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Shower
Of Blood
Directed By Tiffany Kilbourne
Released: 2004
Starring: Lia Montelongo, Martin Shannon, Dave Larsen, and Melissa
Mountifield
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Released By Brain Damage Films 2004
Lisa (Lia Montelongo) and her friends are heading out to her Uncle Marty's
house in the woods for a little r and r. Thinking the house is deserted,
the friends enter the house to do some drinking and sexing. Uncle Marty
(Martin Shannon) shows up unexpectedly and begins drinking the blood of
Lisa's friends. Lisa and the survivors must fight their way out of the
house to survive the night.
Director Tiffany Kilbourne brings this micro-budget flick to the small
screen. After a credit sequence involving rose petals, blood, and boobs,
viewers should be clued into where the film is headed. There are no scares
to speak of and the “atmosphere” is supplied by some ill-conceived smoke
machine and lighting placements. What Shower Of Blood does have is
some computer generated strangeness and an overused canned scream that I
swear I’ve heard in commercials before.
The editors added some fart and belch sound effects to Megan’s (Penthouse
Pet of April 1992, Robin Brown) scenes which still mystify me as to what
they were thinking. Sadly, these giggle-inducing moments are not
consistent. Honestly, the film could have used more farting, belching, and
puking.
The acting is strictly B-grade with some of the actors hamming it up for
comic purposes (I hope). When it comes to Kurt (Dave Larsen), who is such
a tool and Terry (Peter Rannaud), who is a complete douchebag, these two
characters are just begging for death every time they open their mouths.
The women in the film give their all, by stripping naked. Martin Shannon, who
plays the vampiric Uncle Marty, gives his character a perverted and chunky
vibe that seems all too convincing. The hokey dialogue will definitely be
a guilty pleasure for some: “Why do you run? I offer you eternal life! Ha
ha ha ha ha ha!” or “Ooh, those are some tits I can sink my teeth into.”
Well, as long as you know what you’re getting into with
Shower Of Blood,
the film is entertaining. This is some seriously trashy stuff. I’m not
talking about the cannibalism or the shot of blood splattering on the
portrait of Mona Lisa. No, it’s the three or four shower scenes and the
seemingly endless amount of silicone bore for the camera to keep the
viewer’s attention that propels this film into softcore territory. The
film’s title is not a rip off; there is exactly one shower of blood during
the movie’s running time.
DVD Specs:
No complaints in the audio/visual department of this disc.
Shower Of
Blood has consistent audio levels and the film looks very clear. There
are several trailers for other Brain Damage titles but otherwise there are
no extras save for scene selection.
For more information, go to
Brain Damage
Films.
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