Blu-ray Review – Blonde Death

1983's "Blonde Death" is a slice of campy crime from writer/director James Robert Baker (billed here as "James Dillinger"). He's armed with a lunch money budget, access to an empty house, and a video camera, looking to pay tribute to the juvenile delinquent cinema of his youth with the endeavor, mixed with plenty of affection for the work of John Waters. "Blonde Death" strives to go wild with unruly behavior and outrageous punishments. Heck, it even visits Disneyland for a few minutes, really doing something dangerous along the way. But as a study of crime and lust, the effort struggles to get past its no-budget approach, dealing with a thin story that doesn't really go anywhere, leaving viewers with shrill performances visibly wrestling with showy dialogue, while comedy is a real your-mileage-may-vary situation. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com