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| Bloodrayne (Unrated Director's Cut)(DVD ROM game is included) | 
 enlarge | Director: Uwe Boll
Actors: Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis
Studio: Uwe Boll Productions
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  192 reviews
Sales Rank: 21476
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 95
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCMDUB0138D
UPC: 855280001380
EAN: 0855280001380
ASIN: B000EQ5V8G
Theatrical Release Date: January 6, 2006
Release Date: May 23, 2006
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Product Description
In 18th century romania rayne a dhampir (half-human half-vampire) prone to fits of blind blood rage but saddled with a compunction for humans strives to avenge her mothers rape by her father kagan king of vampires. Two vampire hunters persuade her to join their cause. Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 09/30/2008 Starring: Kristanna Loken Matthew Davis Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Ur
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 Move along ... nothing to see here ... January 6, 2006
267 out of 297 found this review helpful
Only one star, but keep about five or six Advil handy. That ought to be enough to cover you for this one.
A couple of tid-bits about this disaster:
1. It's made by Uwe Boll, helmer of two of the WORST movies I've ever seen in 'House of the Dead' and 'Alone in the Dark.'
2. In what (to me) was a staggering moment of brutal honesty, Boll himself admitted that he didn't cast the movie until TWO WEEKS before filming began. What he wound up with are a bunch of "names" that happened to have a hole in their schedule and showed up for a quick paycheck and a free trip to Romania. It shows too, the whole film feels like they just totally skipped rehersal and nobody looks even half-interested in making an honest effort.
3. Will Sanderson and Michael Madsen may have discovered the only way to survive a Boll film. They were reportly completely drunk through the whole production.
4. Ben Kingsley, who previously had to deal with Madsen on the film 'Species' refused to even be on the same set with him.
5. In the harem scene with Meatloaf, those are HONEST TO GOD, 100% FULL-BLOODED ROMANIAN PROSTITUTES. I swear you can't make this stuff up. Apparently, Boll couldn't afford real actresses (their union rates made them too expensive), so he decided he could cut costs by just ordering-out for the real thing.
This is a disaster from front to back. I'll give it this though, it's better then his last two films. 'Bloodrayne', at least, is a little bit unintentionally funny. Even having said that though, I could never recommend anyone ever see this. It'll only encourage the man to keep going.
Uwe Boll, without a doubt in my mind, is the most talentless film-maker I've ever seen. I'm absolutely astonished that this guy keeps finding his way behind a camera ...
Bloodrayne Bad March 8, 2006
125 out of 152 found this review helpful
Uwe Boll is an inspiration to hopeful filmmakers everywhere. He proves that no matter how talentless you are, studios will still give you money.
Well, how do you explain a movie like "BloodRayne" otherwise? The infamous Boll's new film is yet another example of cinematic ineptitude, with bad acting from B-list stars, an atrocious script, and a plot that is actually thinner than the original video game. Someone put this movie out of its misery.
Rayne (Kristanna Loken) is a dhampir -- half human, half vampire, the result of a vampire raping a human. Escaping from a life as a sideshow freak, she decides to go kill her daddy Kagan (Sir Ben Kingsley). And Kagan is trying to grab the magical body parts of an ancient vampire, which will make him invincible.
Since Rayne is a good bloodsucker (animals and bad guys) she happily joins a band of vampire-haters, the Brimstone Society. Vladimir (Michael Madson), Sebastian (Matt Davis) and Katarin (Michelle Rodriegez) join forces with Rayne. But to stop Kagan, they will have to deal with his vicious vampire hordes.
If "Buffy" had ripped off "Blade" and "Lord of the Rings," then the result might have been something like "BloodRayne." Yes, the film is that unoriginal -- Uwe Boll tears off chunks of hit movies, and splatters them together into a movie of his own. But it cannot hide this simple fact: Boll has the skills of a mentally backward Yorkie.
Well, Boll is trying hard. He really, really tries hard to make this a thrilling, stunning adventure. But the entire movie is strangled in his ineptitude -- the action is Monty Pythonesque at best, with silly wrangling and geysers of blood. Lots of dismemberment. Funny sex against the jail bars. It's all almost campy, but somehow it's too inane to be.
And the cast is the worst. To put it simply, most of the actors seem like escapees from a vampire porn movie, wearing grimy costumes and bad wigs. You know a movie is in trouble when Romanian prostitutes -- real prostitutes -- are more impressive thespians than the lead actress. And if this is medieval Romania, how come everyone is naked?
Kristanna Loken proves why she has had no major roles besides a robot, and Michelle Rodriegez plays the Antisocial Bad Girl again. And the two good actors, Ben Kingsley and Michael Madson, are left to wallow in the cinematic gook. I felt genuinely sorry for these two guys, since they will probably be fielding the question "Why did you do BloodRayne?" for the next twenty years.
This version includes "Bloodrayne 2," but it's not clear why -- the movie and the second video game have virtually nothing to do with one another.
At any video store, you'll find dozens of movies of this caliber -- straight to video, with F-list actors. And "BloodRayne" proves again that somebody needs to go to Germany, and confiscate Boll's camera before he starts another atrocity.
Jesus Wept May 10, 2006
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
A friend of mine has an advance copy of the movie, and we sat and watched as I like the BR games. Dear sweet heaven I wanted to tear my own eyes out and eat them. While Ms. Loken is attractive, senseless softcore porn is not what i wanted. If I had wanted that i have a computer here at home.
