2.0 out of 5 stars
night of the bloody apes, 24 May 2010
This review is from: Night of the Bloody Apes [DVD] (DVD)
I wanted to see this since watching a trailer for it on a grindhouse DVD set. The trailer is great but the film is disappointing. They put all the good bits in the trailer. No wonder you can buy DVDs just of grindhouse trailers, they're all better than the actual films. Made in Mexico in 1968, Night Of The Bloody Apes never quite takes off, and isn't bad enough to be good. Low budget (the werewolf like ape-transformation scene is done in stop-frame motion) and hard to really feel involved in, drags on a bit. The best thing about Night Of The Bloody Apes is probably the title itself...
On a better note, the episode 'Apes Of Wrath' from the work of genius that is
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace [DVD] [2004] just about parodied this film (or at least this type of film) to perfection, and is way better. If you're thinking of buying Night Of The Bloody Apes after seeing the trailer like I did then try Darkplace instead, if you haven't already got it.
2 stars
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Avoid This Version !, 28 Jun 2008
This applies to the 'Salvation Films/Film 2000' version-
The film that was presented to the BBFC was the old VHS pre-cut version, why it has 'Uncut' on the box I do not know.
It doesn't run 84 mins., only 77 mins.
It also doesn't feature the 'Theatrical Trailer', just some trailers for Salvation Films own low-rent properties.
I HATE it when companies do this, in any other field it would be called fraud. Still, at least Salvation aren't as bad as (modern day) Vipco.
The 2007 'Redemption DVD' is the uncut version for R2, if you want R1, go for the 'Something Weird' release.
PS I couldn't give it 'No Stars', so I will say it has good picture quality, it's a shame the contents missing.
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