NightRider2000 Reviews

Faded Dreams (2007)

Done Well for a Low Budget Film

[8/10 · 5 August 2013]

This is an interesting little film. It's clearly low budget and aside from some of the actors, most of the acting is unprofessional. But it tells an interesting story within its technical and economic confines. The main character is a good kid who is a talented basketball player with ambitions of playing professionally. He shops around for the perfect high school and college team to launch his career. But every coach he ever plays for is either a jerk or an idiot. They're either bullies who like to throw their weight around abusing their players at the team's expense, or they're just idiots who couldn't make a good tactical decision for the team if their lives depended on it. Sadly, the main character never seems to learn the real lesson, choose a school with the intention of learning something, not to play sports. Otherwise, all you'll learn is how shallow human nature can be.

Bloodsucking Babes from Burbank (2007)

Based on a B movie meter.

[8/10 · 6 October 2011]

While the acting is inconsistent, at least most of the cast give a strong effort, with Heidi Brucker (as Samantha) and Danilo Mancinelli (as Zack) doing an excellent job under the circumstances. The music seems to be a mix of original material (by a number of different artists) and library material, but it's introduced well and punctuates a few scenes impressively. It's also shot in a number of attractive locations throughout Burbank, and the choice to film most scenes in the daytime at least helps avoid many of the lighting issues which affect many low-budget productions.

Worth a watch if you are into the Campy Horror type Genre from the 80's. Though, it is an ambitious attempt at horror comedy, Bloodsucking Babes from Burbank wears its intentions on its sleeve, but is neither funny enough - nor scary enough - to be anything but a confusing mish-mash of genres.