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Blood - The Last Vampire

Blood - The Last Vampire (2001)

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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3

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This anime feature blends digital computer animation with the more traditional drawn animation cells. The moody artwork complements the story of Saya, the last true vampire, who must find and destroy an evil group of blood-sucking creatures that are hiding, and killing, within a U.S. compound in Japan during the Vietnam War. This DVD presentation also includes a "making of" featurette and a trailer for the film. The voice of Saya is provided by Youki Kodoh, who starred in 1999's Snow Falling on

Mar 22, 2005

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A moody, mysterious fright film with a painterly beauty.

October 25, 2001 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle
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Another example of animation that shows just how deep something as seemingly superficial as a cartoon can get.

October 25, 2001 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News
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The story ... is the sort of convoluted and often incoherent mess that is typical of the genre no doubt, rabid anime fans are better equipped to decipher its intricacies

August 22, 2001
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Is much more effective at evoking a paranoid mood than at telling a coherent story, and the jerky action sequences are among the film's weaker visual elements.

August 17, 2001 Full Review Source: New York Times
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With its dour insularity and clingy fidelity to realism, this overhyped slashfest fails to rise above the extravagant pointlessness that plagues inferior anime.

August 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Village Voice
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This 48-minute Japanese animated film earned accolades back in 2000 for being ground-breaking in its technique...but once you get past that small achievement, Blood: The Last Vampire is mediocre at best...

July 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique
Cinefantastique

Comes across as a prologue teaser for a yet-to-be-established franchise.

June 11, 2009 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness
Lessons of Darkness

...in the wake of an astounding battle scene that literally sweeps the breath out of its viewers, the end credits begin to roll, and we're left wondering, 'that's it?'

September 29, 2001 Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org
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Blood: The Last Vampire, which clocks in at under 60 minutes, is not only watchable, it's not half bad.

September 20, 2001 Full Review Source: Movie Habit
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Audience Reviews for Blood - The Last Vampire

21/04/2010 (DVD)

Not the best 'Anime' but its still pretty cool.

They made a real life film feature to this and it was interesting to see both versions.

I'm not sure why they chose to do a realistic film for this 'Manga/Anime' when there is stacks of better 'Manga/Anime' than this, but I must admit they did a good job on the real-life action movie in my opinion.

Anyway, the animation is great and the colors are nice and dark with gushing blood and gore.
July 26, 2009
EightThirty

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Coming from the creators of Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire is one entertaining film with one major flaw. It is too short.At only 45 minutes, this vampire tale is interesting and entertaining enough to leave the viewer wanting more. Believe me when I say that there is room for more. Nevertheless, the main character of Saya is the only character to follow, as there is no other to take the stage. There is just no time for the development of any other character. Not even a villain. In fact, a good portion of Saya is left to question, which goes back to the run time yet again. The conclusion with the picture of Saya is a nice touch though.There is a lot of killing and action. That is all this basically is since there isn't enough time to develop a full blown story. This is a shame. Still, this film has a lot to offer.The animation itself looks wonderful. Even though this is done in 2000, the digital effects look good even today. The characters are reminiscent of Ghost in the Shell and the surroundings and objects have a little of that CG look to them.The voice acting isn't too bad. The dialogue is a mixture of Japanese and English and it is written this way. The Japanese sounds good, however the English is somewhat of a disappointment. Youki Kudoh providers her voice for Saya and her bland deep sound fits with her personality.Blood: The Last Vampire is good for what it is, however there is much more potential that is still to be revealed.
April 15, 2009
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