Seeking a human host, a murderous parasite that is obsessed with humanity attaches itself to a leopard to enter the human world and be birthed by a human female. When the leopard is brought to Le Cirque de Lohman, the parasite kills the cougar and infests the curvaceous acrobat Yanka - or Bianca - (Emmanuelle Escourrou), who was impregnated earlier by her abusive ass of a husband. After finally reaching her limit of abuse, Yanka gathers her belongings and leaves the circus. A month after she flees her abused life, she begins to hear her 'foetus' talking to her, telling her to kill in its name and feed it the blood of the victims.
Over a decade-and-a-half before 'À l'intérieur,' France brought us another pregnancy horror: 'Baby Blood'. This is a strange film to say the least. Not just the crazy subject matter, but the overall feel and style of the film, mostly due to the collapsing seriousness of the film. It starts out rather seriously and I thought I was being set up for a cool, violent, and intense horror flick. However, the mood progresses into a rather strange, almost 'Peter Jackson'-esquire, horror comedy. The direction is nothing all that new or original, but it's enough to get the job done. The story progresses smoothly and only lags a couple times. There's gore and violence galore, almost all performed by the lovably psychotic Yanka. And the gore is done very well. Not too ridiculously over-the-top, but still enough to keep our bloodlust satisfied. Also, on the other half of horror fan's needs. . . Yanka shows off her curves more than a few times. In the infamous words of Ulla Inga Hansen-Bensen-Yanson-Tallen-Hallen-Svaden-Swanson: "When you've got it, flaunt it. Show your assets, let them know you're proud." In its own odd way, 'Baby Blood' is rather charming. . . quirky and strange, in that 'psycho parasite posing as an unborn baby' kinda way.
Final verdict: 7/10. It's very enjoyable, and I recommend it solely as a spectacle, if nothing else.
Note: The sequel, entitled 'Lady Blood,' is due out this year.
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Over a decade-and-a-half before 'À l'intérieur,' France brought us another pregnancy horror: 'Baby Blood'. This is a strange film to say the least. Not just the crazy subject matter, but the overall feel and style of the film, mostly due to the collapsing seriousness of the film. It starts out rather seriously and I thought I was being set up for a cool, violent, and intense horror flick. However, the mood progresses into a rather strange, almost 'Peter Jackson'-esquire, horror comedy. The direction is nothing all that new or original, but it's enough to get the job done. The story progresses smoothly and only lags a couple times. There's gore and violence galore, almost all performed by the lovably psychotic Yanka. And the gore is done very well. Not too ridiculously over-the-top, but still enough to keep our bloodlust satisfied. Also, on the other half of horror fan's needs. . . Yanka shows off her curves more than a few times. In the infamous words of Ulla Inga Hansen-Bensen-Yanson-Tallen-Hallen-Svaden-Swanson: "When you've got it, flaunt it. Show your assets, let them know you're proud." In its own odd way, 'Baby Blood' is rather charming. . . quirky and strange, in that 'psycho parasite posing as an unborn baby' kinda way.
Final verdict: 7/10. It's very enjoyable, and I recommend it solely as a spectacle, if nothing else.
Note: The sequel, entitled 'Lady Blood,' is due out this year.
-AP3-