A cop investigating a series of disappearances links them too an abandon building where a cult of vampires are living in the basement. Naturally, his captain doesn't believe him, so it's up to himand his ex-wife, a vampire novelistto stop the bloodsuckers before they can kill more people. An average entry in the vampire sub-genre. Acting wasn't as bad as I feared (Lance Henrikson, a wonderful actor in this viewer's opinion, steals the show with his usual straight-faced delivery), the script has its moments (wisely writer/director Richard Brandes never takes the subject matter too seriously) and its even got a couple of fun (albeit hockey) gore scenes. The creature effects, from John Carl Buechler, were okay. I came in to "Vampires: Out For Blood" expecting the worst but it really wasn't that awful. An average horror film, die-hard vampire fans may enjoy it. 4/10.
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Best Sci Fi Channel Fare of the Weekend (5/3-4/08)
gray1937-15 May 2008
Warning: Spoilers
If I were rating this against only Sci Fi Channel fare I'd have to give it an 8 or maybe even a 9. The acting was decent, the story line (relatively) unfamiliar, but the monster sucked. Nosferatu was scary; Buffy's first uber-vamp (the Master) was scary; this guy (Vampire Leader?) ain't.
The idea of an having an Anne Rice wannabe also be a vamp wannabe is, I think, unique and also intriguing. It comes off quite well.
The delusional/psychotic cop who either is, or isn't, comes off well, too, although the very last scene lacks much imagination. A little more thought put into it would have done a lot for this flick. And Lance must be getting more than a little long in the tooth for even this easy a job. He brings no energy to the scene.
I have to admit, though, that as a big "Nash Bridges" fan, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe was the main reason I recorded and watched this movie. Overall, I'm glad I did.
The idea of an having an Anne Rice wannabe also be a vamp wannabe is, I think, unique and also intriguing. It comes off quite well.
The delusional/psychotic cop who either is, or isn't, comes off well, too, although the very last scene lacks much imagination. A little more thought put into it would have done a lot for this flick. And Lance must be getting more than a little long in the tooth for even this easy a job. He brings no energy to the scene.
I have to admit, though, that as a big "Nash Bridges" fan, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe was the main reason I recorded and watched this movie. Overall, I'm glad I did.
A new breed of Vampires!!!
elo-equipamentos8 June 2020
This new wave of Vampire tales embrace in a new concept of sexploitation as main flashy style to catch the new generation, now they appear on punk-rock clothing, more palatable nowadays, also including their real deformed faces as never seen in old ones, this new breed acquired weird behaviors like drugs and sexual desire, the blood stays on second plan, a police officer Hank Holten (Kevin Dillon) was in a painful divorce process with Susan Hasting (Vanessa Angel) when was warned by his chief Captain John Billings (Lance Henriksen) to starts an investigation over a missing girl Layla Simmons (Jody Lyn O'Keefe) on a rave party, Hank went there and finds this girl, invited by her spend a night with her and his friends at an empty building , there has a sex party involved many people, later came up the vampire leader that tried bite Hank saved by the rising sun, aftermath he shooting all around, however in next days when has to report all happenings to your Boss, nothing make sense, removed of the case by Captain Billings, he starts making his own investigation now with his former wife Susan, just an average tale, let it see by gorgeous girls around!!
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First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 5
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First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 5
Good Movie -- Not What You Expect ! ! !
carlpreich31 October 2004
I landed on this movie by mistake actually, started watching because the remote wasn't near me and I had things on my lap that prevented me from getting up to change the channel. I'm glad I didn't ... here's why:
For die hard vampire fans or horror flick fans this may be too light weight for you, but since I'm not a follower of the genre that would be up to you. This film is a really good film in my opinion. I kept watching at first because I wanted to see Kevin Dillion -- who turns out to be really quite good. I think the movie is supposed to be scary, but it seems to be done tongue in cheek -- I found myself laughing at times which is good for me since I'm not real into being scared myself. So, I enjoyed this about the movie. The storyline had a few turns that were unexpected and definitely kept me watching.
So, I'd say it's a keeper. Whether for a comedy for a horror flick I'm not quite sure which to put it under. And the funny thing is I say that in a good way. It was quite enjoyable and I'd even say that I'd watch it again. I hope more people post opinions so I can come back and read what others had to say about the movie. Enjoy - I hope.
For die hard vampire fans or horror flick fans this may be too light weight for you, but since I'm not a follower of the genre that would be up to you. This film is a really good film in my opinion. I kept watching at first because I wanted to see Kevin Dillion -- who turns out to be really quite good. I think the movie is supposed to be scary, but it seems to be done tongue in cheek -- I found myself laughing at times which is good for me since I'm not real into being scared myself. So, I enjoyed this about the movie. The storyline had a few turns that were unexpected and definitely kept me watching.
So, I'd say it's a keeper. Whether for a comedy for a horror flick I'm not quite sure which to put it under. And the funny thing is I say that in a good way. It was quite enjoyable and I'd even say that I'd watch it again. I hope more people post opinions so I can come back and read what others had to say about the movie. Enjoy - I hope.
