Bloodsuckers (2005)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Bloodsuckers |
| Original title | Bloodsuckers |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
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| Director | Matthew Hastings |
| script | Matthew Hastings |
| production | Gilles LaPLante |
| music | Before that, Vulama |
| camera | Eric J. Goldstein |
| cut | Garry MB Smith |
| occupation | |
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Bloodsuckers is a Canadian television film for Syfy . This 2005 horror film with science fiction elements was directed by Matthew Hastings .
action
In the year 2205 the earth's resources are used up. Humanity is expanding in space. During this expansion, however, she came across a number of extraterrestrial life forms with vampiric properties that humans need for food. To destroy this threat, a number of elite military fighters by the name of V-San (Vampire Sanitation) are sent out, whose task it is to wipe out vampire clans in the galaxy.
The team of the spaceship Heironymous consists of Captain Churchill, the two daredevils Rosa and Roman, the half-vampire Quintana and the newcomer Damian. When the captain dies during a mission on Basra 14, Damian of all people is appointed captain, who is now busy putting an end to the crew's quarrels. To make matters worse, the crew blames him for the captain's death. From Basra 14 they take Fiona Kennedy, a scientist, to a nearby transit station. A short time later this station is wiped out by a parasite-like vampire. Fiona is suspected.
Damian is able to convince his crew to pursue the woman on her escape. Fiona belongs to a kind of " Greenpeace " for vampires and has allied herself with the vampire Mucus. On a desert planet, Fiona and Mucus set a trap for the crew. Damian has to compete against Churchill, who has since become a vampire. With the help of the crew, he can kill both Churchill and Mucus.
background
The different vampire races are references to horror film classics. They are called Leatherface ( blood court in Texas ), Voorhees ( Friday the 13th ) and Nosferati ( Nosferatu - a symphony of horror ). The cast of the film is made up of well-known TV actors such as Joe Lando , Dominic Zamprogna , Natassia Malthe and Michael Ironside .
publication
Bloodsuckers is a production by Canadian broadcaster Syfy and first aired on July 30, 2005. The US DVD was released a year later under the title Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe . The German-language dubbed version was released on DVD on March 23, 2006.
Reviews
In the opinion of many critics, the TV production is a film that is not very convincing, not only because of the low budget. In particular, the performance of Michael Ironside as the villain Mucus could hardly convince and fell short of expectations.
However, some critics still refer to Bloodsuckers as one of the few in-house productions by Syfy that can entertain, which is mainly due to the unusual character drawing, the interesting story and the surprisingly harsh splatter effects . The lexicon of international films therefore also described the film as "self-deprecating science fiction horror that entertains on a high television level."
“You definitely shouldn't underestimate this film, even if the cover and synopsis don't really promise much. In the end, "Bloodsuckers" ca n't hold a candle to the comparable " Blade " trilogy, but should actually completely inspire its fans. Finally, there is slaughter here to excess (albeit with a few major interruptions), and this always at a highly acceptable level. For a TV production in this genre, "Bloodsuckers" turned out to be really great. In any case, B-goods looks completely different ... "
Web links
- Bloodsuckers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Jon Condi: Review. Dreadcentral.com, March 8, 2005, accessed December 18, 2010 .
- ↑ Release Dates. Internet Movie Database , accessed December 18, 2010 .
- ↑ Michael McQueen: Review. Digital Retribution, July 3, 2007, accessed December 18, 2010 .
- ^ David Cornelius: Review. Efilmcritic.com, June 25, 2010, accessed December 18, 2010 .
- ^ A b Björn Backes: Review. Powermetal.de, May 20, 2006, accessed December 18, 2010 .
- ↑ Bloodsuckers. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed December 18, 2010 .