Theater of Blood (1973)

1st View
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell (Snow Day)

The Good: Campy but satisfying British horror flick with Vincent Price. Plenty of great kills and, yet again, Price seems to be the inspiration for Saw's Jigsaw; all his kills themed to his victims' transgressions. He even uses the "pound of flesh" theme used in Saw VI. The added gimmick of him being a washed up actor killing his harshest critics is a nice touch.

The Bad: It is quite British and, as such, gets exceedingly dry at points and the overall execution is not as strong as, say, The Abominable Dr. Phibes.


The Weird: There is this weird story device wherein Price's daughter disguises herself as a bearded/afroed man and takes part in the killings that is supposed to be a big reveal at the end...except it's painfully obvious from frame one because they insist on having her speak at length when she is in disguise. It would have been harder to deduce if the Bob Ross clone didn't clearly have a woman's voice.



Rating: 5/10 Atkins

Dead to Rights (1993)

1st View
Format: VHS
Venue: Rivendell (Bronsothon)

The Good: Jenette Goldstein is in it briefly...that's all I got

The Bad: This thing just reeks of the 90s. Watered-down story, score-in-a-box, and hammy, hollow performances. The family drama stuff is hackneyed and flubbed and Charles Bronson only kills one person. Fail. He also looks inches away from death throughout the film despite the fact that he lived for another 10 years after it was released. Worst film of Bronsothon thus far.

The Weird: Why is it necessary to make Bronson's 7yr old grandson an abstract painter?











Rating: 2/10 Atkins