you thought 'Friday the 13th' was just ripping off 'Halloween'...
  
  ...Check this out! A sleepy, picturesque lake: the arrival of some horny young people; a spot of skinny dipping; a hand out of the water, a few choice ... read more »
  
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- - MrBenn
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  - Liverpool
  - 20 Nov 2006 at 09:56
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  poor transfer
  
  the picture quality is of vhs standard,looks just like the redemption video release,no extras to speak of.this is a seminal film,not bavas best by any means,but... read more »
  
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  - foolish unpleasantness,uk
  - 12 Sep 2005 at 15:52
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  A Bay Of Boredom...
  
  Mario Bava's reputation precedes him as an innovator of modern horror styles, but unless you are an avid fan of his i would stay clear of this one. The film... read more »
  
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- - Halfchance
  - 1 review
  - 22 Oct 2011 at 20:58
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  Ok, so this is a ...
  
  Ok, so this is a seminal and influential horror film, inspiring friday the thirteenth, it could actually be filmed in Camp Blood, which is a steal from Bay of ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Jul 2004 at 09:55
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  bava at his brutal best
  
  fans of horror,are deeply indebited to mario bava.italian horror maestro responsible for too many great films to mention unleashs this
  
  ultra violent ... read more »
  
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- - Anonymous
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  - 04 Mar 2005 at 19:54
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  Boring
  
  Being a fan of dodgy old Italian horrors, I ignored the popular reviews, and rented this movie. Its a decent enough thriller, but there was hardly any ... read more »
  
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  - Lisburn. N.Ireland
  - 04 Nov 2005 at 15:18
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  Slasher Classic?
  
  This film is said to be the inspiration for the glut of slasher films started in the late seventies from Halloween to Friday The 13th. This film? I have only ... read more »
  
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- - Ian Davies
  - Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
  - 22 Dec 2005 at 10:25
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  If you thought 'Friday the 13th' was just ripping off 'Halloween'...
  
  ...Check this out! A sleepy, picturesque lake: the arrival of some horny young people; a spot of skinny dipping; a hand out of the water, a few choice ... read more »
  
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- - MrBenn
  - 23 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 20 Nov 2006 at 09:56
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  Messy Giallo that doesn't hang together
  
  After a good start this really begins to fall apart. There are several good scenes but unfortunately they are greatly outnumbered by the bad ones and, more ... read more »
  
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- 496441
- - a customer
  - London
  - 19 Nov 2007 at 16:44
- - 0
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  A Very Dark Bay Of Something
  
  Apparently, this film provided the inspiration for the first two 'Friday The 13th' films.
  
  My only comment on that is that you watch those two... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 06 Feb 2008 at 15:09
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  More than just a slasher
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Much is made of this film being the instigator of slasher films such as Friday 13th and whilst it is true that this element is found in the movie, this is not ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 609347
- - Moondog
  - 149 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Aug 2008 at 16:15

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- There's not much narrative in this movie, which is more an exercise in thinking up inventive ways for people to die, with each victim killed by a different means. It is original, in that there are multiple killers at work, as each murderer becomes a victi
- 31769
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  A family's murderous battle over some bayfront property is the subject of director Mario Bava's bloody horror-thriller, which many have cited as the grandfather of the modern slasher film. Claudine Auger is the scheming daughter of a murdered Countess; her staged suicide forms the basis of the film'...