EDGE OF THE AXE (1988) - Movie/Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

[@ericlewis217]

Nice to see a film reissued that hasn’t seen a release since the VHS days. Need more releases like this. Day one. 👍🏻

[@ericlewis217]

House of Death, Terror on Tour, Lunchmeat, Return of the Family Man, Open House, Freeway Maniac, Midnight Cabaret, Home Sweet Home(officially), Silent Madness, Fatal Games, among many others need a reissue.

[@dkres82]

Eric Lewis thanks for that list I’ve been looking for new Slashers to track down even if I have to find VHS. I missed so many in the 80s.

[@crewmerrick4840]

I guess Im asking randomly but does anyone know of a way to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow forgot the login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me!

[@jacobcody3796]

@Crew Merrick instablaster ;)

[@freddykisback123]

Fun fact that the end of the 80s produced one of its greatest slashers: Bloodnight/ Night of Intruder (1989)

[@bluterror8794]

This was a blind buy for me and I absolutely loved it !!!

[@FadeToBlood]

Will be getting this for sure I love adding hidden gems to my slasher collection!

[@markjanssens1658]

This is on Tubi Tv right now and the transfer is beautiful. I watched it recently. Great movie

[@Feministguy7483]

Very rare to get a new artwork cover better than the original 😍

[@Espo2250]

There's ONE slasher from the 80's that zero companies tried to get the rights and i dont understand why....Junior (a cut above) is a movie i used to rent constantly and i think it falls into the so bad its good category....as for edge of the axe i pre ordered this the day it was available. cant wait to get my copy. Awesome review as always!

[@dubvideos]

cant wait been wanting to see it since u recommended it in 2017

[@jusme164]

Thank you for addressing the credits in the beginning . luv the distorted green letters from the vhs. I also rented the vhs in the 1990's omg luv this slasher and that ending song over the credits.. Priceless

[@terrellwilliams9259]

This is a very good release from Arrow. It wasn't too long ago that this movie was still "stuck on VHS"

[@DAREALAndyRampage]

.. Have NOT seen this One.. But after seeing this review THAT WILL CHANGE!! Thanks Pizo! 😮

[@pizowell]

Enjoy!!!

[@akb48lvr]

Slasher and horror fanatic here ( I saw Fulci's Zombie, Phantasm, Xtro, Humongous, Fri 13th, DOTD, etc etc as a kid in the theater ) and the mystique about Edge Of The Axe far outweighs its goodness as a film …. Complete let down on this one, with its hokey tech angle and very uncreepy locations … For a guy who made a masterpiece like Symptoms, José Ramón Larraz really laid an egg w/ Edge imho .. You want a forgotten slasher, 1982's Unhinged will kick Edge's ass ..

[@dmg12345678]

Ace Bee unhinged, pieces, graduation day are way better.

[@connorstephens7467]

I just bid on the slipcover version without seeing this film...your review of it has made me feel more confident in my purchase :P

[@brianthescarecrow9099]

I know the director for Vampyres and saw Edge because of that. Yeah, I've seen the bootleg. I did rent Symptoms from Netflix on DVD.

[@kimmeer5930]

Can someone please tell me who sings the song Where Were You Last Night in this film - she sounds like Dolly P!

[@JamiePowellCrazyJay]

Can’t wait to watch this - the one I’ve ordered comes with a limited slipcover and o card

[@ghostface2886]

How much did it let you down? Be honest...

[@Robby.Wilson]

Glad to see a review on the movie/bluray. Haven't seen it and was thinking about picking it up.

[@Horrorgang]

Great review Piz! I gotta check this one out!

[@gimmeehands1]

I can’t wait to watch this movie! I’m even waiting for tonight when my fiancé is asleep and we get close to the creepy midnight hour! I’ve been waiting since about 13yrs old which is when it came out to watch this movie. I never got to see it so this will be my first time and if I can’t see it through my 13yr old eyes and mind I feel like this is the next best way. Thank you for the review and I am excited!!!

[@jhberg17]

Saw it on KZbin, looked good. Very 80s.

[@moviefanatic68]

loved edge of the axe when i first saw it.did'nt guess who the killer was either.have ordered my blu-ray and looking forward to seeing it in hd.

[@jeffgardiner5356]

Very interested in this one. As it has eluded me since it was on vhs, could not find a bootleg either. Pre-ordered!

[@jusme164]

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[@fyc325]

Hi

[@lukeboard696]

Hey Pizowell, i just picked up American Gothic 1988 on Blu Ray it isn't loaded with Special Features or anything special at all. But the picture itself is nice I'd say it's never looked so crisp. I just wondered if you had seen this film or picked it up to review it. Thank you,

[@tiefoon]

I really like the art work on the poster.

[@evandetwiler2810]

I really love arrow video and I love your videos! This and deadly manor are late gems of the slasher era (although deadly manor is entertaining and memorable in a different way lol).

[@lukeboard696]

Thank you Pizowell!

[@pizowell]

Thank you, Luke!

[@maximilianovega1739]

Now I wanna check this movie out. Speaking of late 80s slashers, I would say to check out stagefright (1987). It is a great looking movie and has very great kills

[@pizowell]

Yeah, I like Stage Fright. I need to revisit it. It's been a few years since I last watched it.

