Naked Massacre Movie Review
An American stuck in Northern Ireland slaughters a house of nurses. That is the premise of this 1976 horror flick, which is based on the real-life killings committed by Richard Speck in Chicago ten years prior to the release of this film-- a subtle reference to this is made at the end of the movie, so listen close. Other than changing the names and location, a lot of this film falls in line with the real story, which is pretty horrific.
Things are about to get worse
Much of the first act is spent getting to know the nurses, and seeing what exactly is driving Cain, our killer, to madness. Things really pick up when Cain breaks into the house, and the ensuing torture and killings are unrelenting. Veteran German actor Mathieu Carriere does a wonderful job as Cain, making you both feel for the character and wish him harm at the same time. Unfortunately, the film is bogged down by poor dialogue and directing. We also get some political statements in this movie, which is more than a little surprising. To add to the weirdness, if you happen to have this movie as part of the 50 movies Chilling Classics release from Mill Creek Entertainment, you will have an added surprise--as I was watching this, I was treated to about 30 seconds of an entirely different movie--muted--before it switched back to Naked Massacre.
I assume I'll come across these two somewhere else in this collection
When I saw the title Naked Massacre, I was expecting some trashy grindhouse flick with lots of nudity and nothing else of note--this movie turned out to be much better than that. True, there is a degree of nudity and gore in the film, but don't be mislead by the title of this movie--it has more going for it than what you think.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 6
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