DVD Review: RISE: BLOOD HUNTER
 By Dave Dreher

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Oct 1, 2007, 8:57 pm

Every now and again I come across a film the really surprises me. Such is the case with the new Lucy Liu vehicle, a neat little vampire flick titled RISE: BLOOD HUNTER.

Kind of a hybrid of BLADE and AVENGING ANGEL, RISE tells us the tale of a reporter played by Liu who finds herself wrapped up in the dark underworld of Gothic vampires only to find out that they are all to real. After being ravaged and left for dead she awakens in a morgue to find herself trapped in one of the coolers. What happens next is a series of events where she discovers and learns to live with the fact that she is a vampire. As the films story marches onward we are soon introduced to a police detective played by Michael Chicklis whose daughter has also fallen victim to the filthy bloodsuckers. He and Lui team up to hunt down those who changed both of their lives forever.

Surprisingly violent and incredibly sexy I found myself riveted by this film. Liu tuns in an uncharacteristically hot performance. She oozes sex in this one and spends quite a bit of the film very, very naked. Trust me, this is a good thing.

The film is very dark in its content and pulls no punches when it comes to painting these nasty ass creatures in the dark, disgusting light that they deserve. The acting is way above the normal straight to DVD fare. I really don't get why this one didn't play in the theater. It has the star power, it has the production value. Kind of strange that Sony would send it straight to the neighborhood video store but it works out well for us as we get to add this one to our collections all the quicker.

The movie will be release in both a rated and “unrated and undead” version. I watched the unrated so I can't speak for the rated version but the film I watched was a bloody, sexy romp that is well worth your time checking out.

RISE: BLOOD HUNTER hits stores on October 9th. Go get it.


 

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