Made back in 2001, this movie just defies all sense of storytelling, flow, pacing, and cinematics. To watch this is to not see a good movie. It's Jesus Christ, in modern day, teaming up with a Mexican Wrestler, fighting vampires preying on Canadian lesbians. I dare you to make sense of this.
Normally, movies like this defy reviewing. They are so tounge-in-cheek, it's impossible to take it seriously. And while there are some funny moments, it's hard not to recognize how padded it truely is. More than a few times, characters are introduced very briefly only so they can immediately be killed by vampires. The first 40 minutes of the movie really could be cut and the movie as a whole wouldn't suffer. And with a run time of 85 minutes, that's a bad thing.
Much of the music is this weird neo-beatnick style and I just couldn't get into it. The theme song is by far the best. It reminds me of the old '80s cartoon theme songs that spell out the story long before the show ever starts.
If I were to forgive the horrible cinematography, the poor fight choreography, the miserable acting, and the contempuous level of padding, it's the sound dub that truely is the straw that breaks the camel's back. Everyone sounds like they are talking into a tin can. It's clearly all added in post production.
This was a small, independant movie made by a group of friends with very little budget. And for people messing around having a good time, it's a good movie. Some of the practical effects are almost good enough and the story of Jesus returning for the second coming to fight armies of the undead, that's an interesting story!
I wouldn't necessarily recommend it other than the novelty of watching a movie called Jesus Christ - Vampire Hunter, but it does have it's funny moments and for a movie only 85 minutes, it's tolerable.
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