Bloody Awful
LuboLarsson6 August 2005
This film is bad, bad, bad. It is so absolutely moronic it is an insult to the viewer. If you need to know how bad an actress Vanessa Angel is in this film she makes Kevin Dillon look good! Thats how bad she is. She says her lines if someone is holding a big board with all the words behind the camera, in big letters. OK maybe she knew how bad this film is but she could have least looked like shes trying. Lance Henrikson at least tries to add some quality to the film although it doesn't deserve it. I have seen only about three Kevin Dillon films in my life Platoon, Catholic Boys and No Escape. This is the first film I have seen him in about ten years if this is the sort of rubbish he is making I hope its another ten years. They even have the nerve to steal a line from Total Recall in this movie, a very famous line! If you want to see a decent Vampire film put The Lost Boys in your DVD player instead. Avoid this the lame effort.
What am I supposed to say?
Smells_Like_Cheese23 March 2007
I missed how excited I used to get when my parents would let me rent a movie, I would always run straight to the horror section, didn't matter wither or not if I heard of the film, I just had to see some kind of horror movie. Lately, that just hasn't happened, but I just wanted a cheesy and very over the top horror film, I guess you can say my tastes have officially grown, because this movie was beyond ridicules. I mean, to start with the acting, good Lord, these "actors", which the three main leads, I have seen before in films, I couldn't believe it. I mean what happened? Did they leave their talent in the car? I just don't know.
From what I gathered, this is a pretty simple plot: Dective who is very hot tempered and obsessed with his vampire loving ex wife, he is on a "stake" out... get it? Stake out? LOL... eh, for a girl who has been missing, he finds her very easily, she seduces him, but little does he know, she's a vampire! Oh, no! What will our hero do?! Well, he gets bitten and is about to become apart of the undead, with the "help" of his ex wife, can they stop the inevitable?
Oh, man, that is that plot that is so easy to laugh at, the funny thing I was watching the making of this movie and the actors said the script was good and suspenseful! LOL! Why is it I think they just needed a quick buck? Believe me when I say that you will very much understand what I mean if you come across this movie. It's very over the top and I think I just have to retire my love for the cheesy horror films, before I loose it.
2/10
From what I gathered, this is a pretty simple plot: Dective who is very hot tempered and obsessed with his vampire loving ex wife, he is on a "stake" out... get it? Stake out? LOL... eh, for a girl who has been missing, he finds her very easily, she seduces him, but little does he know, she's a vampire! Oh, no! What will our hero do?! Well, he gets bitten and is about to become apart of the undead, with the "help" of his ex wife, can they stop the inevitable?
Oh, man, that is that plot that is so easy to laugh at, the funny thing I was watching the making of this movie and the actors said the script was good and suspenseful! LOL! Why is it I think they just needed a quick buck? Believe me when I say that you will very much understand what I mean if you come across this movie. It's very over the top and I think I just have to retire my love for the cheesy horror films, before I loose it.
2/10
What a huge piece of crap
eadverts13 December 2004
In fact my diarrhea is more well formed than this thing. It's hard to believe any of these people can be considered actors. Maybe it's the directors fault, but these people look like they just got their lines minutes before rehearsal and told to get into character by pretending they can't act. Although in most cases it wasn't an act that they can't act. I almost refused to watch this when I saw that Melissa Rivers was a part of the cast, that alone should be the death knell for any movie, but being a sometimes fan of Vanessa Angel and hoping she is going to have a breakout role where she can prove her acting chops, I thought I would watch. What a mistake!!!! In Vanessa's first scene with Melissa it looks like she has to swallow all of her pride just to sit there with that hack Rivers and spit out such crazy stupid dialog. Oh, Why can't Ms. Angel work with the Farrelly Bros. again??!! At least she would have a chance to work with real actors and directors again.
I thought that Kevin Dillon would be able to give a decent performance considering his recent work on "Entourage". Nope.
I didn't even recognize Lance Henriksen. He should have played one of the vampires. He already looks like the walking dead.
Avoid at all costs. Unless your into this kind of thing. Then maybe this horrible review will lower your expectations so much that you might actually enjoy what little might be enjoyable.
I thought that Kevin Dillon would be able to give a decent performance considering his recent work on "Entourage". Nope.
I didn't even recognize Lance Henriksen. He should have played one of the vampires. He already looks like the walking dead.
Avoid at all costs. Unless your into this kind of thing. Then maybe this horrible review will lower your expectations so much that you might actually enjoy what little might be enjoyable.
Total trash.
HumanoidOfFlesh10 August 2005
An LAPD detective Hank Holten goes searching for a missing college girl and discovers that she has joined a commune of bloodsuckers lurking in the Los Angeles underground."Out for Blood" is as awful as the modern vampire flicks get.The concept has been done to death,our protagonist gets bitten by a vampire after visiting a rave and he is slowly transforming into vampire.There is a bit of gore including quick decapitation and the tongue bitten off by vampire,but the film is absolutely predictable with no suspense or scares.The acting is weak and the make-up of the vampires is hilarious.If you enjoyed "Dracula II:Ascension" or similar nonsensical vampire crap you may try it.I still think that watching paint dry is far more interesting than suffering through this garbage.2 out of 10 and that's being generous.
