Blood Thirst (1971) * 1/2 (out of 4) Women are being found outside a nightclub with their blood drained. The police captain (Vic Diaz) has no clues and no idea of what the cause could be so he calls his detective friend (Adam Rourke) from New York to help him investigate.BLOOD THIRST has a 1971 date on it but this B&W film was actually shot in 1965 but couldn't find anyone to release. After seeing the film it's easy to see why no one wanted to touch it because there's really not too much here to recommend. If you do happen to see the film then it's best to remember when it was made and not when it was released because the film certainly doesn't have much sexuality or violence.The biggest problem with this film is the fact that they decided to try and milk the "mystery" surrounding the murders. There are countless scenes with the two friends sitting around trying to guess as to what's going on. All of these scenes are deadly boring and they made the 74-minute running time seem at least twice as long. What's worse is that we've got a weird looking creature that is doing the killing yet they keep him off the screen for the majority of the running time.I mean, if you're going to have a great looking monster then why not show him off more? Surely seeing the monster attack more victims is more entertaining than watching a couple guys talk, right?

You HAVE to see this - and then ask yourself how original one of the central parts of that film is. Some parts seem - to me - to be direct "borrowings". I actually like Filipino horror films - they tend to be fantastic, have pretty good production values (other than the monster costumes and mad-scientist sets), and have some fine actors in them. This one has good camera-work, good lighting, the soundtrack works. Filipino horror films, like Mexican ones, also have different religious undertones that add something to them.The acting is usually solid, although the dialogue probably would flow better if the Filipinos spoke Spanish. Vic Diaz, who is in this one, is great. If you like him, check out his flatulent vampire in Vampire Hookers. Give it a try - the first time I saw it I thought it was just cheesy, but had to see it a second and third time. I'll bet you Tarantino did.

I picked this up in a $1 store on a DVD with another film. I really wanted to see the other film ('Castle of Blood' -USA title) on the DVD and only watched 'Blood Thirst' out of curiosity and because my wife said, "lets give it a chance". We figured how can you go wrong buying two films on a DVD for one dollar especially when one of the films('Castle of Blood') is rated highly. The earlier comments here lead me to believe 'Blood Thirst' was going to be a bomb. Instead my wife and I both found it enjoyable maybe even more so than the higher rated film. More than once we were laughing out loud...and the good part is those scenes were supposed TO BE funny. As opposed to scenes that are unintentionally funny in some truly bad films. Also, I thought the dubbing to English was well done as was the transfer to a nice clear DVD image. The film had a great early 60s feel to it and the B/W only made it better. There were some wonderfully off-beat characters and scenes. I also found it hard to believe this was released in 1971 because of the early 60s look and feel.Anyway, I wouldn't let the other comments here keep you from seeing this, it's an enjoyable/offbeat little film with some good acting in it and surprisingly funny scenes. It's worth your time for a fun detective /horror film with a few chills and romance thrown in for good measure. And don't forget to check your local discount stores for it. I'm glad to have it in my DVD collection what a bargain!

Dull dull dull.A bunch of women in the Phillipines have been found drained of blood completely. An American detective named Adam Rourke (Robert Winston) comes to investigate. WARNING!!! SPOILER AHEAD!!! I'm not sure of the plot cause I kept falling asleep! Something about some blonde woman making sacrifices to the sun god to stay immortally young....or something. END SPOILER!!!!They also have this "monster" (a guy in hilarious makeup with gives him a lumpy face) helping drain the girls of blood. This is being passed off as a horror film--don't let that fool you. It's basically a boring PG rated detective story with some horrific elements. There's next to no blood and no gore at all. Also most of the actors are (badly) dubbed--their voices don't even remotely match their features! I'm giving this a 3 for two reasons: 1) Robert Winston--he sure can't act but he's pretty nice-looking and has a lengthy shirtless sequence showing a nice body and 2) there is some beautiful black & white cinematography--MUCH better than this film deserves.But it's basically a dull, stupid, forgettable movie. A sure cure for insomnia!