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Bay Of Blood
1971
Though most do not watch Mario Bava films for their tightly constructed plots, this film still provided much of the inspiration for the first two FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH films, as well as some of the actual scenes. The plot hinges on a bunch of murderous relatives who are all competing for position to inherit the estate of the .. Read more
| Starring | Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Volonte, Brigitte Skay |
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| Director | Mario Bava |
| Genres | Horror |
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Italian horror maestro Mario Bava's influential body count stalk-and-slash template opens with a classic double murder (copied exactly by Friday the 13th Part 2) and then hurtles on in scream-lined fashion to kill each of the 13 candidates in line to gain a vast fortune in cash and property. Unreeling like a macabre joke, the shock ending has to be seen to be believed in Bava's part Elizabethan tragedy, part Tex Avery cartoon, ultra-violent carnage spectacular.
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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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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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 ... more
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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 ... more -
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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 ... more
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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 ... more
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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 ... more
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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 ... more -
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... more
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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 ... more
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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 ... more
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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 ... more
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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... more -
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Italian horror maestro Mario Bava's influential body count stalk-and-slash template opens with a classic double murder (copied exactly by Friday the 13th Part 2) and then hurtles on in scream-lined fashion to kill each of the 13 candidates in line to gain a vast fortune in cash and property. Unreeling like a macabre joke, the shock ending has to be seen to be believed in Bava's part Elizabethan tragedy, part Tex Avery cartoon, ultra-violent carnage spectacular.
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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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Bay Of Blood
Though most do not watch Mario Bava films for their tightly constructed plots, this film still provided much of the inspiration for the first two FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH films, as well as some of the actual scenes. The plot hinges on a bunch of murderous relatives who are all competing for position ...
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