In the dark, throbbing world of underground raves, people are vanishing without a trace and Detective Hank Holten is the only one who knows the terrible truth. Vampires.
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Very best movie i ever watch
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
"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
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.
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. ClassyIf anyone else hasn't seen this flick.. I envy you.
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".