Critic Reviews
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Joe Leydon, Variety
Agreeably goofy but surprisingly mild horror-comedy...that's several guffaws short of a laff riot.
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Sam Bathe, Fan The Fire
The one dimensional narrative struggles to hit home.
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Christian Toto, What Would Toto Watch?
The DVD release of Vampire Killers leaves out the 'Lesbians' from the title. Also missing are funny jokes, thrills and engaging characters.
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Dragan Antulov, Draxblog Movie Reviews
the only thing that made it watchable was its mercifully short length
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Cris Kennedy, Screenwize
Sure, the whole thing sets gay rights and feminism back 40 years, but Lesbian Vampire Killers doesn't mean to offend. It is, in fact, all rather tongue-in-cheek, very much in the tradition of Sean of the Dead or Lair of the White Worm.
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Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central
It may not be smart, but under the right circumstances, it sure can be fun.
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Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National
For others just looking for schlocky kicks, this might have a finger-clicking pace and high-gloss finish, but it's no more than a calling card from director Phil Claydon and the script, written by a pair of comedy-sketch writers, is surprisingly dull.
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Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald
It's a 15-year-old boy's idea of a great night at the movies -- sexy ladies in lingerie who get their heads lopped off.
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Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia)
The misogyny is too insistent to be ironic, despite the relatively small use of nudity and gore. The vampires, when slain, spurt milky white fluid rather than blood, a peculiarly unpleasant, and telling, detail.
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Colin Fraser, FILMINK (Australia)
The relentlessly puerile, juvenile humour of Lesbian Vampire Killers makes it something of a guilty pleasure, but a pleasure none the less.
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
The humour is deadbeat British, which jangles fearsomely with the vampire theme. The tone is brashly entertaining, as the filmmakers borrow shamelessly from 50s horror conventions
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Dave Golder, SFX Magazine
Let's get one thing straight. It's not drivel because of its lesbian titillation. It's just drivel. The Beavis and Butthead mentality is just another reason to loathe it, like Page Three of The Sun.
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Joshua Tyler, CinemaBlend.com
Grab your holy water and your wooden stakes, you'll have a good time.
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Orlando Parfitt, IGN Movies UK
The entire project is a crushingly lazy attempt to create a piece of titillating, exploitative horror-comedy that manages to achieve none of its aims. A mirthless, joyless experience, this is a movie with absolutely nothing going for it.
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It's not as gleefully cheesy as i'd hoped but neither is it as bad as it could have been. I laughed more than I thought I would. But it's extremely daring title is basically the whole tone of… More
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It's not as gleefully cheesy as i'd hoped but neither is it as bad as it could have been. I laughed more than I thought I would. But it's extremely daring title is basically the whole tone of the film because it unfolds as something offensive as opposed to a horror comedy with some raunchy humour thrown in for good measure. Shaun Of The Dead it is not. It has weaker jokes and less wit, offered with a dull and sometimes gut crushingly badly written script. I'll probably get plenty of thumbs down for this however I do believe James Corden has some genuine comedic talent. Him doing the fat guy comedy shtick was the best thing about this film, but it was completely unoriginal and done better in Shaun Of The Dead. I liked it to the extent of a few good jokes and visually breathtaking set pieces, otherwhise in fairness it's not that much good at all. But I did laugh at the gay werewolf gag which was unnecessarily stretched, but honestly quite hilarious. Although it's not saying much, I probably liked it a lot more than most people who saw it. But narratively, it's a failure, and when it comes to the lesbians, even if your okay with the offensiveness that comes with it, you dont get much action.
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An occasionally funny horror comedy from the guys in Gavin & Stacey. Not that gory, sexy and most of the time that funny. Has a few good moments but had potential to be a lot better. A disappointment.
