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On the murder menu: death by amputation, dismemberment by horses (one per limb), crushing by boulder, and, the most unsettling (or creative?), death by barrel rolling... with flesh-ripping nails in the sides. Tame by later standards yet still absurdly shocking, Two Thousand Maniacs! is the pure, funny-freaky essence of exploitation cinema, complete with the obligatory Playboy Playmate (Connie Mason) in the cast. Lewis (a former literature professor, no less) frequently cited this as his proudest achievement, and who's going to argue? With its crude direction, atrocious acting, and delirious redneck flavor, the movie genuinely deserves its place in cinema history, its dubious entertainment value proving surprisingly durable through the decades. A milestone of movie bloodletting, it was followed, appropriately enough, by Color Me Blood Red in 1965. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 20 March, 1964 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Image Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Horror |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 014381599824 |
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hawwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!! H.G.LEWIS is the man!!!!!i adore this gem of a movie!when they bring stuff like this to a dvd and they do it wright you gotta love it.the picture is great for its age the sound is great, some of the acting is definetly good in that low budget way.this movie in its release days must of got alot of mainstream square's T'D OFF!!and for todays standerds it still holds its own.its bloody,smart,ironic,nasty,and funny as hell!!!i love it,and your not a true fan of the genre(horror/gore) if you dont have this dvd in your collection.so its initiation time!!! hurry up and get this gem of a movie before you cant find it anymore!!!!p.s.dont get lost in any old southern town with yankee plates!!!!!!!*&%#$@
pure genuis, true cinema
2000 Maniacs! is perhaps the greatest movie ever made. Watching this jaw dropping lunacy one can only imagine what Lewis could do with a George Lucas sized budget (although I have a hunch Lewis would shoot the flick for 30 grand and pocket the 150 million). For years I've been debating what makes this lil exploitation film so disturbing. Is it the quality of the 16 mm film (the dvd is surprisingly colorful and clear, but still has that early 16 mm look), is it the hammy overacting (the killers seem to be having a little too much fun!) Is it the obviously fake yet sickening mannequin arm that gets hacked off by these crazed hillbillies? There is absolutely not a trace of socially redeeming value in this film. Watching this, one doesn't know whether to laugh or be sick. Great hillbilly musical numbers, a classic stiff performance by former playmate Connie Mason, and bizzare murders makes this a must. Easily Lewis' finest film. This DVD includes a great audio commentary by Lewis and Friedman, a great gallery, etc. I can't praise this film enough. Critics that name Lewis as one of the worst directors of all time are clueless, they just don't get it.
Redneck Drive-In Splatter-fest!
This isn't one of the grossest Herschell Gordon Lewis flicks that you'll see, and the gore is really more laughable than stomach-churning. Reminds me of the movies I used to see at the Terrace Drive-In as a kid -- cheap exploitation/horror flicks aimed at a teen audience. Bad acting & even worse hairdos & makeup. But fun, as always...