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Well worth the wait!

This flick is delightfully cheezy...over the top performances, rabid hippies
and construction workers, bad gore effects,
an annoying child actor, animal mutilations (weren't PETA or the Humane
Society around in those days? They would have had a fit!), grandpa tripping
on acid, rabid lunatics waving chopped-off heads and limbs...great early
70's exploitation, and surprisingly well made - certainly miles above most
other similar efforts from that time period, more competently made than any
of H.G. Lewis' stuff (blasphemy, I know).

The print quality is pretty spectacular, especially considering the era and
drive-in market for which it was made (not to mention that most of the
prints were cut to shreds by distributors to avoid the wrath of the MPAA
when it was sent out without the cuts they ordered). Except for one or two
rough spots, the quality is prestine. The print is a "directors cut" which
includes the gore footage ordered cut by the MPAA (somewhat tame by today's
standards of course) , as well as some camp/comic relief scenes that the
distributor forced the director to remove before its release.

The DVD is packed with extra features. Audio commentary by director David
Durston and star Bhaskar, 4 deleted scenes (to include an alternate ending),
outtakes (mostly film scraps here, but still interesting), current
interviews by the director with several of the cast members, a short video
of a speech given by the director while accepting a trophy during a Cult
Movies magazine award ceremony, the original trailer and radio spot,
biographies/filmographies, still gallery, and more. The special edition is
limited to 500 copies, and is signed by Durston, as well as by cast members
Lynn Lowry, Bhaskar, Tyde Kierney, and Jack Damon. An easter egg contains
the opening scene and credits from I EAT YOUR SKIN, which was paired with I
DRINK YOUR BLOOD for one of the most famous drive-in double bills in
history. The booklet that comes with it unfolds into a reproduction of the
famous poster for this double bill. Other "coming attraction" trailers on
the DVD include CANNIBAL FEROX, THE BEYOND, CAT IN THE BRAIN, and CANNIBAL
HOLOCAUST.

All in all, a pretty nifty little slice of groovy 1970's Manson-inspired
mayhem, and a nice addition to the DVD collection. Well worth the 30 bucks
if you're a fan of horror or exploitation flicks.

HellRazor