Product Details

• Actors: Jodelle Ferland, Arjay Smith, Branden Nadon, Michael Ironside
• Directors: Ernest R. Dickerson
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: December 11, 2007
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WC38FU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,082 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

FOR TWO GEEKY BEST FRIENDS WHO'VE ONLY EXPERIENCED CARNAGE VIATHEIR VIDEO GAMES, IT'S THE ULTIMATE LATE NIGHT DARE: EVER SEEN A REAL DEAD GUY? BUT WHEN THE PAIR BREAKS INTO A CREEPY LOCAL MORTUARY, THEY UNLEASH A FEROCIOUS GHOUL WHO'S HUNGRY TO SHAREA FEW DEPRAVED URGES OF HIS OWN.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Messy Installment Offers Loads of Gooey Entertainment and One Mean Looking Vampire., December 1, 2009

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E. Valero "Eterno" (Woodbridge, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters of Horror: The V Word (DVD)

Two friends and video game geeks, Gary and Justin (Arjay Smith and Branden Nadon respectively) foolishly break into a mortuary late at night seeking cheap thrills only to come face to face with ...gulp...Michael Ironside who is creepy enough but in this case, he is portraying a ferocious, blood-thirsty vampire (are there any other kind?) who is in desperate need of a wet-nap. This bloody little film was directed by Ernest R. Dickerson and it delivers the gory goods but lacks any real surprises. It does deviate a bit from the usual vampire fare in that these blood-hounds do not simply bite to suck your blood, they pretty much have to rip your throat out to drink since they lack elongated fangs leaving a gooey, ghastly mess. This gives the talented make-up effects crew the opportunity to create some very convincing gore effects which should not disappoint. Another plus is having Michael Ironside as the head vampire. The man's menacing presence is perfectly suited for the genre and he turns in a rather amusing performance. In this day and age, as we're living under the shadow of the "Twilight" saga, "True Blood" and even "Buffy" and "Angel", it is refreshing indeed to finally see a vampire that conveys chills upon viewing and doesn't look like he leaped out of a GQ pictorial. The two young male leads are also good. Especially Nadon, whose character remains consistent and once bitten, tries desperately to fight off the infection that has consumed his friend.

Since vampire themed films have been done to death, (they are literally everywhere nowadays), there really is nothing left to convey. It has all been done before so this installment has very few to no surprises. However there is a lot of blood on display and this alone is reason enough to recommend it in my opinion. Why else would anyone be tuning in to a "Masters of Horror" episode anyways? For the plot? Maybe. The director? Maybe. The Oscar Caliber script? Performances? Cinematography? Score? Hardly. This show was made for us horror film fans and we have proven time after time that we are a forgiving bunch (well at least most of the time). If your film has little to no suspense, no genuine scares or logic there are other ways to make it up to your target audience. In this case, the well done gore effect saved the day. That along with Michael Ironside's repulsive looking vampire and some pretty cool atmosphere during the first quarter of the film raises this by-the-numbers but overall effective little nail-biter up a notch and it may be worth checking out, especially if you're an undiscriminating horror fan.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Typical Masters of Horror, October 5, 2007

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Jay (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masters of Horror: The V Word (DVD)

I can't bash the MOH series because regardless of how dumb they are I continue to check them out. I guess I am on a mission to find one that blows me away. I'm starting to think I may need to give up. The V Word was no exception to the typical MOH story. This one is a vampire story. It had it's moments, but nothing to rave about. There were times I wondered if I should shut if off or not, but I forged on and came up empty. I would say it's up to you to check it out but I wouldn't strongly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Watch, January 8, 2008

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Santeria "Son of Tazz" (Tallahassee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masters of Horror: The V Word (DVD)

I bought this on the Strength of Michael Ironside being in it.He is just so manic in his performances that he holds the viewer by dint of his own energy. The earliest example of Ironside that I know of is a USA network Half hour piece from the 1988 Episode (of some Obscure TV Series)by Ray Bradbury called "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl".If you can get a view of this, its not a great show by any means, but Ironside plays off Robert Vaughn so well that he generates his own heat and light right up to the denoument.
The V WORD is attempting to be innovative, so I assume thats why it has polarised views. I watched the show on DVD on a 5.1 sound system and the call of the night voices amongst many elements just touch the right view, and the right feel.
The DVD extras are a plus too.The commentary is a very good highlight, and shows how Mick Garris is viewing things and how the Director is approaching things. The FX are discussed, and shown in some of the extras, and for a low Budget TV show, the quality is very good. Whilst not as high in production Values as MILLENNIUM ( Seasons 1 and 3 being the most ideal), the V WORD holds a good place in quality production. Dickerson brings a fans delight to the fright, and I feel this works well on many levels.