Michael_Elliott Blood Thirst (1971) * 1/2 (out of 4) Women are being found outside a nightclub with their blood drained. The police captain (Vic Diaz) has no clues and no idea of what the cause could be so he calls his detective friend (Adam Rourke) from New York to help him investigate.BLOOD THIRST has a 1971 date on it but this B&W film was actually shot in 1965 but couldn't find anyone to release. After seeing the film it's easy to see why no one wanted to touch it because there's really not too much here to recommend. If you do happen to see the film then it's best to remember when it was made and not when it was released because the film certainly doesn't have much sexuality or violence.The biggest problem with this film is the fact that they decided to try and milk the "mystery" surrounding the murders. There are countless scenes with the two friends sitting around trying to guess as to what's going on. All of these scenes are deadly boring and they made the 74-minute running time seem at least twice as long. What's worse is that we've got a weird looking creature that is doing the killing yet they keep him off the screen for the majority of the running time.I mean, if you're going to have a great looking monster then why not show him off more? Surely seeing the monster attack more victims is more entertaining than watching a couple guys talk, right?

BA_Harrison A hideous monster is on the prowl in Manila, draining the blood of its victims, all young, female employees at the Barrio nightclub. Local police inspector Miguel Ramos (Filipino regular Vic Diaz) calls in his old friend Adam Rourke (Robert Winston), a smarmy, smart-ass sex crimes expert from the U.S., to help him on the case.With a title like Blood Thirst, one might reasonably expect a gory piece of exploitation schlock, but sadly this is not the case. What we get is more like a noir-ish detective flick (complete with shadowy black and white photography and a sleazy jazz soundtrack), albeit with slight horror elements. This means that for much of the time the film is content to follow Rourke as he investigates the mysterious murders, romances Miguel's sister Sylvia (Katherine Henryk), and gets in a few fist fights, all of which proves very dull.The silly climax sees Serena, a dancer at the Barrio, revealed to be a South American Golden Goddess who possesses the secret to everlasting youth. As Miguel and Adam battle Serena's disfigured helper, they interrupt her ritual—which involves human blood, special herbs, and a chair that harnesses the energy of the sun—causing her to rapidly grow old and disintegrate.

Mart Sander This is a real textbook case of how to fail to make a chandleresque film in spite of every effort. Use the dialog that is rich with ominous one-liners and full of household clichés and heavily sexual innuendos that are from the bottom of the lowest barrel; be sure the action is full of tough and cool wannabes slapping each other in uncontrollable sexual frenzy; add the soundtrack that suffocates the viewer with loads of sexually sizzling cool jazz and exotic (equally sexually loaded) Latino mambo music. Make sure the lightning is never above dim and shadows are lurking everywhere in this moist, hot jungle of sexual predators. A few exotic dances by a blond sex goddess wouldn't harm, even when the lady is only capable of waving her arms a little - as long as she is oozing sexual promiscuity. Note the frequent use of the word "sexual"? Add some more sexuality, and voilà! there's your rip-off of The Big Sleep multiplied by Double Indemnity. Or, that's what you might think. In gruesome reality, you get Blood Thirst, a ridiculous B programmer that is a parody of itself. For film noir lovers this film is a must - you get the techniques of the genre laid bare before you. Great for studying what film noir is all about - there's much to learn about why the ingredients don't always sum up to what one might expect.

preppy-3 Dull dull dull.A bunch of women in the Phillipines have been found drained of blood completely. An American detective named Adam Rourke (Robert Winston) comes to investigate. WARNING!!! SPOILER AHEAD!!! I'm not sure of the plot cause I kept falling asleep! Something about some blonde woman making sacrifices to the sun god to stay immortally young....or something. END SPOILER!!!!They also have this "monster" (a guy in hilarious makeup with gives him a lumpy face) helping drain the girls of blood. This is being passed off as a horror film--don't let that fool you. It's basically a boring PG rated detective story with some horrific elements. There's next to no blood and no gore at all. Also most of the actors are (badly) dubbed--their voices don't even remotely match their features! I'm giving this a 3 for two reasons: 1) Robert Winston--he sure can't act but he's pretty nice-looking and has a lengthy shirtless sequence showing a nice body and 2) there is some beautiful black & white cinematography--MUCH better than this film deserves.But it's basically a dull, stupid, forgettable movie. A sure cure for insomnia!