(on the subject of feeding from virgins)
“I think of it like this. If you are going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.”
“I think of it like this. If you are going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.”
Vadislav
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| Just your average vampires... Sort of. |
Synopsis:
A small group of Vampires living in
Wellington New Zealand agree to be followed by a team of documentary
film-makers. Instead of establishing themselves as the dominant
terror of the night, they only illustrate how out-of-touch they are
with the world around them. Things are further complicated when, to
help them connect more successfully with modern life, one of the
Vampires decides to add to their number by turning an outsider into
one of their undead clan. Shame that the 'new-blood' happens to be
arguably the most arrogant and dim witted man in all of Wellington...
Script: 1/2
A format where the documentary style
feels like a natural aspect of the story and simply not shoe-horned in for budgetary constraints (as it usually is). For
every 4 jokes that misfire there's a real gem, that's pretty good
odds.
Pace: 1/2
Perhaps a direct result of it's budget and indie nature, but the film does feel (at best) meandering. It's almost as though the story isn't quite sure what ending it's heading towards.
Pace: 1/2
Perhaps a direct result of it's budget and indie nature, but the film does feel (at best) meandering. It's almost as though the story isn't quite sure what ending it's heading towards.
Acting: 2/2
For what it is, a surreal comedy, all stars hit their stride. Jemaine Clement steals the show as the barbaric and over-sexed Vladislav, while Taika Waititi is endearing as the foppish Viago- also the main narrator of the documentary. Jonny Brugh is also entertainingly embittered as an ex Nazi experiment turned punk.
For what it is, a surreal comedy, all stars hit their stride. Jemaine Clement steals the show as the barbaric and over-sexed Vladislav, while Taika Waititi is endearing as the foppish Viago- also the main narrator of the documentary. Jonny Brugh is also entertainingly embittered as an ex Nazi experiment turned punk.
Aesthetic: 1/2
It's a cheap movie but the budget is well-used and thankfully required little else other than for it's stars to show up in costume and bicker.
It's a cheap movie but the budget is well-used and thankfully required little else other than for it's stars to show up in costume and bicker.
Intention: 2/2
A little too mellow to be true slapstick, and a little to daft to be anything approaching genuine horror, What We Do In The Shadows is far from a masterpiece but endearing in it's eclectic sense of humor and boasts nerd-appeal aplenty with it's innocent flaws and quotable dialogue.
A little too mellow to be true slapstick, and a little to daft to be anything approaching genuine horror, What We Do In The Shadows is far from a masterpiece but endearing in it's eclectic sense of humor and boasts nerd-appeal aplenty with it's innocent flaws and quotable dialogue.
Final Word: 7/10
Bought to you by the minds behind
Flight of the Conchords, it's a bizarre sit-com in the
tried-and-tested 'outsiders' / 'odd couple' mold. Think something
like The Big Bang Theory meets Dracula Dead and Loving It and you're
on the right lines. Sort of...
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