83 minutes? Nope, this thing is 72 minutes, tops.

If you cannot guess the killer in this movie, you had better throw your TV out the window, because you ain't learned nothing in 20+ years of cinematic slasher history.

And how come the plain star who never gets naked is always the one you want to get naked?

Apparently the writer and director of this direct-to-DVD slasher movie is a fan of Friday 13th and other summer camp slashers. This movie has everything - a group of teenagers who want to spend the weekend with fun, alcohol and sex in an abandoned summer camp called "Camp Blood", the old man who warns them not to go there; and of course the crazy killer with the machete who keeps on slashing and hacking at the teenagers without any reason at all... The whole thing could have worked if it had been shot on 35 mm film with acceptable Special Effects. But instead the Special Effects are poorly done. The killer walks around as if he's out on a Sunday afternoon stroll, and the only good things about this movie are the acting of the talented main actress and the sex scene at the beginning. Other than that - dull and forgettable. Jasper P. Morgan

I'm the first to admit that if judged on production values, or as a horror movie, or as an emotionally-moving masterpiece, or as a great piece of thought-provoking entertainment, CAMP BLOOD fails on every single level.

However, if judged as good basic old-fashioned cheap-as-chips entertainment that any random man or woman on the street can enjoy, CAMP BLOOD is the jackpot.

As one would expect with this type of movie, the plot is as thin as they get - a group of people go to a place called "Camp Blood" where they encounter a killer dressed in a clown mask.

This truly amazing piece of "so bad it's good" entertainment makes use of just about every single slasher cliché invented.

The production values are rock bottom. The killer's costume literally looks like it was bought from a kids' toy shop, the acting is either over-the-top or non-existent, the killings are lame, the killer's identity can be deciphered very quickly, several actors play more than one role, daylight is the only light and the multiple uses of the f-word pass for the scriptwriter's definition of intelligent dialogue. I mustn't forget to mention the awful colour filter used for the camera-work that makes blood appear orange! This movie truly ranks up there with TROLL 2, THE NAIL GUN MASSACRE, CHOPPING MALL, DON'T GO IN THE WOODS and the like.

There's plenty more to say about it.

The movie is recorded entirely on digital video rather than film.

The DVD cover looks like it cost more to produce than the movie itself.

There's nothing scary, suspenseful or thrilling to be found in the movie despite the genre being listed on the IMDb as "horror". But it's a masterpiece of hilarity. Critics would say it's funny for all the wrong reasons. But so what? Funny is funny, isn't it?

The character of Jay, played by Tim Young had be in stitches in every scene he was in. He came out with the most outrageous comments imaginable and kept his face straight the whole time.

And let's not forget the jewel in this crown - Joe Haggerty - who should be by now a veteran of "so bad it's good" straight-to-DVD movies. He's the funniest thing in the movie. The writers were clearly inspired by the character of Crazy Ralph from the Friday THE 13TH franchise but Bromley Thatcher is truly crazy. I won't give away spoilers but bad movie lovers will find themselves reciting Thatcher's one liners long after the movie has finished. The movie is worth seeing just for Bromley Thatcher's introduction scene!

To summarise, CAMP BLOOD is an item of treasure that should be in every bad movie lovers' treasure trove. Everyone else should avoid it like the plague!