Ain't worth it...
kechupydeath8 July 2005
Okey, this movie is one of the worst movies ever. Why? I'll tell you why: bad acting, bad storyline, bad special effects, pathetic characters. This is the worst vampire story ever, I always thought that vampires were the most charismatic of all fictional creatures but this movie turns them into a pack of horny stupid teenagers, literally. If you want a good vampire story I suggest to you playing all of the Legacy of Kain series (best story written ever), I assure you that in no other story you'll find more complex characters than in this one. People should do a background search before they attempt to make a movie staring one of the most exploited concepts ever.
Not bad, but nothing special
slayrrr66616 December 2006
Warning: Spoilers
"Out for Blood" is nothing new to the vampire genre, but there is some redeeming values in it.
**SPOILERS**
After a few too many warrants for bad behavior, police officer Hank Holten, (Kevin Dillon) is reprimanded and sent off by Captain John Billings, (Lance Henriksen) on a missing person's case. Spotting the young girl, Layla, (Jodi Lynn O'Keefe) at a night club, he follows her inside and witnesses a massive vampire orgy. Bitten in the process but escaping, Layla convinces him that he was bitten by a vampire. He can't convince anyone what happened, and eventually tracks down his ex-girlfriend, Susan Hastings, (Vanessa Angel) a novelist of vampire books, and manages to get her on his side. Together, they track down the leader of the vampire cult that bit him before he becomes a vampire himself.
The Good News: There are a few really nice moments in here. As a special effects extravaganza, it isn't all that bad. The head vampire in particular has some great design work on him, with huge ridges on the face, pointed ears, a pronounced face and a short, pug-like snout which makes him look really demonic. It's a great look, and his initial appearance makes great use of his presence. The special effects also extend to the deaths, and are quite brutally done. With some gory neck-biting that actually looks like biting, a tongue bitten off, a really impressive decapitation with an unexpected object, and the requisite staking, they all come off quite nicely. The highlight is the massive orgy, which is quite nice to see in a film like this where gratuitous nudity is making a comeback, and to do it in such a well-done sequence is nice to see. It's all there to please any fan of such scenes, which makes it that much more well done. As clichéd as the ending is, it does provide one of the best gags in the film, where a character appears in a room despite the person watching it on a monitor can't seen them on it. A really well-done touch that shouldn't work but does.
The Bad News: There really wasn't a whole lot to this one, as much of what's wrong is due to the fact that almost nothing happens in here. After getting introduced to the plot-line fairly late into the film, the main action in the beginning of the film is the massive orgy scene, and it's just a matter of personal taste whether that will appeal or not. If it doesn't, then the opening boredom will register more with them than others, as it's really the only thing remotely close to action that we get, and it's not all that spectacular beyond the nudity. It's all fairly hokey and ends rather climatically, not having anything to do with the one hero in the film. It's not until the ending confrontation were it starts to pick up, and it's not that special when it occurs. That and the orgy are also examples of the fact that the film is way to shy about going forward on the action. What should be big action scenes meant to drum up excitement in the proceedings, they're far too lackadaisical to be considered action in here, and when it comes upon such scenes, it seems to back away and go around them, which is a major cheat to the audience. These should've been the moments where it becomes obvious as to what's going on, but they're just reminders of the film's biggest flaw, which is that nothing really happens here for it to break away from it's clichéd tag. Just about all the elements are here, and can be spotted fairly quickly. The wavering cop, the sympathetic captain, the vampire's nightlife in a rave, the continuing exploits to resist the change into a vampire, and the one expert who knows what's going on to a clueless and rejecting head in charge are simply some of the clichés in here, and it would have a lot more in here as well. These major flaws hold the film back.
The Final Verdict: If you can overlook the lack of action, the clichés and the meandering pace, there might be some enjoyment in this one, as it does have some positive things about it. It's nothing major vampire fans have seen before, so they might wanna exercise caution before delving into one like this, while more casual horror fans might give it a try if at nothing else.
Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity and several S&M related sex scenes
**SPOILERS**
After a few too many warrants for bad behavior, police officer Hank Holten, (Kevin Dillon) is reprimanded and sent off by Captain John Billings, (Lance Henriksen) on a missing person's case. Spotting the young girl, Layla, (Jodi Lynn O'Keefe) at a night club, he follows her inside and witnesses a massive vampire orgy. Bitten in the process but escaping, Layla convinces him that he was bitten by a vampire. He can't convince anyone what happened, and eventually tracks down his ex-girlfriend, Susan Hastings, (Vanessa Angel) a novelist of vampire books, and manages to get her on his side. Together, they track down the leader of the vampire cult that bit him before he becomes a vampire himself.
