Rabid is the David Cronenberg film that I've been craving lately after having been disappointed with Dead Ringers. The film is a 70s mishmash of vampires, zombies and biological disorder. It also has lead actress Marylin Chambers showing off her splendid boobies. In conjunction with releasing Dead Ringers on Blu-ray, Scream Factory has also released Rabid in a Collector's Edition Blu-ray package with a substantial amount of special features and a damn fine transfer. Read on to see if you should take a bite out of this disc...
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After suffering a terrible bike accident, conveniently in front of a renowned plastic surgery resort, Rose (Marylin Chambers) is rushed into the complex for immediate skin graft surgery for her substantial burns. The doctor in charge, Dr. XX (XX) wants to perform a radical procedure that has never been done before, which results in Rose growing a weird blood sucking monster in her armpit. …show more content…
The disease starts spreading like wildfire and before you know it, Montreal (yay, Canada!) is quarantined and martial law is in effect.
Rabid is parts Romeo zombie film and whatever good vampire film was out at the time. Cronenberg manages to combine the two genres of horror films into one solid, terrifying flick. The reason the film works so wonderfully is that it feels real. By the time the outbreak hits Montreal, the streets are abandoned and the military is out in full force. It's a scary sight to see and it works so well, especially nowadays.
The film does falter in a bit in really capitalising on the outbreak and a chance for some really gory scenes. It's a bit on the light side when it comes to the red stuff, which will be a disappointment for gorehounds. There are moments where the red stuff comes out to play, but those scenes are spaced out quite a
PRODUCT INFORMATION
PLOT SUMMARY
MOVIE REVIEW
After suffering a terrible bike accident, conveniently in front of a renowned plastic surgery resort, Rose (Marylin Chambers) is rushed into the complex for immediate skin graft surgery for her substantial burns. The doctor in charge, Dr. XX (XX) wants to perform a radical procedure that has never been done before, which results in Rose growing a weird blood sucking monster in her armpit. …show more content…
The disease starts spreading like wildfire and before you know it, Montreal (yay, Canada!) is quarantined and martial law is in effect.
Rabid is parts Romeo zombie film and whatever good vampire film was out at the time. Cronenberg manages to combine the two genres of horror films into one solid, terrifying flick. The reason the film works so wonderfully is that it feels real. By the time the outbreak hits Montreal, the streets are abandoned and the military is out in full force. It's a scary sight to see and it works so well, especially nowadays.
The film does falter in a bit in really capitalising on the outbreak and a chance for some really gory scenes. It's a bit on the light side when it comes to the red stuff, which will be a disappointment for gorehounds. There are moments where the red stuff comes out to play, but those scenes are spaced out quite a