A refreshing black comedy with decidedly hellish overtones

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2006)

I would love to be able to write this without spoiling it for others but the mere fact that the whole film revolves around the surprise addition of the vampires in the middle makes it impossible to do so. What starts as a simple hick town robbery gradually sucks the viewer into the gritty desert border motel where the kidnappers have holed up. So far so good - the rape and subliminal flash violence is unsubtle and expected from Tarantino. The delightful irony of the sex attack and the subsequent capture of the virginal "fallen preacher"'s daughter sets the mind to thinking of a psycho type sexual thrills movie. When the violence does erupt after the heavy macho bar room brawl scene it comes as a a delight that its not sex its vampire stuff you never dreamt of at the start. Even after all the vampire stuff and the final blow out with the bats, Tarantino saves the final little little kicker for the wide angle shot of the ancient temple at the end - we've only seen the tip of the iceberg! A great film .... not to be missed.