Blood Rage (1987)

Blood Rage or Slasher(I know right) is a slasher movie from 1987 that i think is seriously underrated for how good and tragic it is.A woman and her boyfriend are having a good time in the drive in theater while one of her twin son go slice a man to death with an axe.The big twist is after doing that he than blame all the crime to his other brother and live a happy live while the innocence one get treat like a sicko.I have to give credit to Mark Soper for played the twin role really convincing when he can switch from a shy weird guy to a full on psychopath.Louise Lasser as the mom also very good tho she often go a little bit over the top with some line.The kills are absolutely awesome it very bloody and gory even for some off screen kills it still manage to show the gory aftermath.The movie very enjoyable and better than you average slasher flick with the heartbroken ending so check out if you have time

Blood Rage (1987) * 1/2 (out of 4) Terry commits a brutal murder at a drive-in but blames it on his twin Todd who is sent to a mental hospital. Flash forward ten years and Todd has broken out of the hospital and returns home where more bodies begin to pile up.BLOOD RAGE was filmed in 1983 but it sat on a shelf for four years before it was finally released without too much fan fare. The film was pretty much forgotten but over the years it has gained a rather large cult following and it's not too hard to see why. Even though I thought the film was pretty bad, there's no question that it contains some rather campy moments at times and the gore level is quite high.I think it's the gore that most people are going to be coming to the film for. The special effects aren't the greatest thing around and they certainly don't compare to the work of Tom Savini but they certainly have an appeal. It doesn't matter what happens to the victim you're going to see a ton of blood come flowing out. So if they're stabbed, shot or chopped...prepare for blood. There are some creative kills throughout including one poor woman who gets cut in half and another man who loses his head.The biggest problem with the film is pretty much everything else. The movie is available in three different cuts but I went with the original VHS version that clocks in at 82 minutes. Those 82 minutes feel triple that time because this thing drags so often. Whenever someone isn't getting killed off we're basically watching some pretty poor acting in a rather bad story without much going for it. There's no mystery, no suspense, no humor and not much of anything.Again, BLOOD RAGE is going to be remembered for its gore and I'd still recommend slasher fans check it out for this reason alone.

A man (Mark Soper) is blamed for murders actually committed by his evil twin (also Mark Soper).This film is written by Bruce Rubin, the Oscar-winning creator of "Ghost" and "Jacob's Ladder", and stars Woody Allen's ex-wife Louise Lasser. Even Ted Raimi makes a small cameo towards the beginning.This film, part of the 1980s slasher cycle, is awfully bloody and gory, but seems to be largely forgotten. It has not seen a proper release since the 1987 Prism Entertainment VHS, and now has to be viewed on CrypticTV or YouTube in less than great quality.Who owns the rights? At this point, if a negative is available, it should be relatively cheap, and would be a solid investment for Scream Factory or a similar distributor.

I came across this movie a while back and thought that it sounded quite interesting, as I've haven't seen many slashers that have the thanksgiving storyline, the only other one I've actually seen is Home Sweet Home, and that was something that I'd rather forget. But this one is actually pretty decent and by far better than the other thanksgiving turkey that I've previously mentioned.The plot = It starts in 1974 with twin brothers Todd and Terry are at a drive in with they're mother and her boyfriend. The twins sneak off and Terry murders the mothers boyfriend and pins the blame on Todd who is then whisked off to a mental hospital while Terry gets to bask in his glory. Then ten years later Terry's homicidal side comes out again when his mother decides to remarry, but Todd manages to escape and Terry decides to go on a killing spree to frame his brother again."Blood Rage" is fairly entertaining and does boast a healthy body count but neither twin is very fleshed out we get one whose weak and one whose psychopathic and that's basically it, but Mark Sopher does do a good job of giving the twins different and separate people. But the supporting cast are just slasher movie fodder which is not a complete surprise as they usually are in the 80's, but Louise Lasser who plays the mother does give a wonderfully hammy performance.Okay this movie does offer a lot of blood and nudity to make up for it's flaws, but the acting is kind off rubbish and none of them are memorable and plus you would have to watch this movie again just to remember it as I had trouble remembering it which isn't a good thing and we're never given a reason why Terry kills people which is rather annoying.All in all not a bad movie, quite forgettable but it is rather entertaining with enough body count to please any slasher fan.