Story Writers: Janice Fischer and James Jeremias
Screenwriters: Janice Fischer, James Jeremias, and Jeffrey Boam
A new family moves to a town where a bloody secret hides in the darkness. With the help of a local duo, two brothers uncover Santa Carla’s mystery, but can they stake it without getting bit?
“If all the corpses in Santa Carla were stand up at once, we’d have one hell of a population problem,” Grandpa says. I love, love, love this movie for sentimental reasons and because it’s kick-ass. Yes it’s an eighties movie, but I like the wardrobe and music that some would describe as cheesy. To be honest, pale and skinny guys dressed in black and flying around on their loud motorcycles are way more intimidating than the new age pretty boy look. Werewolves wouldn’t even fuck with these vampires.
There’s enough blood to make the girls cringe, but overall it’s easily viewed in the dark. Many vampire movies turn me away due to them allowing a love story to overpower the bloody action. This movie is different. It’s not as action packed as Tarantino’s From Dusk Til Dawn, but it’s totally visually satisfying. Don’t misinterpret my feelings here. You do see a little action, but it’s just that this movie is more eye-popping than pants popping. They also stick to the original vampire rules, which means there is no sunlight protection or True Blood available on the menu.
If you are a movie geek like myself, you will especially enjoy the use of the blue and red colors that accent the mood in some scenes. The flying handheld scenes are fun, but the death scenes are classic. You may grin with the death by stereo, but my favorite is the holy water, Death Breathe!
Still thirsty? Check out Tarantino’s From Dusk Til Dawn.
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