Bloodsucking Bastards

2015 "Work. It sucks the life out of you."
5.7| 1h24m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 04 September 2015 Released
Producted By: Fortress Features
Country: United States of America
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A down on his luck cubicle worker and his slacker best friend discover their new boss is a vampire who is turning their coworkers into the un-dead.

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lastlogon This movie was unexpectedly funny and gross. I thought it was going to be a horror style movie but it was comedy horror. The funny part is, it's so true. I've worked in an office for many years and the fact is, it drives you crazy. What could be funnier than the office dork chasing you for $20? It happens every week. The hidden affairs, ridiculous callous management, all true. The security guard scenes are funny. I love the Joey Kern actor guy, he is funny. There's no lame nudity or any lame jokes. Other highlights - the angry HR lady that is dating the main character, how the manager hits on her and she is blatantly revolted. Well done to the creators of this.
MrGKB ...mostly on the strength of its ensemble cast, "Bloodsucking Bastards" plays out like Joss Whedon-lite, which comes as no surprise given its creators' various pedigrees and associations. The feel is that of a made-for-TV movie, in that there's not a single moment of it that calls for big-screen presentation; it's all talking heads and minimal "action," which I suppose is fine for passing the time, but not much else. Ultimately, I was reminded of a low-fi version of "Fright Night," even down to the femme lead named Amanda. It's not an awful film, and pretty much accomplishes what it set out to do, but the bar was low and no one involved seems to have had much interest in raising it. Strictly for vampire geeks in need of a quick snack and willing to be hungry again within the hour.
metallipowerman5000 I'd say it's a weird mix between Office Space, Shaun of the Dead and Fright Night. I give it an "A" for originality as well. There were a few times when things were lining up for a cliché' horror movie moment, but suddenly things veer off the page or jump right to the point, in a hilarious way! I also appreciate how they didn't try to re-invent the wheel. It's almost like they knew where "their particular" sweet spot in comedy was...and kept riding it out through the entire movie. There wasn't any rocky highs and lows with comedy and horror mixing(like most movies of this genre). It was kind of chill and relaxed, yet just enough excitement to keep you curiously hooked on the edge. The personalities really sync in a light-hearted way, it feels pretty genuine and stupid at the same time. It's almost got like a weird sympathetic view towards the vampires too, it's silly yet believable, haha.
quincytheodore This mix of vampire comedy and daily life trudge can feel imbalanced sometimes. It's a pretty straightforward story with the usual good guy in work environment, his less productive buddies and the disgruntled love of his life. Then it adds literally gallons of corny bloody spectacle. While it may not open with much glee, the unworldly struggle towards the end proves to be ludicrously amusing.Fran Kranz, the same guy from The Cabin in the Woods, plays as Evan, a hard working employee of a company that doesn't appreciate him enough. Instead of being promoted, he finds himself in the verge of losing his job and also probably his life as supernatural forces begin to influence the company. The movie makes fun of its characters in highly self-deprecating manner, definitely not your usual troupe to fight the undead.There's an underlying analogy of dutifully working for scraps, which isn't polished enough at first. The fun starts as these mostly incompetent characters have to face not only their dreadful job, but the titular bloodsucking foes. It produces a hectic cynical parody that gets better as more blood is spilled.Script is well written enough to be identifiable and the delivery from actors is often openly mocking both real as well as nocturnal life. There are lots of visual cues involved, which may be over-the-top yet strangely effectively humorous. Its pace and editing slightly resembles Shaun of the Dead, both have dead-pan sarcastic delivery of dreadful situation.At the beginning the movie feels incessantly rude and a tad outdated, although there's enough comical content in latter half to raise the enjoyment from its stiff opening.