After reading several of the glowing reviews on IMDb for Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, I feel like I'm in the minority. I really do not care at all for the film. In fact, I pretty much hate it. My 2/10 is incredibly generous. The plot isn't worth going into, the acting is about as amateurish as I've seen, the direction is poor, the special effects are laughable, and everything else scrapes the bottom of the barrel. When Ron Jeremy is the biggest name actor in the cast, you know you've got problems. I've seen people call this movie an homage to the Universal monster films of the 30s. I find that notion insulting. I think the movie might have been trying to do to the Universal monsters what The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra did to 50s sci- fi or what Scream of the Bikini did to 60s Eurospy. Unfortunately, it fails miserably. So, if it's so bad, why haven't I rated the movie lower? Two words - Carla Harvey. I watched the movie because Carla Harvey, one of the lead singers for Butcher Babies, has a very, very small role. She's in the movie for less than 5 minutes. She pops up on the beach, poses for a photographer, takes her top off, and gets killed. That 5 minutes of Carla Harvy is worth a rating point to my way of thinking.

So it is Halloween evening, and I am cruising channels on my TV set late at night. I even flip through the stations that are public access, i.e., homemade productions given to local people. I noticed on a particular station that the program on seemed to be of MUCH higher quality than the typical fodder on these stations. Granted, it was still low budget, but blew the usual crap out of the water. So my interest was piqued. I remained tuned in.To my surprise, there was plenty of "adult" language and pretty girls without their tops. My interest was again piqued. This is usually taboo content for my local basic cable channels.Then I noticed a loose plot developing. Three members of a photography school are chased by a sea monster to a hidden lab (not so hidden in a house at the top of a hill) where the sea monster was originally created, along with the resurrection of Frankenstein's monster. The lab people are evil. Poorly acted (except for the lead scientist, he was actually pretty good). One of them is busty and later topless.Nudity is inter-spliced periodically throughout for what appears to be an attempt to keep the audience's attention. It's almost as if the director/writer knew that the feature being put together here was obviously campy and overwhelmingly low budget and needed some "spice" to act as the glue for this jigsaw puzzle lacking all its pieces. Acting is not commendable, monster make-up is sub-par, editing jumps around with missing time & events periodically.... there are many flaws in this one. My main critique is that much of the low-budget quality of the make-up and monsters' costumes could have been disguised with more shadows in the cinematography -- and at the same time the shadows would have added to the dark elements of the film. Much of the 1930s-50s monster films relied on heavy light/dark contrasts, which added to the mood. This film was mostly shot in light (understandable since much was shot at the beach).Yet somehow I was still drawn to this piece. What was mentioned earlier by another reviewer is the obvious admiration by Bill Winckler for old monster movies of Hollywood from long ago. I will agree with this statement, and anytime another person shows this admiration on film it is always interesting how the person treats the object of their affection. Winckler's treatment is the highpoint of the film; the monsters are indestructible and never made fun of or made the comedic relief. They are the respectable part of this film.The DVD supposedly has extras. Seems interesting, maybe I'll pick it up. Not just for the extras, either. This movie grew on me for some reason. I'm not sure what connection Chad Byers has to the production, but he had a Svengoolie/Elvira skit show between various parts/intermissions of the version I saw of the film. Nice touch, provided more comedic relief.Rating: 5/10 Not for everyone, but once you ignore the crappy elements there is a bright spot or two.

While perhaps not entirely the homage that the advance publicity advertised (honestly, what movie ever lives up entirely to its advance billing?), this picture is definitely fun and clearly made with love and respect for the classic Hammer and AIP horror films. Director/producer/writer William Winckler wonderfully captures the look and feel of those vintage features, while at the same time updating the plot with flashes of gore, T&A, and, believe it or not, a storyline that loosely ties in to modern-day terrorism. Perhaps that's why the 2006 World Horror Convention awarded the adventure with "Best Feature Film" honors. It's not a perfect picture, but most classic horror film fans should find it appropriately spooky and entertaining. Recommended!

I really enjoyed Frankenstein vs. the Creature From Blood Cove! It was just what I wanted it to be, a very fun, good natured ride.I grew up watching the Universal Horror classics as well as the great AIP and Hammer flicks...along with a huge amount of Grade Z films and I could tell watching this film that the makers had just as much affection and love for those films as I did. Unlike Lost Skeleton of Cavdavera (which I did like, though IMO it kind of wore it's one joke out pretty early) "Frankenstein..." isn't meant to be a comedy parody of the old classic horror films. Nor is it strictly an homage. I mean, you just can't make a movie like that anymore. What it is, is just a good time, with grave digging, werewolves (Butch Patrick!) mad scientists (including a lovely blond one with a British accent...you don't get better than that,) the Frankenstein monster, ghosts and a Creature from the Black Lagoon-ish monster. And it's all handled in such a fun way that I couldn't help but be entertained. And hey, I'm an adult, and I've got no problem with the R-rated take on the film. To me, it just adds to the fun and enjoyment. The nudity, etc is handled in the same fun/good natured way as the rest of the film. It comes across as anything but sleazy.So if you're looking for a fun movie with monsters, silliness, beautiful girls and some of their beautiful assets, and you'd always thought it would be kinda cool if the Frankenstein Monster and the Gillman could've been in the same movie together, I think you'll have a good time with this film. Don't go into it expecting "Lost Skeleton" or a die-hard facsimile of one of Universal's monster-mash films cause it is definitely not that. But it is a blast.