Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Purely Joyful Movie!

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Initially going into Chain Reaction I was only aware of all the bad things people had to say about it. Pretty much the same stuff you here with any Olaf flick, "Great gore but crappy story." And in this case, it was even worse. So heading into it I had some pretty low expectations. Not sure if that's the frame of mind you should be in when going into it, but I came out completely satisfied and actually impressed with this Ittenbach flick.I don't know what some other people were complaining about, especially the ones that I know have seen loads of horror. The story was not tough to follow, the acting felt inspired (meaning they were having fun) though it was over-the-top and most were probably German pals of Olaf, the writing was cheesy but delivered exactly what was needed, and of course the gore was awesome. Especially if you saw the Uncut version. The region 1 (USA) version is cut, and you do not get that true brutal violence you get in normal Olaf gore outings.A group of prisoners on a bus crash in the middle of "bumf@ck nowhere", and seek freedom by trudging through the woods so they can reach Canada. With a doctor as a hostage who becomes the main focus, they end up running into a large rundown looking cabin with a family of whackos living there. Like other Ittenbach movies, the villains here are always very evil, so expect blood and expect a lot. And when a supernatural theme erupts into play, more gory entertainment follows. Supernatural fate is the main theme here, and I enjoyed it.More than anything that stood out for me was the way this film looked. If you're like me and have seen other Olaf films, you've come to realize his films have drastically improved over the years. A couple of his films seem to have been shot in the same house. But with this one, it was really clear, nice creative shots of lush forests, and just more style you're used to. His latest flick Dard Divorce is also a nice looking film.Once again he casts his wife in a lead role and once again I have to say, she stinks. I guess she has the acting bug, but she doesn't have much talent at all. But her wooden portrayal and the lines she's given in this one combine to a result that I liked. It came off as cheesy good instead of cheesy bad. And that is basically the bottom line with this film. All the actors aren't great, but with how they go about their lines and the type of writing that's given to them, it's not rare where you'll laugh it up. Especially the leader of the first group of inmates. He laid down some great lines. I can't remember someone throwing down "Shut the f@ck up!" with so much gusto. And he does it twice, and both with great effect. The second group of inmates are still cheesy and OTT, but not as memorable as the first group.Chain Reaction aka House of Blood, is a widely disliked film. But I think it's mostly disliked by people who aren't the biggest horror buffs. Which usually means they can't decipher between bad acting and cheesy acting. When it comes down to Ittenbach horror, there's usually an underlying aspect that is there to make you laugh. And this flick delivers some pretty nice dark humor. With a cool atmosphere, great production values, awesome ultra gore, and a fun cast, this is one flick that truly deserves more love. People who say it's the worst you've ever seen can go f@ck themselves. That's just bunch of bullsh!t. If I may say, on behalf of Olaf, "Shut the f@ck up!".

While driving on a lonely road a bus with dangerous inmates from Seattle, the driver crashes on a car driven by Dr. Douglas Madsen (Christopher Kriesa) and the three prisoners leaded by Arthur Palmer (Simon Newby) escape and execute the security guards. However, Arthur's brother Spence (Luca Maric) is shot, and the criminals decide to abduct Dr. Douglas to take care of Spence and walk to North in the direction of the Canadian border. They find an old cabin in the middle of the woods inhabited by a weird family that speaks ancient English and advises the group to leave the place while they can. The strangers transform in flesh-eater monsters and kill the criminals, but the local Alice (Martina Ittenbach) spares Dr. Douglas and saves his life. He is found by the police and he is interrogated by a police officer (Jürgen Prochnow) that does not believe on his words and he is sent to the prison in Seattle. While in a bus with dangerous inmates, the bus crashes on a car and the story repeats like in a déjà vu for Dr. Douglas and the criminals."House of Blood" is an extremely violent and gore, with scary and gruesome special effects. Unfortunately the acting is uneven, with good but also awful performances. The screenplay and the story are flawed, since what could be the possibility of another identical accident in the same lonely road in the same circumstances? But there are good points in the story and with improvements and better actors, this movie would have a great potential. I can not say that I hated or that this movie is totally bad, but the story indeed deserved improvements. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Casa de Sangue" ("House of Blood")

I selected 1 out of 10. If any one is thinking of renting, god, let alone BUYING this piece of s***, Don't! I only watched 40 Minutes of it, and turned it off, and I don't usually do that. If I rent a movie, then I will watch it all the way through, doesn't matter how bad it is.. with the exception of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" another P.O.S movie.Doesn't the main bad guy, I have no idea of his name, the one that was in control from the looks of things, didn't anyone tell him to act instead of shout to sound menacing? My guess is that from the rest of the reviews they all die, I could care less one way or the other, it was a bad movie. I didn't care about any of the characters. I mean if your a bad ass.. make sure people like you, make sure you have something there that people care about. For example..... From Dusk Till Dawn.... The 2 bad guys in there..you really didn't want them to die, they were likable, to a certain degree... maybe its the name, but the way how George Clooney acted, compared to this retard that was trying to scream at everyone... I mean come on... there's no comparison. But my friends, thats the reason why it gave me High Hopes... for when I do become an actor. I know, even tho I haven't been to acting school, I could still pull off a better movie than this..... I hope anyways.Bad Movie.. Don't RENT IT, Don't BUY IT.

HOUSE OF BLOOD appears to be a slightly higher budget and more "mainstream" film from director Olaf (PREMUTOS, BURNING MOON, GARDEN OF LOVE, etc...) Ittenbach. Again, we have a relatively entertaining, but poorly acted, poorly scripted, poorly executed splatter film.A group of convicts escape from their prison transport bus when a freak accident causes the bus to crash. The cons kill the cops on the bus and kidnap a doctor who was also involved in the crash. The group wanders into the woods and finds a cabin inhabited by a family of weirdos who turn out to be some sort or vampires. The vampires kill all of the cons but the doctor escapes. The doctor ends up heading to jail because the cops don't believe his story. During the doctor's transport, the same sort of accident happens, starting the whole ball rolling again...Honestly, the concept was OK the first go-round, but got real dull the second time. HOUSE OF BLOOD isn't the worst thing I've seen, and it does have a few splattery moments - but sitting through the pathetic acting and retarded storyline is pretty tedious. Worth a look if you're a big Ittenbach fan, or if you dig cheezy low-budget horror - otherwise, pass on this one...5/10