{"id":149,"date":"2013-06-10T18:02:11","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=149"},"modified":"2013-08-25T11:21:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T16:21:28","slug":"bloodrayne-the-trilogy-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/intheaudience.net\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Bloodrayne (The Trilogy) – Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is my first attempt at reviewing a complete franchise,\u00a0 hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n

“Bloodrayne” (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Based on a popular video game, this movie is about Rayne, a half human\/half vampire called a “dhampir.”\u00a0 Having grown up as a captive sideshow freak, Rayne finally escapes.\u00a0 Learning that she is the daughter of the vampire king and seeking revenge upon him, she joins a society of vampire hunters called Brimstone.<\/p>\n

With the caliber of the cast of this movie, including some of my personal favorite character actors, as well as seasoned popular names, like Michael Madsen, Udo Kier, Meatloaf, Michael Pare, Michelle Rodriguez, Kristanna Loken, Billy Zane and Ben Kingsley,\u00a0 I was really surprised it wasn\u2019t better.\u00a0 Though the story concept was good, there were too many awkward moments where \u201caccents\u201d slipped and dialogue was forced.\u00a0 There was little to no chemistry between the characters\/actors and the body language was stiff, the fight scenes poorly executed. \u00a0Likely, it would have been more natural had they just done without the “accents”\u00a0 and worked more on improving the fight scenes.\u00a0 I mean really, this movie was supposed to be an action, kick ass, adventure, but completely failed. \u00a0 The only exceptions being Ben Kingsley and Billy Zane.\u00a0 Ben Kingsley, even in the worst of roles, is the best part of any scene.\u00a0 Billy Zane appeared to realize how “good” this movie would be and played his character to it’s cheesy fullest.\u00a0\u00a0 To be perfectly honest, I’m not a huge Uwe Boll fan, but I keep trying hoping he’ll surprise me.<\/p>\n

I give this one 2 shots-of-your-choice.\u00a0 It was tolerable, barely.\u00a0 Just goes to show that even an amazing cast can’t always save a bad movie.
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“Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance” (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Set a century after the original, Rayne is back, this time in the American Wild West, going head to head with none other than Billy the Kid (as a pedophile vampire) and his bloodsucking gang.\u00a0\u00a0 She teams up with Pat Garret, a reporter, a preacher, and others, except of course the actual citizens, to stop Billy’s reign terror in the town of Deliverance.\u00a0 Where this movie attempts to be intense and dramatic, it ends up between slow and ridiculous.<\/p>\n

Rayne, in this low budget (by Hollywood standards) sequel, is played by Natassia Malthe, who isn’t too bad except Rayne’s signature pair of swords were too big for her and they needed to cut away each time she unsheathed them.\u00a0 Well, that and she just doesn’t come across as 100-year-old seasoned vampire hunter. \u00a0 As with the first film, the fight scenes were lacking.\u00a0 Either lack of direction or lack of the actor’s ability, I couldn’t tell.\u00a0 Michael Pare as Pat Garrett was a pleasant surprise (I was really a fan of his when he was in “The Greatest American Hero” and “Eddie and the Cruisers”). \u00a0\u00a0 The chemistry between the actors\/characters\u00a0 was better, but the story and dialogue was so much worse than the first. \u00a0 The sound effects were horribly distracting, every time a vampire died it sounded like a pig being slaughtered.<\/p>\n

The musical score was quite good, one of the things I actually enjoyed about the movie.\u00a0 The other thing I liked was the use of practical effects, there was some CGI but it was pretty minimal.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, now that I\u2019ve seen this, I don\u2019t ever have to watch it again. This goes firmly in the \u201cdon\u2019t bother\u201d category.<\/p>\n

This gets 1 shot-of-your-choice.
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“Bloodrayne: The Third Reich” (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Natassia Malthe is back, in another low budget sequel, as Rayne, this time fighting the Nazi’s with Brendan Fletcher as Nathanial Gregor.\u00a0 She encounters Ekart Brand, played by Michael Pare, who intents to steal Rayne’s blood to make Hitler a dhampir and therefore immortal.\u00a0 With several of the same actors from the previous installments of the series, I was hoping for a Team Bloodrayne vs the Nazis.\u00a0 Well, it sort of was, if Team Bloodrayne means Ranyne and a bunch of sidekicks that keep getting killed.\u00a0 The new characters for previous actors was, frankly,\u00a0 confusing.<\/p>\n

While slightly less ridiculous than the aforementioned 2nd film, because of Hitler\u2019s well exploited interest in the Occult, it\u2019s still not good.\u00a0 Rayne still has no instincts, the bad guys can sneak up on her and shoot her in the back or string her up like a side of beef, though being “immortal” she might just not care.\u00a0 Also, gone are Rayne’s signature swords, replaced by a pair of custom made swords designed specifically for Natassia Malthe to use in this movie. To be fair, 3 drinks in and I found tons to enjoy, especially Clint Howard\u2019s performance\u2026 until I remembered that this *wasn\u2019t* the spoof.<\/p>\n

Clint Howard’s performance is the reason that this gets 1 1\/2 shots-of-your-choice rather than just one.
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For completion sake, I offer:<\/p>\n

“Blubberella” (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lindsay Hollister is Blubberella in this shot for shot spoof of “Bloodrayne: The Third Reich.”\u00a0 Featuring the exact same cast with new dialogue that was intended to be humorous, but is more forced and awkward.\u00a0 With the exception of Clint Howard, who’s character randomly sings show tunes, this was pretty much a train wreck.\u00a0 The movie transitions back and forth between WWII and Blubberella’s home as if it were the set of Cribs.<\/p>\n

This is the dregs, empty old unwashed cups of something you drank last week!<\/p>\n

Franchise as a Whole<\/strong><\/p>\n

The musical score and cinematography are consistently decent throughout the franchise.\u00a0 The over emphasis on the actors trying to hold their accents was consistently ridiculous, especially when combined with the fact that modern language was used throughout.<\/p>\n

If you like the video games and are curious about the movies, I’m sure you can find something enjoyable in them.\u00a0 Otherwise, you probably shouldn’t bother to watch anything past the first movie of this franchise.\u00a0\u00a0 The entire franchise, I give 1 shot-of-your-choice.
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