The
FACES
OF
DEATH
Collection
With
Michael
Carr,
Samuel
Berkowitz,
Mary
Ellen
Brighton
Directed
by
John
Alan
Schwartz
The
only
thing
missing
from
the
Gorgon
collection
is
a
commentary
track
by
John
Alan
Schwartz!
I,
like
many
other
reviewers,
also
remember
the
1st
FOD
from
my
childhood
years.
It
was
cut
to
pieces
though!!
South
Africa
at
the
time
of
the
video
boom
was,
as
you
can
imagine,
repressed
to
the
(beta)max.
Many
'nasties'
were
in
circulation
on
bootleg
tapes
and
every
now
and
then
one
slipped
through
the
net,
like
'Bloody
Moon'
which
you
could
rent
anywhere
in
the
80's,
completely
uncut.
But
'Faces'
was
quite
a
shocker.
There
was
this
copy
of
a
copy
of
a
copy
Beta
tape
that
did
the
rounds.
A
washed
out,
jumpy
experience.
The
fake
scenes
didn't
fool
us
though,
even
at
a
tender
age.
Here
are
my
thoughts
after
my
refresher
course,
over
25
years
later,
with
the
collection
from
Gorgon
Video.
FOD
1:
*****
The
best
in
the
series
by
far.
Dr.
Francis
B.
Gross
takes
us
on
a
morbid
journey.
Oh
my
oh
my
those
morgue
scenes!!!
And
the
kosher
butchering
sends
shivers
down
my
spine!
God,
the
old
testament
was
brutal!
(and
continues
to
be
by
the
looks
of
it)
I
skip
the
'Poachers'
chapter
before
it
can
start.
I
remember
this
being
the
most
shocking
chapter
for
me
in
the
early
80's.
I
still
haven't
watched
it
again
and
don't
think
I
ever
will.
The
faked
sequences
are
very
well
done.
Hats
off
to
Schwartz.
The
Electric
Chair
is
the
worst
faked
scene
though,
as
faked
as
I
remember
it
from
my
childhood.
Dr.
Francis
B.
Gross
is
a
fantastic
character,
right
up
there
with
'The
Tall
man'
Angus
Scrimm
and
Vincent
Price
in
terms
of
cult
status.
Overall
very
disturbing.
FOD
2:
***
Also
good,
especially
the
very
very
funny
voice
dubbing
on
'Cannibal
Kings'!
Real
footage
is
upsetting
but
I
say
laugh
your
horror
away!
Isn't
that
what
we
all
do
in
everyday
life
anyway?
Faked
scenes
are
so-so.
The
student
bungee
jumping
off
the
building
is
truly
urban
legend
bad
fake
nonsense.
As
with
FOD
1,
I
skip
the
animal
slaughter
and
-research
chapters
before
they
can
start!
I
just
can't
stand
to
see
animals
suffer.
Call
me
a
sissy.
FOD
3:
*
The
worst
of
the
four.
Very
boring,
almost
everything
faked
very
badly
with
hammy
acting,
and
shot
on
dodgy
video.
You
can
tell
this
was
made
purely
to
cash
in
on
the
success
of
the
1st
two
FOD's.
AVOID!
FOD
4:
**
Better
than
3,
but
Francis
B.
Gross
is
missing.
His
replacement
is
HILARIOUS
though.
Hammy
acting
was
never
this
funny.
Buy
this
volume
for
the
pure
laff
riot
-inducing
'Dr.
Louis
Flellis'.
With
rolling
eyes
peeking
at
his
cue
card
every
now
and
then
he
takes
us
on
a
journey
of
his
questionable
personal
opinions
and
to
the
best
chapter
of
the
volume,
'Violence
in
a
World
gone
Mad'.
The
electric
chair
reprisal
is
hysterical.
All
in
all,
this
is
the
funniest
of
the
lot,
very
entertaining,
almost
carttoonish
in
it's
own
morbid
way.
If
you
are
interested
in
the
Faces
of
Death
series,
I'd
say
go
for
volume
1.
It's
the
darkest.
Avoid
volume
3,
it's
really
pathetic.
But
the
Medusa
collection
is
very
affordable,
so
go
for
that
if
you
want
a
good
chuckle
at
volume
4.
As
I
said
before,
the
Volume
3
disc
is
not
even
worth
using
as
a
coaster.
-
Francois
Blom
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