Now here’s a movie genre we haven’t seen for a while…the vampire picture! I jest of course, as over the last decade if you threw a piece of garlic at the nearest cinema screen the odds are pretty good you would hit one of the blood-thirsty types. Though an original film, Blood: The Last Vampire already has a history as an anime film, anime series, novel and video game. The film itself has a decent start with a bit of intrigue, gore and stereotypical Men In Black thrown into the mix. Very quickly though we go downhill into a below par Buffy episode with nothing new to say. The fight scenes involve copious amounts of CG blood (hardly shocking), and the fit inducing editing makes you feel like you’re watching a Tony Scott film after he’s drunk 50 Red Bulls. Worse of all though is the unfortunately hilarious CGI’d winged demon. Looking like the creature from the black lagoon (with rubber wings) it’ll certainly provoke a reaction. That of laughter. Plus, this is supposedly set in the 1970’s, but not much effort has been made to convey that either. Topped off with some bad acting and an incomprehensible ending, this is one of the weakest entries into the recent vampiric cannon. Don’t worry though, they’ll probably be another one along shortly!
The OC Film Sting Final Verdict
The occasional fight scene raises the pulse, and although it doesn’t set out to be anything more than it is, what it is, is a huge disappointment. Rating: 3/10.
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