Vampires: Brighter in Darkness

Okay let me start by saying my star rating is very generous since this was such a low budget instalment. However let me explain that it's my love of all things vampire (save for Twilight) and the chemistry between the actors and the overall feeling I got from the film that inspired my generosity. This is a vampire love story and while the lead characters are gay that is not the focus of the piece. The storyline is unique, the CGI FX are middle school at best and poorly mixed but for the budget it's acceptable. The acting isn't Oscar worthy with acceptation to the fact that the lead actors are not gay but portray that trait with believability, this is the first professional gig many of the actors in it have done. Not a bad piece to cut your teeth on, in my opinion.. This film is the edited down compilation of a series but could have done with another go at the editing room to further reduce the run time without taking away from the story. Being a fan of big budget productions I can see how easy it would be to be critical of the components that feel lacking but when the focus is put on the parts that are amazing it makes acceptance easier.

If you are looking for a fun vampire romp with fangs, flesh, blood and preternatural abilities this is for you. If you want big budget then Twilight is that way.

I loved this movie. Yea the special effects aren't Star wars but the acting is great the story line is very original and the guys are gay, vampires and hot. Where have you ever seen that before? I only saw the movie version of course but would love to see the original series as a lot of footage was cut from the series to make the movie a reasonable length. More than two hours was cut according to the director. There probably isn't much chance for another sequel but would love to see Dan Briggs and Rhys Howells work together again. The chemistry between these two was amazing. And very believable. If you like vampires, do yourself a favor and watch this and the sequel Vampires Lucas Rising.

Saw this cool Low budget (£20,000) Movie at the Iris Festival in Cardiff Wales UK and was thoroughly entertained!! Yeah its low budget but it just goes to show how with great acting, a cool storyline and some not too bad SFX and the drive of a hard working team what can be achieved!! If you like Vampires that look sexy, have some brains and are more believable than anything in the Twilight series this is a must see! And Yeah the two main Vamps are Gay but Jeez! its 2012!!! Brokeback Mountain meets Twilight!!! Go see it and enjoy something original and British!! Vampires! Sexy Vampires! Demons! Gods! Witches! This is gonna be a CULT Movie! Loved every second! I laughed! Jumped! and Felt for every second! LOVE IT!

I almost rated this a ten because it's such great camp fun! The movie has a good storyline, some great acting, lots of fun goofy special effects on a very low budget, hot gay vampires and... little short, round witches along the lines of the medium in The Exorcist. I only rated it a nine because of the last 5 or 10 minutes of the movie... which I couldn't spoil if I had to because I have no idea what I was watching happen. LOL!

I think the people who are saying it's terrible and rating it so low may be hearing a *whoosh* as it goes right over their heads. This is not meant to be taken seriously. I mean, please! How can anyone watch VBIN and not laugh at Charlotte's intentionally stereotyped New Jersey accent and attitude that is out of place in a "horror" movie? C'mon, people, this isn't Masterpiece Theater here, nor was it meant to be. It's pure camp along the lines of Flash Gordon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Batman:The Movie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and every John Waters picture ever made!

I loved it. Except... although I've watched it about ten times, I still have no idea what happened, or why, in those last 5 or 10 minutes. I'm actually wondering if it was left with that ending with the intention of making a sequel that never materialized.

At any rate, I'm sure I'll watch it another ten times.

I hope there will be a continuation of this movie/season, "Vampires: Brighter in Darkness". It is a vampire/horror in the classical sense in that the terror is not like that of a Halloween/Friday the 13th type. Being a gay man I of course enjoyed the intimate scenes that are tastefully done. I like this film for these reasons, that and some of the tender/tactile/romantic scenes,(all three qualities of which I am a strong adherent of). The ending caught me completely off guard. I was expecting a fairy tale ending..."and they all lived happily ever after". In accordance with your guidelines re: "Spoiler", I will not elaborate further on the ending.

But the ending is such that I would really hope there will be a continuation. I would like to see how this would develop into a really good series for those of us that enjoy this type of entertainment genre.