The Good News: There are a few really nice moments in here. As a special effects extravaganza, it isn't all that bad. The head vampire in particular has some great design work on him, with huge ridges on the face, pointed ears, a pronounced face and a short, pug-like snout which makes him look really demonic. It's a great look, and his initial appearance makes great use of his presence. The special effects also extend to the deaths, and are quite brutally done. With some gory neck-biting that actually looks like biting, a tongue bitten off, a really impressive decapitation with an unexpected object, and the requisite staking, they all come off quite nicely. The highlight is the massive orgy, which is quite nice to see in a film like this where gratuitous nudity is making a comeback, and to do it in such a well-done sequence is nice to see. It's all there to please any fan of such scenes, which makes it that much more well done. As clichéd as the ending is, it does provide one of the best gags in the film, where a character appears in a room despite the person watching it on a monitor can't seen them on it. A really well-done touch that shouldn't work but does.
The Bad News: There really wasn't a whole lot to this one, as much of what's wrong is due to the fact that almost nothing happens in here. After getting introduced to the plot-line fairly late into the film, the main action in the beginning of the film is the massive orgy scene, and it's just a matter of personal taste whether that will appeal or not. If it doesn't, then the opening boredom will register more with them than others, as it's really the only thing remotely close to action that we get, and it's not all that spectacular beyond the nudity. It's all fairly hokey and ends rather climatically, not having anything to do with the one hero in the film. It's not until the ending confrontation were it starts to pick up, and it's not that special when it occurs. That and the orgy are also examples of the fact that the film is way to shy about going forward on the action. What should be big action scenes meant to drum up excitement in the proceedings, they're far too lackadaisical to be considered action in here, and when it comes upon such scenes, it seems to back away and go around them, which is a major cheat to the audience. These should've been the moments where it becomes obvious as to what's going on, but they're just reminders of the film's biggest flaw, which is that nothing really happens here for it to break away from it's clichéd tag. Just about all the elements are here, and can be spotted fairly quickly. The wavering cop, the sympathetic captain, the vampire's nightlife in a rave, the continuing exploits to resist the change into a vampire, and the one expert who knows what's going on to a clueless and rejecting head in charge are simply some of the clichés in here, and it would have a lot more in here as well. These major flaws hold the film back.
The Final Verdict: If you can overlook the lack of action, the clichés and the meandering pace, there might be some enjoyment in this one, as it does have some positive things about it. It's nothing major vampire fans have seen before, so they might wanna exercise caution before delving into one like this, while more casual horror fans might give it a try if at nothing else.
Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity and several S&M related sex scenes
A Five Year Old Could Write Better,
kazamaru20 May 2010
seriously, what the heck were these people thinking when they made this? some would say that there are far worser vampire movies out there, and i agree whole heartedly. but this thing can certainly butt heads with the crappiest of them, the plot is so overused it's as dead and hollow as the acting. the makeup was laugh out loud funny, if they were going for a menacing scary look they failed at the very start. and don't even get me started on the "MASTER VAMPIRE" most hilarious thing i have ever seen, he tries so hard to convey the impending doom thing that it's sad, i mean have you ever seen a vampire with a respiratory disorder? the only two people that could be taken serious was the main guy and Lance can't spell his last name. the people who try to praise this joke are seriously lacking the ability to distinguish a good or half decent movie from a god awful one, giving this film any sort of credit is like saying Hitler was a hero. to make a long story short it's terrible if you want to see a vamp movie with some actual good story writing watch Blade, Underworld, Bram Stokers Dracula, Interview with a vampire, and many more good ones. just avoid this one
Has Many Flaws, But it is not So Bad
claudio_carvalho4 April 2006
In Los Angeles, Detective Hank Holten (Kevin Dillon) is obsessed by his ex-wife, the writer of vampire novels Susan Hastings (Vanessa Angel), stalking her and having drinking problems. His chief and friend, Captain John Billings (Lance Henriksen), makes him promise to forget her and stop drinking, and assigns Hank to find Layla Simmons (Jody Lyn O'Keefe), who is missing and without notice to her family. Hank goes to a rave party, finds Layla, they go to an orgy party in an old building, and while having sex with her, Hank finds that the place is a vampire nest. He is bitten by the vampire-leader, but nobody believes on him. He looks for Susan to help him.
"Out For Blood" is not so bad as IMDb User Rating of 3.7 indicates. The story has many flaws and clichés, but is interesting; Vanessa Angel is not a good actress, indeed she is awful; I like Kevin Dillon, but he is very weird in this movie; but in the end, "Out for Blood" is an above average vampire story. The scenes with the vampire Alex are very funny and Kenneth Colom has a good performance. Jody Lyn O'Keefe is tremendously sexy. The music score is excellent. Therefore, with lower expectations and liking vampire films, this B-movie may entertain. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Sangue de Lobo" ("Wolf Blood")
"Out For Blood" is not so bad as IMDb User Rating of 3.7 indicates. The story has many flaws and clichés, but is interesting; Vanessa Angel is not a good actress, indeed she is awful; I like Kevin Dillon, but he is very weird in this movie; but in the end, "Out for Blood" is an above average vampire story. The scenes with the vampire Alex are very funny and Kenneth Colom has a good performance. Jody Lyn O'Keefe is tremendously sexy. The music score is excellent. Therefore, with lower expectations and liking vampire films, this B-movie may entertain. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Sangue de Lobo" ("Wolf Blood")
Better Dialogue than Star Wars III
BrandtCooley8 September 2006
School is not always necessary, some people are just born with talent, and I'll give it to Kevin Dillon, he's got talent enough to act his way through this piece of crap, but he's alone. The screenplay, directing, other actors, and the costume design, all atrocious. Character development is non-existent, Dillon's character never experiences a change, everyone takes that first step into the script, and just stands there, spouting out terrible dialog in an unconvincing manner. Though, these people only had so much to work with, even Samuel L Jackson's acting was bad in Star Wars III, though the dialog in that movie was worse than this. Oh, the special effects, those are nice ...I've done better morphing by waving my hand in front of my face and changing a smile to a frown. Though, right now, I'd like to make an excuse for the director, he doesn't know what the hell he's doing, we can give him that much, huh?
