David Roggenkamp This is surprisingly a good slasher. Not only is the main antagonist a woman with psychological problems, she is also the main killer. The protagonists are typical as far as Hollywood is concerned – they are most likely college buddies and they are living their lives after college. One couple has bought a house and a party has ensued; they have relationship problems throughout. The movie has enough psychological drama, tension and relationship spark to keep the characters going; but this is not the main facet of the movie – instead, it is about the abandoned house next door. As many movies go, the characters trespass where they dare and they've stirred a hornet's nest. Now a sick girl that lives in the ruins of this house, is out to torment some victims.What was tension and good times, quickly turns into characters that are stripped of modern conveniences, herded around like sheep, tormented psychologically, or otherwise picked off one by one in gruesome fashion. If you want to cringe and have our skin crawl, this movie also provides that – characters are regularly stabbed, beaten or dismembered at key points when victory is within their grasp. The movie has lots of twists and moves in different directions. Unbelievable facets of the movie include the dismemberments, beheadings, beatings and tension levels. The movie plays on the highs of them, and it is purely for entertainment; shock value also applies here which the movie has lots of.So in short, the movie is good. The DVD also has a few good extras which make it worth renting. Your choice if you want to buy it; it is certainly a contender for better horror film.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=7003).

quincytheodore This is what happens when a movie's good point consists entirely on one decent villain concept while other aspects are ridiculously abysmal. Blood Widow has one of the worst acting, foul production and misguided use of gore that ever shamed the horror genre. It's literally like Japanese B-movie gorefest you've never heard about, but at least that is built on quirky premise while Blood Widow is an actual miserable horror.The lead characters find themselves at strange location where past tragedy happened. Following barren story line where a strange antagonist still survives like many other horror movies after Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this movie falls in every turn. The most decent parts are the villain who looks quite menacing and a couple of gore, but even those appear underwhelming.It has cardboard acting as though the actors were sedated just before filming and took the scenes while walking on mental limbo. There are some moments that feel like they are trying to sabotage their own movie, yet not even intentionally bad performance can be this bad.Visual is too dark most of the times, which leaves the audience wondering if this is shot with broken camera. Audio fares worse as the sound suddenly spikes in volume after several minutes of muffled voice. Obviously, there's no cinematography or choreography here, instead of that the movie sprays blood hoping it would resemble thrill.Perilous to your money and time, just avoid Blood Widow or take a glimpse on the poster, which is given more investment than the actual movie itself.

Drew Grimm Van Ess I'm at the point now (like most movie-freaks) where I can tell within 10-15 minutes into viewing a feature, rather it'll be any good or not. And I knew that I was going to be sitting through this one through the duration. Even though some of the acting from the supporting cast is really bad, it wasn't enough to stray me away from the story.'Blood Widow' starts off with a quick off-screen kill that sets the tone nicely. Then, we meet new homeowners, Laurie and Hugh. While happy to be moving, her mood suddenly is turned upside down when Laurie finds out that Hugh invited friends over to their new home, and intends on throwing a party. And of course, Hugh's friends have to be total jackasses, and decide to go to the boarded up boarding school next door, just for kicks. At this point in the movie, I knew that I was going to like it. I was surprised myself, by how much I was into it. Upon breaking into the boarding school, aside from making fools of themselves, Hugh's mischievous friends find themselves in the wrath of the Blood Widow, who has a very troubled origin. I personally like the way the Blood Widow looks. Although it's a bit stylized, and perhaps it ruins the realness of everything, her outfit is pretty sweet, and the mask is nothing less than creepy. It's a very iconic look. It's feminine with a touch of serious danger. And once she gets a hold of Hugh, Laurie, and their buddies, she goes a major killing spree full of blood, brutality, and creativity.Someone gets gutted in a violent and downright gnarly fashion, and there's even a double beheading! Again, some of these kills get away with murder (no pun intended) because, although they're not very realistic all the time, they're enjoyable and entertaining as hell. The Blood Widow is not shy on gore either, there's plenty to go around. And there's an overall gritty feel and setting in the movie, that keeps everything seem so much more intense. Things get crazy towards the end, when the Blood Widow captures Laurie and ties her up. We see some serious sadomasochism, and some surprising unexpected deaths. The movie ends very dreary and dark. And bloody. 'Blood Widow' hits shelves this Tuesday, June 3rd. Don't miss it, especially if you're prone to like your horror a bit dark and gruesome.

LeoKragthorpe I really enjoyed this movie a lot. I don't know why so many people expect every film to be an attempt to redefine a genre, sometimes an audience just wants an hour and a half of good fun with a few laughs and some awesome kills. Blood Widow gives the audience just that. The Widow herself is super cool looking. I think some people are holding that against this movie and I don't quite get it. Sure, some of the characters do dumb stuff, but that's what people do. Why is every abandoned structure vandalized to some degree? Because someone who wasn't supposed to be there went in and did things they weren't supposed to do. Sure it has a few flaws but things get so awesome in the third act that it makes it all worth it.