Blood Feast (2016) User Reviews

A Boring Disappointing Remake to a Cheesy Classic!!!

[Pumpkin_Man · 3/10 · 2 March 2018]

I was really let down by this remake. You'd think in today's time with movies like Saw and Hostel, this would be gorier because it's based on one of the original classic splatter films, but no. The gore was kinda 'meh' The movie is a slow burner with generic characters like Penny Ramses and her boring friends. The original was great for its time; it was so cheesy and corny that it's pretty epic. The gore was bright and colorful and showed the classic look of the 1960's, but this movie's color is off. It looks like it was made by a low budget independent company, and honestly I couldn't even see how it ended. The lighting was too off. There was a flashlight and some screaming and next thing I know, it's over.

The movie is about Fuad Ramses, an American living in Paris with his wife and daughter. Fuad owns an American Diner and is a security guard at a museum. For some reason, he starts seeing hallucinations of the goddess, Ishtar, who tells him to offer her a 'blood feast' so he goes around killing people. Just do yourself a favor and skip this movie and re-watch Hershell Gordon Lewis's original classic. I would not recommend the remake of BLOOD FEAST!!!

This is a scurvy film. Ryan Nicholson, the fx guy did some good job but the lingering gory n cannibalism scenes were a put off.

[Fella_shibby · 3/10 · 20 April 2018]

Saw this on a dvd. I got enticed due to Sadie Katz n the trailer. What a disappointment this film turned out to b. Ther was absolutely zero suspense n tension. This movie is completely devoid of any atmosphere. The plot is about an owner of a diner who is also moonlighting as a watchman in a museum of Egyptian artefacts. He stops taking his pills n during one of his work shift he sees the Egyptian goddess who demands him of blood n sacrifice which will enable their reunion. Ther was too much gore n i fast forwarded some scenes, especially of the cannibalism. The effects by Ryan Nicholson is noteworthy but the lingering gory scenes were a letdown for me. Also the abrupt ending added more fuel to its already awful screenplay. It is a remake of the 1963 film which i hav completely forgotten. Mayb will revisit soon. The original was directed by the father of gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis. They say the original was the first splatter film n one of the earliest to enter video nasties.

A strong finale, once you finally get to the blood feast...

[Kolobos51 · 4/10 · 25 August 2018]

This movie is a remake of a classic Herschell Gordon Lewis film. Lewis, known as the Godfather of Gore, did extreme and extremely silly high concept horror films like The Gore Gore Girls and 2000 Maniacs (remade as a Robert Englund flick about a decade ago). I'm not a huge fan of his and my interest in this movie had more to do with its marketing, which swore it was a hardcore, over-the-top gore film. Honestly, though, this movie seems almost apologetic for its intense content.

It tells the story of an unstable, American restaurant own that moves to Paris with his wife (Caroline Williams of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Hatchet 3) and college aged daughter (Sophie Monk of The Hills Run Red). He is going broke and goes off his meds then promptly begins hallucinating, believing he has been ordered by an Egyptian goddess to perform a blood sacrifice in her name.

He begins murdering and cooking young people while his suspicious wife noses around and his oblivious daughter is romanced by a local cop. Blood is spilled but it's often slightly off camera, which is disappointing. The opening is pretty awesome and the finale is great but the entire middle is a snooze. A lot of this has to do with a dull supporting cast and a stilted leading man. Caroline Williams and Sophie Monk, the only two actors I had heard of beforehand, are great but they're kind of peripheral to the movie for the most part.

I can't really recommend this movie. The trailer is stronger than the actual film and I found it kind of boring overall. There's certainly worse out there right now so I guess, if you're desperate, give it a look. Just don't expect too much.

Horrible. One of the worst pieces of garbage I have ever seen.

[manuelasaez · 2/10 · 30 July 2018]

I've seen some terrible movies in my lifetime, and this one is no different. Talent-less actors, weak special effects, the movie takes forever to get going and when it does it looks like a bad porn film. Really, this movie is just terrible and everyone involved should be embarrassed. Tragic film making at its worst.

Plain wrong

[kosmasp · 2/10 · 15 April 2017]

One thing this got right is the amount of blood it has. And without having seen the original this is based on (I can only assume that it wasn't a masterpiece either, but still way better than this, it has to be), I can say, that this is really bad. Now I do see the rating this received from others (though none wanted to comment on their rating?) and I can only assume that they were enjoying how bad this is.

Like having a blast watching a bad movie with mates/friends. Kind of like "Tulpa" where I had a really good time, despite (or because) the movie was awful. Now this is more or less aware of how bad it is, it actually tries to play into that fact. But just by acknowledging that you are doing something intentionally, doesn't make it fun. There is also a craft in being bad by purpose. This just is infantile (in more than one way). One example is a sign at the diner, that has a joke, but is being shown for way too long. It's in your face, waving with both hands jumping up and down, right in front of your nose. Again, this may be able to entertain in times (for all the wrong reasons), but it's not good - no pun intended

I Waited 2 Years For This..