Better than most movies that premiere on the Sci-Fi channel, but not great
jellyneckr1 June 2005
I watched OUT FOR BLOOD when it premiered on the Sci-Fi channel last summer and although I was expecting it to be slightly better than it was, I still found it to be better than most movies that premiered on the Sci-Fi channel in the past few years. Low-budget like all of the Sci-fi channel original movies, some of the effects are a bit cheesy, but most of them are decent enough. One would expect the special effects to be the highlight of a vampire film like this, but the highlight is actually Kevin Dillon's performance. His performance almost makes up for the clichéd script and occasionally weak directing. Despite the flaws of OUT FOR BLOOD, it still an entertaining picture that never left me bored and given a better budget and script, could have been an above average vampire flick. I give it 5/10.
Leader Vampire
bobjohnson99423 February 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Congratulations, this is the movie that irritated me enough to write my first IMDb comment.
I am a FAN of stupid vampire movies, but this one is TOO STUPID. This one is in the "don't even bother to rent" category.
Example: You are a master vampire, alive for 700 years. The word "gullible" does not come to mind to describe you. Yet, you manage to carry on a 5 minute duologue with the heroes after they have slaughtered your whole brood, while having a crossbow pointed at your chest. Even though you have the power to rip off both their heads within seconds, you try the persuasion route, empathic demon that you are.
Nigerian Puuuleeeze.
I am a FAN of stupid vampire movies, but this one is TOO STUPID. This one is in the "don't even bother to rent" category.
Example: You are a master vampire, alive for 700 years. The word "gullible" does not come to mind to describe you. Yet, you manage to carry on a 5 minute duologue with the heroes after they have slaughtered your whole brood, while having a crossbow pointed at your chest. Even though you have the power to rip off both their heads within seconds, you try the persuasion route, empathic demon that you are.
Nigerian Puuuleeeze.
Doesn't Bite
artpf9 October 2013
In Los Angeles, Detective Hank Holten is obsessed by his ex-wife, the writer of vampire novels Susan Hastings, stalking her and having drinking problems. His chief and friend, Captain John Billings, makes him promise to forget her and stop drinking, and assigns Hank to find Layla Simmons, who is missing and without notice to her family. Hank goes to a rave party, finds Layla, they go to an orgy party in an old building, and while having sex with her, Hank finds that the place is a vampire nest. He is bitten by the vampire-leader, but nobody believes on him. He looks for Susan to help him.
It's not a horrible film, but then it's not a great film either. It's made almost like a TV movie. Some people think Hank is miscast, but I thought he was OK. I think they we're going for a hipper/youngish character. He's fine.
It's not a horrible film, but then it's not a great film either. It's made almost like a TV movie. Some people think Hank is miscast, but I thought he was OK. I think they we're going for a hipper/youngish character. He's fine.
awful
jacobjohntaylor14 May 2018
This is not scary. It does not have a good story line. It does has an awful ending. It is not scary at all. Do not see it. It is not a good movie at all. It is an awful movie. Do not see it. It is one of the worst horror movies ever.
More than I expected...
pejoratus31 July 2004
Out For Blood (The Sci-Fi Channel edit) turned out to be enjoyable, but not as original as I had hoped. The writing was one of the two weakest points in this film, and the writing wasn't bad.
The Good: The acting was more than I expected, most actors at least earned their paycheck, if not more. Kevin Dillon did a fine job and didn't over do it on the emotional side or during the vampire-ish scenes he had. Lance Henriksen actually put a bit more "emotional investment" than his role required, and it was nice to see him in a film that while "B Grade" was at least enjoyable, and also to him be cast with some dignity (Mangler 2, WTF?!!). The cinematography was fairly conservative but at the same time visually covered the visuals to adequately tell the story.
The Bad: The "Essential Fiction" of the movie (Vampires stalk the Night...) seemed a bit bland, especially if you the viewer even remotely indoctrinated into Vampire Myth. Most especially if you have any knowledge of the "World Of Darkness" line of products from White Wolf Game Studios. Also the primary female antagonist's brother was annoying beyond the script, which got on my nerves. The few gory scenes that are in this movie could have been shot with a bit more "Umph". The "messy" scenes I saw were shot sort of late 80's TV style. Mind you I saw the "Edited for Sci-Fi" version the DVD version may be more hardcore, but since the violence and damage it inflicted were not even remotely the focus of the film, I doubt I missed much.
