Blood Relic
Blood Relic
R | 07 July 2005 (USA)
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A group of college kids hired to help open an aviation museum on a closed U.S. military airbase accidentally unearth an ancient artifact which unleashes an evil spirit whom possesses them one by one making the host kill off the rest.

Reviews
Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
GL84 Working at a local military museum, the workers restoring the exhibits find that a sacred amulet found there releases a murderous spirit on the base and is being forced to kill due to the homicidal influence of the relic, forcing them to find a way out of the museum while stopping the killer's rampage.This here wasn't that bad of a slasher. One of the things it does right is getting a good setting for this of an airplane museum, which is pretty creative and allows for some great scenes within such a location. The scenes after the party, mainly the ones of the survivors wandering through the darkened hallways, trying logical plan after logical plan to get out, provide some great suspense as they go about their plan of action without alerting the killer, and trying to accomplish all this really great sneaking around in such creepy locations are really good. Due to the blackout in the area bringing up the cramped and confined office spaces and crew quarters within the long hallways while moving out into the main hall of the museum which has them interacting alongside the full-scale plane props during this set-up, the atmosphere here is highly enjoyable while generating plenty of fine suspense along the way. The killer in here has one of the greatest designs ever, as the large jumpsuit, pilot's helmet, and mask make for a great look for a killer, and this one pulls it off nicely which compliments the suspense quite well. There's some great nudity in here, which is greatly appreciated and surprising for this film, not only including a strip-poker sequence that has enough flesh since everyone strips off, but there's a couple of great sex scenes and the fun sequence where one woman is forced to strip for her boyfriend wearing a pilot's outfit until it's revealed that it was a gag, but it's a suspenseful one before that nonetheless and is all a part of the fun had with the nudity. The last big plus here is the fun and ingenious twist provided at the end that turns around the identity of the killer really nicely and comes about as a fun and surprising scene. Along with the blood and gore in here, these here are the film's good points as this here only has a few flaws to it. One of the biggest problems here is the fact that the purpose of the talisman relic indulging in the power to the others is never explained. It's simply told what it is, what it looks like and what happens, but never why and there's a serious void in here due to that, especially since there are two people who had been exposed to the powers who had told of their experiences, yet nothing is said why they were under the influence. Another flaw is that the majority of the film's kills are incredibly lame in execution, either doing it off-screen to be found later or just being the single most bloodless type of kill around which really leaves them pretty lackluster for the most part. The last flaw in here is the lame séance scene, which offers nothing of value, seems stuck in for no reason other than a lame jump-gag or a predictable supernatural twist, and could be done away with easily. These here are the film's flaws that hold it back.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Graphic Language and a couple mild sex scenes.
Woodyanders A bunch of young folks are hired to help open an aviation museum on an old closed U.S. military airbase. They find themselves being terrorized by an ancient evil spirit that they accidentally unleash. Director J. Christian Ingvordsen and screenwriter Matthew M. Howe trot out all the usual endearingly creaky old school retro 80's knifekill clichés: Hokey fake scares, a vicious and mysterious masked maniac, a couple of obvious creepy red herring characters, a handy helping of graphic gore, the inevitable have sex and die routine, and a generous amount of yummy gratuitous female nudity (seven bare breasts in total!). Moreover, Ingvordsen relates the familiar, yet still enjoyable story at a steady pace, makes good use of the sprawling location, and concludes the picture on a surprisingly bleak and nihilistic note. Billy Drago deliciously hams it up as batty curator Hank. Ubiquitous seasoned scream queen Debbie Rochon provides a winning blend of sass and spirit as the sarcastic Corey. Delectably buxom brunette knockout Caitlin Sabins supplies the best and most succulent undraped skin as the kinky Alison. In addition, there are solid contributions from Joshua Park as the amiable Dan, Jennifer Lauren Grant as the perky Teri Jablonski, Kelly Ray as the spunky Rachel, and Jon Christian as morose war veteran Hank. The revelation of the killer's identity is a genuine surprise. Howe's crisp cinematography gives the movie a pleasingly polished look. Timo Elliston's shivery score hits the shuddery spot. Recommended viewing for slice'n'dice fans.
jmat40 A good story and above average acting in Blood Relic. You can never go wrong when Debbie Rochon is in a movie! I'm a Billy Drago fan too but considering the very short amount of time he's on the screen I wonder why he gets top billing and an Associate Producer credit. Debbie and Jen Lauren Grant should have top billing. The other actors were good too. There's a nice amount of gratuitous nudity which you have to have in these type of movies. The sound was annoying. One second I'm turning it up to hear the dialog a second later music plays or another sound comes up and blows out my ear drums. It looked like they had a great time making this movie and that translated well for me. See if you notice something you rarely see in horror movies at the end. I noticed it quickly and said I'll be damned.
fyrekracker A complete waste of about a half an hour.IT'S A CURSED TALISMAN MOVIE...OH NOOO!The only thing this movie had going for it was a nice collection of vintage warplanes that were housed in the museum used a setting for this mess.Cardboard acting, horrible make-up (rubber Spencer Gifts Heart, and Campbells Tomato Soup blood)and the same old "lets have a séance" plot line abound in this movie.About the only thing frightening in this movie is Billy Dragos dental work!I had to turn it off after what appears to be every female hottie in this film starts disrobing,looks like the producers ran out of ideas early here.I can't understand why after watching the terrible acting in the first half hour of this movie,anyone wouldn't be rooting for the killer anyway. Skip this one.