Rating: 
Summary: FRATERNAL INSTINCTS
Review: Okay, this is obviously a movie meant to turn on the guys...if you're in to hunky young flesh, this one's for you. There's some studly looking dudes in this one. However, other than Nathan Watkins as Chris and Josh Hammond as his buddy, the rest of the acting is junior high level. Especially Bradley Stryker, the hunk who plays head guy Devon. Elizabeth Bruderman is simply awful as the female lead, a whiny voice delivering lines like she was a recorded answering machine voice. Direct David DeCoteau loves the slowmo camera as evidenced by the many shots of the four hunks strutting around campus.
The biggest sin, though: it's not the least bit scary..not the least.
Rent this one, don't buy it.
Rating:
Summary: FRATERNAL INSTINCTS
Review: Okay, this is obviously a movie meant to turn on the guys...if you're in to hunky young flesh, this one's for you. There's some studly looking dudes in this one. However, other than Nathan Watkins as Chris and Josh Hammond as his buddy, the rest of the acting is junior high level. Especially Bradley Stryker, the hunk who plays head guy Devon. Elizabeth Bruderman is simply awful as the female lead, a whiny voice delivering lines like she was a recorded answering machine voice. Direct David DeCoteau loves the slowmo camera as evidenced by the many shots of the four hunks strutting around campus.
The biggest sin, though: it's not the least bit scary..not the least.
Rent this one, don't buy it.
Rating: 
Summary: Lame
Review: Producer/Director David DeCoteau is trying to create a new genre of movie. I'm not sure what it is. "The Brotherhood" has elements of a horror movie, yet is not scary; it has elements of suspense, but does not raise any tension; it has elements of homoeroticism, but the one sexual scene is pretty darn straight (or bi, at best, featuring two guys and one girl, although the guys are focused on the girl and not each other). The genre seems to be built around young man in various states of undress (but never seen completely undressed) and is being marketed to gay audiences. Feh. Gay men would be better served by renting or buying any number of softcore movies out there from the likes of Bel Ami than pay for this lame bait and switch.The plot is your relatively standard T&A (in this case, P&A--and I'm thinking pecs) horror movie, but without the sex or any significant amounts of blood. It takes place at a college where one frat is high above the others. What is it about the frat and its members that make it so special? (Read the other reviews, and you'll know. I won't spoil the plot, such as it is.) The college seems to exist in a time and place of its own with no real town nearby. Into this setting come two freshmen roommates, Chris (Nathan Watkins) and Dan (Josh Hammond). Chris is your standard issue jock and Dan is your standard issue geek. If you've seen any horror movies from the 80s or 90s, you know the pair. There is an air of sexual tension in the filmmaking, but the movie takes great care to establish that the boys are straight and both interested (kinda) in Megan (Elizabeth Bruderman), one of the few girls on campus. Dan desperately wants to belong, Chris has no interest in being part of the crowd. Chris becomes seduced by Devon, the charismatic president of the top frat. (I base the assessment of the character solely on the mechanics of the plot and not on Bradley Stryker's self-conscious acting.) It is up to Dan to save his friend/roommate. It's a by-the-numbers affair with nothing to make to stand out. Nathan Watkins is attractive (DeCoteau's camera lingers on his scantily-clad body many times) and his acting is adequate. Josh Hammond gives an animated performance, perhaps too lively. His eyes dart about constantly and his head always seems to be in motion. At least he looks alive, which is more than can be said of some of the other performers. Of the lot, his is the most appealing and interesting performances. He could have a solid future in sitcoms and light comedies if he keeps working. The script is perfunctory at best. The filmmaking matches the script step-for-step. (That's not a compliment.) There were many cases where I wanted DeCoteau to pull his camera back. He seems to favor close ups, not giving his actor much room within the frame to move. It becomes very claustrophobic, and when combined with some choppy editing, there are times when it becomes very difficult to follow the action. The DVD offers no extras and the film is presented in 1.33:1 screen aspect ratio. As this was probably shot for direct-to-video, I don't know if there was a version with a wider screen aspect ratio. All-in-all, if you are considering purchasing this DVD because you are looking for a thriller with gay elements or a cheesy guilty pleasure, look elsewhere. The gay audience should put there money into movies with true gay content rather than settle for this weak tease. (c)2001 Joe Edkin
Rating: 
Summary: The Brotherhood
Review: The Brotherhood is a good vampire movie, widely appealing to teens and younger adults. Good movie.