The Ugly: The make up for the main antagonist was very on/off, it looked decent enough in the quality department but the execution was not all that gripping, in fact none of the full on "Vamp-Face" make up really did it for me. Also the "Big Bad's" voice is processed with quite a bit of "phlange", unfortunately said phlange is not a good thing. Think how the Cenobites sounded in the first Hellraiser film and deepen it, that is best description I give for the voice tweak they used.
With the gripes pointed out above I would still recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys 80's-90's horror, especially if they enjoy the Vampire sub-genus of horror. It's no "Bram Stokers" but it's much, much better than say "Jugular Wine".
The Good: The acting was more than I expected, most actors at least earned their paycheck, if not more. Kevin Dillon did a fine job and didn't over do it on the emotional side or during the vampire-ish scenes he had. Lance Henriksen actually put a bit more "emotional investment" than his role required, and it was nice to see him in a film that while "B Grade" was at least enjoyable, and also to him be cast with some dignity (Mangler 2, WTF?!!). The cinematography was fairly conservative but at the same time visually covered the visuals to adequately tell the story.
The Bad: The "Essential Fiction" of the movie (Vampires stalk the Night...) seemed a bit bland, especially if you the viewer even remotely indoctrinated into Vampire Myth. Most especially if you have any knowledge of the "World Of Darkness" line of products from White Wolf Game Studios. Also the primary female antagonist's brother was annoying beyond the script, which got on my nerves. The few gory scenes that are in this movie could have been shot with a bit more "Umph". The "messy" scenes I saw were shot sort of late 80's TV style. Mind you I saw the "Edited for Sci-Fi" version the DVD version may be more hardcore, but since the violence and damage it inflicted were not even remotely the focus of the film, I doubt I missed much.
The Ugly: The make up for the main antagonist was very on/off, it looked decent enough in the quality department but the execution was not all that gripping, in fact none of the full on "Vamp-Face" make up really did it for me. Also the "Big Bad's" voice is processed with quite a bit of "phlange", unfortunately said phlange is not a good thing. Think how the Cenobites sounded in the first Hellraiser film and deepen it, that is best description I give for the voice tweak they used.
With the gripes pointed out above I would still recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys 80's-90's horror, especially if they enjoy the Vampire sub-genus of horror. It's no "Bram Stokers" but it's much, much better than say "Jugular Wine".
Surprisingly quite good!
reeves200224 October 2007
A few years ago I read a really good vampire novel called "Out for blood" by John Peyton Cooke, and I could not put it down.And then I heard about this movie with the same title also about Vampirism and thought it was cool that the book became a movie.It turned out that it was a different story all together and "vampires-out for blood" was not based on the book I read.But I really ended up liking the movie anyways.For a lower budget(but not too low)movie about vampires it really wasn't bad. It was easy to follow and easy to relate to and get into. I have always liked Kevin Dillon and he played the part of the cop well.This film for the budget has OK special effects and a decent storyline.I really liked how the movie played with your mind so you didn't know if what was happening to the detective was real or just in his head because of his obsession with his ex-wife and her fascination with vampires.Either way,it was an original and somewhat more believable movie with it's twist at the end.Lance Henriksen also did an outstanding job playing the skeptical police captain. The only part that wasn't really necessary was all the nudity.It would have been better if there were at least some same sex couples making out during the orgy scene as well to make it more realistic.I mean cm-on it is Los Angeles for Chrissakes!I don't think it would have hurt the movie by any means,especially this type of movie.
Ya gotta believe me captain - It was a vampire
Dr. Gore19 March 2005
Warning: Spoilers
*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*
A down and out cop has vampire problems. Everywhere he looks: vampires. Nobody believes him. He must be crazy. Or is he? Fortunately for him, his estranged wife happens to have a lust for vampires. How convenient! She can't wait to hop on the vampire hunting train. Together they must do battle against the decadent vampire cult and their master vampire.
Predictable? Yes. Full to the brim with vampire movie clichés? Yeah. Entertaining? I thought so. Vampires. Blood. Stakes. Massive vampire orgy. It's all here. Vampires are becoming associated with pure decadence these days. Every vampire you meet loves the nightlife, loves to boogie. They're not as smooth and charismatic as they once were. Now they dress in leather and troll the clubs for horny victims. It works for me.
So our hero goes bumbling around Los Angeles hoping to run into more vampires. He tries to convince his captain that vampires are to blame for all of the murders. Amazingly, the captain doesn't believe him. It would be hard to when the vampires have the fastest dead body cleaning service in the world. Bloodstains disappear in seconds. It's really quite impressive.
Soon he realizes the futility of trying to explain it and just decides to kill them all. A stake in one hand and a crossbow in the other is all any real vampire hunter needs. This leads to much blood and stake pounding.
I was satisfied with this one. If you don't mind being bombarded with vampire movie clichés, it's worth a look.
