Review of Blood & Donuts (1995) by Michael Y — 13 Jan 2011

This is what happens when Canadians make vampire movies. They're unbelievably weird, yet so easy to enjoy. This small budget gem is a guilty pleasure of the comedic side of vampire stories.

Boya has lived on this Earth for centuries, and since the moon landing he's been in a deep slumber. But after 25 years he is awakened, and now he has to protect his newfound friends from the mob, and his ex. This dark comedy is pretty low budget and pretty bad at times, but it's irresistible. What makes it so irresistible is Gordon Currie's dramatic, yet funny impersonation of the physicality of Nosferatu, and Justin Louis's weird accent. The story isn't much, but it's good enough.

The thing about Canadian filmmakers is that the use little, but deliver a lot. The director Holly Dale uses a lot of unique filmmaking styles to make this movie even more appealing. From the over use of Dutch angles, creative camera shots, and a very good job with the lighting, this movie looks a lot better than it could have been. There are definitely a mixture of creative shots that, even though this movie is virtually unheard of, once you watch it, those scenes will become memorable. And if the style isn't enough, this movie has a great soundtrack, including The Platters's 'Twilight Time'.

It pays off to watch such unheard of movies, because there are a few gems out there. Blood and Donuts isn't much, but with some funny preformances and a special appearance by David Cronenberg, this vampire flick is still a hell of a lot better than Twilight.