Bloody Mama

As far as the quality of the disc it had good sound and a clear picture image. As far as the movie it pushed cultural boundaries to the limit as a shock film tends to do. As far as its historical accuracy it gets a D-. What always amazed me even as a young teen when I first saw this movie, was after a rampage of rape, murder etc... it seemed the gangs demised came from killing a ancient local Alligator and the theft of a young pig! Maybe there's an irony there I am missing. All things considered it is a film worth watching if just to step away from Hollywood's formulated over C.G.I. ed action films. I got it to add to my Gangster films like " Bonnie and Clyde", Dillenger, and many more.

This movie is as exciting to watch now as it was 40 years ago. Non-stop action and great acting from a+ actors. It shows desperation in times of great need. It is a bit hard to find movie and I wish it was on DVD. Nether the less I got it at a great price 2months ago. I see that it is 20.00 more in price today.

A good movie! Creepy, plus, it has a really young Robert Deniro!! Check it out! He plays a junkie sociopath/ phycopath.

The number of top-talent names in this flick alone makes it worth a look....You wonder how desperate Shelley Winters was for a big screen role!!.....Go in and just flow with the story, if you can stomach the taboo subjects tackled in this 70's trash fest.....Four stars because for 70's look and feel of that era, this one delivers and Roger Corman doesn't shy away from anything.....Nothing politically correct in this film, and that is what made these films typical of that era of film-making just plain old fun to watch.....

SHELLEY WINTERS AND AN ALL-STAR CAST IN THE ROGER CORMAN 1970 CULT CLASSIC. JUST ORDER PIZZA, CRACK OPEN A BOTTLE OF YOUR FAVE BEV, AND ENJOY!

Save your money. The best part of "Bloody Mama" was the movie poster. Shelley Winters gave some brilliant performances...but this is not one of them. This film was shot on a shoestring budget. The vintage cars and chase scenes are fine. However, there is no coherent script. Robert DeNiro shines in his role as the dope addict son. Shelley hams it up shamelessly as Ma Barker. The Academy should have asked for one of her Oscars back after this fiasco. Shelley did a series of 3 cheapo films for American International "Whatever Happened to Helen", "Bloody Mama" and "Who Slew Auntie Roo" in the early 1970's.That body of work should have gotten her expelled from "The Actor's Studio". She is heavy in this picture. However, three years later, in The Poisiden Adventure" she will be big enough to sink an ocean liner all by herself. As Ma Barker Shelley wears about 5 ratty looking wigs from blonde to auburn, short to long, and back again with no explanation. Shelley also wears about two pairs of false eyelashes as Ma. Save your money or just rent or borrow this loser.

You have to hand it to Shelley Winters, when she gets her teeth into a part, she's like JAWS. "Bloody Mama," directed by the indefatigable Roger Corman, has a rampant Shelley as Kate Barker leading her four wayward boys down from the hills of Arkansas to rob, rape, and pillage in the towns of the Great Depression times. The talented cast includes Don Stroud as the sullen, violent Herman, Robert De Niro as the dopey junkie Lloyd, and Bruce Dern as the cruel hanger-on Kevin. Diane Varsi is everybody's moll. Also seen are veterans Pat Hingle as a gutsy rich man whom the gang kidnaps for big bucks, and Scatman Crothers as a mistreated caretaker. The movie is purposefully sleazy, the most depraved telling of the Barker story that I have seen. Corman directs the action sequences in his usual efficient style, but the dramatic scenes often slow the movie down with bogus psychology. Not pleasant is the use of a real piglet dragged from a boat to bait a fake alligator. Expected climactic shoot-out should satisfy the bloodthirsty, especially the Thompson gun blast inches from the face. Generally, it's a watchable but not high quality gangster opus.

Great movie, young Bobby Deniro does a good job as one of Ma Barkers Sons

thank you

I enjoyed this film very much. Please be warned this will only play on region A

Enfin l'avant dernier film de Roger Corman sort en dvd (attention ce dvd ne comporte pas de sous-titres français ou autres). Comme d'habitude avec Corman, le film est réalisé à l'économie mais il est cette fois très bien interprèté par Shelley Winters et les autres (dont un très jeune Robert De Niro). Le film est plutôt violent, il faut le savoir (il est isnpiré de l'histoire de Ma Barker et de ses fils pendant les années de la grande dépression au states), mais pour ceux qui aiment le polar et les films du genre "the grissom gang" de Robert Aldrich (meilleur à mon avis et sorti lui aussi en dvd zone 1), il est indispensable.

A ‹(•¿•)› Very Happy,‹(•¿•)›E Excellent Thanks ++++

Ok for it's type and time period