[@Tchernobog]

still got the water logged vhs! hope it plays

[@SegaCDUniverse]

I checked out his other movie, Deadly Manor and couldn't get into it. Though I liked Edge of the axe = )

[@bulljuggalo]

awesome still waiting for my copy to come in the mail

[@reggiebhorrorbaker1650]

Awesome just saw the trailer look great might pic it up

[@codyw1]

Managed to get the DVD of this for like ten bucks. The Blu ray's going for something ridiculous like $70 on eBay, to hell with that! ;)

[@pizowell]

Amazon has the Blu-ray on pre-order for $27: amzn.to/39WX0hd

[@codyw1]

@@pizowell Alas I don't have a credit card, just PayPal, which limits my options. ;)

[@FadeToBlood]

codyw1 Go the gift card route lol

[@fyc325]

I love this movie, fan since I was 5

[@damienescobar1827]

Hey, pizowell, do you remember watching the movie Nightmare On The 13th Floor on USA back in the day? If so, do you know if there was ever a DVD or Blu-ray release of the movie?

[@clydeducotejr.8795]

Great Review As Always!! I really enjoyed this flick!! Keep It Kreepy 😈

[@PlanetCHH]

Cant wait to get mine man, i remember you talking about this movie a few years ago

[@pizowell]

Yeah, I've tried to spread the word about Edge of the Axe for a while. Glad it finally got this kind of Blu-ray release.

[@m0nkufo]

Cool stuff! I still gotta check this out one day

[@JerpPin]

Definitely want to check this out now

[@talesofvladamir3636]

Edge Of The Axe Rocks Always. Greetings from Santiago De Compostela, Spain.

[@pizowell]

Hello, Amir! Thanks for commenting.

[@louiep777]

Enjoyed most of it, wasn’t keen on the ending though.

[@jusme164]

I have the bootleg dvd a vhs rip . i need this blu ray bad. Where can i go to obtain a copy to review?

[@popey129]

Great review.

[@horrorstateofmind2724]

As a kid the Carwash scene had me scared to enter the carwash ..lmao

[@pizowell]

I can totally understand why.

[@moleman2505]

Really enjoyed this one.

[@michalsokol2970]

Great leads

[@vaggelislesies5273]

Nice review👍👋

[@reggiebhorrorbaker1650]

Awesome got the blu Ray lov it

[@midknightgeek6629]

So, I'm about 1/2 way through the film. It just got released on Shudder (US) I believe, as I hadn't seen it available there before now. And I just have to ask, does anyone else have a hard time with the dialog? It's horrible! lol Just strange random comments and dialog that just wouldn't be said. Very unnatural, unbelievable and jarring imo Now I know if you take the film and look at it a certain way that one can "laugh" at these moments/lines...but "to me" it really detracts from what the film is trying to do and could be, if it were written better. I know it's indie, I know it's a Spanish production film, I can handle low budget films, I LOVE Roger Corman films!!! But I'm a stickler for "realistic" dialog. It's the one thing that any production can & should bring to the table regardless of budget. I mean , all the dialog with old man the one kid is renting from? What the hell is that all about lol It's crazy talk! And...***** SPOILER**** sort of, the Sheriff is an ass! The only likeable characters so far are the girls. But I like the setting, I enjoy the 80s small town look/feel, the effects are passable for the budget I guess. It's filmed well for what it is and so is the score. But damn man, that dialog is killing me. Please tell me I'm not alone here ;) Ok, rant over...back to finish the film lol Cheers \m/

[@interglacticdimension2671]

Watched it for the first time recently, man was I disappointed, I almost blind bought it upon release. This and Deadly Manor I can say I hate but I usually rewatch films that I hate (especially slashers).

[@MrMissingReel]

Didn't know that Jim Carrey was in it 😂

[@wyruZzah87]

I just saw it.. picture quality was so good that you see in one scene that killer is man.. and you know what that means for rest of a movie right? Like worst continuity error ever? :)

[@daredevil350]

And I notice that too at 1st I thought it was Lillian covered to look like a man. But when it shows her deranged look at the very end I was like oh she's the killer. They kinda did what Sleepaway Camp did. Judy's death was suppose to be Angela doing the killing but that 1 shot its her cousin played in the movie with a wig so maybe that's what they were intending idk.

[@michalsokol2970]

One of the best slasher films ever great dubel bill with pieces

[@ghostface2886]

Wow. I'm speechless.

[@twikirobot6897]

Love it....the killings are brutal.

[@1EvandroFer.]

🙄😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@ghostface2886]

"Great suspense...Axe killings were pretty freakin' brutal." You can't be serious. This movie is void of ANY kind of suspense; and that's actually what bugs me the most about it. There's nothing to tie the killings together with the story, and it actually feels like I'm watching two different movies. Sure, you get a reason at the end, but what I mean is, there's no lurking, or sense of danger, you just get a tiny fraction of that when the kill is set to happen. It's just rinse and repeat in the laziest way possible. Very, very lame. And as far as the kills go, get real. Saying the kills were brutal is you trying to sell this movie on something that motivates most slasher fans. The kills are not brutal, or done in any kind of impressive way at all. You just see a killer hitting people with an axe and then they get bloody. Sure, there a few fingers cut off in one scene, but come on. Very far from being impressive or worth the 30 bucks I dropped on this movie. No, this one's a must miss. Go buy 'Happy Birthday to Me' instead and watch that, people.