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Blackenstein
DVD/APPROX. 87 MINS/1973/USA R18+
DVD/APPROX. 87 MINS/1973/USA R18+
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After the success of Blacula (1972), Frank Saletri and Director William A. Levey decided to jump on the bandwagon faster than ya can say crikey
after a stingray attack and forwarded their film, while Blacula was still in vogue. Unfortunately, though it doesn't possess the same charm as Sam
Arkoff's BLACULA, but it’s still fun in a trashy way.
The story starts off with a young woman, Winnie (Ivory Stone), just out of grad school who goes to visit an old acquaintance of hers, appropriately
named Dr. Stein (William Hart, the original Lone Ranger). Dr. Stein apparently possesses a Nobel Peace Prize, how is beyond me. She tells him
about her husband Eddie who has just returned from the Vietnam War minus his arms and legs due to a land mine explosion and asks Dr. Stein if
he can help as she's heard on the sly that he has been grafting arms and legs. (Funnily, enough when her husband gets reeled in on the tray it
appears he still has legs."Laughs")
Anyway, an assistant of Dr. Stein's, who pitches a tent in his pants for Winnie, goes about spiking her husband's medication after our fabulous Dr.
Stein has grafted his appendages back on, which seems to be like hours, turning our Blackenstein into a flesh ripping Afro'd beast even though he
moves like a tortoise on valium. Arms outstretched in the clichéd Frankenstein's monster way.
Blackenstein is far from the best film in the world but is still good in a bad way for a hammered night's viewing. The actors look bored and don't
seem to have any direction (Incidentally director William A Levey shot the Dyanne Thorn film Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman previously). There's
quite a bit of padding, the soundtrack is annoying as well as inappropriate in parts and that constant heartbeat is as annoying as a cactus stuck
up your ass.
On the flip side, the sets are cooler than fuck, borrowed from Kenneth Strickfaden's original set of the 30's Universal Frankenstein. There are a few
intestinal rippings and severed limbs that look like prosthetics but a lot of the effects are shot from a distance, unlike Fulci's lingering close ups, and
this distracts from the effects. Also fans of bad but unintentionally funny films will love this. Although this film has received a bad wrap around the
net, I don't really think it's as bad as its detractors make out. I recommend a purchase as you could buy far worse and besides Blacula what other
Blacksploitation horror hybrids exist? JD's Revenge maybe?
This film is presented in full screen which leads me to believe it was mastered from the VHS, and various scratches appear on film, although not
taking away from your viewing pleasure. Good on Xenon Pictues anyway for releasing this which could of easily disappeared into obscurity. Also
not to be confused with the 1967 TV short of the same name.
after a stingray attack and forwarded their film, while Blacula was still in vogue. Unfortunately, though it doesn't possess the same charm as Sam
Arkoff's BLACULA, but it’s still fun in a trashy way.
The story starts off with a young woman, Winnie (Ivory Stone), just out of grad school who goes to visit an old acquaintance of hers, appropriately
named Dr. Stein (William Hart, the original Lone Ranger). Dr. Stein apparently possesses a Nobel Peace Prize, how is beyond me. She tells him
about her husband Eddie who has just returned from the Vietnam War minus his arms and legs due to a land mine explosion and asks Dr. Stein if
he can help as she's heard on the sly that he has been grafting arms and legs. (Funnily, enough when her husband gets reeled in on the tray it
appears he still has legs."Laughs")
Anyway, an assistant of Dr. Stein's, who pitches a tent in his pants for Winnie, goes about spiking her husband's medication after our fabulous Dr.
Stein has grafted his appendages back on, which seems to be like hours, turning our Blackenstein into a flesh ripping Afro'd beast even though he
moves like a tortoise on valium. Arms outstretched in the clichéd Frankenstein's monster way.
Blackenstein is far from the best film in the world but is still good in a bad way for a hammered night's viewing. The actors look bored and don't
seem to have any direction (Incidentally director William A Levey shot the Dyanne Thorn film Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman previously). There's
quite a bit of padding, the soundtrack is annoying as well as inappropriate in parts and that constant heartbeat is as annoying as a cactus stuck
up your ass.
On the flip side, the sets are cooler than fuck, borrowed from Kenneth Strickfaden's original set of the 30's Universal Frankenstein. There are a few
intestinal rippings and severed limbs that look like prosthetics but a lot of the effects are shot from a distance, unlike Fulci's lingering close ups, and
this distracts from the effects. Also fans of bad but unintentionally funny films will love this. Although this film has received a bad wrap around the
net, I don't really think it's as bad as its detractors make out. I recommend a purchase as you could buy far worse and besides Blacula what other
Blacksploitation horror hybrids exist? JD's Revenge maybe?
This film is presented in full screen which leads me to believe it was mastered from the VHS, and various scratches appear on film, although not
taking away from your viewing pleasure. Good on Xenon Pictues anyway for releasing this which could of easily disappeared into obscurity. Also
not to be confused with the 1967 TV short of the same name.
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