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In the tradition of Shaun of the Dead and An American Werewolf in London (the two films that this movie draws heavily upon), Lesbian Vampire Killers (AKA Vampire Killers in the U.S.) is a fun horror action comedy without being overly amazing. The ending doesn't live up to the… More
In the tradition of Shaun of the Dead and An American Werewolf in London (the two films that this movie draws heavily upon), Lesbian Vampire Killers (AKA Vampire Killers in the U.S.) is a fun horror action comedy without being overly amazing. The ending doesn't live up to the rest of the movie, but the movie has a good pace that just steamrolls on. There's a lot of T&A (naturally), some fun gore (not red for a change) and a lot of silly dialogue to please. It's not particularly witty, per se, but it works for what it is. Believe me, this a far more fun vampire movie than anything adapted from Stephanie Meyer... but then again, most vampire-related movies are better than anything adapted from Stephanie Meyer.
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This is one spectacularly hilarious comedy that will have you fall out of your seat laughing. A fantastic crowd-pleaser that is just as fun and as satisfying as Shaun Of The Dead. A smart, fast-paced and wickedly entertaining adventure. A blisteringly enjoyable buddy movie and… More
This is one spectacularly hilarious comedy that will have you fall out of your seat laughing. A fantastic crowd-pleaser that is just as fun and as satisfying as Shaun Of The Dead. A smart, fast-paced and wickedly entertaining adventure. A blisteringly enjoyable buddy movie and outrageous horror-comedy. One of the the most original, goofy and hysterical hybrid comedies in years. There is no possible way you cant enjoy this movie, it's just that much fun.
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Okay, so yes there are issues and whatnot. But taken purely as a film it's kind of funny in a laddish way, over the top and silly - as a parady of B movies it's actually quite good.
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I had high hopes when I watched Lesbian Vampire Killers. I'm happy to say that this film delivered a lot of laughs and great horrifying moments. This is one of the best British Horror Comedies since since Shaun Of The Dead, although not as memorable as Shaun Of The Dead, Lesbian… More
I had high hopes when I watched Lesbian Vampire Killers. I'm happy to say that this film delivered a lot of laughs and great horrifying moments. This is one of the best British Horror Comedies since since Shaun Of The Dead, although not as memorable as Shaun Of The Dead, Lesbian Vampire Killers is still a very good film with plenty of laughs to be found. The cast does a remarkable job and their performances and the film ends on a high note. I absolutely loved this film, this film is a good example of how when people are creative, they can deliver a strong film with a simple concept, it worked for zombies, and now it works with Vampires. Lesbian Vampire Killers is sure to put a smile on your face, and you'll probably agree that it's one of the best Horror Comedies in years.
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This sounds ludicrous, atrocious, gimmicky and gauche - but you know what? I enjoyed it. In fact, I really enjoyed it.
<i>Lesbian Vampire Killers</i> is a hoot if you're willing to simply sit back and be tickled in special areas for ninety minutes. Sure it's… More
This sounds ludicrous, atrocious, gimmicky and gauche - but you know what? I enjoyed it. In fact, I really enjoyed it.
<i>Lesbian Vampire Killers</i> is a hoot if you're willing to simply sit back and be tickled in special areas for ninety minutes. Sure it's crude, utterly pointless and relies mostly on the humour of men drooling over breasts whilst decapitating lots of pretty strippers - but that's the point of the feature, and it's downright hilarious, fun and engaging if you're open to such stupidity. Of course, I often slam movies for being braindead and moronic, but that's only if they fail to make me giggle after the hundredth pitiful attempt at doing so. No, rather than come across as a lame movie hybrid, director Phil Claydon here manages to create a wonderfully dark comedy parody akin more to the classic <i>Evil Dead</i> movies spliced with a touch of <i>Braindead</i> and <i>Shaun of the Dead</i>. It's audacious, rude, blasphemous and somewhat morbidly erotic.
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You go to watch this movie thinking well yo knw thisis going to be a bunch of crap mabe a littlefunny, but i really enojyed this for wha itwas 'a sillystupid but hilarious movie' that laughs at itsef really and james corden stieals the show as he is absolutely hilarios!
all… More
You go to watch this movie thinking well yo knw thisis going to be a bunch of crap mabe a littlefunny, but i really enojyed this for wha itwas 'a sillystupid but hilarious movie' that laughs at itsef really and james corden stieals the show as he is absolutely hilarios!
all it is about is in an old town folk place the resisdents send travellers to an inn as a sort of sacrafic and the woman are turned into lesbian vampire killers, but for the queen to rise is to have the blood of (horne) and the blood of a virgin, and only a sword can kill the queen whichgets left in the capble hands of corden!