Rating:
Summary: Pitiful excuse for a vampire film - laughably bad!
Review: There is certainly a large contingent of people who will rent this film and enjoy it - I am not one of them. The DVD case and VHS box lead you to believe that you are to be excited by seeing some really hot young male vampires just light up the screen and frighten the bejesus out of you. The boys may be attractive, but as soon as they open their mouths all sense of attractiveness dissipates. These guys couldn't act their way out of a wet paper sack. And the script....can you say P U? The dialogue is so badly written (and even more poorly executed by these boys) that you wonder if there is now a school teaching bad film writing that gets produced. Apparently if you are good looking and can miraculously stumble your way onto a film set, this studio will give you a role. The actors could well be geniuses - but you couldn't swear it by me - they all appear to be as dumb as a box of rocks. There is supposedly this whole "homo-erotic" thing going on. I didn't see it. Of course I require more than just a bunch of faces and bodies trapsed across the screen to get excited. Disappointed by my review - think I've not really reviewed it - okay....here goes: Hot looking fraternity boys look to recruit a new pledge.....uh oh!.... (scary music here)....they're not really boys.....they're (percussion scary music: dum dum dum) really vampires! If you want to associate the whole blood sucker thing with homosexuality (and surely the makers of this film want to do exactly that), then you'll be transfixed. If you haven't had a total lobotomy, then you'll look at the DVD case; remark at the attractiveness of the boys, and move on to something worth wasting your hard earned cash on.
Rating:
Summary: Pitiful excuse for a vampire film - laughably bad!
Review: There is certainly a large contingent of people who will rent this film and enjoy it - I am not one of them. The DVD case and VHS box lead you to believe that you are to be excited by seeing some really hot young male vampires just light up the screen and frighten the bejesus out of you. The boys may be attractive, but as soon as they open their mouths all sense of attractiveness dissipates. These guys couldn't act their way out of a wet paper sack. And the script....can you say P U? The dialogue is so badly written (and even more poorly executed by these boys) that you wonder if there is now a school teaching bad film writing that gets produced. Apparently if you are good looking and can miraculously stumble your way onto a film set, this studio will give you a role. The actors could well be geniuses - but you couldn't swear it by me - they all appear to be as dumb as a box of rocks. There is supposedly this whole "homo-erotic" thing going on. I didn't see it. Of course I require more than just a bunch of faces and bodies trapsed across the screen to get excited. Disappointed by my review - think I've not really reviewed it - okay....here goes: Hot looking fraternity boys look to recruit a new pledge.....uh oh!.... (scary music here)....they're not really boys.....they're (percussion scary music: dum dum dum) really vampires! If you want to associate the whole blood sucker thing with homosexuality (and surely the makers of this film want to do exactly that), then you'll be transfixed. If you haven't had a total lobotomy, then you'll look at the DVD case; remark at the attractiveness of the boys, and move on to something worth wasting your hard earned cash on.
Rating: 
Summary: awesome
Review: This is a "B" movie at best! After all the hype from reviews and such I was thoroughly let down. Yes they were vampires. No there wasn't blood and gore. It was supposed to homoerotic. One scene with guys running around in their briefs. I still can't figure that one out. Save your time and money. Rent "Interview With A Vampire".
Rating:
Summary: Don't waste your money!
Review: This is a "B" movie at best! After all the hype from reviews and such I was thoroughly let down. Yes they were vampires. No there wasn't blood and gore. It was supposed to homoerotic. One scene with guys running around in their briefs. I still can't figure that one out. Save your time and money. Rent "Interview With A Vampire".
Rating:
Summary: Greatly Godawful
Review: This is one of the most horrible movies I've ever seen. It's terrific. This is quite possibly the world's best movie for watching with friends on a Friday night while you're one-quarter drunk.
Rating:
Summary: awesome
Review: this is the best movie ever. i want to be just like them.
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