Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

innocuous This film is watchable, but it is hit-and-miss in several respects. The atmosphere and story are not too bad, and the gore is a bit amateurish but plentiful. My major objection to the film is the poor editing. If you are ever asked about the importance of editing and continuity to the watchability of a film, just point to this film as an example of how NOT to do it. Due to the poor editing and lack of continuity, people "jump" all over the screen and sets, showing up in one place after starting in another. One of the actresses literally walks around a corner of a building and changes clothes completely at the same time. (No, I don't believe that this was intentional.) A couple huge dogs just show up at one point (which also makes no sense), wounds change locations, and some events were obviously intended to precede other events that now appear earlier in the film.Don't get me wrong, this film is worth your time if you're a fan, but it is definitely not a slick, finished product.

Backlash007 ~Spoiler~When it comes to Euro-horror, there are two types of fans. Those who get Jean Rollin and Jess Franco, and those who don't. Well...I DON'T! I have seen enough of both to know they aren't for me. Jean Rollin's The Grapes of Death is no exception. I rented this based on the fact it was the only movie to receive a high level of praise from Jamie Russell's Book of the Dead that I hadn't seen. Maybe I missed something because this seemed worthy of no more than a blurb in the back of the book. The film is set in the French countryside where wine is turning the people into crazed "zombies" and one girl has to fight her way through to reach her lover. It's no more than a retread of ground Romero already covered in The Crazies (and covered much better I might add). Like The Crazies, the villagers in Grapes are not really zombies. They're just crazy people with purple lesions. I found the movie to be very droll and completely without action. But, judging from the high level of acclaim, those other horror fans I was talking about earlier...you know, the ones who like Rollin...apparently love this film. So, decide which type of fan you are before seeing The Grapes of Death, or any other Rollin movie for that matter.

fertilecelluloid Jean Rollin's "Grapes of Death" is a refreshing living dead poem, and an effective low key horror film from France's gentleman auteur.After Elizabeth (Marie-Georges Pascal) encounters a rotting man and the corpse of her traveling companion on a deserted train, she flees into the countryside where she must battle a plague of the sad, tortured dead. The "grapes" of the title relate to the cause of the spreading problem.Rollin's films have always found horror and dread in rural landscapes and crumbling architecture; in "Grapes" the fascination with these elements continues and is intensified by suitably evocative photography. Despite some ropey focus and action sequences that don't quite cut smoothly, this is the director's most technically polished work and an important addition to French "cinefantastique".Although the plot line bears some similarity to Romero's "The Crazies" and the visuals pre-date the recent dead-on-arrival French "Revenants" (see review), Rollin does not run this show along traditional genre lines. Instead, he has the heroine Pascal encountering a blind woman who is oblivious to the contagion and a recluse (Brigitte Lahaie) who may be her savior in a white nightie. Elizabeth's final reunion with her boyfriend has a sad, tragic quality that becomes, like the rest of the film, quite surreal.There is sporadic gore and the violence is shockingly sudden in parts, but Rollin's trademark dream-like pacing and social commentary are there to be enjoyed and appreciated.

davendes It takes a very certain type of horror fan to appreciate 99% of Jean Rollins' work, and for better or worse, I'm not one of them. However, most rules have an exception and "Grapes" is an excellent example of such.Rather than following his usual blueprint of dreamy atmosphere, barely existent plots, sleepwalker-like acting and an abundance of useless lesbian activity, Rollin goes directly for the throat this trip. The plot is straight forward, the acting excellent, and action starts quickly and only lets up in time for a downbeat conclusion. The wine-induced "zombies" are quite effective with nasty oozing sores and an unrelenting nature for the worst cases, and a quirky onset of mania for those in the less severe stages. The one thing Rollin does (thankfully) carry over is his eye for polarity; the french landscape is beautiful but filled with impending, hazy dread. And- No worthless sex scenes! This wonderful film is a true odd-ball in Rollin's canon. It's easily his most accessible and gory film to date. If you're looking for an entry point to his films, this really isn't a place to start since it's SO different from the rest. But- If you've seen the man's other work and didn't care for it, give this one a chance. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised.(Note- Synapse's DVD release is nothing short of stunning. The print is flaw-free and bursting with sharpness and color. This may very well be the best transfer of any obscure '70's film I've viewed yet. And I've seen a lot of 'em!)