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In the exclusive, fancy and uptight Tall Grass golf club, bloody leftovers of nightly intruders as well as of loyal club members are found barbarically hacked up. This means bad publicity for the upcoming golf tournament, so resort owner Osgood is quite relieved when the angry mob captures former caretaker Deke Slade as the maniacal culprit. However, resident golf instructors Roy and Kelly correctly assume something much larger, diabolical and superhuman is on a rampage here.

All I ever read about this late 80s horror comedy is that it's a re-enactment of Spielberg's ultimate summer classic "Jaws". And that's true, of course. The parallel sequences, loving tributes and unsubtle references are unmistakably there. What you almost never read, though, is that "Blades" also parodies a large number of other classic cult movies. The uncontrollable murderous device is a machine with a will of its own, which automatically reminds me of "The Terminator". The setting, the cast of characters and many of the situational humor also almost makes it feel like a "Caddyshack" sequel. And a better one than the official "Caddyshack II", for that matter. There's even a guy with a hokey mask named Jason, so you certainly can't claim the writers of "Blades" don't know their landmarks.

Maybe because the film was distributed by the questionable Troma studios, maybe because there already was an overload of low-budget slashers throughout the late 80s, or maybe just because of bad luck; but I personally feel that "Blades" is an underrated horror comedy. It's cheesy and badly acted, for sure, but the concept is really fresh and inventive. Numerous sequences are also downright hilarious, like the redneck mob setting out a manhunt, or Deke's emotional flashback speech. Only the gore should have been slightly more outrageous, perhaps.

I can understand if people think this is a stupid film, or if it's forgettable, idiotic, whatever; but you have to admit that is has one pretty crazy plot. People are being gruesomely decapitated on a golf course by a evil killer lawn mower. Come again? Personally, I didn't find it bad – it's a comedy/horror and it doesn't necessary fail at that.

The movie isn't entirely hilarious, it isn't mind numbingly unfunny either, turn off your brain and you can have some cheesy, low budget 80's fun as it packs a few witty jokes, it's a great parody of Jaws and has fun deaths - saying that, a massive problem I had with the film was its constant resort to silliness which is what a lot of comedy/horror's do, still – you get over it because the movie is pretty fun.

For such a miniscule budget the movie is quite impressive and I kind of enjoyed it – it's crazy, stupid, and one of those movies you come across on the last existing VHS section in your video rental shop and discover some really obscure stuff. Other than everything I have written in this tiny review, there isn't that much else to it but that doesn't mean it's bad. The entire point of this film is to turn off your brain and enjoy a slasher where the villain is a killer lawn mower on a golf course; nothing more, nothing less. Have some self admitting, cheesy 80's fun.

This movie is basically a parody of "Jaws". It took me a bit to get it, but once they strung up the lawn mower I finally got it. I realized they were doing "Jaws" before then, but not until that moment did I realize it was almost purely a "Jaws" parody. The problem, it takes itself a bit too seriously for a parody. That is why I say it is more of a reenactment where instead of an ocean they use a golf course, instead of a shark you have a lawn mower, and so on. For some scenes this works and I chuckled a couple of times, at other times there are long stretches of dialogue that just do not belong in a parody movie or a Troma movie for that matter. Still, this is a company known for its bad movies, and this one is better than a lot of the movies I have seen from them. I just wonder why they and Full Moon Entertainment have to always make horror comedy movies rather than straight horror. Seems to me a straight horror would be easier to make because lets face it most of the movies that come out of these two companies get really low scores. Though to be fair Full Moon has done a few straight horror movies in their day. I have never seen one from Troma. This one has its moments especially the scenes in the van where they were really spoofing "Jaws" in this case I think they just needed to make this one a bit funnier.

Troma just worked out the story of Jaws and turned it into a bloodfest an a golf yard. However, a machine, normally cutting grass, is killing people now and at least as the machine features the smiling balloons and runs amok on it's own, everyone should have been checked out, this one is not to be taken seriously. But, who cares? A little glimpse on Jason (the worker with the mask, helping the balded man) makes this movie to be a good farce. It has atmosphere, never mind the story is nothing more than a joke.

A good plagiat.

Blades is the kind of movie where you have a good time with it at the time, but probably won't ever watch it again. It's a fun reworking of Jaws with splashes of Caddyshack but with a killer lawnmower terrorizing the golf-loving members of a country club.

This one is a really fun flick that never takes itself serious even for a second. It's basically a spoof movie (like 'scary movie' or 'naked gun') that's a sendup of JAWS but with a killer sentient lawnmower.

I'm a big fan of troma and this one grew on me and is now one of my faves from them. I love that everyone seems to be in on the joke, and totally having a blast filming this.

If you like 80s cheese or so bad they're good type movies, this one may work for you if you know ahead of time it's basically a straight up comedy. Thank goodness for vinegar syndrome putting this out on blu ray finally, it looks great and they clearly put a lot of work into this zany flick!

As a hardcore Troma fan, I must say this is one of the lesser works. This movie is truly got the Troma completist. There are some inspired moments and how can a fan of bad movies not enjoy the premise of a killer lawnmower?

