Out for Blood

I landed on this movie by mistake actually, started watching because the remote wasn't near me and I had things on my lap that prevented me from getting up to change the channel. I'm glad I didn't ... here's why:

For die hard vampire fans or horror flick fans this may be too light weight for you, but since I'm not a follower of the genre that would be up to you. This film is a really good film in my opinion. I kept watching at first because I wanted to see Kevin Dillion -- who turns out to be really quite good. I think the movie is supposed to be scary, but it seems to be done tongue in cheek -- I found myself laughing at times which is good for me since I'm not real into being scared myself. So, I enjoyed this about the movie. The storyline had a few turns that were unexpected and definitely kept me watching.

So, I'd say it's a keeper. Whether for a comedy for a horror flick I'm not quite sure which to put it under. And the funny thing is I say that in a good way. It was quite enjoyable and I'd even say that I'd watch it again. I hope more people post opinions so I can come back and read what others had to say about the movie. Enjoy - I hope.

A cop investigating a series of disappearances links them too an abandon building where a cult of vampires are living in the basement. Naturally, his captain doesn't believe him, so it's up to him—and his ex-wife, a vampire novelist—to stop the bloodsuckers before they can kill more people. An average entry in the vampire sub-genre. Acting wasn't as bad as I feared (Lance Henrikson, a wonderful actor in this viewer's opinion, steals the show with his usual straight-faced delivery), the script has its moments (wisely writer/director Richard Brandes never takes the subject matter too seriously) and its even got a couple of fun (albeit hockey) gore scenes. The creature effects, from John Carl Buechler, were okay. I came in to "Vampires: Out For Blood" expecting the worst but it really wasn't that awful. An average horror film, die-hard vampire fans may enjoy it. 4/10.

I watched OUT FOR BLOOD when it premiered on the Sci-Fi channel last summer and although I was expecting it to be slightly better than it was, I still found it to be better than most movies that premiered on the Sci-Fi channel in the past few years. Low-budget like all of the Sci-fi channel original movies, some of the effects are a bit cheesy, but most of them are decent enough. One would expect the special effects to be the highlight of a vampire film like this, but the highlight is actually Kevin Dillon's performance. His performance almost makes up for the clichéd script and occasionally weak directing. Despite the flaws of OUT FOR BLOOD, it still an entertaining picture that never left me bored and given a better budget and script, could have been an above average vampire flick. I give it 5/10.

This new wave of Vampire tales embrace in a new concept of sexploitation as main flashy style to catch the new generation, now they appear on punk-rock clothing, more palatable nowadays, also including their real deformed faces as never seen in old ones, this new breed acquired weird behaviors like drugs and sexual desire, the blood stays on second plan, a police officer Hank Holten (Kevin Dillon) was in a painful divorce process with Susan Hasting (Vanessa Angel) when was warned by his chief Captain John Billings (Lance Henriksen) to starts an investigation over a missing girl Layla Simmons (Jody Lyn O'Keefe) on a rave party, Hank went there and finds this girl, invited by her spend a night with her and his friends at an empty building , there has a sex party involved many people, later came up the vampire leader that tried bite Hank saved by the rising sun, aftermath he shooting all around, however in next days when has to report all happenings to your Boss, nothing make sense, removed of the case by Captain Billings, he starts making his own investigation now with his former wife Susan, just an average tale, let it see by gorgeous girls around!!

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First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 5

In Los Angeles, Detective Hank Holten (Kevin Dillon) is obsessed by his ex-wife, the writer of vampire novels Susan Hastings (Vanessa Angel), stalking her and having drinking problems. His chief and friend, Captain John Billings (Lance Henriksen), makes him promise to forget her and stop drinking, and assigns Hank to find Layla Simmons (Jody Lyn O'Keefe), who is missing and without notice to her family. Hank goes to a rave party, finds Layla, they go to an orgy party in an old building, and while having sex with her, Hank finds that the place is a vampire nest. He is bitten by the vampire-leader, but nobody believes on him. He looks for Susan to help him.

"Out For Blood" is not so bad as IMDb User Rating of 3.7 indicates. The story has many flaws and clichés, but is interesting; Vanessa Angel is not a good actress, indeed she is awful; I like Kevin Dillon, but he is very weird in this movie; but in the end, "Out for Blood" is an above average vampire story. The scenes with the vampire Alex are very funny and Kenneth Colom has a good performance. Jody Lyn O'Keefe is tremendously sexy. The music score is excellent. Therefore, with lower expectations and liking vampire films, this B-movie may entertain. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Sangue de Lobo" ("Wolf Blood")