Night Fangs (2005) Reviews

• relax and have fun..

  hplvecraft642005-10-26

  Wow, there's a few harsh reviews for a fun movie, can't help wonder if it's personal.. Maybe someone thought she could act better than the chosen leads? Which leads me into my review! We rented this for a Halloween weekend Indie horror flick fest. I thought it was quick gory fun, with all the staples of your lesbian vampire flick. (If you don't know what that is check out any of the Hammer films, Caress of a Vampire, Vampyres Lesbos, etc.) The story seems to run on a little long in points, but then you get the payoff scene which gave it a mini-series feel at times. The actresses weren't Judi Dench caliber but it's a vampire flick. I especially like the casting of a full-figured woman for the lead. (To many cheerleader hookers in horror flicks these days.) They carried the material well, and the material was just enough story to setup and tie together the action, which is what the film was about- violence and gore! Good fun, and perfect for a Halloween weekend viewing.

• Worth a download or a rental, but don't buy it.

  rockyhorrr2006-01-16

  I watch cheesy horror movies in the hopes of finder a diamond in the rough....a new twist or at least a decent take on an old one. Nightfangs isn't a diamond, but not a piece of coal either. It was obviously filmed on a shoestring budget, the acting is pretty wooden and the sound quality rates up there with your videotaped birthday parties and Christmas mornings. Having whined about quality, let me say that some of the visuals were, considering the lack of cash, pretty good with some stylish gleams of promise. The vampire in the fireplace being particularly funny/creepy at the same time. The director was, I suspect, a fan of the old 70's "'Salem's Lot", with a few of the images seeming to come directly from it, the g/f in the rocker and vampire with the gleaming eyes in the bathroom being two obvious examples, but at least they were well used. Regarding the previous comments regarding how vampires act.... There seems to be a number of opinions regarding how vampires "should" act. The vampires in this movie fall into the category or "mindless eating machines" with a small bit of wile to lure in the prey. Don't expect any deep and meaningful "Interview with a Vampire" dialogue here. But it doesn't really matter. It is all great fun, if blood smeared faces and a VanHelsing character that reminded me a lot of the OCD detective Monk is your idea of a good time.

• Very interesting flick... fishy previous comments

  sucutar2005-10-25

  First of all, about Night Fangs Lesbians, vampires, college co-eds, pottery. All pieces of an appropriately made direct to video vampire (ish) film. Another shot on video and direct to DVD release, this one is an actual attempt at making a decent film, with pretty good production value. Now, I have a really cool thing to report about this movie, it's full of good nudity, and in particular one of the main characters is a kind of heavy set attractive lezbo vampire chick that gets naked and kills. I like hot skinny Blondes as much as the next guy, but its pretty cool to see someone casting a different type girl in a movie like this. Either the director is very edgy and innovative, or he just couldn't get a typical Hollywood hot chick that can act for the roll. I will just assume that he is doing something new, Good Job Dude! As far as the film is concerned it's pretty much a by the book lezbo vampire story with a few scenes of non sexy pottery sculpting. A decent rent, but someone needs to teach the distribution company about Photoshop, because the cover sucks ass! Maybe the DVD cover artist at Lions Gate that makes all the amazing covers (for ****ty movies) can moonlight over here at Hart Smart video, and use his/her talents for something of a better quality. Then... I read the first two reviews... I know many people can have different opinions about one same movie... but those two comments lack of details that make me think those guys... (if not the same one...) did not see the movie and are just spreading out some hate probably against someone either from the crew or cast of the indie flick... Sorry, but they are too generic for me to buy... Besides, the movie is good

• Great movie!

  blackhbeauty2005-10-26

  I think the guy who wrote the comment that is posted wouldn't know a good horror flick if it bit him on the behind. I loved Night Fangs. And wouldn't you know,it is a low budget film. I thought the actors,setting, and storyline were all very good! If the first ten minutes were a waist of time why would you continue to watch it? I thought the director,Ricardo Islas, did a fantastic job with this movie. Adding Elizabeth Bathory into this film also added a touch of history. Judging by the cover of this movie you can already tell that it isn't something off of the history channel. This is a movie about Vampires! So if you are looking for a movie that is lame, with no gore, or if your looking for something that is a waist of time, then your looking in the wrong place. Night Fangs has everything your looking for in a Vampire movie.

• Blood, Guts, Boobs & Butts....

  terrible22007-07-10

  Night Fangs really caught me by surprise because I am normally not a vampire movie fan. I purchased the film (at a discounted price)and felt that I really had nothing to lose... I gained an indie treasure! First off, sure it is a low budget horror feature, so of course some of the acting is going to be stiff, but I found the story to be original and the style of the film to be that of the classic 1970's gore flicks (which I love!)... Writer/Director Ricardo Islas makes it known from the beginning that he plans to throw as much blood, guts, boobs & butts at us as humanly possible. His own character, that of the "Professor" added a comical side note to the film that brought me back to Tony Shalhoub's "Antonio Scarpacci" character from the TV show "Wings"... Anyone who enjoys the above, will certainly enjoy this film. I look forward to seeing more from Islas.