the fox Great b-movie with a good cast and typical jaws scenario. i saw it years ago on uk sat tv and stubbled about it on a cable channel this evening. if you like the classic killerfish story, then watch this - also, or because the monster is not in the water! the mood in this movie is, as you know it from A movies water & beach flicks. recommend it to everyone who, like myself enjoys such films.

PeterMitchell-506-564364 Blood Beach is just another example, of how cheesy movies were back in the eighties. This is just Jaws in the sand. A crustacean like monster is pulling random victims into the sand on a Californian beach, some denied the opportunity of going for their last dip dip. I haven't seen this movie for a while. I remember one victim, barely escapes, legs covered in yucky blood. It's rather bland and drones on here and there. The movie's actually shot like as Jaws, as we do get it's Jaws feel. But where Jaws was very suspenseful and alive, this is just plain dull, with hardly any suspense, yeah bring on that dark music, which minutely helps. Overall it boils down to, it's just a corny idea. The suspense is mostly in guessing what it is, that's pulling people under the sand, and when revealed we pretty much know, how they're gonna kill it. And what is John Saxon and Burt Young, doing in this dribble. W.E.A.K

Chase_Witherspoon Routinely panned though it might be, "Blood Beach" isn't a bad little thriller at all. Something of a hybrid of "Day of the Triffids" meets "Jaws", Huffman plays the lifeguard of a popular beach-front community where strange disappearances have the locals worried. The mother (Medin) of his estranged wife (Hill, in one of her last movies to date) embarks on a regular morning walk along the beach, never to return. Pretty soon, his girlfriend (Pousette) and other random victims have disappeared. With each disappearance, the plot thickens and without a suspect or motive, nonchalant detectives (Burt Young and Otis Young, no relation) continue to run into investigative cul-de-sacs. Does the strange bag lady residing at the disused amusement park know the identity and whereabouts of the killer? Huffman seems to be the only one capable of locating the clues to this baffling mystery.Tense, humorous and well paced little suspense thriller includes a strong cast of veterans and some sharp, witty dialogue. Burt Young's character is a great detective parody and Saxon, who appears toward the latter part of the film, plays a character not unlike that in "Black Christmas". High body count and a genuinely unsettling mood builds hysteria and the suspense is palpable when the police cordon off a section of beach-front with assistance from biological scientist (Gierasch) who believes he's detected a foreign presence. The climax that ensues is a cracker and the post script that runs into the end credits is both fitting, yet unexpected.Short, sharp with a great cast and some genuine thrills, and, chronically underrated.

Muldwych 'Blood Beach' is a fairly typical example of a B-grade horror film. The acting is just competent enough to keep the plot going, but no-one would scratch their heads wondering why these artistes aren't better known. There's the stoic male lead doing his best to look moody despite the early 80s low lighting. There's the predictable love interest, the sceptic, the comic relief, and the wise all-knowing scientist who no-one listens to. All the boxes have been checked here. The plot is straightforward and threadbare, and the budget would be equal to what Spielberg spends on a typical lunch.However, I really enjoyed this thing as a kid, and watching it again recently reminded me why. For one thing, the film-makers know their financial limits, and the menace threatening the sleepy Southern Californian beach is wisely kept out of sight until the very end, and even then, you don't get a truly good look at it. This is a wise approach even when you do have money to play with, as it builds suspense, and avoids disappointment. Additionally, 'Blood Beach' is mostly filmed on-location, so there are few desperately cheap-looking sets. Finally, the film ends the way all good horror films do, though I just wish it hadn't been made so obvious earlier on.I think the main reason 'Blood Beach' gets a low score is probably that it gets a little slow in places. This isn't helped by the two-dimensional characterisation, that if developed in a better script, could probably have alleviated the problem.Nonetheless, it has its redeeming features as mentioned, and it's a good bit of late-night disposable viewing if you like horror and there's nothing better on.