Directed by: L. Scott
Castillo Jr
Remastered by Slasher // Video from a 2K scan using the
original 35mm print.
At a remote ski resort, the haunting legend of the mountains
becomes a shocking reality when seemingly innocent holiday revelers become
victims of sadistic stabbings at the tip of Satan’s Blade. Romance and murder
are horrifyingly entangled in a film that honors the slasher film genre.
This Blu-ray looks grimy, grindy good. This is my first
venture with Satan’s Blade. If the cover doesn’t sell you on the movie the
distro company should. While Olive is releasing Satan’s Blade, Slasher//Video
is behind the magic. This is a stellar partnership that should give more
presence to Slasher//Video releases in the market place while at the same time
allowing for the full package that only a boutique label can offer. These guys
truly love these films.
This is a basic, badly acted slasher film from the early
80’s. That means you know what to expect. Plenty of gratuity, some terrible
violence that is laughable and perfect fun as well as a near overabundance of
naked flesh. Each kill somehow involves superhuman feats of painless death by
the victim… until they simply die in a Bugs Bunny, fall over and die fashion.
The dialogue is poor and perfect, delivered flat and comes off as the thing of
Mystery Science Theater fodder. It’s best not to approach this one as if it has
any chance of being frightening.
The legend is pure cheese, stereotypical horror bliss. The legend of … THE GIANT MAN! Combined with
an ordinary but appropriate synth/piano score and you are taken back to a time
when quality meant nothing and quantity was king. The cover is built to fool
you into thinking you have a true horror film, high on production and budget
when really… just the opposite is true. It’s exactly what we trash fiends love.
The cover sells us then we laugh the juxtaposition of cover vs. synopsis on the
back of the box vs. what’s on screen.
Make sure to enjoy the subtle touches that make this
packaging awesome. The rewind sticker on a Blu-ray case is enchanting for
nostalgic tapeheads upgrading.
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