Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

doowop9 This film was supposedly based on the book of the same name by Lance Horner and Kyle Onstott. So much of it is far from the text. For starters, Blaise was never owned by Hammond Maxwell (in the book, he was owned by the mistress, who was Madame Alix, not Marianna). It was Drum's son, Drumson, that was purchased by Hammond Maxwell, not Drum (Drum had died sometime back from an attack by Blaise). Also there was a Chauvet family in the book, but they were the ones who owned Meg and Alph (Augusta's name was not Chauvet, but Devereaux (later mentioned as Delavan)). The book actually starts out in the very early 1800s, quite a bit before the movie. Drumson was killed in the uprising in the book (but not in the movie). This would have been a better movie if the screenwriters had followed the text more closely.

jtpaladin How anyone can watch this awful trash and enjoy any aspect of it amazes me. The acting was bad, the sets were bad, the script was bad, the subject matter was ridiculous, and the plot was absurd.Other people here who posted their comments saying that the film was "camp" or "good fun" or "one of my favorite films", clearly are so numb to violence against women that they readily accept garbage like this and enjoy it. What is wrong with some of you people? Have you no shame to actually come out and say that you enjoyed this psychotic idiocy? Where is your sense of decency? I think the final scene where the slaves break into the house and rape all the sleeping women is utterly disgusting. How can anyone "enjoy" a film where a whole host of women are violently raped? People actually find this entertaining? My suggestion is that some people need to get therapy as to why they would enjoy a film that ends in innocent women getting beaten and raped. Go to a therapist and tell him or her that you enjoy films were women are beaten and raped then find out the root cause for your disorder. Get help soon before you start acting out what you see on the screen.Clearly, the film was deplorable. There is something for any decent person to dislike. If a script for this film were to be submitted today, this movie would never get made. Don't even bother to watch this junk because there is not one single redeeming aspect to it. I mean, absolutely nothing. Of course, if you enjoy seeing women violently beaten and raped, this may be the film for you. And if it is, go get professional help.

wsmith6 I am amazed at the comments from users offended at this films content. What do they think the antebellum period was like? Do those sensitive souls imagine that plantations were run according to modern corporate standards (with human resources departments!). I think debauchery and abuse were daily occurrences. Despite its directing shortcomings, Drum is an important film that illustrates willfully ignored aspects of America's sordid history. More films depictions of this sort are needed, lest we forget.

Ron Broadfoot Drum, in my opinion, was much more enjoyable than Mandingo. It's more an action film than a drama. Ken Norton gets to say more dialogue, even though he's still no actor. The big plus for Drum is that it's not as long as Mandingo. The cast delivers very bizarre performances, including John Colicos as Drum's evil gay ex-boss, and Warren Oates does well as Hammond Maxwell, although he doesn't have the same wickedness that Perry King portrayed him with in the first film.The final showdown, with the battle between black slaves and rich white people, plus the burning mansion, goes to show that there were some slaves in those days who were mad as hell and weren't gonna take it anymore!Rating: ***