Vampire hunters in space! Doesn't that sound awesome? Sure it does but that doesn't mean that this is an awesome movie as well.This is a movie from the days that vampires were suddenly cool again and the movie borrows a lot from the style of the "Blade" movies, that were flashy, fast and action filled. This movie tries to be like that as well, as well as with its characters but it of course is lacking the right budget and talents involved for that, so the movie more often feels as a lame one.But really, as far as these low budget B-movie type of science-fiction flicks go, this one is not amongst the worst of them. It's still pretty good looking and the movie simply doesn't ever become a horrible one. Bad, yes! But definitely not horrible. Not that I'll ever watch this movie again but I at least didn't feel like I was completely wasting my time with it.I still did wish for the movie to do something more with its concept though. For a movie that is about vampire hunters in space, there is a disappointing amount of vampire hunting going on. So please, if you are expecting lots of awesome vampire action, then think again.But all of this could be blamed on its story. Or well, perhaps its storytelling, since the movie doesn't seem to be very interested in telling its story. Things just happen, without going anywhere with it. It feels really messy at times and I often kept wondering what it's main plot line was actually supposed to be all about.I also seriously thought that this movie was based on a TV-series of perhaps was part of a movie series, since this actual movie does very little about its character setup and building or providing any background information to its story. But as far as I can tell, this movie is based- or part of nothing, so it's a complete standalone movie, which makes it odd that it behaves itself as if everybody should be familiar with the characters already and the far off alien worlds it is taking placing at. It really does a lot of things wrong. It has Michael Ironside as, supposedly, the main villain but he gets introduced half way through the movie and actually is also very little in the movie at all. It's storytelling and character handling like this that still makes this a pretty bad movie to watch, most of the time.It's not the worst genre example but there still is no good reason why you should ever watch this.5/10 http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

Basically, a failed TV pilot that wants to ground a video game.The word "bad" doesn't quite do it justice. The characters are all one dimensional, 'surprises' in the plot twist are non-existent(it's all predictable), the relationships between the characters are both cliché-ridden and yet typical of right-wing 'fantasy'-fiction exceptional ism (the bisexual vampiress, indeed - the perfect paranoid male adolescent's fantasy!) - and what can be said about the 'dialog' (delivered in the hammiest performances I've ever seen)? - Ed Wood would be proud.The action scenes are all right, so I give it an extra star. Otherwise, if it weren't so rapidly paced, it would be excruciatingly dull - indeed, a lot of it is, anyway.Heavy metal music doesn't automatically make a movie exciting. Oh, and I found the gore just plain funny. Vampires eating torn-off limbs - as if at a drive-in fast-food restaurant. Hilarious.Okay if you have nothing better to do with your life.... But of course you do.

I must confess I was expecting something terrible. Honestly, do you believe that a movie called "Bloodsuckers" aka "Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe" can actually be good? And in general I'm not into vampires, but the sci-fi element here made me give it a try. I intended to fast forward it and just go through the scenes with the special effects. But after a couple of minutes I found myself actually enjoying it! It's a B-movie, no doubt about it, but it's quite above the average and I think it's worth watching if you have the chance (and if you're into such genres). The good things about it: - First of all, it has a script. It's not brilliant, but it's good enough, and it has a couple of one-liners, some really good character relationship moments, homage to classic horrors (like Leatherface and Voorhees vampires), and a fun ending. - Neat atmosphere. Feels like half-budget "Firefly" meets "Blade". - The cast is quite good and they're doing great with what they have - it's not heavy drama with great character depth, but they manage to give certain individuality to their characters. Having Michael Ironside as the villain was a surprise and a treat. - The CGI is low budget, but decent. The costumes and the sets as well. I think the art department did their best with what they had. - The soundtrack is quite good, there are nice rock tracks in it and the songs fit to the scenes. - This movie looks good! Good camera-work, which I think is rare these days in B-movies, they all tend to shake and zoom, trying to give some "reality" feel to it.If you'd watch every once in a while something different than Oscar winners and summer blockbusters, and if you like sci-fi flicks, I encourage you to see this one.I'm giving it 10/10 cause I think it deserves more than 4-something, which is it's current IMDb Rating. Otherwise, I think it's 6/10.

This certainly isn't Goodfellas, but it's damn fine fare for what it is: a made-for-TV movie about vampires in space and the slayers who hunt them. But it isn't cheesy and doesn't try to be campy. It's a straightforward sci-fi/horror flick with rich and engaging characters (pared down to archetypes for the time allotted, of course), a fully-developed setting (again, pared for time, but the rich background is obvious in the vampiric languages that are apparently more than gobbledigook and the information given on planets and positions, etc.), a very rapid pace that keeps the story moving without turning into a music video, and pitch-perfect cinematography and direction.It is not flashy or showy, but it's certainly not "sock puppets and CGI." In fact, there is almost none of either. The SFX are actually dependent on make-up, sets, lighting, and acting. Not that there is much SFX to speak of. The focus is on the characters and plot development and both shine. Unlike the aforementioned Buffy and its blatant, cheeseball camp.Obviously set up for series development, I'm shocked and saddened they didn't pursue it. This would make a killer series.