Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Chris Nahon

Writers:

Kenji Kamiyama (character) &
Katsuya Terada (character) ...

Release Date:

29 May 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Where evil grows she preys

Plot:

A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon is disguise. |

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Japan | Vampire | Post WWII | Based On Comic

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Cast

Gianna Jun	...	Saya
Allison Miller	...	Alice Mckee
Masiela Lusha	...	Sharon
JJ Feild	...	Luke
Koyuki	...	Onigen
Liam Cunningham	...	Michael
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Kato Takatora
Michael Byrne	...	Elder
Colin Salmon	...	Powell
Andrew Pleavin	...	Frank Nielsen
Larry Lamb	...	General Mckee
Constantine Gregory	...	Principal Henry
Ailish OConnor	...	Linda
Joey Anaya	...	Creature
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jamal Duff	...	Bouncer
John Duff	...	Bouncer

Also Known As:

Last Blood (Japan: English title)
Rasuto buraddo (Japan)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody stylized violence.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Hong Kong | Japan | France | Argentina

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:R-15 | USA:R | UK:18 | Ireland:16 | Hong Kong:IIB (cut) | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Dali, Yunnan Province, China

Company:

East Wing Holdings

Goofs:

Anachronisms: F-16 aircraft are shown at the airbase (along with more period-correct scooters, albeit in incorrect color schemes and location) but this was set 3 years before they were designed and first flew. The F-16 didn't enter US service until 1980.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)

Definitely less than expected

I just got back from seeing this movie and was disappointed. I actually knew relatively little about the movie aside from the plot synopsis going in, and still I was disappointed.

The more I think about the movie, the lower I have been setting the ranking. The acting was for the most part okay or sub-par: the main character, Saya, had one look, the sulking schoolgirl. Alice, the white girl side-kick seemed to do well, but have terrible direction, as if her character was never quite in the right mood for the scene.

The action scenes were pretty weak. School girl swings her sword and a demon gets cut in half and super CGI ichor comes out. Whole bunch of demons attack, girl swings her sword and a couple demons fall spurting CGI ichor. I don't need an action scene to be believable, but I do expect it to have life. There was one action scene that reminded me of old school ninja movies (which is actually a good thing) but for the most part the action was dull and little more than a series of decent stills strung together.

The writing was campy and sub-par. A number of scenes caused the audience to laugh because the dialog and scene as a whole just came across as ridiculous.

I think the best way to describe the movie is a Frenchman making an American movie from a Japanese script.