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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.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong bloody stylized violence.

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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.... 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. This live-action update of the anime favorite finds Saya on the hunt for Onigen, the mother of all vampires. [More]

Starring: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, JJ Feild

Starring: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, JJ Feild, Koyuki, Yasuaki Kurata

Director: Chris Nahon

Director: Chris Nahon
Screenwriter: Chris Chow
Producer: William Kong, Abel Nahmias
Composer: Clint Mansell
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

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Oct 20, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, French
 
 
 
 

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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.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
07/16/09
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

So laughably awful that it easily qualifies for so-bad-it's-good status.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
07/20/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

... a bizarre mix of sensibilities that falls apart into a mess of cultural cues. The result is as tone deaf as the confused accents.

Full Review Source: Seanax.com | comment Comment
10/19/09
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seanax.com

The action is repetitive and unoriginal, but it at least offers a respite from the horrible writing and acting.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
07/09/09
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

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.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment 1 Comment
07/09/09
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

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.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
07/15/09
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

Suffers from abusive close-ups, repetitive fight sequences and uninspired demon design.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
07/10/09
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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As 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.

Full Review Source: Dread Central | comment Comment
07/08/09
Uncle Creepy
Uncle Creepy
Dread Central

Shows a new level of filmmaking incompetence previously only seen in the films of Dr. Uwe Boll. It is just plain awful

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
07/07/09
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
07/09/09
Rossiter Drake
Rossiter Drake
San Francisco Examiner

This isn’t a great movie. But it’s sincere as an entertainment, it looks good, it’s atmospheric.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
07/09/09
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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This 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.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
07/10/09
Ted Fry
Ted Fry
Seattle Times

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.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
07/09/09
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Really, is there supposed to be any entertainment value in this thing, or is it meant to be a ponderously stupid endurance test?

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/29/09
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

If that sounds kind of hot, don't get your hopes up.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
07/10/09
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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Unexciting, incoherent, lamely acted, and carelessly written.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/08/09
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Village Voice
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The action sequences are the prize attraction and even they leave something to be desired.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
07/03/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

'The world is full of bloodsuckers,' notes the lead vampire's handler; the only believable line in the movie.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment 3 Comments
06/09/09
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Boys in the audience may groan indulgently, but their dates ought to squeal with delighted pride.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/09/09
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Blood: The Last Vampire feels both derivative and strangely amateurish, an awkward blend of Hong Kong-style combat set pieces and clumsy English-language dialogue scenes that verge on laughable.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
07/10/09
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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