Kiss of the Damned (2013)

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Highly Overrated But Still Good

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Like Tilda Swinton's "Only Lovers Left Alive", this is a vampire story for serious adherents to the genre.No ridiculous spraying of fake blood, and I loved the philosophical discussion as to vampires' targets and the relationships between humans and vampires.8 out of 10 stars, keep it up we the consuming audience will lap this up and clamor for more - standing ovation !!!!If only every vampire offering had this level of thought we wouldn't be so thirsty for decent offerings...I loved this film and look forward to more from writers and directors....

I watched this film on a whim and I can tell you from the start that is mostly a waste of time. Mostly, because the vampires in the film, classical as they were, had this twist of high class addicts that tried to stay off human blood, but occasionally failed. There was even a night of the vampires where they just sat there and discussed their condition. This had a lot of potential. Unfortunately the discussion was stale, the basic premise of the film just a spout between eternal sisters (now that is hell) and nothing else.The cast was also full of potential. Milo Ventimiglia is a decent actor and rather good looking; I bet he will do increasingly well. Roxane Mesquida is hot as hell, especially in the role of the out of control psychotic bitch. Michael Rapaport, poor guy, had a lot going for him but now is just a fat nobody playing ridiculous roles. However, I am pretty sure this cast could have done a decent job with a good script. Alas, this was anything but one.Add to this the really bad direction, the weak effects, the obsolete camera techniques and you get a movie that looks made by a student for a cinematography exam. Just avoid it.

"I would have done anything to be with you, however insane." Djuna (Baume) lives a lonely life. Only going out at night and mainly renting movies that she watches by herself. She has a huge beautiful house but the only person that visits is her housekeeper. One night at the video store she meets Paolo (Ventimigilia) but is afraid to talk to him. When he persists she reveals her secret to him. Djuna is a vampire. Both lives are changed forever. I have to admit that I am not a vampire movie fan at all, mainly because of the Twilight movies. This one has more of an Interview With A Vampire feel with the sexual aspect of True Blood. The movie had a very classy, almost operatic feel to it which really helped the movie. This is not a teen geared vampire movie, but it's also not Dracula either. If you are looking for something in the middle then this is for you. If you are a vampire movie fan you will enjoy this. I thought it was OK, but again I am not a big fan of this genre. Overall, if you liked Interview With A Vampire then you will most likely enjoy this one too. I give it a B-.

Take some conventionally attractive people, semi nudity, blood, vampires mix it together and under normal circumstances something quite sexy will pop out of the other end of the movie making machine 9 times out of 10. This movie is the remaining 1. Spoiler alert -An early scene deserves some credit as I have never seen a man dry hump a door before, that was quite novel and funny. At one point there is a mostly clothed threesome the highlight of which is seeing a big man's hairy bum slap bang in centre frame. Yummy! This film does try so very very hard to be erotic, but incredibly it just doesn't work because the 'erotic' scenes have no authenticity. The result is akin to the kind of soft porn you can see any day of the week on late night TV which is funny to begin with but becomes dull after a while.What confuses me most about this movie however, is the fact that these people are vampires (which let's face it is pretty cool). Despite this they have unbelievably tedious lives which seem to be mostly made up of whining, squabbling with each other in a bitchy sort of way and going to parties full of snooty people who hate them in a passive aggressive manner. On a positive note, the music in this film is bloody fantastic. it's just a shame that the rest is so pants.If you like your vampires boring, this is the movie for you. If you like them sexy or menacing get some Hammer Horror or watch 30 Days of Night instead. If you are a hipster you will probably love it though.