The Bat's Belfry

Greetings one and all,

This month from the Bat's Belfry, I thought I would review the Full Moon movie, "Vampire Journals". This movie is a continuation, in a round about sort of way, of the Subspecies movies that many of us have "enjoyed" from Full Moon for the past several years.

You know the ones. Prince Radu, ugliest and oldest of the vampires in Bucharest chasing after the Bloodstone for some years until acquiring it by killing his brother to gain it. Yada Yada.

Movie: Vampire Journals

Starring: Jonathon Morris, Kirsten Cerre, David Gunn, Ilinka Goya, Dan Condurache, and Starr Andreef

Runtime: Approximately 90 minutes

Written and Directed: Ted Nicolaou

Executive Producer: Charles Band

Though this movie is an offshoot to the Subspecies series, there are a few scant differences that some may or may not catch. I won't give them to you; you will have to watch this movie.

A brief synapses of the movie (yeah right! Like I do anything brief *chuckles *):

Zachary (David Gunn) is a vampire with a very severe problem. He still has a link to that funny little thing called his soul. This is intimated by the fact that after his true love was slain, he has spent that past several years hunting down and killing others of his kind. He started with the one who made him, (Go figure) and has been working on others of his "master's" bloodline since.

In the course of his hunting, you find out that his current target is an elder vampire by the name of Ash (Jonathon Morris), who has a taste for the music and the arts, both of which he finds in the form of the pianist Sofia (Kirsten Cerre). Ash is totally fascinated with her and his desire has brought out several changes. First and foremost is Ash's desire has pushed all others aside, including a young woman who is wanting to be Ash's "queen" (for lack of a better word). This obviously does not bode well for the wanted woman in Ash's eyes; however it adds a dynamic that most people don't seem to think about. There are some rather odd clothing combinations. It still seems to me that the Full Moon people, as many others, seem to think that when you become a vampire, you are automatically locked into the clothing of your "turning" period. Fashion Feaux Pas of immense proportions if you ask me.

ANYWAY, *smiles wickedly*

The story moves on: Slowly, unfortunately enough for those of us that love the action movies, this movie is just really not filled with action. Vampires galore, and some of the blood that Full Moon is famous for, but not hardly any action. I would also note that this is a narrative movie, and if you are not into that sort of thing you will not like this one.

On the whole, even though I have added this movie to my collection, I was slightly disappointed that it did not actually follow the Subspecies plotlines a little closer.

Bat's Belfry rating of this one. 2 1/2 stars.

That's it from me and the Bat's Belfry.

Vitae Dominae

Belfazaar Ashantison

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