The action sequences are the prize attraction and even they leave something to be desired.
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07/03/09
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:26-06-2009
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
Reviews for Blood: The Last Vampire
If you go in expecting an amusing stinker, you may enjoy it.
06/30/09
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
Stylishly shot and undeniably trashy, this is a strange mish-mash of a film that's actually surprisingly entertaining, despite the usual choppily-edited fight scenes.
07/02/09
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
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
So laughably awful that it easily qualifies for so-bad-it's-good status.
07/20/09
... a bizarre mix of sensibilities that falls apart into a mess of cultural cues. The result is as tone deaf as the confused accents.
10/19/09
The action is repetitive and unoriginal, but it at least offers a respite from the horrible writing and acting.
07/09/09
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
Slashing swords, splashing blood, and flashy CGI - not to mention a hot chick in school uniform - sound like a cool combination, but the life bleeds out of Blood: The Last Vampire long before the final reel.
07/15/09
Suffers from abusive close-ups, repetitive fight sequences and uninspired demon design.
07/10/09
Top CriticAs the credits began to roll, I thought to myself, "I can't believe this was a theatrical release." Neither will you if you pay to see it.
07/08/09
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 you're willing to accept it for what it is - a hyperactive fantasy, pleasantly ridiculous and delivered with amusing conviction by director Chris Nahon - you should be suitably entertained.
07/09/09
This isn’t a great movie. But it’s sincere as an entertainment, it looks good, it’s atmospheric.
07/09/09
Top CriticThis live-action update of a popular Japanese anime film from 2000 has a heart full of mythology, but its fangs are dulled by an anemic script and clumsy action sequences that are notable mostly for an excess of cheese, not blood.
07/10/09
Blood: The Last Vampire might be described as Kill Bill crossed with Buffy, only that would make it sound like more than the slapdash, thrill-less dud that it is.
07/09/09
Really, is there supposed to be any entertainment value in this thing, or is it meant to be a ponderously stupid endurance test?
07/29/09
If that sounds kind of hot, don't get your hopes up.
07/10/09
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