Bleeding Rose (2007 Video) User Reviews

Time-wasting shot on video thriller

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 14 March 2017]

BLEEDING ROSE is a wannabe blaxploitation thriller, shot on video and shot on the street by the look of it. It's ostensibly about a young woman who finds herself targeted by a serial killer, but a horror film it isn't because the horror content is virtually nil. Indeed nothing much happens at all until the last five minutes, and before then we get endless yik-yak and little else.

The unknown cast members don't really excel here; the acting isn't awful but it is unmemorable. The only familiar face is Willie Carpenter, an actor who previously appeared in John Woo's HARD TARGET. The dialogue scenes are long-winded and used for padding purposes and the whole thing feels like nothing more than a time waste.

If you want to ruin a night watch this! MAYBE A SPOILER!

[jonas-halenius · 2/10 · 15 July 2007]

Man this is a lame scary movie, the dialogs and the sound is more like from a adult flick. The camera angels is like a bad hair day. Usually i like b-horrors but this one is not on this scale whatsoever. I think it feels like a home made horror to me and not something with a budget over $200. Sorry guys but i think this flick really sucks. The cutting is also a incoherent thing, they jump all over the place with not so much connections. The killing scenes is not to recommend to anyone who have seen b horrors, even troma is better to scare me than this flick. What can you get out of this movie? I think nothing because of several reasons. The mention of magic in this movie is not really what's it is about, at least that is what i read about the esoteric and magic. Many things in this movie is incoherent and badly cut, with weird camera positions and many things that you "need" to get a horror flick. Not the innovating kind.

What?

[sparkgareth · 1/10 · 27 July 2007]

Now I respect the guy for making the effort, and yeah it was interesting to see how the film makers tried to get over the technical difficulties and the like, but honestly, I swear to god, this was the worst film I have ever ever seen. And I can't even say why! It should have worked, everything was there, but it just seemed to miss the mark, consistently. Now, I would recommend this film for aspiring filmmakers as an example how to bypass certain budgeting restrictions, as in this respect, it did work, but as an actual movie? No thanks. It was like some parody of student films. There was some interesting camera work, but then, and especially in the dialogue scenes, there was the most awful,awful talking heads thing going on, the most static and boring shots I have ever seen in a motion picture. Now I imagine it was all shot on DV camera, and there have been some interesting things done in DV, and certainly, I think it should be considered the way of the future. I mean you only have to look at some of David Lynch's work, and especially inland empire, to see just what can be done in the medium, but it is unredeemed dreck like this, which consistently mark DV, and DV film-makers as amateur, when it needn't be! Please,please, to the film-maker: actors, real actors please. INTERESTING shots, especially in scenes of dialogue, something that lifts it a little, and most importantly of all, get a screenplay that says something new about the human condition. Budget restrictions needn't be restrictions on the quality of the drama! of the uplifting experience that comes from learning something new about ourselves through drama.

Even Worse Than Batman And Robin

[youclaimtobeaplayer · 1/10 · 15 October 2007]

The worst film I have ever had the misfortune to come across. The Director's name is Bland, which kinda sums it up for me. So bad in fact that me and a friend spent the whole film crying with laughter at just how bad it was.

The acting was so wooden that a Hayden Christenson and Orlando Bloom hybrid could have done a better job! The camera work made it feel like we were out on the streets with Jerry Springer's film crew, and the storyline was simply shocking. There were also inexplicable overdubs of people's voices!

It was all summed up when in a hotel room, the lead male character stands up, goes to leave the room, but forgets where the door is. It's simply embarrassing! Awful!

You cant compare movies like this to regular hollywood movies...

[Ckrisis · 5/10 · 3 November 2020]

I notice a lot of people leaving negative reviews due to the production quality...well yeah it's a low budget production. It wasnt perfect dont get me wrong but for an independent film (of it's time) I think it deserves a solid 5 out of 10. The plot was actually pretty intersting. The acting was sub par but it was a first for many of the actors in this film. If you are a fan of low budget/independent horror this one isnt bad to watch on a rainy day or for something to put on in the background!

An Excellent Overly ambitious Indie movie!

[TysonK76 · 10/10 · 28 August 2007]

First there was Spike Lee's independent drama "She's Gotta Have It". Then came Robert Rodriguez's indie action flick "El Mariachi". Now we have Kareem Bland's ambitious indie slasher/drama "Bleeding Rose".

First let me say that this is a very very unique and interesting movie. It's a suspense/thriller/mystery with elements of horror mixed in. There are a lot of dramatic elements within the film and moments that will make you jump. The ending is a real shocker. Loved it. This movie feels like a very good entertaining IFC Channel movie.

Now this movie may not be for everyone. This is a very low budget movie. Or dare I say it...'no budget'. As I watched the DVD's 'behind-the-scenes' footage it looked like the director didn't have much of a crew. There was no gaffer trucks or grip crews. It looked like a director and some friends playing around with a camera! Yet, that's what makes this movie so impressive...because it's really GOOD! It reminds me of Roderiquez and how he made his first feature 'El Mariachi' with no crew. Is Bland the next Roderiquez? I wouldn't say that, but he did a damn good job. Very very impressive.

Of course there are 'technical' flaws. Most low budget movies have them. Yet unlike most, 'Bleeding Rose' tales an excellent 'slightly controversial' original story. Plus the technical flaws kinda give it an edgy style. This movie took me by surprise.

The music is great too. It's nothing like you would expect from a straight to video movie. The scores were engaging, giving the movie that extra chill.

Would I recommend this? Yes! If only to see what can be done with so little. This is a movie for indie filmmakers first, and lovers of the 'artsy, ambitiously creative little budget movies' second.

Maybe I'm giving this guy more credit than he deserves, but I really enjoyed it. Check it out for yourself.

'10 stars' for having the balls to make this entertainingly good film with little money and by any means necessary. Well done!

Very Entertaining. A very fine independent movie.

[Kathleen77 · 9/10 · 28 January 2008]

I did not know what to expect when I picked up this DVD.

But, I have to admit it held my attention from beginning to end...and boy was the ending a shocker!

I don't know if the ending will work for most, but for me it did.

The music was very intense and scary as well (I had to buy the soundtrack, it's great for Halloween) Any way, I really liked it and the special features are cool too.

For me however, besides the surprise ending and the shocking murder mystery plot twists, what I love the most about this movie is the title...BLEEDING ROSE, ooh nice:)

"This World Is Full Of Monsters!"...

[azathothpwiggins · 1 October 2021]

Ebony (Sakeena Nicole) tries to move on after a horrible ordeal with her boyfriend. All seems well, until her friends start dying in brutal, bloody ways.

Has her insane ex returned to exact revenge?

BLEEDING ROSE is an extremely -as in microscopic- low-budget film. It tries to make the best of its limited resources by using non-static camerawork to overcome that "home movie" look. Unfortunately, a halfway-decent story is swamped by the sheer cheapness of it all.

This is another York production, so, little should be expected...