BloodRayne II: Deliverance

[Darth Elektra]

I'll get it for the lead and Zach Ward.

I'm renting the film because of Natassia Malthe too.

 

[TwilightPro101]

I'm renting the film because of Natassia Malthe too.

If it sucks, it sucks. I've got all of Boll's movies mainly because he ends up having some of the strongest leads, that deal with the worst written scripts ever.

Besides you can't go wrong with Malthe.

 

[Timstuff]

LOL, they call the first Bloodrayne "a hit" on the back of the box? It didn't even make back it's budget, and it only cost $25 million!

Boll's incompetence is matched in scale only by his ego.

 

[TwilightPro101]

Nothing new there.

 

[Darth Elektra]

 

[TwilightPro101]

Artwork doesn't look too bad.

Makes me wonder what kind of comic they have in this one.

 

[DorkyFresh]

"Bloodrayne was the best selling live action DVD of 2006."

lol...straight lies! first off...what's a live action dvd? i've heard of live action movies...but not dvd's. second...i take it they never heard of 2 small movies called Superman Returns (made a killing in dvd sales) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest...

 

[TwilightPro101]

Simple marketing ploy for you. Anything to draw people into the box art and that's one of the tactics.

 

[Bishop2]

Notice the asterix? I really want to read the fine print. I heard that BloodRayne sold like hotcakes in Germany, where they worship Uwe Boll like a dark god. Maybe that's what the fine print says. "In freaking Germany, in Uwe Boll's hometown."

 

[Darth Elektra]

Notice the asterix? I really want to read the fine print. I heard that BloodRayne sold like hotcakes in Germany, where they worship Uwe Boll like a dark god. Maybe that's what the fine print says. "In freaking Germany, in Uwe Boll's hometown."

You have a point.

 

[Karea07]

She may not be hot enough to watch this big of a crap film

 

[Darth Elektra]

She may not be hot enough to watch this big of a crap film

Say what?

Malthe:

 

[Karea07]

She's hot no doubt, but hot enough to watch this crap film? That's debatable. lol

 

[TwilightPro101]

Just depends on if you're willing to sit through it for her. I've sat through worse to watch a woman like that in black and white.

Surviving one Boll movie is preparation for the next.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Notice the asterix? I really want to read the fine print. I heard that BloodRayne sold like hotcakes in Germany, where they worship Uwe Boll like a dark god. Maybe that's what the fine print says. "In freaking Germany, in Uwe Boll's hometown."

LMAO

I couldn't make out what it said.

 

[TwilightPro101]

LMAO

I couldn't make out what it said.

Have the same problem. The red makes it nearly impossible to see.

 

[Mr. Socko]

That's how Boll likes it. Nazi.

 

[TwilightPro101]

Considering the fact that all of his movies are going mostly to video in the states, that says all that needs to be said.

At least he's not getting them on the big screen like Paul Anderson.

 

[Bishop2]

Considering the fact that all of his movies are going mostly to video in the states, that says all that needs to be said.

Only one of them is going to video... this one.

Postal hits theaters in October... sigh.

 

[TwilightPro101]

Only one of them is going to video... this one.

Postal hits theaters in October... sigh.

What about his DUNGEON SIEGE movie? I haven't heard about that for a while. I've been tuning him out and this one comes along and hits the radar.

I'm with on POSTAL.

Someone ban him from the theaters!

 

[Bishop2]

What about his DUNGEON SIEGE movie? I haven't heard about that for a while. I've been tuning him out and this one comes along and hits the radar.

I'm with on POSTAL.

Someone ban him from the theaters!

Dungeon Siege has been pushed into next January, currently January 4th. It's been delayed so many times it's ridiculous, but the same company that's distributing Postal is planning to give Dungeon Siege their first major "wide release" to theaters. Postal, in comparison, is only getting a smaller "arthouse" release, so at least we can be grateful for that.

 

[TwilightPro101]

Dungeon Siege has been pushed into next January, currently January 4th. It's been delayed so many times it's ridiculous, but the same company that's distributing Postal is planning to give Dungeon Siege their first major "wide release" to theaters. Postal, in comparison, is only getting a smaller "arthouse" release, so at least we can be grateful for that.

You seriously have to wonder why he hasn't banned from theaters for doing movies and games like this.

 

[Darth Elektra]

BLOODRAYNE II: DELIVERANCE

Whats it about?

When Billy the Kid comes to the town of Deliverance, he kidnaps all the locals children and threatens to drink a whole lotta blood… funny, I don’t remember him being a vampire. So it’s up to that sexy chick with blades of steal, Rayne, to stop him before the train comes through this here town. I’m not kidding… that is the plot.

Is it a good movie?

After the above description, I find it really hard to believe that I was somewhat entertained by Uwe Boll’s sequel to BloodRayne appropriately titled BloodRayne II: Deliverance. I’m not a fan of the man, although I think he sometimes presents a sort of, so bad it’s good aura to his films. But with this vampire western, I found just enough to get past the slow pacing and some blah dialogue. One of the main reasons, was the new girl in town, Natassia Malthe who replaced Kristianna Loken. Natassia is incredibly beautiful, and she is able to work with what she is given. She is believable as the half human/half vampire who wants to rid the world of filth. I was rooting for her, even when I felt that her character seemed much too weak to be some kind of superhero or whatever. A surprisingly good performance for this kind of film… Along with the lovely Natassia, I also was happy to see Michael Paré as Pat Garret, who helps Rayne, at first not by her choice. He is a damn solid actor and is criminally underrated. Here, he finds a bit of chemistry with Rayne and that kept me along for the ride. I also appreciated a few surprisingly tense moments as the good guys take on the bad guys led by Billy the Kid. Now Zack Ward is nearly unrecognizable as Mr. Kid and at times he presents a pretty creepy villain. He has his moments where he drains a young girl of her blood while remaining calm and cool with his Transylvanian accent. Not a bad performance, although it’s too bad his dialogue was so lame. He gives it his all but sadly his character is pretty poorly written so he is much creepier when he is not talking.

As for what’s bad… it’s a film by Uwe Boll. For a vampire western, it feels much too long. This thing should be ninety minutes… tops, probably should be eighty. But it runs almost one hour and forty minutes and you feel it. The pacing is slow and ponderous, while it introduces some of the dudes you are supposed to root for way too late in the film so they become fodder. And I also found the lack of nudity and violence surprising. Come on, this is straight to DVD, you could of thrown in more than this. But I will say, Natassia looks amazing in her black leather Clint Eastwood impression. I also found that many of the minor characters seemed overly modern in the way they spoke. The western setting looked great but felt a bit fake.

Last Call

Maybe Uwe Boll is improving slightly in his technique, or I was just enthralled with Natassia Malthe as Rayne, but this is not a bad flick. It’s not necessarily a good one, but its probably worth a look. It’s also fun to see Michael Paré in what seemed to be one of the better roles as Pat Garret. He is a class act and he raises the bar a tad while on-screen. With all this garlicy, saloon-fightin’ goodness BloodRayne II still feels uneven and awkwardly paced. It is probably one of Mr. Boll’s better films and he give it a little more than he usually does. I’ve seen some really awful movies and this is not that awful. So saddle up the mule, drink a glass of whiskey and head on down to that ole’ television and give this buckaroo a watch.

 

[Bishop2]

Who wrote that review?

 

[Darth Elektra]

Who wrote that review?

JimmyO