When a movie opens with ominous music, babies being born and an eclipse taking place simultaneously, you just know that nothing good can come of it.  And such is the case with Bloody Birthday.  Now with an opening like that, you would think this movie would go in some sort of supernatural direction and yet what we ended up getting was a slasher-lite film, with no mention of the eclipse or what it could have meant whatsoever.  You can infer, but that is only guesswork on the viewer’s part.

As stated, it delves into slasher territory, though all manner of weapons get used including guns, a skipping rope, a bow and arrow and even a car.  No motive or reason is given for the killings except that the people who died were either annoyances or sport.  And who is doing the killing?  Why it is those three babies that were born during the aforementioned eclipse, now children and teaming up to do away with any and all who displease them.

The kids are effectively creepy and do look like they could be little psychopaths in reality, so good job on the casting there.  As for the rest of our players, though there is no one of note, except perhaps a young Joe Penny of Jake and the Fatman fame, they do a fine job and are believable in their respective roles.  The film also gives us our obligatory nude scenes, a must when making a B horror movie, and what there is of it, is not so overdone as to be completely tasteless.

The greatest thing about this film, aside from a good little script and fine acting all around, is jut how enjoyable it turned out to be.  You would not think that this movie could be as entertaining as it is, and yet it defies logic to be so.  It will never go down as a masterpiece, not even in the horror genre, but it is a solid little film from writer/director Ed Hunt and well worth watching.

4 out of 5