What It Is: A surprisingly watchable blaxploitation take on classic vampire films!Why I Watched It: I dig vampires, I dig the delightful 'wrongness' that is exploitation cinema. What's not to love about a movie that combines both?
What I Thought: It was actually pretty good!
NY Diva was dead on when she said, "it combines campy blaxploitation movies with campy horror movies" and let me tell you friends, these are two great tastes that taste great together.
The plot made more sense than a lot of today's horror films, the acting was way better than I'd hoped, and the effects (from bullets to bites to burning vampires) were good too! That covers all the vampire movie parts of the flick, but what about it's exploitation side?
I've seen a lot of grindhouse and exploitation movies, but let me tell ya' turkeys, Blacula just jumped to the top of the list! The fro's are big, the clothes are pimp, and the slang epithets are common enough to make this Generation Y movie slut all kinds of politically uncomfortable. Words like "nigger" and "faggot" were thrown around by black actors as well as white, without a single one being used negatively. The fact that they were simply labels was the most unnerving part!
Don't let a bit of outdated language turn you away though, Blacula is good vampire flick and an above par blaxploitation film.
Dig This!: Awesome dialogue, decent plot, fantastic costumes, a character named "Skillet", good action, and actual flames on actual people!
Who Should See It: Blaxploitation fans and vampire fans everywhere.
How Soon: Grab the DVD whenever you want!
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