SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

dwpollar 1st watched 7/11/2014 – 3 out of 10(Dir-Ralph Brooke): Unimpressive horror movie about another mad doctor on a mostly un-inhabited island who makes a game out of chasing down and hunting all different kids of mammals and animals. This isn't the worst early 60's cheaply made horror film(this isn't saying much), but it could have been much better. The father from "Brady Bunch" – a young Robert Reed – plays one of the young adults who are taking a fun boat ride when they encounter an unknown island, and direct the drunk captain to put them ashore so they can see what's there(they are thinking treasure??). Instead they find there are folk that have put up camp there already and want them to stay the night. Wilton Graff plays the host and he seems kind, but it's obvious things are not kosher pretty early on. He introduces himself as a hunter, but we find out later that it's not just animals that he keeps as trophies. This very short movie(68 minutes) – does a good job of keeping the pace going and is interesting as a story, but there are too many un-intentionally comical scenes where the viewer just shakes his head about the responses of the characters to the situation. There are a lot of scenes put there so we can here the women scream from fright(woo hoo!!). The igor-type helpers of the doctor are another area that is unclear(how did they get there?? why do they follow his every command??). Some of the parts of the movie and the theme is pretty shocking for the early 60's and in some ways ahead of it's time in this area, but overall this is just a mediocre movie that is not a bad viewing, but there is nothing to make it that worthwhile.

drystyx This is how to make a good drive in movie.It's a rendition of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game", only instead of a hunter being hunted, it's many other characters.In this version, the sadistic hunter has a system by which he is supplied with people to hunt. It was made in a day when such wackos were considered to be wackos. Today, he'd be cheered by the very IMDb nerds he would hunt.In good drive in style, we have four likable, even if clichéd, teenagers. Well, three are clichés-a nerd, a super jock, and a tough judo expert girl. The other girl is simply scared for most of the movie, which makes her rather three dimensional under the circumstances, and quite believable.It's done "camp drive in" style, and isn't as good as the Joel McCrea classic, but then the McCrea-Wray classic had one of the most charismatic actors in support, Robert Armstrong. Here, the doomed drunk of Armstrong is featured in another way. Nothing against the supporting cast, but Armstrong was a tough act to follow.Still, this is a very likable film. The supporting characters help a lot, but the sadistic hunter is a bit drab. He's played with the "subdued sadism" that was popular in the sixties and seventies, so it isn't "bad acting", just simply a concept of the era.Fun popcorn and soda film.

Chase_Witherspoon I have to say firstly that I enjoyed this economical, drive-in version of "The Most Dangerous Game", with future Mike Brady (Reed) starring as one of four youths who become stranded on an island with wealthy madman (Graff) whose favourite sport is hunting humans on his otherwise uninhabited and unforgiving jungle island.Gene Persson, June Kenney and Joan Lora co-star as Reed's concerned companions, while Walter Brooke has a minor supporting role as one of Graff's unfortunate specimens, kept in toe for his chess playing abilities until he's caught philandering with Graff's attractive and neglected wife (Chauvin). Reed isn't bad, although his tonal inflexions are 'father knows best' like even eight years early of "The Brady Bunch". While not such a good actress, I was quite captivated by Joan Lora whose character had little depth, but plenty of appeal.Sometimes amateurish and puerile, at other times quite macabre with some relatively graphic horror for its vintage (check out the acid tank scenes), "Bloodlust" is taut and compelling and surprisingly entertaining in spite of its lack of sophistication and originality. At barely 70 minutes, it's also quite compact, efficient viewing.

wes-connors "While vacationing in the tropics, a group of teen-agers set sail to an apparent deserted island. What they discover when they arrive is that the island is owned by Dr. Balleau, an eccentric man with a passion for big-game hunting. After years of importing game onto the island for sport, Dr. Balleau has set his sights on a new quarry, those unfortunate enough to stumble upon his island. Now realizing what they're up against, the teen-agers must elude their host in the hopes of making (it) off the island alive," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.The sleeve's synopsis is inaccurate in describing the group of four as "teen-agers". They are quite clearly "young people" in their 20s; however, the film is funnier if you think of them as teenagers. Leading the group is tall Robert Reed (as Johnny Randall), inappropriately paired with the shorter female, June Kerry (as Betty Scott). Probably, followers of "The Brady Bunch" will enjoy seeing Mr. Reed before he essayed his most famous role. "Bloodlust!" is better than your average "Brady Bunch" episode, but Reed doesn't demonstrate the same ability to make the most of a bad situation. Ralph Brooke's "Most Dangerous Game" hunter Wilton Graff (as Balleau) doesn't help much. Supporting performances vary.** Bloodlust! (1961) Ralph Brooke ~ Robert Reed, Wilton Graff, Walter Brooke