Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers

I didn't have any expectations going into this one. It was fun. Definitely plays more to the comedy side and was a little light on vampire scenes, but what was there was well done. Overall, I enjoyed it.

Well, based from the movie's cover and the synopsis, I thought this movie to either be a fun one or one that totally would flop. So as I sat down to watch the 2020 movie "Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers" it could go either way for me.

And I will say that "Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers" luckily turned out for the better, as this was a funny and enjoyable movie. Sure, while it is not up to par with movies such as "Shaun of the Dead" or "Lesbian Vampire Killers", it certainly is a watchable and funny movie. However, it should be said that this particular movie is somewhat of an acquired taste, so I doubt it will prove as widely embraceable as "Shaun of the Dead" or "Lesbian Vampire Killers". However, I did enjoy "Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers", no doubt about it.

The storyline, as written by writer and director Ryan Barton-Grimley, was a good one, and it proved to be a story that had a lot of interesting aspects to it. The movie was a good mixture of light horror with a heavy doze of comedy to it. And the wonderful characters, especially Hawk (played by Ryan Barton-Grimley) and Rev (played by Ari Schneider) were just wonderful characters and were portrayed nicely by the two actors.

"Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers" is not a movie that is relying heavily on special effects or CGI, so you should not sit down to watch this movie with the intention or hopes of being in for a CGI fest.

I found this movie to be a nice surprise and an entertaining movie, and if you have the chance to sit down to watch it, I would recommend that you do so. My rating of "Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Everyone in the cast for this movie is at least 20 years older than they need to be for this style of comedy to land.

The humor is a sort of ridiculous slap stick that requires the characters to be mentally disabled. It is impossible to accept these characters as existing except as escapees from a group living facility.

There isn't a single normal realistic character on the entire movie. It feels is like a skit that goes on for 10 times longer than is tolerable. If they had used child actors then I cold see this being quite clever.

At one point they talk about a hospital that is just for kids with cancer and claim this isn't believable. Since such a place does exist, it's becomes clear that the script is not in on the joke. The writing is simply the best possible from a cast of very ignorant people and it's difficult to find the humor.

This movie does to American Society what Norman Rockwell did nearly a 100 years ago. It paints a clear picture of America and who its inhabitants truly are. From the start of the movie till the last credit rolls you are looking at a snapshot of the culture and people of this fine country . The camera work is exquisite and never once will you see the crews reflected in any of the windows or mirrors in the shoot. The sound was truly inspiring and makes you wonder how did they do this without ever getting the microphone in any of the shots. The cast appears to all be method actors who truly believe they are the characters that they portray. My only problem with this truly cinematic masterpiece was that it ended to quickly. They could easily turn this into a multiple set of Movies like Lord of The Rings!

I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when my friend put on Hawk and Rev last night but It had my full attention right from the 80's style intro. It was simply a light hearted, throwback horror buddy comedy and a really good time. I do not know why more people are not talking about this movie as it's B movie style is sure to have a cult following in the future.