Blood: The Last Vampire Review

I only see bits and pieces of Blood anime movie, but I've seen and own the anime series... So although I don't really know the whole story of the original anime movie, I do know the concept of Blood and fortunately, they tried to keep this movie as close as possible with the concept of the anime, but will that be enough? Unfortunately for the fans of Blood, it's not... 

I really feel that his movie have the potential to bang, but due to the low budget being financed for this movie, you can't help feeling like you're watching a cheap movie (and the fact that local cinema cuts most of the gore part spoils the fun too)...

In term of storyline, a friend of mine say that the movie was little bit different from the original movie (as usual), and the ending was quite different, so that's another thing Blood fans might want to gripe. But for those who don't know about the original anime, the storyline is quite good actually... the action started off almost immediately with background of Saya (played by Gianna) were told as the movie goes by through series of flashbacks and it was done quite nicely as it keep the audience interested to know more about her past while trying not to forget about what is currently going on. For the ending, somehow I didn't feel any intensity eventhough that is supposed to be the final battle, I felt like they are just rushing to get it done... well, that's just my opinion...

Acting-wise, unfortunately, nobody did great, for me it was below average except for Kato who perform better than the rest of the crews... and I think Gianna couldn't really get into Saya character, she look more toward being awkward rather than being a lonely and raging Saya as portrayed in the anime, her weakness were clearly seen when she tried to speak Japanese. Though the sword fight is good, would have been better had they didn't cut-off most of the fighting scene (pfftttt to the censorboard).

I doubt they will be making a second movie of Blood, so if you want to know what happened to Saya, just watch the series as the series is the sequel to the movie... While for Blood fan, I'm pretty sure most of them will be eager to bury this movie away. As for me, it's quite hard to rate this movie... I really want to give it a high rating for its potential, but the low budget destroy everything, so in the end, I end up giving this movie a 6.5 out of 10, and for all the Blood fans out there, you can just try to avoid this movie or just wait for it to come out in DVD...

Blood: The Last Vampire 30 Seconds Japanese Clip

More Photos of Blood: The Last Vampire

More photos for the upcoming Blood: The Last Vampire have been posted at Live Journal. Click HERE to view 180+ photos of the movie and HERE to see another 30+ photos of it. (PS: might contain spoiler)

Over 150 Photos from Blood: The Last Vampire!

Live Journal is currently hosting over 150 images from this summer's action-horror release Blood: The Last Vampire. Want to see 'em all? Warning: There might be spoilers. So click HERE to see 'em all.

The U.S. Poster for Blood: The Last Vampire

Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted the official U.S. one-sheet for Blood: The Last Vampire. A release date has still not been set, however, you can expect the film, directed by Chris Nahon, in theaters this summer.

Blood: The Last Vampire U.K quad poster

More new stills from live action BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE

The release in France of Chris Nahon's live action remake of Blood: The Last Vampire is still a few months off, but we've just discovered the French official site for the film is now partially live. What treats are there to see if were to look inside? How about some new, never before seen, action-packed high def stills from the movie. Want to see it? Then click HERE.

Blood: The Last Vampire opens in Japan in May, the U.K in June and great news for U.S fans - Samuel Goldwyn Films have apparently just picked up the North American rights, release date still to be confirmed.

Blood: The Last Vampire - New pics and rating

A couple of new great looking stills from the movie have turned up online for Blood: The last Vampire. But as well as those, the all important movie rating for the UK release has been decided and happy days, it's been issued with an "18" (equivalent to an "R" in the U.S) certificate. Here's the BBFC ruling, with some new info on the fun to come.

"The main vampire character repeatedly uses a sword to dispatch various creatures, including other vampires and winged monsters. The violence she inflicts often occurs in a rapidly edited flurry of blows without a focus on injury detail. There is, however, a large quantity of blood in evidence, which sprays from wounds in huge spurts with the strongest moments including the severing of a man’s arm and all of another man’s fingers, plus the close up sight of a sword piercing an eyeball. These moments were felt to fall under the term ‘the strongest gory images’ which, under the BBFC guidelines, are unacceptable at ‘15’, while not exceeding the bounds of the ‘18’ category."

The Official Trailer for Blood: The Last Vampire!

Blood: The Last Vampire Japanese Teaser

Up Close with Blood: The Last Vampire

Here's a gorgeous look at actress Gianna Jun as Saya in Blood: The Last Vampire. This comes courtesy of the official site for the film's Japanese release.

Source: Blood: The Last Vampire Official Site

Int'l Site Opens for Blood: The Last Vampire

An official site launched recently for Blood: The Last Vampire. The catch: It's in Japanese, also, what you'll find here is merely a teaser at this time. Bookmark it and keep checking back.

Chris Nahon's adaptation of the popular Manga may be hitting the UK on June 12th, but Japan will premiere it first on May 28th.

Actress Gianna Jun slips into the skin of Saya a 400-year-old halfling who uses her skills to eradicate vampires. When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires. Using her superhman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base's general that Saya learns of her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection...

Universal Pictures reportedly owns the U.S. distribution rights. Hopefully we'll hear what the studio has planned for it very soon.

Source: Official Site

Release Date for Blood: The Last Vampire

First, release date news... for the UK people. Pathe is going to distribute Chris Nahon's Blood: The Last Vampire in theaters on June 12th. In preparation for this, the company has staked out BloodtheLastVampireMovie.com, so keep checking back there.

Meanwhile, it appears Universal Pictures has picked the film up for distribution in the US, though no idea what they intend to do with it just yet.

This long in-production adaptation of the popular anime focuses on a vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan. She's inserted into a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon is disguise.

Source: Pathe

A UK Blood: The Last Vampire Poster

Poster of Blood: The Last Vampire were spotted at London Expo 08.

While here is an AFM teaser poster.

Blood: The Last Vampire is expected to be out somewhere in 2009.