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BLACKULA

- *** -

1972 / 93m.

D: William Crane

William Marshall, Denise Nicholas, Vonetta McGee, Gordon Pinsent, Thalmus Rasculala

Not nearly as bad as many say.

Ending is touching, classic.

New, touched-up DVD is soooo much easier to watch than the scratchy Super-8 print shown on UHF television in the 80s.

BLADE

- ** -

1998 / 120m

D: Stephen Norrington / DP:

Wesley Snipes, Denise Nicholas, Vonetta McGee, Gordon Pinsent, Thalmus Rasculala

Review coming by the end of the next millenia. I promise...

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BLADE II

- ** -

D: / DP:

- xxx -

Review coming some day.

BLADE: TRINITY

- * 1/2-

D: / DP:

Yeah, I'll get to reviewing it yesterday.

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BLOOD

- *** -

2000 / 90m

D: Charly Cantor / DP: Katie Swain

Adrian Rawlins, Lee Blakemore, Paul Herzberg

Not exactly your garden-variety vampire film, which is its best aspect. Two scientists (Rawlins, Herzberg) helped create a laboratory person whose blood would be medicine. Instead, her (Lix, played believably by Blakemore) blood is a drug with enough value to bring large amounts of money. Her blood is drained often for money to support the scumbuckets holding her. 20 years later, the scientists find out where she has been held and release her, commando-style, introducing her into normal society.

This is more about the relationships destroyed by Lix’s presence than the blood-sharing aspect, but the blood-sharing isn't given short shrift. Since she is housed in the cottage of one of the ex-scientists, wifey begins to suspect further goings on.

Several inventive uses of the camera and story technique make getting through the heavy English accents worthwhile.

Lix must consume 9 times the blood she looses, leading to some wonderfully gruesome and even very erotic blood-sharing scenes (how she received the blood before her release is never explained -- and prevents this from being top-notch).

The view of Blakemore’s lovely, round ass alone is worth the price of rental.

Tags: "Revel in the Psychological Terror!" | "If you have an affinity for vampires, this flick will suavely quench your thirst for blood."

BLOOD AND ROSES

- ** -

1961 / 74m

D: Roger Vadim

Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli, Annette Vadim, Marc Allegret

Sheridan Le Fanu wrote Carmilla years before Stoker released his epic telling of the vampire tale. It was a bit localized, dealing with fewer characters and a single rural French countryside setting. It is also a little less interesting, an aspect that partially carries over to this updated version.

Most scenes are effective, while many later ones are executed with misplaced dreaminess. Very beautiful actresses help the overall visual liquidity. Recommended for film and vampire buffs, but others need not apply.

Re-filmed as THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and THE BLOOD-SPATTERED BRIDE .

BLOOD BATH

1966 / 80m

D: Stephanie Rothman, Jack Hill

William Campbell, Jonathan Haze, Sid Haige, Marissa Mathes, Lori Saunders, Sandra Knight

a.k.a.: TRACK OF THE VAMPIRE.

BLOOD FOR DRACULA

See ANDY WARHOL'S DRACULA.

BLOOD HUNT

a.k.a. THIRSTY DEAD, THE

BLOOD OF DRACULA

BLOOD RED SKY

- **** -

IMDB Wiki

2024 / 121m.

D: Peter Thorwarth DP: Yoshi Heimrath

Peri Baumeister, Roland Møller, Chidi Ajufo, Alexander Scheer, Dominic Purcell

You might, by the end of BLOOD RED SKY, hear Samuel L. Jackson's voice saying "I have had it with these mutherfucking vampires on this motherfucking plane!" But this gem doesn't start that way.

Let's go back.

Nadja, a denizen of the night, needs to fly from Germany to the US for an unspecified procedure. She has her son check them in, and their baggage, and she arrives after sundown for the flight Westward, chasing the darkness. Her precocious youngster, always on the lookout for mom, advocates for her, not knowing her real condition.

Interestingly, this flight just happens to be the one being taken over by hijackers. Think the guys who take over the Nakatomi tower in DIE HARD; the public face is terrorism, but the goal is money.

There are 2 outstanding performances here, among a well-cast crew. Peri Baumeister, who reminds us of Annabelle Wallis from MALIGNANT, shaved her head bald for the part, and has a hold on subtlety. Within our 2 hours we see multiple transformations and she handles each wonderfully (also credit great direction). Alexander Scheer plays one of the ransom-seeking terrorists, a psychopath named Eightball, who is believably just fuckin' crazy, and his part moves the story along several times. I forsee a much wider range of roles for this soubrette. If Hollywood isn't calling, they're outta their fukin' minds.

On the other hand, Nadja's young son's voice is so tinny, you'll be reminded of Jake Lloyd's infuriating voice in STAR WARS; EPISODE 1 - THE PHANTOM MENACE. But if that's all I have to complain about, then it's a go! Remember how at one point in FROM DUSK 'TILL DAWN everything unspools and for 20 minutes it's just nothing but action and horror and blood and mayhem? Let's go for the whole third reel for this aptly named bloodfest.

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