Filmgore (1983)
*** (out of 4)
Back in the 80's there were a number of compilation videos that were put out to highlight various horror topics. THE BEST OF SEX AND VIOLENCE, ZOMBIETHON and FAMOUS T&A were just some of the others. FILMGORE features Cassandra Peterson in her Elvira role as she hosts various clips from some classic and not-so-classic films.
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, DRIVE IN MASSACRE, BLOOD FEAST, THE ASTRO ZOMBIES, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS, CARNIVAL OF BLOOD, THE DRILLER KILLER, SNUFF and DR. JEKYLL'S DUNGEON OF DEATH are some of the film clips that are shown here.
If you've never seen any of those films then you might want to skip watching this becuase just about every death scene in those movies are displayed here so obviously there are a lot of spoilers in this. With that being said, I thought FILMGORE was the best of all these compilation videos and it got off to a very good start with a mix of the death scenes from the various films.
There's certainly nothing ground-breaking here and there's no question that you should watch the films complete but at the same time there's no doubt that this thing does its job by showing off the violence in these movies and there's no question that people would watch this and then want to go out and see the actual films.
