Nice effects though.

A Masterpiece!

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Mayhem starts when a gang of bikers is accused of a sadistic rape in a small town.The guy who directed this also directed Harry and the Hendersons. It's a very 70s movie. And cheaply made. Lots of voice dubbing. Got a real biker gang in it.The movie is set up to show that the bikers seem like good guys -- they change a tire for some old couple in the first frame. Then one of the bikers pick up an albino hitchhiker (who i at first thought was a girl!)It's not a great movie.

I had no idea what to expect from this one when I pulled it from my stack of discs. I was expecting some sort of lame, low-budget early '80s slasher-film based on the title...what I got instead was a solid, mid-'70s bikers-versus-rednecks semi-exploit/action film instead. I'm glad my initial suspicions were wrong. A group of rowdy but otherwise relatively non-threatening bikers called the Scorpions is harassed by the local pigs when they roll through a small redneck town. A local girl is raped by one of the town's deputies-and in order to shift the blame away from himself-of course blames the bikers. The cop/rapist goes so far as to stir up some of the other yokels, including the girl's father, to take revenge on the bikers in such a way as to make it look like the work of a rival club called the Road Agents. Before going to war with the Agents-the Scorpion's President decides to call a meeting with them first. It's quickly determined that the Agents weren't the culprits in the murder of the Scorpion's fallen brothers, when an unseen sniper starts taking shots at both club's members during the meeting. After stocking up from the local arms-dealer, the Scorpions eventually find out who was really behind the rape of the girl and murder of their boys when the real bad- guys shows up at their brother's funeral...and it's all-out-f!ckin-war...NORTHVILLE CEMETERY MASSACRE is a great film. Despite the obvious low-budget, everything about this one works. The storyline is simple but effective, there's the right mix of build-up and payoff, the acting is actually pretty solid all around, and the ending is absolutely classic. To compare it to a more well-known film, this one reminded me a lot of FIRST BLOOD (though NORTHVILLE pre-dated that film by several years...) with it's similar concepts of the prejudicial treatment of people thought to be 'unsavory' by those who are supposedly 'respected'- and of pushing someone into a corner until they have no choice but to strike back. Solid and universal themes that if handled properly will always make for good film-making. As for other content-there's a decent amount of bloody violence to satisfy the action-lovers, and the rape victim is a natural, girl-next-door, absolute beauty and you get to see her tits...something that I'll never complain about in a film. Though there's nothing overtly sleazy about NORTHVILLE...(the rape is implied as opposed to being shown)-I would still classify this one in the exploit genre and would highly recommend it to that audience, as well as biker-film fans, or anyone that enjoys '70s-styled action-films. Definitely recommended. 8.5/10

Wherever they go, the members of the motorcycle club known as The Scorpions seem to wind up the target of local law enforcement. They can't even drive their motorcycles down the road without drawing unwanted (and unneeded) attention of the local "pigs". But things escalate during a Scorpions wedding in the middle of the field. A girl is raped in a nearby barn and the police and the girl's parents blame the bikers. A few of the local yahoos, including the real rapist and the girl's father, decide to take matters into their own hands. Regardless of the Scorpions' guilt or innocence, the stage is set for a final showdown.Northville Cemetery Massacre proves that you don't need a big budget to be effective. On a budget of about $1.58, Northville Cemetery Massacre is able to be an entertaining, thought provoking, and unique experience. This is low-budget film-making at its best. Northville Cemetery Massacre's got more atmosphere than a movie with 100 times the budget (actually, I think the movie's low budget helped to contribute to this). I usually reserve the word "atmosphere" to describe horror movies, but it is more than appropriate here. The movie comes off as gritty, dirty, and very realistic. Most of the cast is made up of the members of a real biker gang from Detroit. These aren't actors. And while it does show negatively in some scenes, overall, the real bikers add a sense of realism you couldn't get from a bunch of Hollywood actors. They dress, talk, look, and act like bikers. The final showdown is very nicely done with action, gunplay, and blood galore. And I thought the special effects looked great. I wouldn't doubt that most all of that $1.58 budget I mentioned went into the final scenes. Finally, another highlight is the score by Mike Nesmith (yeah, that Mike Nesmith). Most similarly budgeted films do not have music this good.If you're into low-budget 70s exploitation, Northville Cemetery Massacre is one you shouldn't miss.

Anyone who is a fan of the Something Weird DVD series should be somewhat familiar with this little gem. I saw this a few times on broadcast rabbit ear T.V. back in the eighties. It was often run after the Elvira show on weekend afternoons. They usually paired it with such classics as The Giant Spider Invasion, Tarantulas: Deadly Cargo, or Kiss of the Tarantula. It may not win the hearts of all but if you are a fan of revenge, narrow minded rednecks, aimless gun play, biker films, real gritty biker films and facets of the independent 70's cinema then this film might just be what the doctor ordered.