Wells' chilling 1896 novel about a mad scientist creating human-animal hybrids on an isolated blip in the ocean has been adapted for films Note: This film is available either as a standalone release or as part of Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, January 7, 2019 Mad Doctor of Blood Island Blu-ray Review Starring: John Ashley, Angelique Pettyjohn, Ronald Remy, Alicia Alonzo, Ronaldo Valdez, Tita Muñoz Lorca, whose evil chlorophyll experiments have transformed a helpless patient into a hideous, green-skinned mangler.įor more about Mad Doctor of Blood Island and the Mad Doctor of Blood Island Blu-ray release, see Mad Doctor of Blood Island Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on Januwhere this Blu-ray release scored 3.0 out of 5.ĭirectors: Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero His search leads him to the remote clinic of sinister Dr. An American pathologist is called in to investigate a series of grisly killings, with victims' limbs and innards gruesomely strewn about the crime scenes. This entry in the Blood Island series lives up to its cursed reputation as enraged, green-blooded monsters prowl the haunted jungles. Definitely not a film for the masses but for cult horror or monster movie fans there many be something to enjoy.Mad Doctor of Blood Island Blu-ray delivers great video and solid audio in this enjoyable Blu-ray release John Ashley & Angelique Pettyjohn are the American stars, Ashley as with most in the film is as wooden as the set, Pettyjohn gives a decent turn (in fact she's the best actor in it), and looks stunning, the pacing is quite jarring, nothing happens for long periods but then suddenly the film sparks into life and actually becomes quite watchable, what isn't so watchable is Romero's constant need for fast in & out zooming of the camera, it's so annoying it will make many people switch it off.Ī Section 3 nasty here in the UK for the, quite bloody, violence and a scene (cut from the UK DVD) of a goat being tied and gutted, which will again be off putting for many. What isn't old is the effects, although not earth shatteringly wonderful there are severed limbs, heads being ripped off and enough blood & guts for everyone, it is quite surprising how violent the film is at times given how "old fashioned" the film is. The immediate feeling of the of the film seems very old fashioned even for 1969, the music sound like an old 40's B-Pic, the story (doctor contaminating man, creating monster) is fresh from a poverty row 1940's PRC/Monogram picture and even the monster looks old. Second of Eddie Romero's blood island trilogy and arguably the best, but this is still a very average monster movie. The Mad Director of Blood Island: Archival Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero.Ī young woman goes to an island looking for her missing father, she accompanied by a young man who, whilst there begins to look into the mysterious attacks by "green men" and a sinister doctor who may have something to hide.A Taste of Blood: Interview with Critic Mark Holcomb.Tombs of the Living Dead: Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author of "Immoral Tales." Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M.Audio Commentary with Horror Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S.In perhaps the most infamous film in the BLOOD ISLAND trilogy, co-directors Eddie Romero and Gerry de Leon upped the already over-the-top nudity, violence, horny monster havoc and unmatched WTF?-ness of the first movie to deliver what Dangerous Minds hails as, "One of the greatest/nastiest/goriest films of the 1960s."ĪIP-leading-man-turned-producer John Ashley (HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI, THE A-TEAM) and '60s-starlet-turned-'80s-porn-queen Angelique Pettyjohn (STAR TREK, TITILLATION) star in this "horrifying nightmare of a thousand frightening dreams" - also known as GRAVE DESIRES and TOMB OF THE LIVING DEAD - now scanned in 4k from a recently discovered camera negative and presented totally uncut for the first time ever, including the legendary "Oath of Green Blood" prologue! FEATURES: Severin Films Presents MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND - The Most Extreme BLOOD ISLAND Of Them All - Now Uncut In 4k For The First Time Ever!
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