Beware My Brethren [Region B] [Blu-ray]

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The scene of the murder whilst dressed as a cop, I do imagine was a little controversial during the period. For its original UK cinema release the film was heavily cut by the BBFC with edits to the murder scenes (the torch murder and the strangling/stripping), shots of a girl's body on a meat hook, and the sequence where Kenny listens to the taped pleadings of his victims. The uncut version was once shown on BBC1 though later showings used an edited print. The 2010 Odeon DVD features the fully uncut version. The film opens with shots of a terrified young woman in a mini skirt fleeing for her life along a riverbank, interspersed with scenes of a Brethren baptism service in full swing complete with gospel-style music and the congregation working itself into a religious frenzy. The girl is finally cornered by her unseen pursuer, strangled, stripped naked and thrown into the river at the same time as a boy is symbolically submerged during the baptism service. The 1972 British horror feature, Beware My Brethren (The Fiend), directed by Robert Hartford-Davis (Corruption), unveils its strongest sequence right out of the starting gates by intercutting a ghastly strangling… scenes of murder and holy manipulation, but it takes a long time to get anywhere of note in the picture. Director Robert Hartford-Davis and

beyond. Costuming remain fibrous, surveying itchy police uniforms and robes, along with hipper wear from the younger cast. Evil activities also A religious sect and an abusive mother creating a Norman Bates psychopath exacting the wrath of God on all sinners (mostly half naked women).Has a few good points about religion and hypocricy but they're pretty same old, same old, and the movie goes on about them FOEVER or at least, it felt like it. Opening scene is really the best part of the entire movie. This is #123 of my 70s horror list. Orndorf, Brian (29 November 2018). "Beware My Brethren Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com . Retrieved 14 January 2020.

British production. Set decoration is open for study, moving from the Brethren church to more domestic surroundings, offering a look at home life and Scene Comparison (5:49, HD) offers a side-by-side look at the UK Cinema Version of "Beware My Brethren," and the UncutReligious fury is slowly unfurled in 1972's "Beware My Brethren" (aka "The Fiend"), a British production that's endeavoring to wind itself up with for Birdy, but "Beware The Brethren" resembles the work of Pete Walker too closely, who also had trouble going bananas with potentially lurid material, Vinegar Syndrome (Blu-ray & DVD) (US R0 HD/NTSC), Odeon (DVD) (UK R0 PAL), Image (US R1 NTSC) / WS (1.78:1) (16:9) Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com wrote that the film "begins with a blast, but soon settles into a series of tedious encounters and dull supporting characters", and that it "[comes] across as a television movie that's occasionally interrupted by scenes of violence and nudity." [2] Home media [ edit ] Now I did say that he stays away from the ladies, but that's not strictly true because he does have a bit of a mission to clear up the streets, you know the…

In some ways Brethren is a companion piece or extension to the bleak yet crude Corruption… The film is as equally interesting as any of Pete Walker’s kitchen sink horror and could have easily have been directed by him. In some ways it is a forerunner to Walker’s output such as The House of Mortal Sin…” For more about Beware My Brethren and the Beware My Brethren Blu-ray release, see Beware My Brethren Blu-ray Review published by Brian Orndorf on November 29, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5. Is this one of the horror films you have been waiting for on blu-ray? Will you be buying this 88 Films release? The last difference is to the 'meat-hook scene' where one of Kenny's victims (Suzanna East) initially drowned is discovered hanging on a meat hook. Both versions play the discovery slightly different, the Derann version includes a brief shot of the girl on the meat hook as well as a second shot that zooms in on the dead girls face. The BBC version begins with an additional long shot of the dead girl, and ends on a second shot, that's actually the first shot we see of the body in the Derann version but is more drawn out. The zoom shot from the Derann version isn't included in the BBC version. solitude has destroyed Kenny's perspective on normality, with his need to spread the good word turned into serial killing, unable to deal with the sinIt's not the most polished of films, but the directing is pretty good and the acting pretty solid throughout - with a convincing enough ratio of ham, menace and believability - with the script and storyline excellent. Overall the results, particularly when taking the fairly small budget into consideration, really are very, very good indeed. Which is why I honestly think this film was years ahead of it's time. This blu-ray has had a “2K Remaster from the Original Negative”. It also includes a booklet and a matte laminate slipcase. classic serial killer fashion, share a bit more mutual attraction than the average family bond. The picture doesn't develop it, but a dash of incest Birdy (Ann Todd) is a widow who's granted access to the Brethren, an Evangelical cult, to build a church inside her house. She's a devout believer, a Films are releasing Beware My Brethren aka The Fiend on blu-ray later this month. This release has also had a new restoration so it should be the best version yet.

period hues and outdoor activities, which maintain appealing greenery. Delineation is acceptable, preserving frame information. Grain is fine and filmic. Repressive English religious cult member kills sinners (or sexual active females), as he is combating the urge of sexual desire. Nothing new or groundbreaking but a very British and very early 70s, enjoyable gutter horror. Beware My Brethren" does open unexpectedly, which certainly helps to launch the picture with a great deal of promise. Entering the Brethren

damnation just don't have the punch they should, with most of "Beware My Brethren" coming across as a television movie that's occasionally A delightfully sleazy film which rarely falls into tedium, keeping up the frenzy and the tastelessness to the bitter end. A great double feature would be The Playbirds (1978), another British sleaze-fest which featured a serial killer inspired by lunatic religious beliefs. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. church and a citywide sprint from Kenny's latest victim, generating some tension as death draws near. It's a weird opening, but sadly, it's the last cinematography reinforces the television ambiance of the effort, which doesn't favor dark twists and turns, but melodrama is periodically broken up by