Ballet of Blood

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This is an unusually bad film which exhibits writing style, but poor execution. Two crazy ballerinas go on a drug and kill rampage. However, this is a story within a story as their antics are controlled by another ballerina who is writing the script, including surreal scenes, and what was that with the snake? The film is designed to show us how all films, no matter how real they seem, have a puppet master over them. It is an interesting if not artsy concept, except the production died on its budget and talent. The ballet profession is comically summed up as "I am selectively bi-active when drunk." The dialogue ranged from clever to very bad. With very bad being the lingerie scene which ended in a non-* cat fight. I liked the brief semi-meaningless Ouija Board scene. The ballet studio was an empty apartment which had sound echo issues which made the film choppy. The actors read their lines horribly. In one scene a woman is painting a topless woman while having a conversation with her. The topless woman being painted has her back to the camera the entire time, even when talking. You can do a facial closeup if nudity is the issue. The film didn't know which way to go: Artsy? Comedy? Horror? Campy? It failed to cohesively combine them into an entertaining movie. Guide: F-word, girl/girl nudity (Jessica Knopf, Marla Martinez, Sydney Raye Smith) 5 generous stars for bloody nudity with a snake.

Some of the worst writing, direction and (above all) acting I've ever seen in a flick. (To call it a "movie" would be an insult to all movies.) If you have nothing else to do other than sit through this atrocity (I sat through it, but started reading a book 2 minutes into the thing, glancing up occasionally) then FIND something else to do. Please.

"Ballet of Blood" is a horror film with as much gore in it as it does action. Yes, there is violence. Yes, there is nudity. The cast are made up of beautiful, athletic, and young starlets. This film portrays havoc on the dance floor that deteriorates a dance company. Teen ballerinas strike their fellow dancers in the worst ways. Terror is highlighted with senseless killings as well as precise attacks. The murder scenes have a very poetic and psychedelic feel to them that is rare in its entirety. Many questions are raised that plague today's youth about one's sense of self and true belonging. Throughout the film a misfit teen culture is outlined to show the characters' disconnect from reality and lack of respect for morality. There is as much beauty as there is blood in this film. From beginning to end "Ballet of Blood" was entertaining.

Some of the worst writing, direction and (above all) acting I've ever seen in a flick. (To call it a "movie" would be an insult to all movies.) If you have nothing else to do other than sit through this atrocity (I sat through it, but started reading a book 2 minutes into the thing, glancing up occasionally) then FIND something else to do. Please.

This is an unusually bad film which exhibits writing style, but poor execution. Two crazy ballerinas go on a drug and kill rampage. However, this is a story within a story as their antics are controlled by another ballerina who is writing the script, including surreal scenes, and what was that with the snake? The film is designed to show us how all films, no matter how real they seem, have a puppet master over them. It is an interesting if not artsy concept, except the production died on its budget and talent. The ballet profession is comically summed up as "I am selectively bi-active when drunk." The dialogue ranged from clever to very bad. With very bad being the lingerie scene which ended in a non-* cat fight. I liked the brief semi-meaningless Ouija Board scene. The ballet studio was an empty apartment which had sound echo issues which made the film choppy. The actors read their lines horribly. In one scene a woman is painting a topless woman while having a conversation with her. The topless woman being painted has her back to the camera the entire time, even when talking. You can do a facial closeup if nudity is the issue. The film didn't know which way to go: Artsy? Comedy? Horror? Campy? It failed to cohesively combine them into an entertaining movie. Guide: F-word, girl/girl nudity (Jessica Knopf, Marla Martinez, Sydney Raye Smith) 5 generous stars for bloody nudity with a snake.

"Ballet of Blood" is a horror film with as much gore in it as it does action. Yes, there is violence. Yes, there is nudity. The cast are made up of beautiful, athletic, and young starlets. This film portrays havoc on the dance floor that deteriorates a dance company. Teen ballerinas strike their fellow dancers in the worst ways. Terror is highlighted with senseless killings as well as precise attacks. The murder scenes have a very poetic and psychedelic feel to them that is rare in its entirety. Many questions are raised that plague today's youth about one's sense of self and true belonging. Throughout the film a misfit teen culture is outlined to show the characters' disconnect from reality and lack of respect for morality. There is as much beauty as there is blood in this film. From beginning to end "Ballet of Blood" was entertaining.