With a title like 'Oops! You're a Vampire' I was expecting a cheeseball comedy full of silly jokes (which would be fine, that's one of the reasons I watch low budget horror) but it was actually really nicely done exploration of a weird family under weirder circumstances.
The music/sound was great (some metal riffs in weird places but in general ace).
The acting was good. Really so much better than the average horror movie. The mother especially was fantastic.
There were a few dodgy props but in general it looked great and there were some pieces I really enjoyed.
The direction was really good too, not just obvious angles, nothing lingering too long, basically a lot better than a lot of films I watch.
The writing was absolutely fantastic. It was a bit weird and surreal (one of the siblings has a lab in his room), but somehow avoids some obvious tropes. The dialogue was witty without trying to be obnoxiously so and the interaction between the family members was realistic and complex, when it could've been 'they just all bicker all the time.'
Only a couple of things let it down for me. One is the quality. The version I saw on Prime was quite low-res and blurred quite a bit and the sound was often a bit muffled. I was surprised to see this came out in 2022? Was it shot in the 90s/early 2000s and not released for a long time?
Also there's a character who shows up (avoiding detail for spoilers) who looks like he's dressed up from a fancy dress shop that really took me out of the film.
For me this could be a cult classic if it was slightly higher quality and I kinda want to watch it again in the near future.
The music/sound was great (some metal riffs in weird places but in general ace).
The acting was good. Really so much better than the average horror movie. The mother especially was fantastic.
There were a few dodgy props but in general it looked great and there were some pieces I really enjoyed.
The direction was really good too, not just obvious angles, nothing lingering too long, basically a lot better than a lot of films I watch.
The writing was absolutely fantastic. It was a bit weird and surreal (one of the siblings has a lab in his room), but somehow avoids some obvious tropes. The dialogue was witty without trying to be obnoxiously so and the interaction between the family members was realistic and complex, when it could've been 'they just all bicker all the time.'
Only a couple of things let it down for me. One is the quality. The version I saw on Prime was quite low-res and blurred quite a bit and the sound was often a bit muffled. I was surprised to see this came out in 2022? Was it shot in the 90s/early 2000s and not released for a long time?
Also there's a character who shows up (avoiding detail for spoilers) who looks like he's dressed up from a fancy dress shop that really took me out of the film.
For me this could be a cult classic if it was slightly higher quality and I kinda want to watch it again in the near future.
