Cinemax had one of their free weekend deals, and I set this movie to record thinking it was a comedy. I didn't notice it was an adult movie until I started watching it.
It was typical of soft-porn movies: some skin but no dirt and fairly bland overall, but then you don't watch this sort of movie expecting Gone With The Wind. Still, it really wasn't as bad as most of the movies in this genre. The Jazy Berlin/Stacy character was probably the most fun, and the Sarah Hunter/Alexa character reminded me of Lana Parrilla on Once Upon A Time.
I was going through it pretty quickly, expecting to delete it just as quickly, when out of nowhere the movie suddenly had a moment where it stood up and punched far above its weight class. I was completely caught off-guard.
It was during the three-way sex scene toward the end with three female characters: the vampire, the vampire hunter, and the dim-witted neighbor. Most of the sex scene is quite subdued and nothing special. Instead, it was the scene ending and particularly the musical score that played during it that startled me.
It was a simple falling melody structure with a few up bridges, but it had good transitions and was very effective. It was mournful and sad and softly hypnotic, like rippling water. The harp and strings phasing in and out were unexpected and totally unlike any porno music I'd ever heard. The haunting song captured the loneliness and sorrow of an isolated, dark existence, a play on the vampire theme of the movie.
The three women are in the vampire's dungeon lair, and the sounds they make aren't the usual porno gasps but more like a struggle for the celebration of life in a dark place. Toward the end of the scene, the vampire woman withdraws from participating in the sex scene and merely watches patiently, waiting for the right moment. As the other two women finally orgasm, it almost sounds like the yelping of lost puppies calling for their mother. Or crying, as though foreshadowing approaching disaster.
That disaster does arrive. As the vampire hunter throws her head back and orgasms, there is no joy on her face. Instead, there are hints of sorrow. The vampire woman gives an evil stare and abruptly bites the vampire hunter, killing her in the midst of climaxing. The song fragments into almost random notes as the lifeless face of the vampire hunter slowly lowers out of sight. The sharp change from orgasm to death is jarring and underscores the melancholy mood created by the song. It is like being rudely awakened from a dream. For the celebration of life to suddenly end in tragedy is a reminder of the true nature of life.
That ending to the scene was actually well-directed and the music superb. I totally didn't see it coming.
Anyway, I liked the song. I looked to see if I could locate it but was unsuccessful. The music isn't credited here at IMDb. I suppose it isn't enough of a movie to warrant doing musical credits. There's not even any song credits at the end of the movie, just the name of the composer. Too funny.
It was typical of soft-porn movies: some skin but no dirt and fairly bland overall, but then you don't watch this sort of movie expecting Gone With The Wind. Still, it really wasn't as bad as most of the movies in this genre. The Jazy Berlin/Stacy character was probably the most fun, and the Sarah Hunter/Alexa character reminded me of Lana Parrilla on Once Upon A Time.
I was going through it pretty quickly, expecting to delete it just as quickly, when out of nowhere the movie suddenly had a moment where it stood up and punched far above its weight class. I was completely caught off-guard.
It was during the three-way sex scene toward the end with three female characters: the vampire, the vampire hunter, and the dim-witted neighbor. Most of the sex scene is quite subdued and nothing special. Instead, it was the scene ending and particularly the musical score that played during it that startled me.
It was a simple falling melody structure with a few up bridges, but it had good transitions and was very effective. It was mournful and sad and softly hypnotic, like rippling water. The harp and strings phasing in and out were unexpected and totally unlike any porno music I'd ever heard. The haunting song captured the loneliness and sorrow of an isolated, dark existence, a play on the vampire theme of the movie.
The three women are in the vampire's dungeon lair, and the sounds they make aren't the usual porno gasps but more like a struggle for the celebration of life in a dark place. Toward the end of the scene, the vampire woman withdraws from participating in the sex scene and merely watches patiently, waiting for the right moment. As the other two women finally orgasm, it almost sounds like the yelping of lost puppies calling for their mother. Or crying, as though foreshadowing approaching disaster.
That disaster does arrive. As the vampire hunter throws her head back and orgasms, there is no joy on her face. Instead, there are hints of sorrow. The vampire woman gives an evil stare and abruptly bites the vampire hunter, killing her in the midst of climaxing. The song fragments into almost random notes as the lifeless face of the vampire hunter slowly lowers out of sight. The sharp change from orgasm to death is jarring and underscores the melancholy mood created by the song. It is like being rudely awakened from a dream. For the celebration of life to suddenly end in tragedy is a reminder of the true nature of life.
That ending to the scene was actually well-directed and the music superb. I totally didn't see it coming.
Anyway, I liked the song. I looked to see if I could locate it but was unsuccessful. The music isn't credited here at IMDb. I suppose it isn't enough of a movie to warrant doing musical credits. There's not even any song credits at the end of the movie, just the name of the composer. Too funny.