BloodRayne (2005)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writer (WGA):

Guinevere Turner (written by)

Release Date:

6 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Revenge never tasted so sweet.

Plot:

In the Eighteenth Century, Rayne is the half-human half-vampire Dhampir and the lead attraction in a carnival's freak-show in Romania...

Plot Keywords:

Throat Slashed | Broken Sword | Tarot Card | Spin Off From Video Game | Shot With Arrow

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Kristanna Loken	...	Rayne
Michael Madsen	...	Vladimir
Matthew Davis	...	Sebastian (as Matt Davis)
Will Sanderson	...	Domastir
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Fortune Teller
Udo Kier	...	Regal Monk
Meat Loaf	...	Leonid (as Meatloaf Aday)
Michael Paré	...	Iancu
Billy Zane	...	Elrich
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Katarin
Ben Kingsley	...	Kagan
Darren Shahlavi	...	Priest
Esteban Cueto	...	Rok
Madalina Constantin	...	Amanda
Daniela Nane	...	Rayne's Mother

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

95 min | Philippines:92 min (cut)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Malaysia:18SG (DVD) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | UK:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hungary:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:R (certificate #41938) | Finland:K-18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Bran Castle, Transylvania, Romania

Company:

Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG

Trivia:

The half-naked prostitutes in the scene with Leonid (Meat Loaf) are actually real Romanian prostitutes. According to director Uwe Boll (at the Stockholm International Film Festival) it was cheaper to hire real prostitutes than actresses.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Rayne retrieves the Heart from its hiding place in the monastery, and the room starts to fill with water. One of her scythes is stuck in the wall, the other in the ceiling. When the monk enters and finds her, he is carrying her scythes in his arms wrapped in cloth.

Quotes:

Kagan: [to Rayne] Ungrateful bitch.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Bloodrayne (2002) (VG)

Horrible!

This was, without a doubt, one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I knew a little bit about the video game this is based upon going in, and while I can't say I was a fan or knew all that much about the story, I figured I was going to get a kinda Buffy/Medieval Times kinda feel. I was SO wrong. The acting quality that I had expected was not there at all. In fact, even Ben Kingsley, who I thought would be good (I've liked other things of his) was awful. Kristinna Locken was so emotionless that you wanted to cry from frustration. Michelle Rodiguez was the only one with some convincing effort, but even then, she couldn't pull her character out of one-dimension. Although, the actors didn't have much to go on to begin with. The dialouge was laughably cliché in parts and simply pathetic in others. It did NOTHING to help convey the characters emotions or thoughts, nor did it do well with explaining the story, trying for flashy and confusing explanations when simplicity was needed and other times being far too simple. All in all, this movie was horrible.