8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good movie, but sixty bucks???!!!, October 25, 1999
This review is from: Vampirella [VHS] (VHS Tape)
If you like vampires you might like this movie. If you like morose, moody vampires verbosely brooding over deep, dark gothic secrets that they long to share with mortals, who would never understand them, then this movie probably isn't for you. If you like science fiction action/adventure, where a gorgeous female in a shiny red costume saves the universe from malicious destruction, then this is your kind of movie.
Alright, so Vlad only wants to destroy one planet. We've still got a good action/adventure story where the female is more than just a doll. The quality is much superiour to what one might expect, although the acting is a little uneven in places, the suspense does not build up as much as the concept would promise, and the special effects are a little on the economical side (better than BBC but nowhere near Babylon 5 standards.) The storyline is great, the dialog is well-written, and the actors are convincing most of the time.
This is definitely a science fiction movie, not a horror film. The other reviews show that people either like it or hate it. I'm one of those who really liked this movie, despite it's obvious flaws.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Only if you love the comic, May 6, 2001
This review is from: Vampirella [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Only buy this movie if you absolutely LOVE the comic version (I do). This satisfied my need to see Vampirella in a film but that was about it. Talisa Soto as Vampirella was the only good acting in this whole movie. She really did a good job (but then she always does). The rest ranged from unbelievable. I really find it hard to believe that after spending several thousand years on earth the head vampires would be this stupid. Unless you have a penchant for Ms. Soto or the Original character this one isn't going to tak eyou anywhere, I wouyldn't even recommend it to general vampire movie fans.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
very funny, March 23, 2004
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Vampirella is far funnier than they wanted it to be and that makes it very entertaining.
This kooky campy comic-strip concoction might be up your alley if you love movies like Plan 9.
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