{"id":17041,"date":"2015-10-22T05:43:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T09:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=17041"},"modified":"2015-10-22T05:43:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T09:43:58","slug":"tales-from-the-crypt-presents-bordello-of-blood-1996-collectors-edition-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/22\/tales-from-the-crypt-presents-bordello-of-blood-1996-collectors-edition-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Crypt Presents: Bordello Of Blood (1996) – Collector’s Edition [Blu-ray]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If there is a movie in the attempted \u201cTales from the Crypt\u201d movie anthology series that feels like an extended episode of the original series, it\u2019s surely \u201cBordello of Blood.\u201d When you get down to it, there\u2019s just so much more substance in \u201cDemon Knight,\u201d but Gilbert Adler\u2019s \u201cBordello of Blood\u201d seems to capture the zaniness and inherent silliness of the original television series, while also sticking to casting a lot of C grade character actors for the films\u2019 respective roles. That\u2019s not intended as a slight to the cast, but compared to \u201cDemon Knight,\u201d the cast of \u201cBordello of Blood\u201d seem like second stringers. \u201cBordello of Blood\u201d will satiate those that want the dark humor and menace of the series.<\/p>\n

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Dennis Miller seems to know what kind of movie he\u2019s in, as he plays wise cracking private investigator Rafe, who is never short on one-liners during the movie. Even when facing blood thirsty vampires, he\u2019s quick with the tongue. Erika Eleniak is Catherine, a young woman whose brother Caleb goes missing. Caleb is a drunken delinquent who is informed of a secret brothel located within a funeral home, and upon visiting falls prey to the hordes of female companions, all of whom happen to be blood thirsty vampires. They\u2019re led and controlled by their queen, Lilith, an ancient powerful female vampire who is vicious and blood thirsty as she is incredibly sexy. As Rafe begins exploring the secrets behind the bordello within the funeral home, he slowly comes under fire by the vicious Lilith, who is anxious to keep her secret, and seeks out to end her long reign of terror once and for all. \u201cBordello of Blood\u201d is so much more in keeping with the series\u2019 sensibilities, tapping in to the inexplicable charms of the show.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a supporting role from \u201cFright Night\u201d villain Chris Sarandon who plays a slimy priest, there\u2019s a random celebrity cameo from Whoopi Goldberg who appears for two seconds only to disappear, and yes, there\u2019s the surprise twist in the final moments of the narrative that \u201cDemon Knight\u201d lacked quite clearly. \u201cBordello of Blood\u201d chalks up a goofy premise, and has a good time playing every bit of horror with tongue planted firmly in cheek, offering up a woefully obnoxious protagonist, while making the villains incredibly alluring and seductive. Angie Everhart has a good time playing the queen of the vampires, and in \u201cBordello of Blood,\u201d she\u2019s a surefire force to be reckoned with. \u201cBordello of Blood\u201d has fun with its own concept, mixing comedy and horror with a slight bit of farce. It\u2019s not the sequel I would have wanted for \u201cDemon Knight,\u201d but it seems to want to have its finger on the darkly comical tone of the original show, and in that regard it\u2019s successful.<\/p>\n

Featured in the Blu-Ray release from Scream Factory, there\u2019s an audio commentary with screenwriter A.L. Katz. There\u2019s \u201cTainted Blood: The Making of Bordello of Blood,\u201d a half hour look at the making of the film that fans will enjoy. There are interviews with Actors Corey Feldman, Angie Everhart and Erika Eleniak, Co-Writer & Co-Producer A.L. Katz, Editor & Second Unit Director Stephen Lovejoy, and Special Effects Creator Todd Masters. This particular making of, features more regrets from the cast than anything as the cast and crew reflect on the problems during the shoot. I sense a documentary about the film\u2019s production coming soon. I\u2019d love to learn more about the clashes between Eleniak and Miller. There\u2019s the original theatrical trailer, there\u2019s a five minute stiller gallery featuring stills, magazine inserts, headshots, and the like. Finally, there\u2019s a vintage three minute Video Promo on where to buy the film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If there is a movie in the attempted \u201cTales from the Crypt\u201d movie anthology series that feels like an extended episode of the original series, it\u2019s surely \u201cBordello of Blood.\u201d When you get down to it, there\u2019s just so much more substance in \u201cDemon Knight,\u201d but Gilbert Adler\u2019s \u201cBordello of Blood\u201d seems to capture the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,12],"tags":[64,120,259,349,477,703,922,1025,1087,1151],"class_list":["post-17041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collectors-den","category-halloween-horror-month","category-movie-reviews","tag-adaptation","tag-b","tag-dark-comedy","tag-fantasy","tag-horror","tag-mystery","tag-sequel","tag-tales-from-the-crypt","tag-thriller","tag-vampires"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17043,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17041\/revisions\/17043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}