Tuesday 25 October 2011

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

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Year:1990
Country of origin:USA
Director:Anthony Hickox
Genre:Comedy vampire Western
Starring:Bruce Campbell, Morgan Brittany, David Carradine, Deborah Foreman
Rating:4/5
IMDB link:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098412/
Tagline:There's two kinds of folks in Purgatory. Vampires and lunch.
Favourite line:Jefferson: "We feed on humans" Mardulak: "Like a hundred other parasites; like tapeworm and fleas. Like fungus….."

Ever wonder what a comedy vampire Western would be like?
Eh?
Well, now's your chance to find out.

Purgatory is a strange town. The people there seem a little….different. All of them smear themselves in sunblock before stepping outside, and nobody at the diner seems to eat anything, even though there's food laid out in front of them.
And what's that strange drink they are all slurping?
Could it be synthesised blood in a desperate attempt to co-exist with humanity, without the need for feeding on them?
Yes it could very well be.

Witty, irreverent vampire movie in which the Kings of the Night are determined to cast off their bad image and live side by side with their former prey.
Well, most of them.
A small faction consider these domesticised vampires an abomination, traitors to their race and, inevitably, being a vampire Western an' all, a shoot out will ensue.
A couple of horror star turns show up, in the form of the legend that is Bruce Campbell, as well as the delectable Deborah Foreman as Sandy, a newbie vamp who still yearns for the touch of a human male.
It's all utter nonsense, and very low budget, but it's pulled off in some style and, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, will have you laughing out loud at the absurdity of it all.
None horror fans may not enjoy it nearly as much, as much use is made of lampooning horror cliché's throughout.
Humourous, campy, and a veritable riot, I enjoyed this one a lot.

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