BLOOD FEAST 2: ALL U CAN EAT [2002]

To expect D-movie splatterfest director Herschell Gordon Lewis' Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat to improve upon the original film is like walking into your favorite used bookstore and expecting them to be carrying those comfy adult diapers you like so much.
The movie knows it's terrible and doesn't try to hide it but when you see a piece of dog shit on the road it's not trying it's true identity either and that doesn't make it any easier to nibble on, should you be so bold.  In all honesty, I shamefully turned the film off 20 minutes in, puttered around a bit and went back to it later in the night to find I was a little more mentally prepared for it (5 beers do that).  There were a few "so bad it's good" moments but it still stunk something fierce and I see no reason to ever visit it again, unless I have unwanted guests unexpectedly dropping by.

1 barf bag out of 5

The Wizard of Gore (1970)

Based on interviews, commentaries, etc. Herschell Gordon Lewis was an artless businessman and it shows in this film. The Wizard of Gore is simply a vehicle for the gore aspect and nothing more. He succeeds in providing shock and disgust as Montag the Magnificent mutilates his helpless volunteers on stage, all to the delight of his unsuspecting audience. Even today, some of the SFX are absolutely stomach-churning, while others couldn't possibly look more fake. All other scenes progressing the story are soulless and wooden. The film does harbor a hallucinatory atmosphere, not only in Montag's macabre performances but in the film's bizarre conclusion.

2 eye-gougings out of 5

BLOOD FEAST [1963]

Considered to be the first known 'splatter film', Blood Feast is something I needed to experience.
With it's terrible dialogue terribly executed by terrible actors, laughable old-timey radio soap like organ music, excessive gore and hilarious continuity errors, I just really don't know what to think. It starts out with the obligatory pretty blond girl undressing to get in the bathtub only to get butchered to death in a bubble bath, eye gouging, tit shots and blood flying galore. I knew I was in for a pretty funny treat.
It's a bad movie. No doubt about it. Normally I'd give it one star but it provided so many laughs I had to bump it up one more.

2 Ancient Egyptian Cannibalistic Catering Services out of 5

NOTE: a sequel was produced in 2002. It came with the package so expect a review soon.