A different way of telling a story

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

ShadowTek here...WOW does this movie get a ton of hate or what.. Yes it's low budget, Yes the story is silly.. but come on.. it's not THAT bad. It has the lovely young and naked Kristanna Loken in it, not to mention Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, freaking Meat Loaf, Michael Paré, pre-titanic Billy Zane, the ever sexy Michelle Rodriguez and freaking even Ben Kingsley! I mean.. what more do you want in a movie?Have a sense of humor and enjoy it for what it is.. gees guys.. chill and enjoy.ShadowTek

Oh, Uwe Boll.It's honestly a shame that he announced he's retiring from directing. ...no, seriously. I mean that. Yes, the man has essentially become the butt of many a joke online and is perhaps the most widely derided and ridiculed of minds in cinema in the last twenty years. And yes, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a part of that... indeed I was. I've written a number of cynical and dismissive reviews of his work. But I can't say that I don't admire the man to a certain extent. He's a passionate filmmaker and a man who loves his work- this much is evident. He wanted to be a director, and by god, he succeeded to at least some extent. And despite my negative comments, I think it's pretty evident that even when I didn't enjoy his work in its intended fashion, I still found great entertainment value in his catalog of films. I wouldn't be watching and discussing them still if I didn't. Granted, it was generally unintended comedic value, but still, I had great fun following his career. And I was always pleasantly surprised by the occasional flash of brilliance that would pop up here and there. So yes, I do think that it is a shame we may never again get to see an Uwe Boll film....but enough of that. Let's discuss "BloodRayne", shall we?One of Boll's earlier stinkers, 2005's "BloodRayne" was his third major theatrical release- at least counting his streak of wide-releases that started with "House of the Dead", and ignoring his earlier lower- budget roots. And coincidentally, it was also his third video-game to film adaptation, taking loose inspiration from the popular hack-and-slash action-adventure franchise of the same name. And while it is perhaps the most competent of his first fistfull of video-game movies, it's also a prime example of vintage-Boll insanity. Rife with nonsensical inconsistencies, amusing miscasting and plot-holes aplenty, it's definitely a very fun watch for fans of trashy, low- brow B-movies, and would make for a good "movie night" with a group of friends and lots of beer!Kristanna Loken stars as "Rayne", a half-human and half-vampire "damphir" who escapes from her life as a side-show freak and takes refuge with the Brimstone Society- a group of vampire hunters lead by Vladmir. (Michael Madsen) Together, they must stand up to a common enemy- Rayne's vile vampire lord father Kagen (Ben Kingsley), who seeks to take over the world using ancient artifacts that will grant him untold power.To give some credit where it is due, the film has a few inspired moments and some fun sequences that are uncommonly well-done in comparison to Boll's early work. While half-baked and far too abbreviated, the early sequences revolving around Rayne's exploitation at the hands of a circus freakshow are well-conceived and give a nice bit of sympathy to the character. There's a fun little sub-plot with singer/actor Meat Loaf Aday that comes unexpectedly and will provide a few minor beats of suspense. And Kingsley is a lot of fun to watch with his weirdly monotone yet oddly threatening take on a devious vampire lord.However, the rest of the film tends to fall flat on his face. Stars Loken, Madsen and an inexplicable Michaelle Rodriguez are all ludicrously miscast and seem in over their heads, leading to many unintended laughs. In particular Madsen, who I'm pretty sure is either heavily intoxicated or deathly tired in most of his scenes. He takes "phoning it in" to a whole new level. The action set-pieces are cringe-worthy in all the best ways, with some of the worst gore- effects and fight choreography I've ever seen in a major release. (Be prepared to double-over in a fit of laughter every time a sword is unsheathed.) Camera-work alternates between bland and flat from one scene to overly intricate and over-stylized in the next, giving it an inconsistent tone. And the actual aesthetic quality on display is on-par with a bad 90's soap opera.Oh, and did I mention nonsensical writing? Because the film is filled to burst with it. Story goes screenwriter Guinevere Turner, a talented artist in her own right, was sort-of bullied by Boll into turning in a crappy, first-pass rough-draft ahead of schedule. And instead of giving her time to fix it up with a second draft like most producer/directors do, he just took it as it was and ran with it, casually re-writing huge portions of dialog and story himself (despite not speaking English all that well) and tossing out pages left and right without discrimination. And good lord, does it show! The script as-is is just brilliant in its sheer incompetence.All in all, if you're a Boll addict like I am and you somehow haven't seen "BloodRayne", you really owe it to yourself to check it out. It's just so much fun in all the wrong ways. It's poorly written. Atrociously acted. Mind-bogglingly directed. And it is most certainly great entertainment in that wonderful, campy "so bad, it's good" kinda way. As a film itself, it's a 3 out of 10. As a piece of unintentional entertainment, however? It's pure gold. And it's a prime example of what I'll miss now that Boll is supposedly gone forever. We'll miss you, Uwe. We might not have liked your films the way you wanted... but we got a kick out of them nonetheless!

I know a lot of people didn't really like this movie. However, I didn't think it was a bad movie at all. I actually enjoyed it.The only thing that I thought was completely stupid was the pointless sex scene. Sex scenes are okay if done in a proper way, but the sex scene in this movie was just stupid and pointless. She walks out of the cell and attempts to bite some guy and then for some reason she decides not to bite him and instead disrobes him and herself to have sex with him. She barely knew the guy and for no apparent reason decides to have sex with him. Completely pointless and unrealistic (I'm aware that movies don't have to be realistic, but come on! It was just all wrong).

My two favorite Vamps have been ruined by cheap casting. First Vampirella was such a dud I could not finish watching it. Bloodrayne is one of my favorite video game characters ever. The casting was all wrong in this flick. * Kristanna Loken wasn't too bad as Bloodrayne acting wise, but did even come close to filling out the baggy costume (Sad). * I love Michelle Rodriguez and Micheal Madison but they were wrong for this movie, real wrong. Listening to these two quality actors struggle with "Ye Ole English" was traumatizing. * The best actor is this flick was Ben Kingsley. * Matthew Davis was OK but not fantastic. * Michael Paré while this man is very good at comedy his role in this film was wrong. I might of cast Milla Jovovich as Bloodrayne as she even looks like the game character, as for the rest with the exception of Ben Kingsley could of be replaced by lots of better actor who can cover ole English and make it sound good....