Blood: The Last Vampire
Genre: Horror/Anime Adaptation
Directed by: Chris Nahon
Run time: 89 minutes
Rating: R
Format: Blu-Ray

The Lowdown: “Blood: The Last Vampire” somehow manages to rise above low expectations, dismal early reviews and an annoying reliance on fake CGI blood splatters to actually entertain with enough rousing fight scenes and interesting vampire foes to outweigh the obvious negatives.

This live-action adaptation of the long-popular Japanese manga and anime cartoon, “Blood: The Last Vampire” is one of those movies that you watch without paying much attention to the dialogue, particularly the long-winded explanations of who’s good, who’s bad and why this fight has raged on for centuries.

You watch it to see a Japanese schoolgirl kick butt with martial arts mayhem and a big sharp sword.

And in that respect, it’s pretty damn fun.

Some of the CGI is awful, but some of it, particularly the winged vampire nemesis, is enjoyable despite the cheese.

There are too many plot holes, inconsistencies and just plain HUH? moments to list here.

Just go with the action on screen and check logic at the door and you should be sufficiently engaged for its brief 89-minute run time.

The Stuff You Care About:
Hot chicks – Asian vampire schoolgirls with swords, covered in blood. Oh yeah.
Nudity – No.
Gore – Minimal.
Drug use – No.
Bad Guys/Killers – Vampires, duh.
Buy/Rent – Rent it.
Blu-Ray Bonus Features – Storyboard Gallery; Making-of featurette; “Battling Demons: Behind the Stunts” featurette.
On the Web – http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/bloodthelastvampire/
Release Date – Oct. 20, 2009