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Vinegar Syndrome

Blades

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) was limited to 5,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

The Tall Grass Country Club offers its members a luxury getaway, with all the best in sport and relaxation. But when a mangled body is discovered on the club’s prized golf course, right before a nationally televised tournament, panic ensues at the possibility of a killer on the loose, and even worse, that the death might cause some bad press. Enlisting the expertise of Roy, a has been golf pro, along with disgruntled pro-hopeful, Kelly, to unmask the culprit behind the carnage, the club’s hard nosed owner soon finds himself with even bigger problems when additional victims begin to turn up, and all signs point to the killer being an out of control, bloodthirsty lawn mower!

A highly original send up of Jaws, from the makers of Girls School Screamers, Thomas R. Rondinella’s BLADES is goofy, gory, and more than a little bit absurd. Vinegar Syndrome presents the worldwide Blu-ray debut of this Tromatic classic, freshly restored in 2K from its 35mm original negative and featuring an in-depth making-of documentary.

directed by: Thomas R. Rondinella
starring: Robert North, Jeremy Whelan, Victoria Scott, Holly Stevenson, William Towner
1989 / 98 min / 1.85:1 / English Stereo

Additional info:

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm original camera negative
  • Commentary track with director Thomas R. Rondinella and writer William R. Pace
  • “Fore Warning” - a making-of documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew
  • Still gallery
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.2789316 / 5 from 337 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Blades is a Blu-ray release featuring a gory, goofy Jaws parody with a great release, fantastic looks, and entertaining special features. Customers appreciated the practical effects and the fun, classic flick, though opinions on the film itself varied.

Summary topics

  • Release Quality (6%): It was highlighted by customers that the release of the film was great and enjoyable. (Common opinion)
  • Entertainment Value (8%): It was reported by customers that the product is good fun and looks great when picked up in sale.
  • Special Features (4%): Customers appreciated the great special features and bonus features on this release version of the movie.
  • Visual Appeal (9%): It was observed by customers that the slip looks fantastic and has a great, gungho lets make this thing attitude.
  • Jaws Parody (6%): Customers raved about the Jaws parody, describing it as hilarious, entertaining, and the best ever.

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Review highlights

  • "Very funny Troma flick, makes for a great double feature with Jaws." — Eamon W.
  • "Such a great release and restoration for a goofy ass movie." — Dan H.
  • "The transfer looks incredible as usual, and the included short behind the scenes documentary is an interesting watch." — Clint B.

Reviews

Its wild that this exists

"A shot for shot remake of Jaws, but with a killer lawnmower on a Golf course 4th of July weekend. You get exactly what you pay for."

— Adam R. (4/5)

Dreadfully unfunny

"Dreadfully unfunny parody of Jaws. Just beat for beat with lawnmower instead of a shark. No one makes jokes. Did the filmakers ever watch a parody (eg Airplane) to see how it's done? Basically a kids film until 2 short gore scenes which are the exact same effect duplicated. So that rules out the kiddies. . . who was this movie for? Commentary is mainly the filmakers explaining what's on screen and laughing like they've made a masterpiece."

— Michael L. (2/5)

A fun movie about a killer lawnmower

"Title says it all. Blind buy for me and greatly enjoyed it."

— Jelmer B. (5/5)

Blades

"Such great fun from back in the day. . . definitely don't make them like this anymo"

— Marc S. (5/5)

Jaws with a lawnmower

"The strangest Jaws clone I saw, but a fun ride"

— Adri H. (4/5)

lawnmowers are scary

"cool movie"

— Raffaele V. (5/5)

Blades (1989) is a masterpiece

"Blades (1989) is a masterpiece of cinematic stupidity. It doesn’t just reference Jaws; it skins it alive and wears its hide while driving a possessed lawnmower. If you’ve ever looked at a fairway and thought, "This needs more blood and less par," this Troma-distributed gem is your hole-in-one."

— Bart S. (4/5)

Blades

"This movie was alot of fun. It was actually way better than I expected! It looked awesome"

— John M. (5/5)

Great

"Great"

— Anthony D. (5/5)

Jaws parody done right.

"Synopsis: The golfers at the Tall Grass Country Club are in a world of danger when a giant rogue lawnmower literally mows them down and it's putting the annual televised tournament in jeopardy. Recently acquired Golf Pro Roy Kent, who was kicked from the big circuit due to alcohol, teams up with the previous pro and now jealous Kelly Lange to try and find out what they are dealing with. To tackle a beast this big the two have to bring in big lawnmower hunter and local crackpot Deke Slade to get the job done. Review: An excellent parody of Jaws with direct "homages" that are taken seriously despite being completely absurd. This is a very fun watch especially if you are a Jaws fan. My main criticism is that there is very little gore. A killer lawnmower demand satiation with gallons of blood. Carnage Count 2/5 Sleaze Score 1/5"

— Brett J. (4/5)

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