Movie# 3: Blood Rage 1987
Twin brothers Terry and Todd are at the drive in while Mom gets busy with a date.She thinks they are asleep but they sneak out and armed with a rather sharp hatchet Terry hacks a man to death. Todd is thought to be the killer and is locked away for his brothers crime. Flash forward ten years. As the Thanksgiving turkey is about to be carved mom gets a disturbing call saying her son has escaped and on the loose. As the blood pile rises one thing is clear, its not cranberry sauce.
Admittedly Blood Rage gets by on its grind-house 80s charm but the plot is actually above average in the scheme of things and I liked the fact that its not a masked killer and the usual whodunit. In fact from frame one we know who the killer is. Playing with the idea of twins is also something that is rarely done in horror especially slashers. Complaints are the film tends to drag and the ending (which I wont spoil) is obvious. Did I hate Blood Rage? While not my favorite 80s slasher it is a perfectly serviceable flick that has all the elements for an entertaining albeit not very groundbreaking gore fest. And speaking of the red red kroovy, the special effects were really good and not as cheesy as one might think. Part of its charm is also the fact that the filmmakers had a sense of humor and there are some great tongue in cheek moments. For example the infamous severed hand gag and who could forget Ted Raimi's wonderful cameo as a sleazy condom salesmen. Bottom line its a fun, sleazy, charming and bloody good time and will most defiantly be a Thanksgiving tradition for years to come.
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