This is a hilarious movie that isnt serious so just dont expect much!
Well worth a watch!
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Shameless exploitation aimed squarely at teenage boys fantasies saved by the winning banter from Corden. Knows it is rubbish and has a laugh with the scenario. Not scary or sexy but at least amusing if you like Corden.
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It may not be smart, but under the right circumstances, it sure can be fun.
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Not as good or as funny as I had hoped it would be, the premise is really good with great lampoonery, hammer horror style blood and settings, skimpy clad vampires and naughty jokes possibilities but I just didn't feel they hit any of those marks enough. The whole thing was… More
Not as good or as funny as I had hoped it would be, the premise is really good with great lampoonery, hammer horror style blood and settings, skimpy clad vampires and naughty jokes possibilities but I just didn't feel they hit any of those marks enough. The whole thing was clearly done on dodgy sets which isn't bad but its too obvious, the effects are pretty terrible and there just isn't much sexy vampire stuff going on atall really, it all seems so tame, a missed opportunity for a really naughty, funny, spooky, romp.
The odd giggle and smirk was raised but in all I was disappointed.
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When Jimmy is dumped by his girlfriend for the umpteenth time, he persuades his friend Fletch to join him on a hiking holiday. Arriving in a small town, they are sent to a cottage where there is free accommodation. It also happens to have a camper van full of girls staying there too!… More
When Jimmy is dumped by his girlfriend for the umpteenth time, he persuades his friend Fletch to join him on a hiking holiday. Arriving in a small town, they are sent to a cottage where there is free accommodation. It also happens to have a camper van full of girls staying there too! But they discover that there is an ancient curse on the girls in the village, where when a girl turns 18 they become a lesbian vampire.....
This movie is the latest to try and combine the horror and comedy genres. It certainly gets the humour content spot-on. Paul Hupfield and Stewart Williams have written a very funny script. A lot of the humour does rely on the chemistry of James Corden and Mathew Horne as Fletch and Jimmy, and they are both very good too. Paul McGann gives good support as a priest who helps fight the evil in the area. The girls in the movie are very attractive, if not the best actors.
Phil Claydon directs the movie quite well. The movie looks impressive, the sets a throwback to the Hammer horror movies of the sixties.
But where the movie fails is the horror element. There never any real scares that the best horror comedy movies have. It could be that this movie is aimed purely as a comedy, that happens to be horror set, but as it is billed as a horror-comedy it has to be judged on those terms.
The effects and make-up are pretty good, and because of a lack of blood (when the vampires die, a white substance erupts from them), it is only rated a 15 in the UK.
The movie is fast paced and never out-stays it welcome and for it's running time, will have you laughing a lot. Sadly though it lacks the horror element to put it up there with the better horror comedies.
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There are moments that are funny, loving the Trudy character. Kinda predictable through out
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A movie that knows its not serious & doesnt try to be. Funnier than I thought it might be. Far from Oscar contender, but entertaining nonetheless.
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Shameless exploitation. But vampires AND lesbians? What more can you ask for? Oh yeah, naked vampire lesbian Nazi girls. Hey, that gives me an idea!
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Thin story that is being saved by subtle humour, beautiful ladies and a successfully implemented romance. Good photography and a few nice gore scenes.
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Absolutely ridiculous British vampire comedy. Lesbian Vampire Killers has plenty of giggles and obscenity. that you can't help but enjoy this trashy delight.
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Im only giving this one 2 and a 1/2 bacause I did giggle once or twice. Other than that it was an abomination to all things vampire. The film is pants and was a waste of my attention span. I am going to stop typing now or else I will say something I may not be able to retract.
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While the chemestry between the duo (Corden & Horne) is funny at times, their script lacks elsewhere, majorly. I think their problem was the subject matter...its just not that funny. The whole film feels like a drag. Its horribly directed. Cannot reccomend it even to fans.
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Funny and silly... and...it has what you expect; It has the lesbians, it has the vampires. Oh yes! there were killings.
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