'The world is full of bloodsuckers,' notes the lead vampire's handler; the only believable line in the movie.
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06/09/09
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:9
Rotten:37
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: Based on a classic anime series, Blood: The Last Vampire is a tedious, shoddily acted, amateurish picture that loses all charm in the transition to live-action.
Theatrical Release:Jul 10, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $192,005
Synopsis: Saya boasts beauty-queen looks and samurai-level sword skills, and her talent as a vampire hunter is unrivaled. But Saya is herself half-vampire, thanks to her bloodsucking mother and human father.... [More]
Starring: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, JJ Feild
Director: Chris Nahon
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Reviews for Blood: The Last Vampire
Watch True Blood, Let the Right One In or Twilight instead. Or wait for Thirst or New Moon or Daybreakers or ...
07/10/09
Like Men In Blade - a cross between Men In Black, with suited secret agents covering up the existence of evil forces, and the sword-slashing Blade.
07/03/09
As good as any Hollywood movie, which is to say it's got lousy visual effects and generic dialogue. Since we're already forgiving that anyway, there's enough engaging action to make it plenty fun and entertaining.
07/15/09
Apparently someone forgot to add an extra dimension in the process of adapting the film from anime -- the characters have the personality of cardboard cutouts and the actors deliver performances to match.
07/09/09
Unexciting, incoherent, lamely acted, and carelessly written.
07/08/09
The action sequences are the prize attraction and even they leave something to be desired.
07/03/09
It makes sense that Chris Chow's script is based on a manga series; this is a series of 20-minute episodes in search of an arc.
07/09/09
If you go in expecting an amusing stinker, you may enjoy it.
06/30/09
The best thing that can come from this film is that it will be so poorly received both by critics and audiences that it will put a damper on Hollywood's current interest in remaking anime.
07/16/09
Is there a word that transcends abysmal? BLOOD is the lowest form of cinematic garbage that carries not a single shred of redeemable screen time.
07/07/09
Despite inserting a jumble of backstory into his live-action take on an action experiment from Japanese animation studio Production I.G, director Chris Nahon captures some of the visceral thrills of the nine-year-old anime.
07/16/09
The peculiar, comic-book-like computer graphics -- artful at first -- finally overtake Blood and make it look like a video game instead of a graceful, graphic martial arts movie.
07/10/09
Boys in the audience may groan indulgently, but their dates ought to squeal with delighted pride.
07/09/09
Shows a new level of filmmaking incompetence previously only seen in the films of Dr. Uwe Boll. It is just plain awful
07/07/09
If anything watch it for the cool vamps and powerful performance from star [Gianna] Jun...
06/24/09
Of direct-to-DVD quality, so you might as well wait until this one makes it to disc--and then skip it.
07/09/09
Feels like one of those Underworld sequels, but with a samurai-wielding Japanese schoolgirl instead of the tight leather outfits . . .
10/14/09
It's the action that really suffers, the anime's dynamism fizzling out as every samurai duel falls back on fake-looking CG squibs and a blur of fast-cut, see-nothing camera angles.
07/03/09
Suffers from abusive close-ups, repetitive fight sequences and uninspired demon design.
07/10/09
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