A down and out cop has vampire problems. Everywhere he looks: vampires. Nobody believes him. He must be crazy. Or is he? Fortunately for him, his estranged wife happens to have a lust for vampires. How convenient! She can't wait to hop on the vampire hunting train. Together they must do battle against the decadent vampire cult and their master vampire.
Predictable? Yes. Full to the brim with vampire movie clichés? Yeah. Entertaining? I thought so. Vampires. Blood. Stakes. Massive vampire orgy. It's all here. Vampires are becoming associated with pure decadence these days. Every vampire you meet loves the nightlife, loves to boogie. They're not as smooth and charismatic as they once were. Now they dress in leather and troll the clubs for horny victims. It works for me.
So our hero goes bumbling around Los Angeles hoping to run into more vampires. He tries to convince his captain that vampires are to blame for all of the murders. Amazingly, the captain doesn't believe him. It would be hard to when the vampires have the fastest dead body cleaning service in the world. Bloodstains disappear in seconds. It's really quite impressive.
Soon he realizes the futility of trying to explain it and just decides to kill them all. A stake in one hand and a crossbow in the other is all any real vampire hunter needs. This leads to much blood and stake pounding.
I was satisfied with this one. If you don't mind being bombarded with vampire movie clichés, it's worth a look.
Which is worse, fighting vampires or the ex?
suite9215 October 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Hank is an LA detective, and his wife Susan has left him. He follows her. A fool tries to rob him at gun point; Hank disarms him, then proceeds to beat the crap out of him. His captain reads him the riot act, then gives him a new assignment: find out about young women who go into raves, then go missing.
Meanwhile, Susan is on TV on the book circuit, selling her latest book on vampires, and dating an actor.
Hank starts his assignment, and meets vampires the first night. He gets close to a female vampire, Layla. They saunter through a den where an orgy is going on. Then Hank starts to see the vampires feeding on their human partners. He shoots several of them; the leader claims him and bites him on the neck. He wakes up in an abandoned office floor.
He has a lot to answer for, and he tries to be honest about his experience. 'Vampires did it' was not well-received.
Hank reconnects with Layla. Two officers intervene, but Layla kills them both. He awakes the next morning, and the evidence is gone.
Hank starts to turn to being a vampire. He seeks the help of his ex, but she is the opposite of helpful. When she starts to recognize his change, she goes for another plan: use him to get a story for another book or three. Susan convinces him to help her get to the leader, so she can know so much more, and, as a collateral matter, perhaps keep Hank from becoming a vampire.
Layla and friend break in; the vampires are about to eat Susan when Susan's new friend and his private detective burst in. The vampires kill them and eat them, then leave with the rising morning sun. Before leaving, they tell Hank that he has 24 hours before he turns.
Hank and Susan find the nest. Hank handcuffs Susan to a railing, then goes in alone after giving her his cell phone. What could possibly go wrong?
-----Scores------
Cinematography: 8/10 Good, but not great.
Sound: 8/10 OK.
Acting: 5/10 Lance Henriksen was competent as usual. Kevin Dillon was better than I expected, but Vanessa Angel was worse. The side actors were unimpressive.
Screenplay: 5/10 The plot meanders somewhat aimlessly at times, but at least there is a plot. Too many times, a large chunk of vampire rules gets introduced suddenly from left field. That seemed to be one of the purposes of the Susan character. Hank wears one shirt (that I could see) during the film. Yet the blood stains on it change remarkably more than once.
Meanwhile, Susan is on TV on the book circuit, selling her latest book on vampires, and dating an actor.
Hank starts his assignment, and meets vampires the first night. He gets close to a female vampire, Layla. They saunter through a den where an orgy is going on. Then Hank starts to see the vampires feeding on their human partners. He shoots several of them; the leader claims him and bites him on the neck. He wakes up in an abandoned office floor.
He has a lot to answer for, and he tries to be honest about his experience. 'Vampires did it' was not well-received.
Hank reconnects with Layla. Two officers intervene, but Layla kills them both. He awakes the next morning, and the evidence is gone.
Hank starts to turn to being a vampire. He seeks the help of his ex, but she is the opposite of helpful. When she starts to recognize his change, she goes for another plan: use him to get a story for another book or three. Susan convinces him to help her get to the leader, so she can know so much more, and, as a collateral matter, perhaps keep Hank from becoming a vampire.
Layla and friend break in; the vampires are about to eat Susan when Susan's new friend and his private detective burst in. The vampires kill them and eat them, then leave with the rising morning sun. Before leaving, they tell Hank that he has 24 hours before he turns.
Hank and Susan find the nest. Hank handcuffs Susan to a railing, then goes in alone after giving her his cell phone. What could possibly go wrong?
-----Scores------
Cinematography: 8/10 Good, but not great.
Sound: 8/10 OK.
Acting: 5/10 Lance Henriksen was competent as usual. Kevin Dillon was better than I expected, but Vanessa Angel was worse. The side actors were unimpressive.
Screenplay: 5/10 The plot meanders somewhat aimlessly at times, but at least there is a plot. Too many times, a large chunk of vampire rules gets introduced suddenly from left field. That seemed to be one of the purposes of the Susan character. Hank wears one shirt (that I could see) during the film. Yet the blood stains on it change remarkably more than once.
