FuzzyTagz
If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Murphy Howard
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Zlatica
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Rainey Dawn
The beginning of this film is rather boring - not enough action and horror. It took an hour to get really capture my interest - and I usually enjoy this type of film from start to finish. The beginning is OK - it just needed to get to "the good stuff" earlier in the film - it's SLOW - not wait an hour before it got good. The last 25-30 minutes of the movie is a fun horror to watch... I enjoyed it.I really wanted to like this film better - it looked so good but it was a disappointment to me. Good ending - slow beginning. I'm sorry but the first hour of the film felt like 3 hours to me while the last 30 minutes of it seemed to pass by very fast.4/10
potshotk
The high impact scenes -- the cat creature breaking loose after being tortured by the Igor-like assistant and being set ablaze; the creature strapped to a gurney, tortuously attempting to learn the word "man" and the climactic action -- more than make up for the dreary domestic drama.This movie scared the hell out of me when I was nine and it can still work some real magic. The sympathy you feel for the panther man is evoked with real skill.It's so sad that this film's legacy became the awful Dr. Lorca and John Ashley Blood Island movies.
lost-in-limbo
Fitzgerald is the only survivor of a shipwreck and he finds himself washed up on an luscious Pacific island, which is inhabited by a close-minded doctor, his unsatisfied wife and edgy assistant. That night they found Fitzgerald, the doctor's experimental subject; a panther got loose and killed some natives. But they manage to get hold of it again. Not too long Fitzgerald learns what the doctor is trying to do, but he questions the ethical nature of his experiments. When Fitzgerald comes face to face with Dr. Girard's test subject it's something his eyes can't believe.Like other users have already mentioned, this cheap b-grade flick is influenced by H.G. Wells novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau." You might call it a poor man's version of the story. But to my surprise this feature was incredibly well-made and mildly effective, it's just too bad that the print of the film is all scratched up and jumpy in parts. The low-budget production is well set-up with fine execution in the direction, thunderously high-strung score and solid camera-work in achieving a very heavy mood in the jarringly, grim atmosphere. The isolated island (which was filmed in the Philippines) and the doctor's house (especially his laboratory) have a dauntingly, unsteady feel. Slow-building terror is squeezed tight by a snail-like opening hour involving many stoppages and meandering about. The third-act though, is where things really get going with some nice doses of suspense and plenty of interesting moments occurring with the mystery of the doctor's work coming out of the dark. These sparks are few and far between, but the sub-due plot is strong enough to carry the film, even though it does have its wishy-washy details and understated ending. The routine script is filled with a lot of mumbo jumbo, maybe a little too much of it and a bit forced. Thrown in are ponderous theories about evolution and morality about interfering with nature's course and so on. Also the dramatic interplay between the characters have a variety of frictions that plays on their slowly decaying mentality. Though, the token romance link between Fitzgerald and Frances Girard was unconvincing and it felt overly padded for me. The performances were exceptional enough, with some buoyant acting at times. Francis Lederer, as Dr. Girard, Richard Derr as Fitzgerald and Oscar Keesee Jr. as Perrera were terrific in their roles. The beautiful Greta Thyssen as Frances Girard; I was 50/50 on, sometimes she was rather leaden, but still she has an awe that's hard dismiss. The make-up effects for our feline (and there's only one) was way above-average, even though it was kept in bandages and looking more like a mummy. But when we see glimpses of its face it was rather well-done up, though I found the creature's growling unintentionally amusing.There's nothing great or particularly unfamiliar about it, but with what they had to work with, it's commendably done.Side-note: I'm just glad that I didn't have to sit through the warning bell gimmick, which would destroy the whole purpose in you wanting suspense and surprises from this film. The idea just escapes me, especially since you'll know what you're getting yourself into.
Movie Nuttball
Blood Creature is one of those old drive in type movies which is actually its a pretty good film. Francis Lederer and Richard Derr is in the movie and so is Greta Thyssen who was in a few of the Three Stooges shorts in the Joe Besser era. She actually has very big part in the film. This movie, Blood Creature has some very good acting in it and the storms were cools. The creature itself was neat looking which really looked like a humanoid panther mummy! If you have seen The 1996 version of The Island of Dr. Moreau you will notice some scenes that was in that movie are very similar in this movie! Really Blood Creature is decent little old film that has many great moments and especially if you are a a Three Stooges fan its interesting to see Greta Thyssen in a role where she is scared and screaming! For horror and Island of Dr. Moreau fans don't miss this one!
