November 1, 2010

Bloodtide

part 15 of the Bad Horror Marathon



Data
Title: Blood Tide
Year: 1982
Length: 82 minutes
Director: Richard Jefferies
Writers: Richard Jefferies & Nico Mastorakis
Starring: James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, Lydia Cornell, Deborah Shelton
Music: Jerry Mosely

My reaction
Synopsis: a diver awakens something evil
How I saw it: on video, yesterday (have on DVD)
Concept: Indifferent.
Story: Bad.
Characters: Indifferent.
Dialog: Indifferent.
Pacing: Bad.
Cinematography: Bad.
Special effects/design: Bad.
Acting: Bad. Most are okay, but the lead (Martin Kove) is terrible.
Music: Bad.
Subjective Rating: 3/10 (Bad). It's a stupid movie, but at least James Earl Jones is awesome as a Shakespeare-quoting rogue.  And there's a monster, so that's something.
Objective Rating: 1.3/4 (Bad).

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