The Irish Vampire Goes West

Terrific movie. Original and with both a sense of humor and mystery. I wish it the best of luck. It is shot on a shoestring budget, but somehow the director managed to extend that shoestring to Ireland for location shots. How did they do it? Great atmospheric value as well. It is a different take on the vampire genre. I learned a few things myself. I am waiting for it to get a release so I can see it again. It's a tough market.When I saw it, there was a packed house. everyone seemed to enjoy it as much as I did. The amount of laughter was spontaneous and surprising. That told me the wit that accompanied the serious content was intentional. Bravo.

The magic of poetry is portrayed in this film. The magic of poetry and the magic of Ireland, which in certain instances can mean the same thing. "The Irish Vampire Goes West" has the feel of an Irish fable. An old-world feel. An old-world feel which is almost old-fashioned in the days of i-Pads and Twitter, but necessary, more necessary than ever. We need the woods and the green marshlands of this film, we need the tombs and the underground chambers, we need the magic of believing that anything is possible, that vampires can show up out of nowhere to transport us to faraway places and suck out the poetry and love from us, only to return us from our journey more invigorated and inspired as ever; we need the innocence and fantasy of feeling that on any dark night a group of merry troubadours may lead us to unforeseen places. The Long sisters –Philomene and Pegarty- give an enchanting performance as Mara and Manananaan, supported by a spectacular background -Ireland, no less- lovely music and quirky well-written prose. All in all I found this film captivating, a metaphor representing the fleeting inspiration of poetry.

Amazing, spell-binding. Mysterious.

Like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this film brings you inside its strange world of reality and doesn't let go. It chokes your soul and twists you into its tangled web of a brand new kitchy phantasmagoric horror tale.

Take the ride.

You will be glad you did. Why don't others make movies like this? Because they can't. Back in the golden age of silent films, audiences were held captives as the stories unfolded before their eyes.

This fabulous film has the rich tradition of silent films in its grasp as well as the forward "indie" direction that movies should be taking. This film has twists and turns and flashbacks and fantasy. There are vampires and fairies and Ireland.

Take the time to see this wonderful romp of a movie.