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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Give me a flippin' break, January 17, 2006
This review is from: And Then They Were Dead/Guilty Pleasures (DVD)
Awful from start to finish. Poor video quality, poor audio, poor story; it's like something you'd see on New York's local MNN channels only with nudity. I can't imagine who would give either movie on this collection more than one star; there must have been a lot of friends of the producers posting reviews. Not worth your time or your money. I tried to give both "movies" an even break but once I came across the scene when the actors are running against a green screen, I gave up being impartial.
Not even "so bad it's good," just "so bad."
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7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This Double-Feature is a Double Indie Horror Treat!, November 1, 2004
This review is from: And Then They Were Dead/Guilty Pleasures (DVD)
I picked up this DVD recently because I recognized a lot of the names involved: Tina Krause (TITANIC 2000), Darian Caine (MISTRESS FRANKENSTEIN), Joseph Zaso (NIKOS THE IMPALER), Sasha Graham (VICIOUS SWEET) and Joseph Parda (5 DEAD ON THE CRIMSON CANVAS). They've all done a number of low-to-no budget direct-to-video horror films over the years and these two hard-to-find titles was a pleasant surprise to uncover. "And Then They Were Dead" is a goofy and violent TEN LITTLE INDIANS-type affair. The story is slight and the camera work is at times lacking, but it's gory, sexy, funny and has a fantastic score by Function Zero. Darian Caine does a hot shower death scene! Also included for this title are some nice extras including a behind-the-scenes documentary. The better of the two films is GUILTY PLEASURES which is two stories that create one feature. Again, it's sexy, gory and at times - oddly funny, but overall and interesting effort. Both films have amusing audio commentaries. Are these films mega Hollywood productions? Absolutely not. But they are made with a certain vitality and love of horror/suspense/exploitation films that makes them enjoyable. I watch a lot of Euro Horror (Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino...) and I think it definitely keeps the same spirit -- even though the budgets of these films were clearly a lot less. Definitely give this DVD a try because one way or another, you'll find it entertaining (even if you find it schlocky).
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8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
AMAZING!, August 31, 2004
This review is from: And Then They Were Dead/Guilty Pleasures (DVD)
This was a Great BUY!
For 14.99 You get 2 films that both are really well done. I highly recommend this double feature purchase!
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