Description
Title: BloodRayne (2005)
Genre: Action / Horror
Plot Synopsis
Rayne is a half-human, half-vampire dhampir who escapes from a brutal carnival and sets out on a quest to defeat her father, the vampire king Kagan. She joins the Brimstone Society, a group of vampire hunters, and travels across 18th-century Romania to locate and protect ancient relics before Kagan can use them to become all-powerful. Along the way, Rayne faces betrayal, gory battles, and supernatural traps as she prepares for a final confrontation with her bloodthirsty sire.
Cast and Crew
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Director: Uwe Boll
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Writers: Guinevere Turner
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Cast:
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Kristanna Loken as Rayne
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Ben Kingsley as Kagan
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Michelle Rodriguez as Katarin
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Michael Madsen as Vladimir
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Billy Zane as Elrich
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YouTube Trailer: BloodRayne | Trailer
IMDb Link: BloodRayne (2005)
Reviews from Letterboxd:
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cinemajoe – ★☆☆☆☆
“Fascinatingly bad movie, but if it deserves any credit, it’s shot on location so at least it looks like a movie? Other than that, it’s a hoot to watch. Michael Madsen simply does not want to be there. Billy Zane’s wig? I’m both shocked and not shocked Michelle Rodriguez is here, same goes for Ben Kingsley.” -
BlairRussell – ★★☆☆☆
“RIP Michael Madsen … Regrettably, Madsen looked like he did NOT want to be there. With any luck, he and all the other famous faces at least enjoyed being in Romania.” -
pt99 – ★★★☆☆
“God she’s just, like, so powerful and so brave. She’s also s&xy. Goddamn, is she s&xy. Being powerful and brave and s&xy and cool and smart and kind and funny and s&xy and pretty and cute is the least a woman can do for the boys. Ms. BloodRayne is the perfect woman. I think about her every day and every night. Thank you, Uwe Boll. You saved the vagina. You saved my penis. You saved me.” -
BenDaniels – ★☆☆☆☆
“Here’s a fun game, take a drink every time Michael Madsen looks like he gives a fuck. It’s the best game to play to BloodRayne, cos as soon as you finish, you can drive back home.” -
Daniel – ★★★☆☆
“I will not harm you, I only wish to kill vampires. In 18th century Romania, members of the vampire-hunting Brimstone Society become aware of a carnival attraction, a young woman, Rayne, who exhibits powers associated with vampirism, but is actually a half-human dhampir. Meanwhile, vampire king Kagan also learns of Rayne’s existence and has her hunted down.”
Meta Description:
Kristanna Loken stars as a dhampir battling her vampire sire in this bloody Uwe Boll action-horror adaptation of the cult video game.
Title: BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007)
Genre: Western horror
Plot Synopsis
A dhampir weapons-wielder arrives in an isolated frontier town anticipating the arrival of a railroad, only to confront an undead menace: Billy the Kid, transformed into a vampire, leads a band of cowboy vampires plotting a vampiric dominance over the New World. As settlers are menaced and children rounded up, the warrior joins local defenders—including Pat Garrett—to halt the supernatural uprising.
