The Vampire's Tomb

The Vampire's Tomb (2013)

* (out of 4)

Andre Perkowski took Edward D. Wood's unfilmed screenplay "The Vampire's Tomb" and turned it into this low-budget homage. There's really not a whole lot known about the original screenplay, although it was rumored to be a project that Wood intended to have Bela Lugosi star in. The Dr. Acula character would also be a comic point in Tim Burton's ED WOOD.

I read an interview with Perkowski where he said he added about 20% of his own ideas as well as 10% from other Wood movies to come up with this film. I must say that I really didn't enjoy this movie but at the same time I give Perkowski a lot of created because he's at least created something rather creative and I give him a lot of credit for doing that and not just delivering your casual type of horror film.

With that said, I found the film to be extremely boring and there just wasn't much in it that made me want to keep watching it. The performances are a bit bad and I'm really not sure if the over-the- top nature was on purpose to make the film appear more like an Ed Wood movie or what. There's also a Lobo character here with an actor that looks like Tor Johnson. The film was creatively put together but it just didn't have enough for it to keep me entertained.

This muddled messterpiece of a movie was written, directed and produced by Andre Perkoswki. The film is virtually unwatchable. Everything about it screams LOW BUDGET! The acting is amateurish, and the plot is unfathomable. The boom microphone is on camera so much, it should get a screen credit. The only redeeming value it has is the occasional inclusion of Criswell's narration and predictions. "We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives, whether we want to or not....The Earth was created in seven days, and it will be destroyed in seven days." Unfortunately, the world didn't end before this movie was released.