Drakapa, das Monster mit der Krallenhand (1970)

Drakapa, das Monster mit der Krallenhand: Directed by Eddie Romero. With John Ashley, Celeste Yarnall, Eddie Garcia, Liza Belmonte. A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented.

“Dr. Foster (Ashley again-damn, look at those sideburns) comes back to Blood Island when the creature escapes (in a great opening sequence). Can the nefarious Dr. Lorca (now played by Eddie Garcia) be stopped.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile it all seems like a lot of fun, u0026quot;Beast of Bloodu0026quot; is actually the weakest in the series. Sure, thereu0026#39;s the requisite gore and nudity (including the creatures severed head-and when it talks!), and some nice action scenes come in. The thing is, the movie fails to keep oneu0026#39;s interest as much this time, as thereu0026#39;s a feeling of deja vu. Sure, the creature looks better this time, but you can only put up with it the premise of the series for so long before it starts to get stale.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlso, there isnu0026#39;t as much carnage from the creature this time around (and what happened to those killer trees?), meaning we have to put up with some tedium-such as scene after scene of people going through the jungle. Really, it grows quite tiresome.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Beast of Bloodu0026quot; is far from horrible, but itu0026#39;s the weakest entry in the series, as it showing that the creators have milked the concept dry-in spite of some nice moments.”