mymangodfrey All of Cronenberg's obsessions (clinics and hospitals, dangerous sex, the body in decay) made it into Rabid, an effective, entertaining, and unsettling horror movie that REALLY seems like a response to the AIDS epidemic, even though it predated that real-world nightmare.Porn star Marilyn Chambers turns out to be an actual actress; it's a shame she didn't get more chances to break into legitimate movies. Frank Moore does a decent job being the poor-man's Christopher Walken, a few years before Cronenberg had enough cash to hire the real Christopher Walken. The supporting players are, for the most part, quality character actors.The special effects are sickening in a way that CGI never is, and they're used selectively, so that they always have an impact.Some may dislike the sedate earth-toned 70s-Quebec atmosphere (which is similar to the vibe of pretty much every Cronenberg movie pre-Dead-Zone), but I love it; it makes this group of movies feel recognizable and special.

Paul Magne Haakonsen As big of a name that David Cronenberg is in the horror scene, then I can't really claim to be a fan of everything that he touches. I have never heard about "Rabid" before I happened to stumble upon in this late in 2017. I read the synopsis and it sounded like something that could potentially be alright, as it did have that zombiesque vibe to it.I managed to endure 30 minutes of "Rabid" before I gave up out of sheer and utter boredom. I actually found myself with my mobile phone in my hand and was playing a game while watching this movie. Yeah, it was that boring to me.From what I managed to see during the 30 minutes that I sat through, then there was nothing appealing or interesting here that fell into my taste and preference. So I can in all honesty say that I am not going to return to watch "Rabid" later on in order to finish it.As for the cast and their acting talents, well, I can't really complain about anything here. The acting seemed adequate considering that the movie was from 1977 and given the limitations of the script and storyline imposed on them."Rabid" didn't really make much use of special effects in the 30 minutes that I managed to endure. So whether or not the movie actually did well on the effects department, that I cannot make a proper statement about.This was a rather bland and uneventful 30 minutes that I will never get back. And from what I saw, then my rating of "Rabid" is a meager 3 out of 10 stars, and I do feel somewhat large and generous here actually. The movie cover boasted "Pray it doesn't happen to you", which actually happened to summarize the feeling of having to sit down to watch the movie quite well.

trashgang A classic from director David Cronenberg which has hardcore porn actress Marilyn Chambers (Behind The Green Door, a porn classic just as notorious as Deep Throat) in it in her first role in a normal flick. And I must say she did well coming out of the porn scene. The flick itself is a bit outdated nowadays but it's still worth picking up due the way it was shot, It was at that time a low budget flick with simple effects and no extra lighting that gave this dark flick an extra touch. The story itself isn't creepy and it never becomes frightening but it did was a standard for a lot of horror flicks who involved a virus. After having a motorcycle accident Rose (Chambers) has to undergo surgery with a new technique but things go wrong and she becomes addicted to blood and people who are bitten are turning into some kind of zombies. It's made just before the horror heydays with the coming of the slashers. If you compare it with Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) or Halloween (1978) then it's a big laugh but still, a classic indeed with it flows here and there. Gore 0,5/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 1/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

Uriah43 "Rose" (Marilyn Chambers) and her boyfriend, "Hart Read" (Frank Moore) are riding around on a motorcycle when they crash in a vacant field in the country. Fortunately for them, there is a cosmetic surgery clinic nearby which takes them in. Hart suffers a few broken bones and is taken from the clinic to another hospital about 3 hours away. Rose, on the other hand, is in much more serious condition and the decision is made to perform emergency surgery at the clinic. Since she has suffered severe burns and abrasions the doctor, "Dr. Dan Keloid" decides to use an experimental treatment to facilitate her recovery. This treatment turns Rose into a vampiric carrier of a disease which transfers from her to her victims when she drinks their blood. Unlike Rose, however, her victims display symptoms similar to rabies but with a much shorter incubation period. Soon the virus spreads to Montreal and drastic measures take effect. Anyway, while there are some very good films made recently that are better than this, it should be noted that this film was made over 35 years ago and didn't have the computer graphics or special effects that we now enjoy today. Even so, the acting was sufficient and the director (David Cronenberg) managed to show as much of Marilyn Chambers as was probably permissible during this time. I have no complaints about that. All and all then, this wasn't a bad film and I give it an average rating.