VeteranLight
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
Sexyloutak
Absolutely the worst movie.
Rich Wright
On and on this film went, long past the point where I cared about it, until a sort of numbness crept in, where you really start to notice the world around you in your front room. Like: When was the last I hoovered the floor, or that wonky picture needs to be straightened. In the end, I just fidgeted around on my phone, as the lifeless (no pun intended there) characters met their respective fates and the ordeal was over. If the fact that I had more than one eye off the screen during the last 40 minutes means you ignore my review, then so help me... I don't give a hoot.It's just a badly written, wretchedly edited, poorly acted piece of... dung which is NEVER scary, about from the implied idea that it was worth releasing in this condition. There is not one aspect of it which is worthwhile, and the only reason I haven't scored it less is when I compare it to some of the VERY worst horror movies I've seen, it's not QUITE as horrendous as that. This is hardly a recommendation, though. Steer well clear. 2/10
smileybug-356-78305
I don't know what to say about this weird vampire movie. I have to say that for the first 2/3 of it I kept thinking this has to be one of the worst movies, especially vampire movies ever made. Somehow though, I still kept watching and I am glad I did. I might have given it a higher rating if 3 things were better. First the acting is horrendous. None of these people can act, another reviewer mentioned it reminding him of high school acting in a play. There were parts that were down right campy, (possibly intentional?), when the vampires would attack each other, or "fight" for territory, just dumb. Second the script was really overly dramatic in parts, people saying things that are just not real dialog, etc. Felt like someone very inexperienced wrote the script. Trying to make the movie better by creating all these stupid lines. The constant poetic talk that the main vampire starts doing in the last half of the movie, what is that about?? OK, and last, the music is just done bad. The songs/score are fine, but the volume pumps up at times to the point you have to turn it down, and it isn't even necessarily in a part where you would expect to have loud and dramatic music. Here are the things I liked about it. I liked the story, instead of the usual humans running around trying to keep from being killed/turned by vampires, you have this whole other concept where the vampire looks out for the humans during the night, if they watch out for him during the day. Interesting and nothing I have seen done before. The location was nicely done with the landscape colors being so vivid, and the sky going from day to night. The ending was good, even the acting seemed to improve in the last few scenes. I am thinking if this movie had a bigger budget with better actors and a better script, this might be really great.
netmange
The previous review must have been written by one of the film crew or someone who's paid to write a good review for an absolute piece of trash. Don't believe me? Sure. Go ahead and watch this piece of crap. The acting is awful. I've seen high school plays with similar standards of acting. Special effects are indeed special (if special means retarded). The make up crew probably made a trip to the local costumes store, bought a few fake plastic fangs, then traipsed down to Coles and bought a few cans of tomato puree. Then put a couple of splotches on the shirts they got from Salvos and voila! Instant gore. To add to the suspense, have the female lead stand in front of an old tree, play some elevator music with violins and have some poorly dressed stand-ins dash across the foreground to simulate fast moving "terrifying" vampires everywhere and you should have the audience shaking in their seats. This piece of work is a piece of rubbish. I wouldn't pay $0.10 to watch this. I'd much rather donate the money to the hobo sitting at the corner of the street.
itsmetif
While there is no denying that Vampires play a central role in this movie, I would challenge its pigeonholing as a genre film. Underneath the gore and fangs and horror is a simple story about humanity and survival. Each of the characters is unlikeable yet fragile, likable yet horrifying, showing us the complexity of human nature and human relationships. The actors and filmmakers did a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life and imbuing them with a sense of reality, as opposed to the sometimes stereotypical caricatures that often find their way into these type of films. On top of that the filmic style and colour palette used by the filmmakers gives the film a beautiful, rich visual feel.One of my favourite Australian films to date, I hope it gets the recognition it deserves!
