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Actor: Chris Makepeace, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe, Robert Rusler, Sandy BaronDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
DVD Reviews of Vamp
DVD Review: Strippers Are Vampires? Tell Me Something I Didn't Know!
Summary: 4 Stars
There's a shocker huh? No offense to you strippers out there. Your "victims" get what they have coming to them; empty wallets! Strangely, the vampires/strippers in this film are much more selective. I can't say that was a big problem with this film. Oh, it had problems for sure, but none of them stopped me from actually liking this movie. Let's shimmy into it shall we...
-WE GREATLY DESIRE TO HANG WITH YOU DORKS.
This is the set-up for the whole movie. It goes like this:
Two guys trying to join a fraternity of ritualistic dorks decide they are too cool to follow the rituals. Despite this, they are still willing to go to great lengths to gain entry into the dorky club. The Dorks agree to allow entry into the club if the "too cool" newbs throw a wild party for them, including strippers. So begins the quest that leads our "too cool" heroes into the depth of the inner city. If you don't have a problem with this set-up, then you actually have a chance to enjoy the movie because it doesn't get any better. I thought it was pretty darn funny in a stupid way.
-GRACE JONES SUCKS AND BITES ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
This is why she does not get any lines. In all honesty, I never got what the big attraction was with her anyway. She's pretty darn creepy without the makeup (and couldn't fill a training bra). Despite my shallow commentary I got along fine with grace in this film. Being pre-creepy, she makes an appropriate queen vamp stripper. Character actor Sandy Baron (a guy) carries the day for the bad guys as he does a fine job of playing the inexplicably dumb nightclub manager.
On the side of niceness are the young people. Robert Rusler has his charisma smeared all over us. You would never buy any of his lines, but everyone else does. His buddy is Chris Makepeace (John Makewar's stepbrother?) a wimpy, benign bundle of nerves who knuckles under to his pals every whim. Geddy Watanabe plays another dork that will pay for anything (just a little convenient). The pre-requisite nice girl is Dedee Pfeiffer (Michelle's flat-chested sister... ...WHAT!?!?). Her place in this film keeps you guessing because it defies reason. The entire cast is exactly what you would expect from a 80s teenage, semi-light, horror film; just better than adequate.
-REMOVING TONGUE FROM CHEEK AND GETTING SERIOUS
I think what kept me in this film was the whole feel of the thing. As dopey as the setup sounds, this is a very surreal and nightmarish experience. I really had a sense of weariness as the good guys languished in their sugar coated human flytrap. Time keeps passing and things just keep getting more and more messed up but nobody but our bundle of nerves seems to be in a hurry to get out. Have you ever had a nightmare where someone is chasing you, but you can't move? That's how this starts to feel. Well, eventually everything hits the fan and our hero starts to move. But even then, he ends up on a treadmill. You begin to doubt that there is actually an ending to this movie. Not surprisingly, a semi-cheap ending is devised and we get a fair conclusion. However, lot's of implausible but fun action occurs along the way.
-OH, PRETTY COLORS!
I especially liked the over-the-top production values of this film. The vampire makeup is monstrous and grotesque, not just a couple fangs. The lighting is like a Halloween stage show with purples and greens and oranges. The sets are limited but effective (how much do you expect to see when you're trapped in a nightmare?). I happen to like this somewhat campy look. Visually, this is a fun film.
-PUTTING TOUGUE BACK IN CHEEK TO TALK ABOUT THE STORY.
If you've made it this far still believing you will enjoy this movie then you are ready to face the final test; a story full of inexplicable stupidity and hyper-ridiculous caveats to make things work. This is a 1980s teenage horror film after all. It is in the same mood as "Fright Night" but not nearly as well thought out. If you don't laugh at and enjoy solutions to problems nearly falling into our heroes lap then you won't like this story. You might even suspect that some of the vampires in this film wanted to die; it's that bad. All that said, I fell on the side of enjoying the stupidity of it all. This film is not that serious that I couldn't let that kind of stuff slide.
-TONIGHTS FINAL ACT...
... is usually reserved for the one-legged chick with the eye-patch who does something nasty with a dollar bill. Well, even I'm not that bad. I liked this stupid movie for its fun production values, campy but effective acting and it's likeably dumb story caveats. The story does work if you allow the stupidity to pull it together. If you can't look past these glaring, goofy conveniences in the story you'd better look elsewhere. I got a kick out of it. The DVD is pretty standard fare; decent quality picture and sound. You get plenty for your money.
Story.......2.5 stars
Visuals.....4.7 stars
Acting......3.8 stars
Total.......3.67 stars
Description of Vamp
GRACE JONES STARS IN THE SEXIEST HORROR COMEDY OF THE '80s A group of fraternity pledges head for the seedy side of the city in search of strippers and discover a sinister spot called The After Dark Club. But when the bar's luscious dancers turn out to be bloodthirsty vampires led by the kinky Katrina (GRACE JONES), the evening takes on a freaky new twist. Can these guys survive a bizarre onslaught of vixens and vamps, or will the armies of the undead take the ultimate bite out of their night? CHRIS MAKEPEACE (MEATBALLS), ROBERT RUSLER (WEIRD SCIENCE), GEDDE WATANABE (SIXTEEN CANDLES) and DEDEE PFEIFFER co-star in this outrageously sexy horror comedy that features wild makeup effects by Oscar®-winner GREG CANNOM (DRACULA, THE MASK). Includes a 4 Page Collector's Booklet.Bestsellers in DVD
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