Blood Rain (Movie - 2004)

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erhaps in this peroid piece their would be such inquisitiveness that it really could be about forensic science, i dont know. But all i have to say is watch it at least for the "Drawn and quartered by horses scene" I mean Like OUCH man!!!

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hen I read that Blood Rain was considered a "splatter film," I decided against seeing it. Splatter films usually have no plot, no story, no character growth, no socially redeeming value. What they do have is splatter. A lot of spatter. Yawn. Been there, done that, and no one is interested in the bloody tee shirt. As a genre, the splatter film has been bled to death.

Here is a movie that, while parts are quite grisly to say the least, defies the convention of your typical splatter movie. Blood Rain combines the best of time-honored conventions, such as the whodunit of Ellery Queen and Sam Spade, the creepiness of horror as found in the original Halloween, and satisfies a history buff with a generous depiction of life during the later Josen Dynesty (1392-1910). Blood Rain is a better movie than I was expecting.

The story stays focused on a murder investigation in a remote island village. The paper tribute to the government is destroyed in a mysterious fire. A ship's crewmember disappears. A shaman is possessed during a ritual. A madman prophesies that a blood rain is going to fall.

Five people were killed in horrific ways seven years ago. Now someone wants the village to think the ghost of one of the victims has returned looking for revenge. The investigator ignores the superstitions of the villagers and looks for the criminal behind the crimes. What he uncovers in the end is more than a little disheartening.

I appreciate the dignity and the grace brought into the making of this film. Most directors would have focused solely on gore and violence to "tell" the story. The restraint displayed here allows us to hear the story rather than the non-stop shrieking of victims being hacked to pieces, which is common to most American splatter films.

I recommend this movie to anyone who is tired of Freddy, Jason and Michael.