Vampirella

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Summary: yet ANOTHER comic book movie that was bad!
Review: All I have to say is that this movie shouldn't have been made.REALLY bad script!REALLY bad actors and actresses.And of course,even the costume was incorrect.Vampirellla has been around for a while.They could've did much better than this.Natrually the bad aspect of this movie nullifies any sequels done correctly.

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Summary: very funny
Review: Having been a fan of the Vampirella magazine for many years, I was happy to see it renewed as a comic book. Imagine my joy to see it on the big screen! Unfortunately, that joy was short-lived because the movie is quite low budget with a simple screenplay.

As in the fanzine, Vampirella is from the planet Drakulon, and the movie covers here beginning there. The love between her and Van Helsing, as well as her use of a formula to avoid the need for human blood, is discussed as well. She even goes against her arch-nemesis, Vlad, who is played here by Roger Daltry.

The choice of Roger Daltry puzzled me. He seems to have been chosen so that the director can make Vlad a rock star, which is not from the Vampirella story, but from Anne Rice's Lestat. Why to producers of this movie wanted this in their adaptation is odd since there is only one scene where he sings.

There is brief nudity, but it seems more gratuitous than artistic or necessary. Moreover, one of the actresses baring herself has no use to the plot whatsoever than that one moment.

If you are a fan of Vampirella, I would recommend giving this movie a skip. If you are a fan of low-budget horror, then you might want to give this one a look.

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Summary: The fanzine princess on the big screen!
Review: Having been a fan of the Vampirella magazine for many years, I was happy to see it renewed as a comic book. Imagine my joy to see it on the big screen! Unfortunately, that joy was short-lived because the movie is quite low budget with a simple screenplay.

As in the fanzine, Vampirella is from the planet Drakulon, and the movie covers here beginning there. The love between her and Van Helsing, as well as her use of a formula to avoid the need for human blood, is discussed as well. She even goes against her arch-nemesis, Vlad, who is played here by Roger Daltry.

The choice of Roger Daltry puzzled me. He seems to have been chosen so that the director can make Vlad a rock star, which is not from the Vampirella story, but from Anne Rice's Lestat. Why to producers of this movie wanted this in their adaptation is odd since there is only one scene where he sings.

There is brief nudity, but it seems more gratuitous than artistic or necessary. Moreover, one of the actresses baring herself has no use to the plot whatsoever than that one moment.

If you are a fan of Vampirella, I would recommend giving this movie a skip. If you are a fan of low-budget horror, then you might want to give this one a look.

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Summary: Absolutely horrible
Review: I am a fan of vampires. I am a fan of vampirella. I like to try to convince myself that essentially awful movies about the things I like are still good movies. However, such action was utterly IMPOSSIBLE with this film. I cannot believe that some people have given this movie over one star. That's the truth. This is the most horrendously sickening movie ever to tarnish a video tape. The direction could not be worse. Ditto for the acting. I was tempted to hit myself for watching this movie. The plot SUCKS, and only an unseasones moviegoer (or a blind, deaf person) would say otherwise. ALL the actors sucked, even Miss Soto. Don't even get me started on Vlad. Avoid this at ALL costs. They should pay you for watching it.

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Summary: Read the comic instead.
Review: I rented this movie and it was a total mistake. I've seen cheesier flicks put out with bigger budgets. The character of Vampirella does not come across as so patsy in the comic series. It's a classic, this is not. Nice try, though.

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Summary: Good movie, but sixty bucks???!!!
Review: If you like vampires you might like this movie. If you like morose, moody vampires verbosely brooding over deep, dark gothic secrets that they long to share with mortals, who would never understand them, then this movie probably isn't for you. If you like science fiction action/adventure, where a gorgeous female in a shiny red costume saves the universe from malicious destruction, then this is your kind of movie.

Alright, so Vlad only wants to destroy one planet. We've still got a good action/adventure story where the female is more than just a doll. The quality is much superiour to what one might expect, although the acting is a little uneven in places, the suspense does not build up as much as the concept would promise, and the special effects are a little on the economical side (better than BBC but nowhere near Babylon 5 standards.) The storyline is great, the dialog is well-written, and the actors are convincing most of the time.

This is definitely a science fiction movie, not a horror film. The other reviews show that people either like it or hate it. I'm one of those who really liked this movie, despite it's obvious flaws.

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Summary: Absolutely horrible
Review: Only buy this movie if you absolutely LOVE the comic version (I do). This satisfied my need to see Vampirella in a film but that was about it. Talisa Soto as Vampirella was the only good acting in this whole movie. She really did a good job (but then she always does). The rest ranged from unbelievable. I really find it hard to believe that after spending several thousand years on earth the head vampires would be this stupid. Unless you have a penchant for Ms. Soto or the Original character this one isn't going to tak eyou anywhere, I wouyldn't even recommend it to general vampire movie fans.

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Summary: Only if you love the comic
Review: Only buy this movie if you absolutely LOVE the comic version (I do). This satisfied my need to see Vampirella in a film but that was about it. Talisa Soto as Vampirella was the only good acting in this whole movie. She really did a good job (but then she always does). The rest ranged from unbelievable. I really find it hard to believe that after spending several thousand years on earth the head vampires would be this stupid. Unless you have a penchant for Ms. Soto or the Original character this one isn't going to tak eyou anywhere, I wouyldn't even recommend it to general vampire movie fans.

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Summary: Remake of Vampirella.
Review: Talisa Soto represented Vampirella quite well. There are other actresses who could have casted much better for the physical appearance of Vampirella. Costumes were not like the original Vampirella but are okay. Story line is good but a little more detail could have been given on the basis background of the Vampirella character as to her origins and basic society structure before jumping into the chase for revenge. The characters which did appear in the Warren magazine issue also appear on here but in a more modern role with superior techonology and weapons. Overall a good film.

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Summary: Were the first vampires from space ?
Review: That's a very interesting question.And the movie answers that.It is a good movie because it entertains,and we all know that movies are made with the sole intent to amuse us.Of course,if they had had a whopping budget available at that time,this movie would have been better and maybe on every horror/sci-fi buff's list.The heroine is beautiful,does her job properly,and her acting is good.The effects are ok.The concept of an underground catholic militia whose main mission is to rid the world of the pesky bloodsuckers must be original,because the movie was made 2 years before John Carpenter's VAMPIRES( I loved it too).Besides,there is lots of creativity and other interesting ideas that surprise and make up for the lack of money.John Landis (the famous movie director ) has a cameo role in it.Jim Wynorski is an accomplished director,because he always makes good movies ( THE HAUNTING OF MORELLA,THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING,for instance )using very little money.Vampirella is a good movie.Ignore those bad reviews.Those guys just want to tear other people's works to pieces.Some even don't pay attention to the details and to the story.You may ask,if it's good,why 5 stars ? Because it's a new and daring way to talk about the same subjects.And the price ? Ah,yes,steep,but I don't care.The movie is good and in my collection now.