[bgsmoove · 1/10 · 31 August 2018]

I rarely write reviews, but I must save the viewing audience. I waited 2 years for this disappointment! Poor script and pointless Gore.. Oh and the worst part, it ends abruptly as if they ran out of film or money... Don't waste your time or you'll be sorry. I can promise you that..

How did this movie get such high rating??

[marinocukaro · 1/10 · 19 June 2018]

Such big disapointning, pathetic acting, not bad idea of story but such poor way this story was told. Didn't even had pation to watch it till end, canceled at midle of the movie.

Thanks to Blood Feast 2016, I've found a new appreciation for HGL's original.

[BA_Harrison · 1/10 · 7 August 2018]

Fuad Ramses (Robert Rusler) moves to Paris with his wife and daughter (Caroline Williams and Sophie Monk) where he has spent every last cent opening an American diner in the suburbs. To make ends meet, Fuad also works as a nightwatchman at a museum, where he encounters Egyptian goddess Ishtar, who promises him life eternal as her lover. But first he must serve up a special feast in her honour...

Herschel Gordon Lewis' influential splatter classic Blood Feast is undeniably amateurish and quite dull, but at least it's gory; Marcel Walz's 2016 version of the film is even more boring than the original and almost as inept, but doesn't even deliver on the blood and guts.

A full fifty minutes of dreary, badly scripted, poorly acted build up precedes the film's one and only genuinely gory moment, a juicy throat slashing, after which the film settles back into 'dry' mode. The remainder of the movie is uneventful and, despite its handful of recognisable 'stars', the whole thing lacks professionalism.

What this film needed was a better supporting cast (the European performers are terrible), a degree of intentional cheeze, a sense of fun, and, most importantly, lots of graphic gore so that it could at least live up to the title.

Worse than the original film, worse than Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002), much worse than Mardi Gras Massacre (1978), and even worse than Blood Diner (1987), about the only thing going for this mess is the suggestion that Ishtar is a figment of Fuad's imagination, the restaurateur having neglected to take his daily medication for an unspecified ailment - an interesting idea, but it's not enough to prevent me giving this garbage the lowest possible rating.

It's interesting if you've seen the original

[berg-74532 · 4/10 · 10 February 2020]

I didn't connect this film with the original until I heard the crazy mans name. Not exactly sure why this is set in Paris or why they changed the focus to the chef. The chef in the original while still being a crazy man was really more of a side character. The casting was OK except for the 30 year old not so fresh faced daughter, who is a horrible actress at least in this but some of that falls on who ever cast this movie because she is clearly 10 + years to old for the character she plays. In a pleasant surprise the mother who I recognized but couldn't place her for awhile in fact it was past the midpoint of the movie until I put it together, I let you figure it out. If your a big horror movie fan you should know who she is. If you read this before you watch the film watch the original at least part of it because I most likely would not have watched the whole movie if I didn't make the connection to the original. Its public domain so it's on YouTube as well as most of the old horror movie channels on Roku or whatever service have like that. It's not horrible but it's not great if you have a problem finding something to watch the 1963 version first the stories are different enough so it won't feel like you've watched twice.

Why cast MONK in any movie!?!

[pauljamesross · 1/10 · 17 April 2020]

Haven't watched this movie. Done plan to either! Adding my review based on SOPHIE MONK and her talentless acting credentials! Why any director,crew would ever consider to cast her,in any FRIGGIN movie....is completely beyond me! She is definitely,the worst FEMALE ACTRESS IN HISTORY!

Average at best, fairly unremarkable.

[shaun8305 · 6/10 · 24 February 2020]

Blood Feast is a little goofy, bloody and gruesome. It holds the same spirit as the original, but isn't as memorable. Overall it's not a bad movie, and I've certainly seen worse, especially as far as remakes go.

Out of sorts, with an oddball collection of actors.

[RatedVforVinny · 2/10 · 30 January 2020]

The H.G.L original is pretty much sacred turf and as an original film, is nigh impossible to recreate (in any shape or form). Saying that the modern 'Hardgore' scenes add practically nothing to the story, or does the hack style of acting. This is a pretty poor show and apart from the leading actor (who shows some promise), the rest of the cast are just all wrong.

Historically inaccurate

[lawrencemneal · 4 August 2018]

Ishtar was Sumerian, not Egyptian. This is a sad attempt to make Goddess worship about sacrifice, which it isn't.

