Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995)
PC3's Horror and Exploitation Movie Scale of Awesomeness!
If you think, based on that title, that Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell is a cheesy, plotless splatter flick with terrible acting, shitty camera work, and lots of over-the-top gore, then, welp, you’d be correct in that assessment.
This Japanese gore-fest was probably made for a couple hundred bucks and six-pack of Coors (more likey Kirin Ichiban). The lead actor, Shinichi Fukazawa, also wrote and directed the film, and likely talked his friends into playing the few other roles. Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell plays very much like a student film—cheaply made but made with love.
The plot is simple. A lady gets killed in a house like thirty years ago, in a very goofy fight with a butcher knife, and upon her death, her gold necklace . . . sucks up her blood or something. Then thirty years later, the proprietor of the house, the son of the man who killed the woman, brings a photographer and a psychic to the residence to see if it’s haunted. Then all sorts of wackiness ensues, with the psychic becoming possessed and attacking the other two, subsequently getting killed and coming back to life and getting cut to pieces but still living. It’s wild.
The film obviously draws on The Evil Dead for inspiration. It’s intentionally funny and stupid gory. Blood and chunks of meat are sprayed all over the damn place. There is this scene where our protagonist stabs the zombie psychic in the back of the head. The blade goes through his skull and skewers the dude’s eyeball. Then when the protagonist pulls the knife back out, the eyeball goes right back into the socket like nothing happened. It’s all simply hilarious, with the gore and supernatural happenings becoming ever more absurd as the movie rolls on.
Look at that last picture. Lol!
Look, this movie has lots of problems. The camera and sound quality are so poor it’s hard to believe it was made in 1995. The title doesn’t make much sense—while the lead character is fit and muscular, calling him a body builder is a bit of a stretch. And he doesn’t go to Hell; he goes to a house. As I said, the acting is atrocious and the storyline makes no sense. Dear God, when the lead character’s dad just materializes on the TV to offer advice . . .
I don’t know how many points this will receive ahead of time, but it will be high on Gore and Fun Factor!
PC3’s Horror and Exploitation Movie Scale of Awesomeness!
Gore - 9
Special Effects - 3
Nudity/Sexuality - 0
Wow Factor - 6
Acting - 1
Fear Factor - 1
Plot/Story/Originality - 2
Cinematography/Atmosphere - 2
Sound/Music - 1
Fun Factor - 10
This is exactly what makes the PHEMSA so unique. While Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell only scored a 35 overall, you can tell by looking at the categories that it’s still a worthwhile watch if you’re looking for something fun and splattery. Plus, it’s only a shade over an hour. You can find it on Shudder!