I was working yesterday and needed something that I didn't give a crap about. I found a few 90s horror comedies and turned each one off after like 5 or less minutes, until I gave this one a shot, and it stuck.
City of the Vampires is in an era where yea, a lot of these coming out were awful. They were schlocky and self aware, they were low budget and shot on VHS, they were beyond amateur. This one is not hugely different from that idea of 90s flicks.
It's all there, the terrible, Z grade acting, that sounds like they quite literally are an automaton saying words that were programmed into them. The "action" is boring beyond all thoughts, and ponders from one scene to the next with nary a concern for its audience.
The reason I stuck with this is the same as what this person on IMDb agrees with me on. The one review on there: "The music is worth +1 star. The rest of the film - well, I assume this was somebody's school project." The music! The music in this is downright awesome. This guy took a page right out of John Carpenter's book with a cool, unique, and minimal electronic score.
Additionally, it doesn't wear its ridiculous self awareness on its sleeves, and there's even a few shots of cool special effects towards the end. That alone will keep me watching, cuz even when I want shit, I don't want TOTAL SHIT. I'll give it 2 stars, for what it is.
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