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Vampires Suck (Film)

by Karlie Jeffrey | August 24, 2010 12:40 | Edited August 24, 2010 12:41

While the Twilight franchise contains ample potential for witty parody, the majority of jokes in this disappointing and predictable spoof fall flat.

If you thought Hollywood couldn't possible make another movie involving vampires, you're wrong. But luckily, this one is a spoof. Brought to you by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the same writer-director team that made Date Movie and Epic Movie, Vampires Suck is an occasionally comedic look at the current pop cultural obsession with vampires.

 

The plot (for lack of a better word) mixes together the Twilight and New Moon films. Becca (played by newbie Jenn Proske) is new to Sporks, Washington. She knows something is different, like how when she rolled into town a vampire killed someone in front of her, but she just can't put her finger on it. And this sense of mysteriousness is heightened when she meets coiffed-haired, red-lipped Edward Sullen (Matt Lanter). And so begins their relationship which involves a werewolf that turns into a chihuahua, a pack of wolves that dance to It's Raining Men and a run-in with Black-Eyed Peas lookalikes. And don't worry, Twilight isn't the only one to take a beating, there are plenty of Tiger Woods, Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga and genital jokes to go with it.

 

While admittedly some of the jokes are funny, the majority fall flat. For some reason the writers decided it best that the majority of the jokes must be obvious and over the top, but it's in the subtler jibes that this film almost redeems itself.

 

However, there is a shining light. And that is first-timer Proske. She's obviously done her homework because her twitching, moping performance of Kristen Stewart's Bella is spot on. In fact, it's so good that it becomes annoying. 

 

The frustrating thing with movies like these is that they have the potential to be really clever (like predecessors Flying High, Naked Gun and Top Secret!). But this film falls way short of that and will probably not only piss off Twihards but force those who aren't vampire fans to check out (and shock horror, enjoy) the real movies instead.