An OK Flick But...

Rating: 6/10 (22 March 2007)

This was an OK film, however I found the gore to be overdone, got tired of watching the exploding vampires, and found the scene with the character "Pearl" totally disgusting and unnecessary. Too much gore tends to desensitize you after a bit and the shock value tends to be lost. And thank God someone finally killed off the Traci Lords character, a major irritation from the beginning. Other than that, I thought the production was well done, and Wesley Snipes was at his very best. Kris Kristofferson also performed well, as did Steven Dorff. I would like to have seen more film time time for Udo Keir, who is a true horror icon. The concept of branded human "cattle" as familiars was also an interesting twist.
One mistake that I noticed. In the scene where the twelve are gathered in the temple Raquel destroys one of the twelve with a sword. But when the ceremony begins to change Deacon Frost into La Magra there are still twelve vampire clan leaders. Where did the extra leader come from? And don't say she didn't kill him, the disintegration is very clear on the video. I actually found the sequel to be a better film.