Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Absolutely Fantastic

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The film opens with the birth of Marty, at home. Marty is an ugly baby and is immediately disowned by his father, a Charles Bukowski reader. That was the type of humor that littered the film when it wasn't making odd cultural references. As an adult, Marty works at a DVD rental store in Dayton and is into pop culture. When three vampires visit the store for a "nosh" Marty becomes the only person who can save us....except for maybe the retired guy. Note the Criterion Film rental section.The film had a lot of off beat humor and at other times the humor failed when they tried too hard. Low budget film designed to be quirky and campy. I liked the neighbor Oscar (Stuart Balls) who reminded me of Jeff Goldblum on cocaine.Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (Plexi Starr with star pasties.Inside joke when the guy says, "I see stars.")

A REALLY bad shot-on-video comedy horror flick made in Georgia, USA. This lame-o effort features a slacker whose ex-girlfriend has joined a bevy of female vampires now preying on the general population. The hero decides to fight back. This film has plenty of sitting around, horror film references, and lame dialogue, accompanied by lashings of overacting and a very cheap filming style. It's boredom inducing, that's what it is.

Someone's been watching a lot of Kevin Smith movies. The good news is that he comes close to getting it. The problem with this movie can be summed up in one word: Editing. Everything drags just a little too slowly leaving the good jokes hanging in the air and the bad ones plummeting to their death. Speed it up and that problem vanishes. Sort of. The winkiness drained me after awhile. Part of that comes from the actors, none of whom have what you'd call a light touch. But...we're back to editing. Take out the breaking-the- fourth-wall nonsense, play it for real and, even with no budget, you've got Kevin Smith. Here's the thing that directors and actors don't understand: Comedy works best when you stop trying to be funny. Every once in a while, they get it right. Hummer: You know all those people who made fun of you in high school? Marty: How did you know they made fun of me in high school? Hummer: C'mon, boy. Sweater vest?That's a great joke, well delivered. However, towards the end when Marty has the showdown with the vampires, he does this "The power of Christ compels you....The POWER of Christ compels you...the power of Christ compels you" shtick. It would work if he were actually talking to himself and it wasn't played as "I've written a joke". At best, it's a joke-lette which doesn't deserve to get the kind of focus it's given. But there are some great touches like the micro-budget Marty's friend makes with a scene where Marty dies for about a minute and a half. It bears notice that this movie might well have the highest BMI of any movie I've ever watched. Chubby vampires just don't do it for me. All told, this is definitely worth a watch. For a mini-budget, it borders on outstanding.

I had a hard time voting on this movie for a few reasons. If I were to put it up against all movies and rated it that way, well it isn't the greatest movie ever made or anything close to that. But it still is a very enjoyable little romp, so I gave it a 6. If I were to rate this against very small budgeted indy films, it would get a higher rating. I have seen a TON of super low budget indy flicks and most I feel as though I just wasted $10 and some of my time as well as drained me emotionally leaving me a loser in all of those categories. But this one is pretty smart and entertaining. Marty Jenkins is a "lovable" character that you actually root for. The comedy is actually funny, the scenes are well done and there is a decent plot to push it through the gates as a winner. The girls are attractive (even the one that is a bit chubbier than some people's tastes is still a very cute girl) so it doesn't disappoint in that department. And everyone plays their roles very well. Do yourself a favor and even if you aren't into no budget flicks, pick this one up for a view. Let it get started and soon you will find yourself rooting for the poor guy (Marty). Maybe you'll rush out for a sweater vest? Nah. But you'll probably have a good time watching it.