The Ironbound Vampire

I love low and no budget horror flicks. Ironbound Vampire was probably made for five bucks. It's got it's saving graces, but they may not appeal to everybody. The look of the main vampire is perfect. His vampire bride is excellent. The casting of Conrad Brooks and Delores Fuller is a treat. Conrad Brooks is really effective (maybe I've been drinking too much of the wine he was pushing in this movie). There's good music too. The story contains some decent creepy ideas that really appeal to me also. There's quite a few good artistic touches in this movie, but in the end it's still a very low low budget video. This is a good start even if the movie never manages to fully rise above it's severe budget restraints.

THE IRONBOUND VAMPIRE is about a hippie vampire and his harem of toothy ghoul-fiends.

For such infinitesimally low budget fare, many allowances must be made. After such allowances, this is still an insufferable sack of head cheeeze! With no discernable direction or production, we might be expecting the sort of "film" that kids in the neighborhood might throw together, hoping for a night of giggles. Alas, there's nothing that enjoyable here.

Instead, we're treated to lifeless characters -not just the vampires either- roaming around aimlessly. Scenes jump about, making little to no sense. At all. Near the end, some girl-on-girl action is thrown in arbitrarily to no avail. It's just not enough to save this catastrophic event.

Yes, both Conrad Brooks and Dolores Fuller have cameos in this cinematic kidney stone...

Let's give it its due. There is some nice amateur cinematography here. The story is interesting and much better than many horror stories. Unfortunately, the actors (who probably aren't actors) mumble their lines. There is little give and take or timing. There are a lot of street elements thrown in because I suspect the filmmakers know some of these people. Things unfold sort of slowly. Still, I was somewhat captured by the thing. I disagree that anyone with a camera could make this film. It's far from even a good film but I think the movie shows talent behind the camera. That's worth something. There are a few good isolated scenes as well.

Ironbound Vampire, The (1997)

* (out of 4)

Ultra low budget horror flick about a man injured during WW1 only to be bitten by a vampire. In current day Newark "Ironbound", NJ, the man starts looking for new women. The only reason I watched this thing was because Ed Wood regulars Dolorus Fuller and Conrad Brooks had small roles. It was nice seeing those two but other than that this film offers very little. Even though the film only runs 59-minutes it seems to go on forever.

Go watch an Ed Wood movie instead.

I just got this one on dvd and loved it.. With a lot of cool bonus stuff and a blooper reel that is to die for.. all i can say is "THE CHEESE THE CHEESE" BEST BLOOPER EVER..

As for the movie with it extended scenes was very well done. love the cast that was used for the days of old to the new actors and actress. Can't wait to see their new film "The Ghosts Of Angela Webb" on dvd. A true Ghost story of a haunted house in New Jersey..