Blood Mania (1970)

Plain Old Bad, 13 March 2005

A sex-crazed woman murders her ailing father so she can use the inheritance to help her "boyfriend" out of a jam. What the woman doesn't know, however, is that her father has left all of his money to her sister.

Let's get this over with - Blood Mania is BAD. Take some of the choices that were made with the cinematography. I suppose that some of the camera work in Blood Mania was meant to be artistic or experimental. But much of it comes off as just plain ridiculous. One perfect example is an entire scene of dialogue shot at the waist. I suppose we are meant to gain some insight into what the characters are saying by the movement of their hips. I won't even bother mentioning the acting, dialogue, etc. It should go without saying that they are all equally bad.

None of the characters has a single redeeming quality. All of them are as sleazy as you'll find. There's obviously the woman who kills her father. She's also blackmailing her "boyfriend" to sleep with her. The "boyfriend" is a doctor who knows the truth about the old man's death but does nothing for fear of being exposed as having performed illegal abortions. The sister who gets the inheritance isn't much better. It takes her two or three hours to fall for her sister's "boyfriend". And I haven't even gotten to the guy demanding money from the doctor to keep him quiet. Not a very nice lot. I felt like taking a bath after the movie was over.

Unless you feel the need to watch a bad movie (and a shower afterward), steer clear of this one.

2/10