Moon in Scorpio

Newlyweds Allen (John Philip Law) and Linda (Britt Ekland) spend their honeymoon sailing to Mexico on a boat. Along for the trip are two of Allen's old Vietnam buddies - Burt (William Smith) and Mark (Lewis Van Bergen) - and their respective girlfriends. The bad news is one of these folks is a psycho who just escaped from a mental asylum and has been going around stabbing folks. I wasn't quite sure where to put this review, but I guess the "horror" thread works due to the multiple throat slashing. This VHS was purchased solely for the great cover art and that is easily the best thing about this flick. Director Gary Graver took a break from porn to make this thriller. He assembled a decent cast, but doesn't know what the heck to do with them. The story is told via flashback (Linda talking to a doctor played by Robert Quarry) and you'll get confused right away as the asylum breakout is shown before Linda is discovered and telling her story. This results in a total mess that comes off feeling like two movies edited into one at points.

Definitely the worst film I have seen. Although i haven't seen 'Manos hands of fate' or 'Gigli' yet, I can say for sure that this film belongs down with them. It seems like the director has tried to make every scene dramatic and creepy, resulting in no build-ups or pauses, no sense of flow in the story, just a 1½ hour boring/embarrassing goo of silly murder scenes and pointless dialogues. Finally, I don't think there's reason why it's called 'Moon In Scorpio'. There's one really stupid scene (which is supposed to be thoughtful), where Gary Graver squeezes in the title in Britt Eklands dialogue, but it makes no sense at all...

1/10 for some 'so bad it's good'-scenes

"Moon in Scorpio" is one of the worst slasher flicks I have ever seen.Everything in this picture is by-the-numbers,and even undemanding horror fans who only ask for competent gore will be disappointed,as the numerous murders(mostly stabbings and throat slashings)are practically anemic.Shot on a very low budget,the production values are almost nonexistent and the story moves at a snail's pace.This is truly bad horror film full of meaningless scenes which do nothing to the plot.The acting is completely awful and the direction by Gary Graver is even worse.An absolute trash-avoid it like the plague.My rating:2/10(for some nice murders).

This is what I get for being stubborn and bumptious. Every single review I read was negative and clearly warning the rest of world not to waste any time or energy on this lousy horror flick. And yet, what do I do? I refuse to listen to these reviews (despite often coming from knowledgeable fellow users whose opinions I always trust) because I cannot believe that a film with: a) such an awesome cover image, b) mysterious sounding title and c) terrific cast is really that bad.

Rest assured; - it is that bad! The cover image is definitely awesome, but horror fanatics know (or should know...) better than to fall for that. The title never gets explained even though several characters literally ask what it means. And the cast, well, I'm really fond of the work of Britt Ekland ("The Wicker Man") and John Philip Law ("Danger: Diabolik") but both their performances are poor. The respectable names in the supportive cast, like William Smith and Robert Quarry, don't contribute any quality, neither.

"Moon in Scorpio" is what happens when the producers and the makers have completely opposite ideas. The producers wanted a straightforward slasher movie with an escaped asylum patient and set on a yacht, but director Gary Graver claimed he wanted a spiritual and mysterious horror film. I personally don't believe Graver, because he was also the director of adult movies with titles like "Driving Miss Daisy Crazy Again" and "Three Men and a Hooker". I wish the producers had hired a different crew instead, because the murders are still rather cool and bloody, and a yacht in the open sea is always a good setting for a horror film.

The film is downright pathetic, really. The Vietnam flashbacks look as if they were filmed in someone's backyard, Ekland's additional voiceover is pointless and irritant, the editing is utmost amateurish, and the plotting is often absurd. Newlyweds going on honeymoon together with his former army buddies? Such a marriage wouldn't last a week even if they didn't get killed.

Whilst this movie awful, it is a superb vehicle for showing off Britt Ekland's horrendous acting, which is far more frightening than any of the murders. Terrible, but unfortunately no where near the worst movie I've seen.