It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

After the death of his mother, a gang-member swears revenge on the newly-voted leader by resurrecting the vampire Blacula to do his bidding but longs to rid himself of his curse and as bodies start piling up everyone races to stop him before he puts his nefarious plan into motion.This one features some really great moments. One of the film's best quality is that it really raises the bar by showcasing a vampire who is struggling with his own inner blood-lust. This humanizes the main vampire character a bit by showing the lengths he is willing to take to get rid of his vampiric side. This isn't really a guy who is trying to cover up for his more dark nature, but rather is one who is warring with himself, striving to overpower his own sinister urges. Key to this success is a noticeable distinction of the two characters, from the obvious physical differences to the human persona which is affecting and interesting with how he seems cultured and amicable enough to want to genuinely mingle with modern society. Although still able to turn into the Blacula character with shadowy eyes, stark cheekbones, a frizzed out widow's peak and some wild hair-patches smeared across his face, there's a strong difference here that makes for an interesting new evolution in the vampire personality dynamic. There's even plenty of fantastic action, including a vampire woman rising from her coffin as an unsuspecting character watches in shock highlighted by a raging thunderstorm that illuminates the set sporadically, a vampiric assault on two intruders of their mansion and a quite ingenious attack on a woman who can't see him creeping up as there is no reflection in the mirror. This also includes the climatic vampires against the police fiasco set in a dark mansion as the hordes come crawling out of the mansion to stop them while the extravagant voodoo ceremony takes place alongside the action which is a highlight. Coupled with some genuinely funny lines, this one really has a lot to like about it as there isn't a lot that doesn't work. This, thankfully, puts a grateful end to the old tradition of vampires turning into bats. This is a thankful element that has been dropped and is the source of a lot of unintentional humor in the genre. For starters, they can't fly, they're not very fast, and they have the directional acumen of a moth on crack. There's a really hysterical scene in here that proves this where Blacula transforms into a bat and we can see him fluttering side by side with cars and buses on a busy metropolitan highway. Realizing that there are plenty of other ways of making more progress down the street than the way he is, he decides to forego his embarrassing flying foolishness and turns back into a human. This goofy scene alone proves that those scenes are no longer needed in vampire films. The worst problem is that the film has no clear-cut ending. It simply ends, without much fanfare or much of anything being resolved. It's quite a disappointment over the great ending that the first one had, and it lowers the film somewhat.Rated R: Language and Violence.

Blacula is back! And this film is just as good as the original, in my opinion. It delves into the world of the occult: voodoo. When we last saw Mamuwalde (Blacula) he was melted or burned by the sun but he is resurrected by a voodoo priest for revenge. Of course Blacula turns the priest into his own slave - reflective of Dracula's we've seen before with both Lugosi and Lee's Dracula.I think the scariest scene in this film was with Gloria the Vampire and Lisa. Gloria's whispering calls to Lisa will send chills down your spine and what happens is just as chilling. (My favorite scene in the film).Yes this is a really good vampire film. Don't worry if the movie is politically correct or not - forget politics and enjoy a good vampire flick - the movie is meant to entertain.8/10

An interesting and, dare I say it, better-then-the-original follow-up to Blacula. Where the first was essentially set-up, this is dynamite pay-off. William Marshall and his team of phantom vampires are generally creepy this time (thanks to a director who's been there before) and the story presents an interesting take on the vampire story with Voodoo elements combined. Pam Grier is an expert on the occult, and agrees, with some heavy reservations mind you, to take on Mr. Blacula and tries to rid his little problem with the help of voodoo dolls! If this sounds silly, it probably is, but it's presented quite interestingly and with a lot of style that the cheesiness isn't too obvious. Quite a little surprise.

Very camp, very strange sequel to an already outrageous movie. "Scream, Blacula, Scream" was the natural progression in the Blacula mythos: after having committed suicide by walking out into the sun in the original film, Mamuwalde (that's Blacula to you) finds himself unwillingly resurrected by a jive talking voodoo shaman who is insanely jealous of Lisa, a sexy voodoo chick played by none other than Pam Grier. Well, who wouldn't be jealous of Pam Grier? The lady does seem to have it all. But Blacula is no instrument of revenge, and pretty soon a bunch of blue-faced vampires are running around again.Mamuwalde wants to use Lisa's intense voodoo powers to perform an exorcism and remove the vampiric demon from him, perhaps rendering him human again. It's an interesting premise, and the movie is full of appealing locations and personalities. It goes wrong in the silly details though, like some hokey special effect shots of Blacula flying in bat form over Los Angeles, ending with a camp confrontation between Blacula and two jive-talking pimps who make the mistake of trying to mug him. But there's plenty of good to go around, too. The movie is full of beautiful people, both men and women, and the overall tone is very dark and frightening. The vampires violently attack their victims, and there are a number of memorable attacks that are pretty hair-raising. One finds a screaming young woman being stalked by two vampires in a large dark house; an extended chase sequence finds her confronted with both Willis and Mamuwalde, closing on her, until she faints from fright and Willis bites her.William Marshall plays Mamuwalde with his usual utter seriousness and dignity, but the movie will never truly let his character be taken seriously. Blacula apparently has been taking some tips from Count Yorga, too, because he's got a harem of vampire chicks following him around in this one. He also does that crazy thing Count Yorga did, running down the hallway toward victims with hands up in the air like claws, fangs bared, crazy look on his face. I wonder who stole it from whom? "S,B,S" seems to be considered vastly inferior by many, given its low ratings on 'net websites. Admittedly it has some serious problems, and is cursed by an unsatisfying ending that seems to just...stop...before anything really happens. But I still dug it, baby, and if you liked the first one, you probably will dig it, too.