I found this one quite dull in many scenes. I have no problems with low budget-no budget movies and bad acting is one thing I always look forward to from Troma movies. This had all of those which I enjoyed, but there was so much more they could do with this movie. One thing that can kill a great movie is too much dialog, and this movie has too many scenes of long dialog.

It's certainly not the worst of the bad movies, but it is a disappointment for the Troma team which I admire greatly.

Nice try, but let's see a couple sequels and see what we can do about the long dialog.

Slaughter on the golf course. I guess it was inevitable that sooner or later someone would make a horror movie for golfers. The film centers on a series of grisly murders that takes place at the Tall Grass Country Club. There out on the course, maybe lurking just off in the woods, Blades lies in wait to rip you to shreds. "Blades" combines golfing as a setting for a horror/comedy that is a parody of the hit movie "Jaws". Replace the ocean with the greens and a killer shark with a killer lawn mower. This movie has similar characters and situations. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you can get some appreciation of movie. This is more of a comedy, a parody, and it is based on "Jaws". The lines are corny as are the situations but the actors do this all with a straight face. It's not your normal horror movie although there is a lot of gore. If you like golf, have watched the movie "jaws", want a bit of horror and a little bit of a laugh, this movie may be for you. To some it will be funny and others it will just be stupid. I saw "Blades" on a DVD I rented called Troma Triple B-Header. It contains three movies, "Blood Hook", "Blades" and "Zombie Island Massacre". As part of this 3 movie DVD, yes, it was worth the price of a rental and my time.

After a series of strange deaths, the local-pro at an exclusive golf resort finds that the cantankerous relationship with the other workers present must be put on hold when the deaths point to a possessed runaway lawnmower, and when no one believes his story sets out to stop the murderous thing.

This was quite a decent if slightly silly offering. One of the more engaging aspects of this one is the fact that there's quite an overall effective grounding of the bizarre scenario. The main gist of the storyline, about a killer possessed lawnmower running rampant at a golf resort, which is a solely goofy premise and yet is handled with somewhat enough class to make for a decent enough effort here. What really helps this is the inclusion of so many plot-points and references to other films in the structure of how this plays out which is quite obviously referenced as it goes along. That, in turn, leads this one to a series of incredibly fun and exciting confrontations with the killer object that tackles that follows up that sense of parody and homage. The opening series of attacks on the group out partying on the golf-course is quite enjoyable with the suspenseful stalking of the kids through the cornfields, the attack on the worker in full-view of everyone participating in lessons gives this a strong setup for the glorious rampage through the crowds at the tournament which is nicely caught on TV cameras to add an extra sense of cheesy fun to it all. The finale, with them out on the course hunting the thing down in a straight-up parody, creates plenty of goofy action set-pieces and some gory dealings in the kills which offer up some rather funny moments. These here hold it up over its minor flaws. Among the few flaws with this one is the fact that the soap opera dynamics of the residents at the club aren't that fun to sit through. Granted, it makes for a much longer effort by going through the motions of the various subplots involved in the feature, from the new golf pro on the job to the various workers upset over the new hierarchy of the employees, really isn't all that enjoyable as the film doesn't do anything interesting with these elements. They grind the film to a halt in their bland, prototypical dealings which are quite boring and do nothing but make this way too long. Likewise, some here might find the manner in which it's created and conceived might be a little too much for some out there. The fact that the story runs so close to perhaps the most hallowed and important genre film in history with the way its story and plot-points hit so closely and score as many impressive ripoffs of those scenes that it could be taken in the wrong tone. Not only is does the low-budget, cheesy tone of this one serve as a tough hurdle to handle by itself, but those when done in conjunction with the overlong setup serve as the most crippling factors. Otherwise, this really doesn't have much wrong with it.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.

This movie has exactly what you expect in a B horror movie; bad acting, low budget, and comedic horror that doesn't take itself too seriously. The added bonus on this tale of terror on the golf course is that it mirrors the plot of Jaws almost to a tee (pun intended). What otherwise would be a really, really stupid story becomes merely ludicrous and funny when compared to the plot from which it originates. If you are wanting a B-movie full of fun, poor golf humor, even poorer acting, and a possessed lawn mower, then your prayers have been answered. This movie is quality B shlock horror and should be seen for the cheese factor alone. I wonder if Spielberg knows that one of his greatest works has been brought down to this level...

Not a whole lot to say about this one. Really the only thing it can hang is hat on is the fact it directly parodies Jaws. If you're expecting anything Caddyshack-esque with the country club setting, run far away! Blades was the EXACT OPPOSITE of Caddyshack. Let's begin with our two stars. I can't imagine a less charismatic duo to star in a movie, low budget or not. Man, they suck the energy out of every scene they're in (and that's most of the movie).

Things get real heavy-handed (as well as a little more interesting) in terms of aping another movie when they go on the hunt for the killer lawnmower. You got your Quint, your extended Quint tale, and your Quint death. Oh yeah, the other two dullards are along for the ride (neither of them Richard Dreyfuss). The parallels keep coming at you, right until the end.

