Island of Blood – Movie Review
First Reaction – Island of Blood is the typical late-night slasher we saw from the 1980s.
Director: William T Naud
Writer: William T Naud (Screenplay)
Cast
- Marie Alise (Port Charles)
- Rick Dean (Raven’s Ridge)
- Ron Gardner
- Terence Goodman (Smalltown Crime)
- Richard Helm
Plot: A group of actors are assembled in a small island to film a low-budget movie. Soon, they begin to fall prey to a mysterious killer who uses the lyrics of a weird song to determine his method of murder.
Runtime: 1 Hour 22 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Island of Blood starts when Donna (Alise), Jim (Dean), Franklin (Gardner) and others head to a small island to shoot a film. They have a limited budget and are doing everything possible to ensure the movie is made. However, a mysterious serial killer has been waiting for more victims.
The team don’t know what is happening and believes it is more of an accident. However, when more of the team members are picked off, they begin planning for the worst and look to escape the killer before it is too late.
Verdict on Island of Blood
Recap
The movie follows a film crew heading to a remote island to shoot a low budget movie. However, they become the targets for a serial killer who begins picking them off one by one.
Best Parts
The isolated location effectively illustrates the lengths a film crew will go to make a movie. Some of the kills work well for a slasher movie, despite the movie itself being of a lower budget.
Worst Parts
Even though we are at a remote location, it never feels empty; the buildings are bigger and feel used on a regular basis. Elsewhere, it lacks most suspense any slasher has, being saved by the kills that other movies have used in the future.
Final Thoughts – Island of Blood is a simple late-night slasher movie.
