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Against The Dark (2009)
Topic Started: Sep 17 2013, 10:56 PM (162 Views)
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The human population of planet Earth has been decimated by bloodthirsty vampires, and now the only hope for the few remaining survivors lies in the skills of one man who always lived by the sword. Tao (Steven Seagal) is a katana master who never met a vampire he didn't want to slay. When roving packs of vampires force the few uninfected survivors to seek refuge in an abandoned hospital, the only hope for the human race lies with Tao's special squad of ex-military vigilantes. The only cure for these creatures is execution, and that's Tao's specialty. As the hunt gets underway, Tao and his team make it their mission to ensure that the creatures of the night don't inherit the Earth.
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Killer's Nemesis
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Vampires! (grin)
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Looks like it's resident evil but with zombies.
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I really don't like Seagal but this sounds pretty cool. How is it?
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Vampire movie.. doesnt really interest me
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For the most part this one was a very enjoyable and entertaining entry.

One of it's better features here is the fact that there's some inventive reworking of the vampire mythos which gives this some solid and enjoyable work for its premise. The idea of turning the virus into a more zombie-like creation, based around the spread of off an airborne virus and bringing about an absolutely ravenous mindset of not only attacking for blood but also ravenously ripping people to pieces that has nothing to do with drinking blood such is the mess left behind yet there's still numerous vampire traits on display which still leaves this one enjoyable enough.

Likewise, there's even more to like here in the continuous action scenes and battles with these ravenous creatures packed with tons of fantastic Seagal-based action and very few down-spots, starting practically from the beginning. Given the early knowledge of the virus, this one jumps right in with the attacks during the credit sequences and then leading to the early scenes of the group wondering around the hospital filled with the mangled body parts strewn around that leaves for plenty of encounters in the hallways and the different rooms swarming with the creatures, there's quite a lot to like here while setting up the numerous attacks and encounters in the second half.

Now that the hunters join in to offer some protection and give them more of a chance during the fights, these are much more professional in their battles with their quick slashing and gunplay featured in the morgue battle, the various rescues where they reunite the group once again as well as the various battles to get them out as they make their way towards the basement which is where the other great fun occurs during the parking lot as this one gets in some really thrilling brawls, some hand-to-hand fighting with the creatures and plenty of fine swarming and chasing which is so much fun compared alongside the frenzied race to get out before the air-strike.

Alongside the great vampire look and the fun gore, these here make this one enjoyable enough to deliver a solid, if still flawed entry. Among these flaws is the fact that there's quite a lot of scenes here just showing them simply not doing much really interesting as all they do with this is eat up time in the blood-stained walls and corridors. This is mainly due to how short all the action scenes here are, which are just so quick that it doesn't really register with what's happening so the scenes with the daughter in the operating room, running away from the vampire who continually threatens them and finding their turned friend on the other side which is quite bland and really just seems over so quick that there's not a lot to like about them.

The last flaw here is the fact that it doesn't know whether they're supposedly vampires or zombies, as their creation through a virus and complete disregard for keeping their victims in one piece fall more in line with zombie rules, yet there's the self-aware state and aversion to sunlight being vampire traits though it still doesn't seem to fall in with either one grouping despite calling them vampires in the end. These here are the film's flaws, but it's enjoyable enough.
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