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 BloodRayne (DVD)
Description: Genre: War & Western - War / Theatrical Release: 2006 / Director: Uwe Boll / Actors: Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen ... more  BloodRayne (DVD) ... ... / DVD released 23 May, 2006 at Uwe Boll Productions / Features of the DVD: Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC / In eighteenth century Romania, Rayne, a dhampir (half-human, half-vampire), prone to fits of blind blood rage but saddled with a compunction for humans, strives to avenge her mother's rape by her father, Kagan, King of Vampires. Two vampire hunters, Sebastian and Vladimir, from the Brimstone Society persuade her to join their cause.Newest Review: ... it into the ground, leaving a disjointed and gaudy mess. Right from the start it's full of special effects, wobbly ... more ... backgrounds, shaky cam, stylistic colour corrections for super-dramatic sunsets, jump cuts. Unfortunately it largely undermines a few effectively brutal moments scattered about the film. Then further undermined as each fight scene tries to outdo the last with ever more outlandish and disgusting scenes of murder. Decapitations, scalping, drawn out torture, various impalings through every part of the body, every possible limb is severed. The list goes on as the viewer becomes increasingly desensitised. The effects themselves...more |
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BloodRayne (DVD): Bloody Hell (948 words)
by The Polar One - written on 25.07.07 (Very useful, 122 readings)
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89. Bloodrayne (2005) [film only review] Bloodrayne started life as a computer game, but I've never played it, so I'm reviewing this film entirely on it's own merits. I've never seen a film by director Uwe Boll before, and if this is indicative of his style and talent I hope never to see one again. In recent years he seems to enjoy adapting video games, with titles like Alone in the Dark, House of the Dead, Dungeon Siege, and this autumn's Postal. He also seems to enjoy violence, gore and boobies, which Bloodrayne provides in perhaps overly generous portions. Okay, let's be honest – this is just plain gratuitous. Gratuitous unoriginal nonsense at that. ...
