Jul 29, 2008

Killer's Moon (1978)


Buy it now at Xploited Cinema!!

My friend Paul sent me this in hopes that I, too, would hate it, and warn everyone not to waste their time or money. So, Killer’s Moon has often been referenced as the UK’s answer to I Spit On Your Grave. Yes, there are the similarities of rape and revenge, but to put this in the same class as ISOYG is blasphemous to it’s legacy.

When their bus breaks down, a load of teenage girls and their chaperones are forced to walk to the nearest hotel to stay for the night. The inn keeper’s daughter, Julie, is missing, and four escaped mental patients are roaming the woods looking for a place to stay.

The first sight of blood is from a dog who stumbles into a camper’s tent with a missing leg, and then the game warden is taken out with an axe. Julie, who knows one of the campers all too well (first boob scene), gets raped (off-camera) by three of the maniacs, and then returns to the camp to seek help. The girls at the inn are serenaded by the loons, who then enter, rape, and kill. But, can these guys be held responsible for what believe to be a dream and not reality? Heck yeah, off with their heads!!

The two campers become heroes, and with the help of the dog, who gets his own revenge, manage to get the girls to a safe place and take out a goon or two despite a couple more rapings.

The dialog is pretty dry, forced, and overly British, and the references to Clockwork Orange and Frankenstein are way too obvious. 1) When the lead loon sees his damaged face in a mirror and freaks out, and 2) when he stiffly walks toward the girl by the water’s edge, not to mention the C.O.-style hat the fat guy wears making him look like Hardy, but with curly hair. But, the similarities are no surprise, since this is the country that spawned the Hammer Horror movies.

This is a pretty horrible film, and although it offers several boob scenes, even the most shallow pervert won’t be satisfied. So, don’t waste your time, but go watch I Spit On Your Grave (again), or find a VHS copy of Ms. 45, since it has yet to get a proper U.S. release (but is available as a Region 2 at Xploited), or even watch Deathwish, since Charles Bronson rocks. Thanks for sending this Paul!

ACTING --2-- HUMOR --1--
BLOOD/GORE --2-- NUDITY --2--
ISOYG LIKENESS --1-- DIRECTING --2--
OVERALL RATING

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