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| Perfect Creature | 
 enlarge | Director: Glenn Standring
Actors: Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 17408
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 88
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2245003D
UPC: 024543450030
EAN: 0024543450030
ASIN: B000QUU7KM
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: July 17, 2007
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Product Description
Set in nuovo zelandia the vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop another vampire bent on creating a war between the two separate but equal races. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/09/2008 Run time: 88 minutes Rating: R
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 What does it mean to serve? July 19, 2007
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
What does it mean to serve? This is the moral quandry that faces the vampires of the Brotherhood, a race of genetically-engineered beings whose moral duty it is to protect their fellow sentients - mankind.
This fascinating reworking of the vampire legend is set on an Earth similar to our own, but with some notable differences. The most important, of course, is the existence of bloodsuckers, who were created by primitive science and breeding projects sometime in the early 18th century. At first, these new creatures were hunted by mankind, burned at the stake and slaughtered. However, they eventually merged somehow with the Catholic (or possibly Anglican) Church, to create a new religion, one with a main tenet espousing vampires as God's servants to mankind.
The background of this alternate Earth is a little hazy, and that's the reason why I subtracted a star (I would've liked to know more about this world), but that doesn't detract from the story, which is a neat little tale about a female detective in the city of Jamestown (Virginia? Is this a Kingdom of Virginia? Or an uber-British Empire? A queen is mentioned...) who is investigating a series of Jack the Ripper-like killings with the help of a vampire 'priest', Brother Silas.
I won't give away plot details, because this movie is so much fun, you just have to watch it yourself and enjoy! The acting is well-done, with Saffron Burrows (yummy) and Dougray Scott as the leads.
Good special effects (airships!) round out what is a very cool little gem of a movie. Why does crap like Transformers get such wide releases, and awesome flicks like this languish in obscurity? It's not fair, I tells ya...
 Future of Humans depends on Vampires! June 1, 2007
12 out of 20 found this review helpful
An ambitious and well-produced film from New Zealand, this film is set in an alternate history where vampires and humans peacefully co-exist. Vampires are used to save humans from disease and humans volunteer their blood to sustain vampires.
The vampires also hold a role like that of priests.
Oddly too, all are male.
All is well until one is born who wishes to feed directly from humans in the more 'traditional' vampiric-film way
Saffron Burrows plays a cop sent to track this way-ward vampire down, along with the help of a vampire played by Dougray Scott. It's kept a state secret that there's a rogue vampire - the public can't know that there's an imbalance in their society
Although I thought great attention was paid to production values I was not impressed by the plot.
The rogue vampire seeks to spread disease which turns people into zombies akin to Dawn of the Dead - where they go on a rampage. This for me was too strange!
Surprising Little Gem July 21, 2007
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
The review on the cover says "Underworld Meets Children of Men". That's actually a fair synopsis. While superior to "Children of Men" this movie is a little short of the excitement of "Underworld", yet highly watchable--thanks primarily to Dougray Scott who elevates this movie with his extraordinary acting. It was a great addition to my Vampire movie collection. I'm even hopeful for a sequel although the fact that this movie went straight to DVD makes that doubtful.
Strong recommend for vampire fans.
tantalizing plot but not quite complete August 18, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
The plot is potentially tantalizing and fascinating. It's a vampire movie with more than a simple twist, it is a 180 turn, the vampires serve humanity (no not on a platter, but as the scientists and religious leaders). The whole movie feels like you are trying to catch up, having entered into the story half way through and having missed lots of important facts and details. This is not a real bother, just takes some time to put things together, the big problem is that the movie also feels like it stops a chapter short of a satisfying ending. The movie revolves around the nature of the brotherhood and the nature of the individual vampires, an individual versus collective motif. The question from the two brothers viewpoints is "is this who i really am?", either the one brother who conforms entirely to the collective's wishes or the other brother who goes rogue and kills.
It is a potentially neat and interesting theme. Even to look carefully at a piece of it would make for a spectacular movie. The problem is, despite some excellent photography and set work, the plot is fragmented enough that i really didn't get the big idea that the author intended. Resolving the movie satisfactorially must related the birth of the female vampire to the reason she is hidden from the brotherhood, a point i simply can't seem to fit into the rest of the movie, therefore being left with a serious deficiency. Now if this was a "normal" action movie or vampire movie, i'd ask myself "so what?", they don't rely much on plot and coherence for their value. This movie does, it proposes a view about service, about religion, about society that tries to make a big point, my problem is that i simply missed the point. At this point, i am blaming the movie, not myself.
The potential for a blockbuster movie was there, the plot is unique and could have explored interesting ideas. The sets and scenes are visually stunning and make the movie worth watching. But the ending is incoherent and unsatisfactory, like someone ripped the last chapter out of the book i just finished.
my rating is a 3 1/2, a 5 for plot potential and scenery and a 1 for coherence.
 Perfect chiller! September 23, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This vampire movie is heavier on the suspense than the gore (which is unique in a movie about 'bloodsuckers'). It also focuses on characters rather than just relying on shock and awe action. Edgar is a 'bad vampire' in an alternate world where vampires have managed to live side by side with humans. However, with all the prejudice still there from '300 years ago' when people tried their best to wipe out vampires, Edgar threatens to upset the balance. A clever Sci-fi/Horror that leaves room for a good sequel.
Chrissy K. McVay - Author
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