Bloody Pit of Horror

Barely amusing, silly trash. At one point two ladies are strapped to a rotating wooden block, with swords inching closer to them that slowly start to rip into their clothes and flesh. The camera is right on top of them, recording everything with perverted glee. It's moments like these where I'm worried that some of the locals in my tiny village walk past my window, see what I'm watching, and think I'm an even bigger weirdo than I already am.

The Crimson Executioner really has too much time on his hands. If he just devoted that energy towards something productive, say cross-stitching or model ship building then he could get a lot done in life. So sad to see such a fine young man go down the wrong path.

As an actor, Mickey doesn't really get to stretch here, though at least one of his victims does when he winds up on the rack. The best exchange takes place between a catty brunette model and her bleached-blond counterpart, to wit: [start]BLONDE: I'm not just a dumb blonde, y'know. BRUNETTE: Who says you're a blonde?[end] For a work based on the writings of Marquis de Sade, this is woefully lacking in discipline.

THE CRIMSON EXECUTIONER?! OH NO!

Based on the Marquis de Sade? Er, not really (well, except for maybe the wax-pouring...). Pretty goofy score. Nicely campy spider web scene (talk about an elaborate trap!--and that spider was a throw pillow with straws), and the finale was pretty wacky indeed (the name Crimson Executioner just got funnier and funnier). What offed the villain anyway? (this may be the screen's only recorded instance of death by cooties).

Wow, the Crimson Executioner was one of the silliest over the top characters that I've ever seen. Also horrendous acting as well, but the torture scenes got to me a little, maybe cause I let my imagination run a little wild there.

The Crimson Executioner is The Phantom's flamboyant cousin in more than just appearance.

Stupid and silly and not in a good way. Everything about this movie is idiotic and uninteresting, not enjoyable at all. The movie is under 90 minutes but I just wanted it to end after 35 minutes.

This was the second time I’ve seen the film and I liked it somewhat better, thanks to Severin blu-ray restoration. The beginning is quite slow and the characters are not too interesting. Luckily this all changes when Hargitay’s body obsessed "Crimson Executioner" gets going. It’s never suspenseful, but the overacting, colorful sets and unintended hilarity like the spider scene kept me entertained. I could see this improving even more with the right audience.

Deliberate cinematic murder.

Best when accompanied with Incognito Cinema Warriors riffing

Hilarious, violent, goofy and yet oddly entertaining. Also the torture traps are something out of a Saw movie. The Crimson Executioner is a great villain name.