Still flawed, but this is Cronenberg coming into his own. His first film that is actually enjoyable.

Cronenberg's first real movie, and it's still a rather effective one. The body-horror he became famous for, is used to good effect here. As is the claustrophobic setting. And Sex Zombies? how can you not be interested by that?

"He tells me that even old flesh is erotic flesh. That disease is the love of two alien kinds of creatures for each other. That even dying is an act of eroticism. That talking is sexual. That breathing is sexual. That even to physically exist is sexual." This was cronembergs first feature length film, and it is stunning. He manages to weave so many different possible interpretations of this movie, even with its simple premise. You could read it as an STD metaphor, expressing sexuality in a repressive society, etc. It also happens to be far superior to his subsequent film, Rabid (1977), which also tackles many of the same themes but is far less successful. 4½ stars.

Did I click a softcore porn by accident wtf lol

I'm torn between rating this "So Bad, It's Good" or "So Bad, It's Atrocious".... But I'm leaning a lot more towards the "atrocious". Good lord, I don't know what I just sat through but suffice it to say I'm glad I watched it on company time so at least I was getting paid while watching it. I have to admit, there were parts that really were _"so bad, it's good"_ but overall, this had to rank up there with _Flesh-Eating Mothers_ and _Chopper Chicks from ZombieTown_ on the "AWFUL MOVIES" scale. Wow, what a stinker. So instead of a zombie apocalypse, we now have a horn-dog apocalypse, with the world being overrun by men and women with an insatiable appetite for screwing. Wow, this was just bad on so many levels, but I have to admit, that snap-in windshield that popped out - completely intact, mind you! - after their car got almost completely crushed (at the 1:06:30 mark) really made me laugh. I kept hearing the _"Safelight Repair, Safelight Replace!"_ jingle in my mind. About the only good thing I can think of regarding this movie is that it was made and released in 1975...so there were a lot of cool throwbacks to enjoy. Other than that, this blew chunks. Watch this for the laughs but be prepared to kick yourself for wasting an hour and a half of your life. **UPDATE Oct. 27, 2024** I can't believe I actually sat through this steaming turd AGAIN. I must be a glutton for punishment. After reading my earlier review (from 2 years ago) I honestly couldn't remember that much about this, so I cranked it up on Roku to see if it would jog my memory. The first few minutes rolled by and there were hazy moments that _seemed_ familiar, but nothing I could put my finger on and say, _"Yeah! I knew I had watched this!"_ so, like the moron that I must be, I continued watching...until I had watched the entire thing in its entirety for the second time. I will change my earlier review, however, and say this does not - in any way - merit the "So Bad It's Good" award: this was just awful in every aspect. (I still found it amusing to watch that windshield pop out completely intact after the car got T-boned into a concrete pillar around the 1:06:30 mark. THAT much I _did_ recall.) The story was stupid, the acting was atrocious, the 1970s musical score was bad, and there was no "great cinematography" to redeem everything else that was bad about this. This was just plain rotten. Call me sick and twisted but by today's standards of horror and gore, this was laughable, almost like a "made for TV" afternoon movie. You have suspenseful music, you know something's about to happen, there's a slash or crack or bang or something with some kind of weapon and then you see the red paint...there's NOTHING realistic, sickening, frightening, or even remotely scary/spooky about this. It's just a really stupid story played out with plenty of bad acting. In addition to my changing my earlier review, I won't even say "Watch this for the laughs..." I'll do you a big favor and tell you "RUN AWAY" from this smelly stinker. David Cronenberg may have put his name on it, but this was just completely bad by any and all standards. And to myself personally, I leave this little note: You've watched it twice already: do NOT watch this lousy movie EVER AGAIN. It sucks.