Review of Vamp (1986) by Luke C — 10 Mar 2012

I gotta admit; I avoided Vamp for a long time simply over the fact that everyone told me it was from okay to a snorefest. Looks like I'm in the minority again because after shutting this one off I had a huge smile on my face.

The pace of the movie was quicker than my sexcapades, the humor rang well with me, it carries that off but charming 80s vibe, and dialogue that was funny but realistic. The cast at hand was also on -the ball.

Chris Makepeace does his best Corey Haim impression and comes through. Sandy Baron was pretty cool and made me want to buy his character a beer or 8. Robert Rusler made the movie for me. His presence in every 80s movie I've seen him in brings something special to it.

Robert Rusler is a total badass and I thank this movie for finally giving me the recognition this guy deserves. Deedee Pfeiffer is adorable and I feel in love with her at square one. Gedde Watanabe got on my nerves a lot of the time but his acting was alright.

The character did hurt the movie for me in parts though. Grace Jones is such an odd girl. Even though she is in the movie for a very short while she leaves the biggest impression (probably why she's on the cover).

In some sense I find her extremely hot and in another sense I get uncomfortably nervous when I see her. What is it with this broad? Whatever it is, she worked big time in the role. The film had me up until the last half hour or so.

Until that point I found the movie unique and charming. The last half hour falls into a more generic picture with a lot of straight-forward dramatic interactions. Why the sudden change of pace? I was digging on what I was getting! Finally, the ending was not what I was looking for.

It blew, big time. It was really an odd choice and sounds like they got a 14-year-old to suddenly end the picture for them. But overall, this was a great vampire flick that a lot of vampire movies today owe a lot to (From Dusk 'Til Dawn, anyone?).

On top of this you get an awesome 80's soundtrack, a crazy look of the picture (from director Richard Wenk), colorful lighting, insane angles and a few very gory bits. 80's, fun, cheesy, my kind of flick.

The End.