Secondly, as an actor, and one who is stuck doing live performances or low budget college films for now, i have to wonder WHAT HAPPENED TO BEN KINGSLEY?! This is a man whom I admire and idolize for his works like Ghandi and House of Sand and Fog...Why in all the cosmos would he decide to take part in this? Must've been one hell of a paycheck for Ben, Mike, and Michelle.
Thirdly, Dr Boll needs to put all those vast financial resources of his to a better use. Why in the world does he need to make more films? Why doesnt he give the money to charity. Hell, with the money he's lost on House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark($35 million) he couldve donated to who knows how many charities and allowed them to further their causes in innumerable ways.
I can enjoy a crappy horror film, I can enjoy bad acting, as either of the two can often be humerous, such as in Bruce Campbell's Man with the Screaming Brain. it was MADE to be crappy and MADE to be funny in its cheesiness. This movie has no such benevolent intent. It was made, SERIOUSLY, as an actual horror/action film and failed horrendously. For those of you who dont realize it, a few THOUSAND(not million, thousand) dollars could easily make something of a higher quality than Dr Boll's lovely masterpiece here...and I use the word masterpiece with sarcasm dripping from every pore upon my flesh.
If this man continues making movies, the online petition wont be enough, we'll have to fly to Germany and have a protest outside his house/mansion/villa/etc. I feel sorry for the actors in this movie as this thing will act as a permanent stain on their very souls, not just their careers. Please, everyone just leave Bolls movies alone...forever.
Bloodrayne February 6, 2006
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
Where do I begin? This movie was the biggest disappointment I've seen since Blade 3. I'm a fairly big fan of the game, but this movie was terribly acted, terribly written, terribly composed, and lacked action. The director seemed to think that no one would notice the actors lack of weapons training and fight choreography with flashy camera work, close ups instead of wide angles, and some kind of strobe effect that looked horrible. The only fight worth your time was between Michelle and Kristanna. There is one move from that game that she uses during her fight with Ben Kingsley, but bloodrage is introduced once and never used again throughout the whole movie. Just when you think she may go into a fit of bloodrage, you realize that she's just horny and wants sex. The cinematography is horrible. The script seems like it was written by a fifteen year old. The only actor who did anywhere near a decent job was Michelle Rodriguez. The music was so bad, words cannot describe it. I really don't think that the composer even saw the film at all. It didn't match ANYTHING that was going on in the film.
The story had no direction. I'm blaming the director for this one, who is now on my list of the worst directors of all time. The story starts with no real beginning. Rayne is in her twenties and suddenly decides that she wants revenge against her father. What was she doing in the mean time??? Along the way are some vampire relics that help make her stronger and a band of vampire hunters that join her. That's it! There is no story. Rayne has absolutely no character development or personality to her, none of the cast did, except Michelle Rodriguez. Ben Kingsley is not menacing or scary at all as the lord vampire.
This is a movie for guys! Rayne is weak and male dependent. She gets her butt kicked until Michael Madsen, who by the way does such a horrible acting job I have no idea how he gets work, and her boyfriend come to save her. Not to mention the 10 minute long sex scene where Kristanna Loken's boobs bounce around for no reason whatsoever. Just once I would like to see a movie about a female heroine directed by a butch male hating lesbian. I want my heroine to be perfectly capable of kicking a man's ass without crying for her boyfriend to come save her every five minutes. Or a movie starring a female heroine that doesn't have her breasts parading around the screen. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT!
It really felt like the director had no idea what the hell he was doing. And I say HE because there is NO WAY a woman directed this. The sex scene kept going on and on and on and the only naked people you see in the whole film are females. They end up at Meatloaf's brothel for god's sake. They really had no idea how to end this movie. It just ended. In conclusion DON'T SEE THIS MOVIE, unless you're a male chauvinist and only care about seeing breasts.
Keep moving ... still nothing to see here ... March 6, 2006
16 out of 22 found this review helpful
Here's a riddle for all of you. What's do you call ten gallons of ice cream and a spoonful of manure? Ten gallons of manure.
I don't care how much they dress up the DVD version of this movie, it won't change the fact that it's terrible.
A couple of tid-bits about this disaster:
1. It's made by Uwe Boll, helmer of two of the worst movies I've ever seen in 'House of the Dead' and 'Alone in the Dark.'
2. It was admitted by Boll himself the he didn't cast the movie until TWO WEEKS before filming began. What he wound up with are a bunch of "names" that had a hole in their schedule and showed up for a quick paycheck and a free trip to Romania. It shows too, nobody looks even half-interested in making an honest effort.
3. Will Sanderson and Michael Madsen were reportly completely drunk through the whole production.
4. Ben Kingsley, who previously had to deal with Madsen on the film 'Species' refused to even be on the same set with him.
5. In the harem scene with Meatloaf, those are HONEST TO GOD, 100% FULL-BLOODED ROMANIAN PROSTITUTES. Boll apparently couldn't afford real actresses, so he ordered out for the real thing.
This is a disaster from front to back. I'll give it this though, it's better then his last two films. 'Bloodrayne', at least, is a little bit unintentionally funny. Even having said that though, I could never recommend anyone ever see this. It'll only encourage the man to keep going.
Uwe Boll, without a doubt in my mind, is the most talentless film-maker I've ever seen. I'm stunned that he keeps finding work ...
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