Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula

I'm a fan of b-movies and campy trash... I thought this might be "so bad it was good" Unfortunately it was pointless and boring. Dreadful acting, pathetic script and a ridiculous story. I'm quite sure I could have done better myself writing, acting or directing. Unoriginal, unimaginative and uninspiring. How and why do Amazon have this on as three and a half stars out of five? In fact why are they bothering to show it at all? Schoolchildren could make a better movie. Truly wish I had spent 91 minutes doing anything else. Do yourself a favour and watch something else, or read a book, or watch paint dry!

Anything would be better than this!

The film starts with a nice plot twist and is a tale of two worlds until Bonnie meets Drucula. All in all it was pretty well written, shot well with a good sound track. The graphic violence was a little rough for my taste however. Tiffany Shepis as the mean girl Bonnie is the standout, but everyone was good including the space cadet flower child Annabel played with glee by Jenny Friend. T. Max Graham who plays the irascible Jake has one gruesome but hilarious scene towards the climatic end. Even though the film was made in 2008 it feels like a period piece and is well worth a watch if you can stomach occasional graphic violence.

If you like B-horror movies, &/or campy horror (Zombieland, or Shawn of the Dead), you'll definitely enjoy this film.

I do not particularly care for horror, campy or otherwise, but am always interested in Indie flicks. So I had the opportunity to see this at a film festival, and am glad I did. It got lots of laughs, and even had some decent special effects.

To briefly summarize: the setting is early 20th century, where the fugitives Bonnie & Clyde meet up with some supernatural forces, including Count Dracula. The film definitely had the feel of a comic book dramatization or graphic novel, perhaps inspired by League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or something like that.

The acting by Tiffany Shepis was brilliant, and the rest of the acting was pretty decent. The doctor's sidekick Annabelle also got lots of laughs.

My only complaint is that a few scenes dragged on, and a few too many lulls in the flow of the film. I think the writer/director might have been trying to cram too much story into the 2 hours. But frankly, I was more impressed with this low budget film than most of the movies in the theater currently, so I can hardly complain.

If you are just looking for Hollywood gore with fast-paced special effects, then look elsewhere. But if you are interested in out-of-the-box storytelling, original scripts, and independent film making with an eccentric flair, Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula will not disappoint.

My criticism of Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula might be a tad-bit unfair as one probably isn't supposed to complain much about a movie called Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula.

Going into it, I knew it was a D-List B-Movie with a preposterous premise ... and it is. The film has "decent" acting from some no-name-never-will-be-a-name actors who do the most with their cheesy dialogue and the grotesque situations in which they find themselves. Simply because someone believed a confrontation between the notorious gangster-duo and Dracula would make for an interesting movie, Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula was made.

It doesn't really matter how Bonnie and Clyde end up in the same house as Dracula (a mad doctor with a burlap sack over his head -- Dr. Loveless -- is harboring the bloodsucker in his basement ... yep, hahaha, sure thing!); all that does matter is that the two sides confront each other ... and nobody else (the supporting players) really stand a chance.

This is an "ignorance-is-bliss" kind of a film ... the audience is simply supposed to enjoy the stupidity on screen. I was able to ... some.

What bothered me was that the remarkably bad screenwriter apparently knew next-to-nothing of Ms. Parker and Mr. Barrow. They are pretty-much Bonnie and Clyde in name ONLY as their behavior, action and motivation in THIS film are nothing-at-all like they were in real life (it could have been worse, though, as Hilary Duff doesn't play THIS film's Bonnie). I am sure I shouldn't have cared; and I only did a little bit ... because, seriously, get something right! (I'm not asking for 100% historical accuracy in ANY film; but I'd have accepted a mere 05% here)

It can be difficult to blend real-life characters with fiction in something like this. I read and accepted the recent Pride & Prejudice and Zombies lately and did NOT mind Lizzie Bennett and her sisters being ninja-trained warriors (as they are fiction-upon-fiction); but having Bonnie Parker go medieval with a razor blade (before they even encounter Fangs McGhee) was just too much (as it is still debated whether or not the REAL Bonnie Parker ever pulled a trigger).

The movie is supposed to be a brainless/thoughtless, fun-time. For this to happen the movie should be watched with one's brain turned completely off as ANY kind of thinking will mar the film. How is that possible?!? Actually ... I don't know as I haven't turned my brain back on yet.

Incredibly stupid movie which - I'm sorry, I can't help myself - I was quite pleased with.

Tho Tiffany Shepis' Bonnie Parker is the main turn, the real star is Jennifer Friend as weird hippie-girl-in-fantasy-world, Annabelle.

On the lam Champion Barrow and Parker chance upon a country pile where Count Black Church has been resurrected by raving Dr Loveless and his unwilling wacko assistant sister, Annabelle. Loveless believes a transfusion of ye olde Transylvanian red drip will cure an unpleasant malaise which causes him to wear a sack on his head to spare everyone his horrible boat.

Much happens. Most of the film is tongue-in-cheek crime caper cut up by odd shootings or straight razorings. Tho it's unpretentious, quick and plain old crackers, the criticism 'Bonnie And Clyde vs Dracula' has met is fully justified - but it just sorta gets ya.

The upshot of all this is not much to be honest, but a watchable not much : Barrow becomes kinda Renfield to Parker's undead - now not only a bloodthirsty gangsteress but also one of Dracula's brides of blood! Betcha didn't know Bonnie Parker was a vampire ? Faye Dunaway tricked y'all . .