Bloodsucking Bastards

A solid vampire tale without any ambitions to do anything in any untraditional or peculiar way (for that, I recommend the one last year from New Zealand). But in spite of it (or actually, because of it) the result is a very easy-going but also very nice, watchable and likeable film. I had fun and I laughed. (19/09/2015)

Combining the genres of comedy and horror is a difficult thing to do, but Brian James O'Connell has done it brilliantly. The film has balanced humor and plenty of gore, so there's not much to complain about. For the first 50 minutes, the director serves us solid buddy gags that work wonderfully in the presence of very likeable characters. Led by Amanda, who impresses with her sex appeal, Tim with his swearing and interesting slang, and the role of the security guard, who just needs to be called Black and the fun is taken care of. The final mini gore fest will delight many a hungry throat. After all the dull, artsy, romantic and monotonous vampire flicks of the last three years, this one leads the pack. Story 7/10, Atmosphere 6/10, Gore 7/10, Visuals 7/10, Action 5/10, Entertainment 8/10 = 75% (09/09/2015)

Bloodsucking Bastards almost seems like a British film, but it's an American film where you can see that someone put effort into it, not so much with the plot of the screenplay, but with the dialogues, which sometimes really hit the right note. Some of the lines are really good and I laughed out loud. And that's something you want from a horror comedy. The vampires aren't too bad either. (13/11/2015)