Disappointing

[BrendanBakos-1 · 1/10 · 16 February 2019]

I donated to this film around 2015 Bloodfeast (2016 ) was released a few years later ! So l brought a DVD copy of Blood Feast from overseas Hmmmmm is the film scary or suspenseful ! Not really is the film boring ! unfortunately it is & the acting ! Well some of the acting is not so great . The film stars Australia's own Sophie Monk & Caroline Munroe , even the silly Blood Diner (1987 ) was way more entertaining then this movie ! Very disappointing & forgettable in everyway

Really?

[ferdmalenfant · 1/10 · 2 September 2019]

This is one of the worse movies out there. Boring. Stupid. Poorly made...Just plain awful.

Blood Feast gets a extreme Reboot!!!!

[TodaysHaul317 · 5/10 · 10 February 2024]

Blood Feast is 2016 cannibal horror film with the story and directed by Marcel Walz (Blind, Pretty Boy, La Petite Morte franchise, Raw franchise, Seed 2, and Rootwood). It was written by Philip Lilienschwarz (Agonia, Portae Infernales, and Absolutio). It was produced by Emsch Schneider (Collar, Caedes, La Petite Morte II, and Raw 3). It had a very limited theatrical run during it's release. The original home video release years ago was only the edited version. It's a remake of the 1963 horror film of the same name directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis which spawned it's own sequel in 2002 and an unofficial reboot under the title Blood Diner!!!!

Fuad Ramses (played by: Robert Rusler from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, Weird Science, Thrashin, Vamp, Sometimes They Come Back, and Amityville: A New Generation) plus his family which includes his wife Louise (played by: Caroline Williams from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Stepfather 2, Renfield, Leprechaun 3, Days of Thunder, Halloween II, and Hatchet III) and his daughter Penny (played by: Sophie Monk from Click, Date Movie, London, Fear Itself, and The Hills Run Red) have moved from the United States to France, where they run an American-themed diner. Since business is not going well, Fuad also works the graveyard shift in a museum of ancient Egyptian culture. During these long nights, he is repeatedly drawn to a statue representing the seductive goddess Ishtar (played by: Sadie Katz from Wrong Turn 6, The Beast Inside, Death Club, Woods Witch, The Amityville Harvest, and Hanukkah). As his fascination with Ishtar grows, she begins speaking to him in visions. One night, Fuad succumbs to her deadly charms and begins a new life of murder and cannibalism. He prepares a lavish feast for Ishtar dripping with the blood, organs and intestines of his victims. As the bodies pile up, Fuad slips further into madness until no one... not even his wife and daughter... is safe from the desires of the bloodthirsty goddess!!!!

I've been wanting to see this Blood Feast remake for a long time! Unfortunately, when it was originally released here in the states it was the butchered edited version when it hit home video so I never checked it out until now. After watching this, I think I made the right choice because this isn't your typical horror feature with a little bit of blood every once in awhile. Blood Feast would be considered in the extreme horror sub-genre which the great boutique label Unearthed Films is mainly known for. This 2016 remake of Blood Feast is loaded with gore, guts, nasty kills, and director Marcel Walz doesn't hold back when it comes to the gruesome fx here. He has a great low budget visual style to his work.

Speaking of the wild fx, it's done by the talented fx artist Ryan Nicholson (Gutterballs, Hanger, Torched, Live Feed, The Predator, Deadpool 2, Blair Witch, Warcraft, Ghost Rider, Blade: Trinity, Scary Movie, Final Destination, and Dreamcatcher) with the help of his wife Megan (Fire Country, Resident Alien, Arrow, Supergirl, Dead Rising franchise, Collar, Dead Nude Girls, and Gutterballs 2). Honestly, the special fx work here is the highlight of this production. Plotdigger & the Nicholsons literally killed it in this new vision of Blood Feast. The script was there with a similar concept to the original but it was kinda all over the place. I wouldn't really consider this one a straight up remake of the 60's classic splatter flick because it's very different and it becomes it's own movie at the end.

Blood Feast 2016 is more of a reboot to be real so don't expect an exact copy of the original with this. I personally like that aspect of this because it's something else compared to what you would think. Veteran actor Robert Rusler knows exactly what type of film that he's making here and he hams it up with his over the top performance. It might be the most entertaining role from the character actor that made a huge splash in the 80's. Caroline Williams gives the best actual acting performance in Blood Feast. Honestly, I've never seen a bad turn from her in everything that I've seen from the actress in all these years. She's always good and very professional in whatever she does. Sophie Monk is gorgeous, she provides some quality eye candy for the movie. She struggles when it comes to her role but I will say that she looks great doing it. Sadie Katz has a cool cameo as the goddess in Blood Feast. I've always liked her work, she does lots of crazy independent horror. She isn't shy at all in this either. Cult director Herschell Gordon Lewis even has a small cameo in this which is great. Blood Feast had a solid pace and flow to it, it didn't lose my interest at all. It's a very fun and entertaining low budget production. If you are looking for something to turn off your brain on for a little bit and you want to see some high quality gore, this is definitely worth checking out at least once.