Thirst (2009)

As a huge Chan-wook Park fan, I made damn sure to check out his newest film Bakjwi, AKA Thirst. It’s been promoted for a while now, as a vampire film from the director of Oldboy. Die-hard Chan-wook Park fans salivated over the opportunity to see a great director tackle a classic, yet oversaturated, sub-genre in the horror film market. What Chan-wook Park, and co-writer Seo-Gyeong Jeong have done with Émile Zola’s novel Thérèse Raquin is inject an icon of terror into an incredibly twisted tale of tragic romance. Chan-wook Park directs this tale with all the power and imagery his fans have come to expect.

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Vampire Hookers (1978)

This review comes complete with a warning beforehand. The review for Vampire Hookers, from director Cirio H. Santiago (T.N.T. Jackson, The Muthers), is going to make it sound like one hell of an awesome film, but you’ll have to keep in mind that this flick was viewed at a revival theater with a room full of psychos calling out obscenities and random sound effects, making the experience a blast. For the truest score for the film, focus on the star rating.

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The Vampires’ Night Orgy (1973)

Giving films misleading titles is one way to get an audience for a film that they would otherwise, not have watched. It’s also a really, really good way to piss off a lot of people when giving them expectations for one thing, and giving them something else (usually of lesser quality). The Vampires Night Orgy is that film…in spades.

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Let The Right One In (2008)

Let the Right One In has been causing quite a buzz in the horror market overseas. The Swedish film is full of many story elements missing from modern horror. Character development, powerful story-telling, solid acting, beautiful cinematography and violence where violence is needed are only some of the things that make Let the Right One In stand above many of its modern day counterparts. I’ve heard some amazing things about this little film, so my hopes were high going into the theater. Well, I was not let down. Let the Right One In is probably one of the best films I’ve seen this year, and it deserves everything that’s been said about it.

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Revamped (2007)

Two days ago I watched a film that made my skin crawl.  Not because it was a terrifying descent into the mind of human emotion, oh no.  This film made me shake with anger.  I have watched a few films in my lifetime that have enraged me to the point I wanted to kick a baby.  Chalk another nomination for that club.  Revamped is a low-budget horror film that can’t decide if it’s a comedy film or a horror film, but it does manage to make the viewing audience feel dumber after watching the flick.  I was going to spend a little bit of time trying to find a way to say something positive about this film, but after 48 hours I still want to kick the filmmaker in the teeth, and therefore am writing this review as a warning to anyone that sees the generic vampire box-art and is interested.

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Vampyres (1974)

What do you get when you mix seduction, nudity, lesbianism, a few splatters of blood, and vampires?  Why, you’d get Vampyres, that’s what.  I’ve seen plenty of vampire films in my time, and I’ve seen a few films based heavily in lesbianism (what?).  Hell, I’ve even seen Vampiros Lesbos, from exploitation director Jesus Franco, which was dull and dreary and managed to make lesbianism with vampires boring.  How the hell do you do that?  Well, he managed.  Well, Jose Larraz managed to put together a decent, if not satisfying little lust filled horror film with Vampyres.

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Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

Well, as much as they tried, the sequel to Joel Schumacher’s 1987 hit, The Lost Boys, did not make it into theaters but ended up going direct to DVD. Not a big shocker to anyone, I’m sure, but I finally got a chance to watch the film. Check out the trailer and then after the jump, check out my thoughts on Lost Boys: The Tribe, a film that really didn’t warrant as many words as I gave it.

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