Zero nudity, hell, zero foxy ladies, I don't think anyone even swore, and the violence is limited to two lawnmower leg attacks. This is initially presented as a murder mystery, as they unveil various wacky characters, but I think every review here mentions a possessed lawnmower. Oh well. Unless you're some hardcore fan of parodies (if there is such a thing), this is an easy pass.

And Maximum Overdrive. The budget was so low they couldn't even afford any hot chicks. Still it is the second best golf movie ever (after Caddyshack 2)

I watch this film every year for the sake of tradition. AI started working in a video store when I was 16 and I worked there throughout most of high school. It was probably one of my favorite jobs ever. It was a small independently owned store where I would sit on my ass, play video games or watch movies, eat pizza, drink my bosses beer, smoke cigarettes, hang out with my friends, be mean to customers or put on Star Wars and have light saber battles using rolled up movie posters with my friends. One day when I went into work my boss asked me to take all the movies off the shelves and rearrange them according to his new plan. As I was going through the movies I would set aside ones I wanted to take home for the upcoming weekend party I was throwing. I came across a movie that all I could deduce from the cover was about golf and death. Now had I noticed it was a Troma film I would have had some warning of what I was in for, but the store I worked at would simply cut the front panel off of a video box and slide it into a plastic cover on the hard cases they used for the movies. I took the movie home, popped in and my friend Zak and I sat down to watch it as I waited for the rest of our friends to show up.

There have never been any words written in any language to describe what Zak and I felt after viewing this film. It was so weird. An evil demon golf cart was on a killing spree and taking out golfers. I mean…Jesus.

I took the film back to the video store that Sunday. The next day in school I was talking about it to someone and they didn't believe me. I told them to stop in the store and I would rent it to them. When I went to work that night it was GONE. My boss had no idea what I was talking about. No one knew of the existence of this movie. Could it all have been an awful figment of my imagination? For the next four years I would describe to people and they would look at me like I was crazy.

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The summary makes sense to those of you who have seen the movie, I'm sure.

To start with, understand that this is a bad movie. On the other hand, however, it is sort of an interesting concept and is quite humorous at points. I'd say that the idea is poorly carried out, but there's not really a good way to carry out a killer lawnmower movie. It is rather entertaining, but don't rent this if you're looking for a masterpiece.

Could make for a good evening if you enjoy laughing at bad horror movies, as you probably do if you're even looking at this.

Starting of, the sound was already below zero. I think I must had a bad copy or something. Basically there isn't anything scary in this one, almost no blood, no gore , no nudity, just boredom. The acting is extreme low and the script, well, it's a kind of rip off of Jaws and when the thing, won't spoil it, starts moving it does remind me of the evil spirits in Evil Dead. It's a lot of blah blah, don't know why people are giving this one 5 or more. Okay, it's a Troma release so it's cheesy but they have better things out. One of the turkeys I fast forwarded while watching, and I can tell you, I have seen already more then a thousand flicks. I gave it a two just because the score is okay. Got damn, what a waist of time, happy I just spoiled 1 euro on it.

I do wonder what the intent of this movie was, since each attempt came up lame. For the type of killing the machine did, rather non-graphic. It probably is intended for an audience of 14-16 year old boys, as there are suggestive comments that may go over their heads that they would find funny, but adults would know why. It could have used tighter editing. There are terrible murders on a golf course, just before a major charity tournament, which of course has to go on. The town police chief is played for a fool as stereotype, and when they allow locals to try and find the killer, it reminds one of a particular shark movie scene. There is a cheating golfer, and an initial suspect, Deke, has a helper named Jason, who is wearing a hockey mask. When they are trying to lure the mower, they throw out hay bales with balloons attached, but fail to show how they blew up the balloons with helium, as there were no blown up balloons in sight at the start. It could have been a fun B-movie if they knew how to play it right with the script, but it simply missed too much.

They were apparently going for a mash up of Jaws and Caddyshack but forgot to include anything worth watching. The humor is sophomoric (and not in a good way), the kills are few and far between and mostly happen off screen, and there isn't a single naked chick in sight. Even Jaws and Caddyshack had nudity.

They should have amped up the gore and thrown in several nude women like the Piranha remake did. For example: have the girl in the opening strip off her clothes and go skinny dipping in the golf course lake as an homage to the opening of Jaws. Then she gets killed by the mower in a bloody fashion when she steps of of the water. Instead, all we get are two fully dressed people kissing and then the camera cuts away when the mower attacks them.

Why would anyone watch this clunker? I wish I hadn't. You should avoid it too. Watch Jaws, Caddyshack, and Piranha instead.

BLADES is, unsurprisingly given the title, an affectionate homage to Spielberg's classic JAWS. The setting this time around is a golf course, where the wide green fairways substitute for the deceptively calm surface of the ocean, and a cast of middle-class golfers find themselves next in line for the chop. The killer, somewhat bizarrely, is an animated lawnmower with a thirst for human blood, but I've seen so many B-movies by now that even that doesn't seem too odd to me. There's the expected rubbery gore, severed limbs and cheeseball action sequences, including a classic reverse-dolly camera zoom reimagining of the famous Scheider-in-a-deck-chair shot. Hardly classic cinema, but it is fun.