Rating: Summary: SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNDEAD!!!!! Review: Now you can own the cool modern vampire film from Director Ted Nicholau on DVD!I have the whole series on VHS but I must have this ultimate DVD video.This 1990 Full Moon Classic is about 3 young girls in Romania who fall victims to the Vampire Kingdom.The evil vampire Radu wants the girls to be his undead vampire slaves but the good vampire Stefan wants to kill his evil brother and save the girls from thier unholy fate.Who will regin supreme?YOU TELL ME! Buy this DVD or VHS and be scared and on the edge of your seat adventure. RATED R for nudity,violence and gore.
Rating: Summary: Classic vampires from the land of vampires Review: Special Effects are bad, acting is worse and the writing comical. I found this movie grouped with other vampire films of the decade and really the others are better. The story is predictable. Good nice vampire verses bad nasty vampire. The worst is that they have a poorly executed sword fight at the end. If you want a good B vampire film watch "From Dusk Till Dawn".
Rating: Summary: I like my vampires cold, dead, ugly, and hungry...Radu style Review: Subspecies is the first in a four part movie series involving Radu, the baddest vampire in town. True, this is a Full Moon production, which equals cheesy horror, but it is definately cheesy horror in its very best form. Radu is a vampire of the old school, he doesn't want to fit in with the living or find true love or apologize for what he is; he is a vampire and seems to be pretty taken with himself on that level. Our first introduction to Radu is when he kills his father in order to take possession of the Bloodstone, a vampire family heirloom that allows them to survive a long time without a fresh "meal", and gives them power by drinking from it. Here also we meet the "subspecies", little creatures (make from claymation, not FX) that Radu creates by breaking off his own fingers. They become his tiny minions and assist him in taking the Bloodstone. Meanwhile, three college girls arrive in Transylvania, and stay together at an old monastery nearby the broken remains of Radu's castle home. Also staying at the monastery is Radu's long estranged brother, Stefan. Radu and Stefan have no love for each other, though both seem to be attracted to the lovely Michele. Girls get bit and girls scream, and there is a silly "Festival of the Dead" where everybody puts on paper-mache masks, a little bit of nudity, and in the end it all boils down to human vs vampire as do all good vampire flicks. What makes Subspecies special is Radu himself. He is pasty white, has great fangs, long clawed hands, sleeps in a coffin, and drools...a LOT. He's also a very messy eater, and moves through the film with that bloody, slimy grin we have all grown to love. In the end, Michele is the only one of the three girls left, and after Radu mixed his blood with hers, his brother Stefan "saves" her by biting her and turning her into a vampire also. Lovely ending...but remember that there are three more movies... So far, the first three Subspecies movies are only available as used VHS tapes, often costing a great deal of money. The fourth movie is already out on DVD, so hopefully the rest will be soon. Even on VHS, there is a nice "behind the scenes" feature at the end of the tape, along with previews of other Full Moon productions. If you are a vampire purist, you should love this film. Enjoy!
Rating: Summary: I like my vampires cold, dead, ugly, and hungry...Radu style Review: Subspecies is the first in a four part movie series involving Radu, the baddest vampire in town. True, this is a Full Moon production, which equals cheesy horror, but it is definately cheesy horror in its very best form. Radu is a vampire of the old school, he doesn't want to fit in with the living or find true love or apologize for what he is; he is a vampire and seems to be pretty taken with himself on that level. Our first introduction to Radu is when he kills his father in order to take possession of the Bloodstone, a vampire family heirloom that allows them to survive a long time without a fresh "meal", and gives them power by drinking from it. Here also we meet the "subspecies", little creatures (make from claymation, not FX) that Radu creates by breaking off his own fingers. They become his tiny minions and assist him in taking the Bloodstone. Meanwhile, three college girls arrive in Transylvania, and stay together at an old monastery nearby the broken remains of Radu's castle home. Also staying at the monastery is Radu's long estranged brother, Stefan. Radu and Stefan have no love for each other, though both seem to be attracted to the lovely Michele. Girls get bit and girls scream, and there is a silly "Festival of the Dead" where everybody puts on paper-mache masks, a little bit of nudity, and in the end it all boils down to human vs vampire as do all good vampire flicks. What makes Subspecies special is Radu himself. He is pasty white, has great fangs, long clawed hands, sleeps in a coffin, and drools...a LOT. He's also a very messy eater, and moves through the film with that bloody, slimy grin we have all grown to love. In the end, Michele is the only one of the three girls left, and after Radu mixed his blood with hers, his brother Stefan "saves" her by biting her and turning her into a vampire also. Lovely ending...but remember that there are three more movies... So far, the first three Subspecies movies are only available as used VHS tapes, often costing a great deal of money. The fourth movie is already out on DVD, so hopefully the rest will be soon. Even on VHS, there is a nice "behind the scenes" feature at the end of the tape, along with previews of other Full Moon productions. If you are a vampire purist, you should love this film. Enjoy!
Rating: Summary: pretty good Review: this is a pretty good vampire flick. It doesn't really explainstuff but still good, it could of been a little longer so it would have time to explain and be a better movie.
Rating: Summary: Not Especially Original But Fun! Review: This is the beginning of a series that you have to watch even though its full of every worn out story line and ridiculous dialog. There is nonetheless an appeal that compels you to go back and pick up every addition in the series. The premise is the good vampire Stefan battles his evil half brother Radu over the fate of the woman they both fell in love with. I think one of the biggest mistakes this series made was bumping off Stefan. He was a good contrast to Radu, whose character is fond of spouting worn out phrases like "my fledgling" to the point of being almost cartoon-like. Subspecies is a fun series in a comic-book vampire kind of way. I'd recommend it to diehard fans only.
Rating: Summary: Not Especially Original But Fun! Review: This is the beginning of a series that you have to watch even though its full of every worn out story line and ridiculous dialog. There is nonetheless an appeal that compels you to go back and pick up every addition in the series. The premise is the good vampire Stefan battles his evil half brother Radu over the fate of the woman they both fell in love with. I think one of the biggest mistakes this series made was bumping off Stefan. He was a good contrast to Radu, whose character is fond of spouting worn out phrases like "my fledgling" to the point of being almost cartoon-like. Subspecies is a fun series in a comic-book vampire kind of way. I'd recommend it to diehard fans only.
Rating: Summary: good Review: this story is about two vampire brothers who come together after one(Radu) of the kills their father. And there are three friends from america who come to study the vampire folklore of the area. which they where looking for a fun time and excitment but found that they were stuke in the middle of the two brothers.
Rating: Summary: Wonderful start Review: When this movie first came out in 1991, I was 11 years old. Being a vampire fanatic, this movie was incredibe. Though some information was left out, it left many doors open for the future installments in the series of Subspecies movies (all of which I have seen and love! )
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