Blood Punch

Not really, but if that doesn't at least intrigue you, then "Blood Punch" probably isn't for you. As far as I'm concerned, it's better than that might suggest because it's not imitation Tarantino, which is a good thing. Imitation 'Tino is always a little weak for being imitation, no matter how good. It's also not quite the blood-soaked high energy action rush the title suggests. It's smarter than that. It's a puzzle pic that the audience gets to play along with. It's an intense mystery a la Russian Roulette with a bullet in all but one chamber. There's never any doubt that bad things are going to happen; you can feel it all the time. And they do, over & over again. And fortunately, despite its smarts, strong direction, clever story with twists galore, wonderful cast & characters, plus everything else that makes low budget thrillers genuinely thrilling, it doesn't cheap out on the violence, blood, action & thrills. Anyway, read the other reviews for the synopsis. What I'm saying is that if "Blood Punch" hasn't already become a cult classic, just as Groundhog Day & most of Tarantino's films have, it will. But don't be a dope & expect a great big-budget Hollywood film. If you do, you will be disappointed. Nevertheless, first time director, Madellaine Paxson has made a memorable debut film, well worth 100 minutes of your day. And one last thing, would it be a spoiler to let you know that you'd probably never guess that the appealing cast are almost all New Zealanders? Excellent accents.

Surprisingly good indie film that makes the best use of low-cost settings. A good director, moderately-tight script, and capable actors together bring us a movie that is part film noir, part heist movie, and part Groundhog Day. While the pace was just slightly slower than I liked, I think the film made up for it with clever visual humor, interesting (and delightfully over-the-top) characters, and sheer fun.Despite the movie poster---and the title---there is not an especially high degree of blood. I mean, there's SOME, but it's not like a Dario Argento film, and it doesn't come anywhere near the bloodiness of films like "Pulp Fiction". It is also, in my opinion, not a horror movie. I certainly was never horrified, or even particularly scared. But it engaged my brain, which is something I treasure in a movie, and it did so with wit and a fair bit of chutzpah.Definitely recommended.

Normally, this repeating the day thing gets on my nerves. lately I have seen 2 such movies this one and "Premature" both are very different, Premature is hysterical. As for Blood Punch, this is basically a 3 person movie and these 3 persons are terrific. The 2 men Milo Cawthorne and Ari Boyland are outrageously perfect in their roles. The girl of the piece Olivia Tennet as the chainsmoking love interest of the 2 men is perfect, too. You have the shy and demure thin guy the bandits need to cook the meth and you have the girls psychopath of a boyfriend and the whatever type of girl attitude. I won't tell you anything about it because you will need to experience it, some things are rather predictable but still excellent. there is a bit of VERY dark humor here that I really did love and thought was terrific. The performances....terrific and the only negative would be the "near" end, not the very end itself....I hate the "I will sacrifice myself for you even though you are a terrible person" thing.

I'm a big horror movie fan and was surprised to see the great reviews like this for an obscure new movie. Yet, it lived up to the hype. Although it wasn't really scary (This could be called Sci-Fi as easily as horror), the movie had interesting characters, decent dialogue, thrills and a strong plot. I'd unhesitatingly recommend it.

BLOOD PUNCH is one of the most creative and excellent movies I've seen! I would recommend this to anyone who likes a great story, with a TON of interesting twists and turns. The actors were all super in their roles, despite not being well known and this is definitely a mystery story, but I'm not going to give any of the plot away because this is one movie where you just have to see it all to believe it.

One thing i theorize is that the windchimes to me play some sort of part.... everytime that seems to be the thing everyone in that area hears the next day; otherwise i wouldn't think they would have the girl knock into them near end for no effect. Also, her laughing at the end may have more into it... they thought that by leaving the area they would be good.... but if they wanted to leave from the place where her old tie was at, doesn't that mean they were involved with the anomaly (not paradox) from the start too? since they were prob at the cabin by the time the boy shot himself, wouldn't that mean that everyone would be revived next day? it would make sense becuase LITERALLY the boy answered her Question of "are you willing to go to hell with me? So i guess they are fine???

This was a pretty interesting movie. It starts off slow but then it picks up towards the middle. Towards the last 3/5th of the movie I was fully engaged. I loved the ending... nice twist. For anyone who is a fan of cult classics I think you will enjoy this movie. Just fight the urge to turn it off during the first 15 to 20 minutes ;-)

a fun hip, dark and violent take on Groundhog Day. I would say it's Groundhog Day by way of Fight Club, perhaps not as great as those two films are in their own right, but Blood Punch features a fun cast and a scenario that starts to lose some steam just before it wraps itself up with another big wink at how cool it is trying to be. It comes close, very close. If you like Milo Cawthorne in Deathgasm, he shines here playing a different role. I hope he continues to luck into very fun and gory films, because I'd count myself as a fan now.

What makes the film fun is the tension in the central love triangle. The cast are clearly having a great time. Thoughtfully shot, and it's low budget is only apparent in some of the gore effects.

The movie itself is great, but what kicks it up a notch for me is seeing the cast and crew of my favourite season of Power Rangers doing some decidedly un-Power-Ranger-like things (sex, drugs, murder, and profanity, to name a few!). Can we get a sequel with the rest of the RPM gang, please??

Passt auf jeden Fall super zu einem Halloween dvd abend.

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