Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Damned (2006)

I think this is the first time I have said "oh shit" when looking at the menu of a dvd - not a good sign. When the credits started I noticed it was done by the Quiroz brothers. Another bad sign as I could not even manage to get more than twenty minutes into their film, San Fran Psycho.

The plot of the movie is almost like Fright Night without the charm, wit, or budget. Vampires move into the neighborhood and Tom sees them killing people in the park near his house. His roommate Nacho doesn't believe him, but Danny, a horror movie buff, takes him seriously.

Shortly afterwards Todd Bridges shows up as a vampire hunter who wants revenge for the death of his wife. The term vampire hunter is used loosely as he and his partner have no experience and don't really seem prepared for what is to come.

There are various plot holes, including why the police have fingerprints on file for a kid who has a clean record. Also the vampires look like they lift weights and have huge fangs which look silly.

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