Sucks
Shivster6 August 2004
Easily the worst vampire-flick I've ever seen. Hammy-acting, a plot that just had to be written by an 8-year old -> or better yet -> his imaginary friend. They throw in tons of cliché-filled drivel that makes me think that the "decent vampire flick" genre is now a thing of the past.
Don't even get me started about blood-stains that mysteriously vanish (I wanted to poke myself with a pencil through my eyes during the final scene!)
What were they thinking when they made this? Even porno has more congruent story lines!!!
Sci-Fi!!! What has become of you lately?
Don't even get me started about blood-stains that mysteriously vanish (I wanted to poke myself with a pencil through my eyes during the final scene!)
What were they thinking when they made this? Even porno has more congruent story lines!!!
Sci-Fi!!! What has become of you lately?
Not bad all in all
SpookyT31 July 2004
The movie was not bad. It wasn't great either. I enjoyed it, so it gets points for that. It was relatively predictable, the effects were kind of mediocre, but Lance Henrickson was good, the girls were cute, and it was about vampires, so hell, it couldn't be all bad. I think, had I paid 8.00 to see it in a theatre I would be a bit ragged off. But in that all I lost was a couple of hours on an early Saturday night... I am content. I would give it 6 fang marks out of 20 (remember there are two fang marks to each bite... smile) Watch it on Sci-Fi but I wouldn't spend more than a 4 dollar bargain bin price on the DVD if and when it comes out. As for me, I am going to pop open a pabst blue ribbon and watch House of 1000 Corpses again.
Huhhh?
jlamb-15 August 2004
I would like to know who I contact at Sci Fi to request a refund of the 2 hours of my life wasted on this movie. It was a hodge-podge of every known vampire movie cliché known to man...
Have to kill the master... darn its almost sundown.. Why don't they ever find him 5 minutes after 9 am?
I gotta look under the bed...ooops I'm dead.
The one good point in this movie (besides the end.. not the ending but the words THE END) was the Sammy Sosa impression done to the ex-wife's boyfriend. Classy
If anyone else hasn't seen this flick.. I envy you.
Have to kill the master... darn its almost sundown.. Why don't they ever find him 5 minutes after 9 am?
I gotta look under the bed...ooops I'm dead.
The one good point in this movie (besides the end.. not the ending but the words THE END) was the Sammy Sosa impression done to the ex-wife's boyfriend. Classy
If anyone else hasn't seen this flick.. I envy you.
A Definitive Z-Movie
CarusProductions19 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers
It has been almost six years since the first and only time I have seen this movie. Yet it is still quite memorable, for all the wrong reasons.
Anyone who is familiar with Ed Wood would know the Z-movie as a film which often has a gory storyline, yet is created with a lack of artistic interest. The special effects in 'Out for Blood' show no effort from any cinematographer apart of the production.
Luckily most of the actors are somewhat attractive and are constantly being intimate, which gives people a reason to continue watching. The soundtrack is quite great, which includes a cover of the 'Lost Boys' theme, "Cry Little Sister". The makeup of the vampire transformations look like masks rather than theatrical makeup. Not to mention the fake blood which strangely resembles cherry sauce from Chinese food!
I honestly wish there was something slightly more uplifting. Any film is a gamble to make, but one can tell the filmmakers of 'Out for Blood' didn't make a strong effort. Even major vampire fans would be offended. Not to mention the major insult to classic director F.W. Murnau by having Nosferatu in this film, shortly killed in the same scene.
Then again, all the vampires die in this film, of course.
If you're still intrigued by this theme after enduring 'Out for Blood', The Twilight Series, and the dreaded 'Fright Night' remake, watch 'Dracula (1933)', 'Bram Stoker's Dracula', or 'Interview with the Vampire'. Better yet, to where it all began, 'Nosferatu'.
Anyone who is familiar with Ed Wood would know the Z-movie as a film which often has a gory storyline, yet is created with a lack of artistic interest. The special effects in 'Out for Blood' show no effort from any cinematographer apart of the production.
Luckily most of the actors are somewhat attractive and are constantly being intimate, which gives people a reason to continue watching. The soundtrack is quite great, which includes a cover of the 'Lost Boys' theme, "Cry Little Sister". The makeup of the vampire transformations look like masks rather than theatrical makeup. Not to mention the fake blood which strangely resembles cherry sauce from Chinese food!
I honestly wish there was something slightly more uplifting. Any film is a gamble to make, but one can tell the filmmakers of 'Out for Blood' didn't make a strong effort. Even major vampire fans would be offended. Not to mention the major insult to classic director F.W. Murnau by having Nosferatu in this film, shortly killed in the same scene.
Then again, all the vampires die in this film, of course.
If you're still intrigued by this theme after enduring 'Out for Blood', The Twilight Series, and the dreaded 'Fright Night' remake, watch 'Dracula (1933)', 'Bram Stoker's Dracula', or 'Interview with the Vampire'. Better yet, to where it all began, 'Nosferatu'.
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