Vampire movies, like zombie movies have pretty much been done to death with few original concepts and a pretty generalised storyline of surviving the apocalypse, whichever form it takes.
Stake-land I was expecting to be a funny, Zombieland styled romp, making light of the situation and what I got was a gripping film that just throws credible situations (Self policed towns, bordered towns with militia) and incredible situations (regious nuts dropping vampires from helicopters into peaceful townships, being able to read the stars and so, find your car) ... yet the movie moves along in such a way as you always wonder what next, as the group of survivors head north for "New Eden".
There is a few moments in the film where things are a little silly with the script writing (The Christian woman tiring out in the corn field whilst the heavily pregnant woman makes it, when the super bad-ass vamp killer and side kick is with them and they are fighting a mere 2 vamps and so they leave her to fall behind).
But all is not that bad, hence the 9 score ... As I watched I was constantly thinking "what next" as the story hurtled along wonderfully, exposing the good and the bad of life in this nightmarish world.
Stake-land I was expecting to be a funny, Zombieland styled romp, making light of the situation and what I got was a gripping film that just throws credible situations (Self policed towns, bordered towns with militia) and incredible situations (regious nuts dropping vampires from helicopters into peaceful townships, being able to read the stars and so, find your car) ... yet the movie moves along in such a way as you always wonder what next, as the group of survivors head north for "New Eden".
There is a few moments in the film where things are a little silly with the script writing (The Christian woman tiring out in the corn field whilst the heavily pregnant woman makes it, when the super bad-ass vamp killer and side kick is with them and they are fighting a mere 2 vamps and so they leave her to fall behind).
But all is not that bad, hence the 9 score ... As I watched I was constantly thinking "what next" as the story hurtled along wonderfully, exposing the good and the bad of life in this nightmarish world.