Wretched slasher from director Alec Mills should have had its negative impounded and burned by parliamentary decree. Mills, who shot some Bond films, shows no enthusiasm for the genre and doesn't have a clue about generating suspense. Despite the fact that the film had a reasonable budget, it is overlit and totally lacking in mood. There is little gore and most of the murders happen quickly and off-screen. The entire affair has an American feel to it, but the film was lensed in Queensland, Australia, and was released in that country with a William Castle-style gimmick -- patrons too terrified to watch the film all the way through could ankle it to the "chicken cage" in the cinema foyer and collect a refund. As slashers go, it's right down there with "Final Exam". Brian May clearly did this gig for the money, just like the director. Some of this film's producers would later be involved with "The Matrix" films, the godawful "Torque" and the very average "Hurricane Smith".
Review of Bloodmoon