Cast and Crew:
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Director: Uwe Boll
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Writers: Christopher Donaldson; Neil Every
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Cast:
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Natassia Malthe as Rayne
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Zack Ward as Billy the Kid
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Michael Paré as Pat Garrett
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Chris Coppola as Newton Piles
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Michael Eklund as The Preacher
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YouTube Trailer: BloodRayne II: Deliverance | Trailer
IMDb Link: BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007)
Reviews from Letterboxd
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𝕭laze the 𝓐ction unkie – ★☆☆☆☆
“BloodRayne hits the Wild West nearly a century after the first film took place. This one is several steps down from the original all around if you can believe it. There are none of the cast from the original who return for this outing, which was really a strong part of why that film wasn’t all terrible in my opinion. The new lead playing BloodRayne just seems lost onscreen, and is so quiet that she’s frequently hard to hear. Also the free‑floating shaky camera work is worse than ever here making this one almost exhausting to watch. Other features of this flick include a bland and boring plot filled with holes and cliches, a cast devoid of any acting skill at all, an extreme lack of character development and a script that could bore just about anyone to sleep.” -
Justin Decloux – ★★☆☆☆
“The production value of an episode of RELIC HUNTER, but with way less fun. It’s shot in nauseating handheld, set in a Canadian Heritage village, and Bloodrayne is constantly being beaten up, knocked out, and captured. I have finally watched the DVD that has ironically been sitting on my shelf for years, and the demon has now been exorcised.” -
systemter̵̮͝r̶̛͓̺̣̀̔ȏ̴͓̃́́̆̎͝͝ – ★☆☆☆☆
“Literal poop from a butt.” -
Visitor_C – ★☆☆☆☆
“This is the last spoken line of BloodRayne 2: Deliverance and it sums up the main reason why no one should ever watch this film. I thought the first film, BloodRayne, was one of the most boring films I have ever seen…I was wrong. This movie definitely takes that honor. New actors, new time period, same old Uwe. This film was boring, boring, boring, boring, just plain boring. Thank god it’s only 98 minutes long. The action is…the worst I have ever seen. The gore effects look worse then its predecessor. There is zero character development…” -
Christian Finck – ★★☆☆☆
“Dhampir Rayne is in cinematic (LOL) action for the second time with Deliverance, directed by Dr. Uwe Boll. This time without Kristanna Loken, but with Natassia Malthe. It’s no secret that the actress was cast here mainly because of her looks. The big‑name cast of the first part is already passé here. Zack Ward has to serve as the antagonist, who is sleazy enough for this, but also unimpressive. The story is set in the Wild West. There are a few nice backdrops and costumes, but otherwise the work is not very accurate. The biggest weak point, as always when Boll himself didn’t work on the script, is the story, which plods along completely uneventful and bored. Terrible dialogues, soulless…”
Meta Description:
Low‑budget horror Western sequel: a half‑human vampire hunter battles Billy the Kid and his cowboys‑turned‑vampires in a bleak, forgettable Wild West showdown.
Title: BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2011)
Alternate Title: BloodRayne 3: La sangre del Reich
Genre: Action, Horror, Adventure
Plot Synopsis
In 1943 Europe, Rayne joins the resistance to stop a Nazi plan involving vampire experimentation and immortality. After an SS officer becomes a dhampir by absorbing Rayne’s blood, he allies with a twisted doctor harvesting vampire traits to grant eternal life to Hitler. As Rayne navigates steamy encounters, brutal betrayals, and sloppy bloodshed, she fights to destroy the Nazi regime’s supernatural ambitions and reclaim her power.
Cast and Crew
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Director: Uwe Boll
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Writers: Michael Nachoff
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Cast:
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Natassia Malthe as Rayne
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Michael Paré as Commander Ekart Brand
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Brendan Fletcher as Nathaniel Gregor
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Clint Howard as Dr. Wolfgang Mangler
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Willam Belli as Vasyl Tishenko
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YouTube Trailer: BloodRayne: The Third Reich | Trailer
IMDb Link: BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2011)
Reviews from Letterboxd:
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Daniel – ★☆☆☆☆
“I have spent my whole life hunting down the undead, and I promise you that it’s about to get seriously fucking complicated.” -
Jayson Kennedy – ★½☆☆☆
Bloodrayne (Natassia Malthe) winds up in Nazi Germany to join resistance fighters, enjoy lesbian dalliances, and engage undead footsoldiers in sloppily choreographed swordplay. Meanwhile a Mengele-like doctor (Clint Howard) and vampiric commander (Michael Paré) experiment to grant Hitler immortality and find their muse in the titular fan of tight leather apparel. -
[the worms] – ★★★★★★★★☆☆
I think Howard can agree that me describing a dream I had about his oc chasing me in a casino was more interesting than this. But this definitely has more women in it -
Patrick Brohn – ★½☆☆☆
Zumindest die Hauptdarstellerin geht Klar. -
PelicanFart – ★☆☆☆☆
Nice to see the Nazi murder get ramped up, painful to see the rest of this abomination.
Meta Description:
Dhampir Rayne battles Nazi vampires and twisted immortality experiments in this gritty WWII action-horror flick from infamous director Uwe Boll.
