Given the title, one might think they know just what to expect from this movie. However, Lesbian Vampire Killers has a lot more going for it than those three words would imply.
Full disclosure, I have no idea who any of the people in this film were, prior to looking up the Wikipedia page. That isn’t a slight on them, but more so myself as I have limited knowledge of what’s hot with the kids nowadays.Also, it’s not often that I have to give a disclaimer to my wife that I have no clue what will be on my computer screen as I watch this movie, and to please not think any less of me. Not that that is possible, really.
My initial investment in watching this movie was to pick it apart for our annual Halloween podcast. I was (as stated) expecting something much worse, and on a far more campy, level. What I got was a movie that wasn’t bad enough to warrant a thorough roasting, nor did it deserve to be lauded highly either.
Lesbian Vampire Killers follows two best friends Jimmy and Fletch. Jimmy has recently had his “longtime” girlfriend break up with him for the seventh time. Each time she breaks his heart, she comes crawling back to him asking forgiveness, and each time Jimmy lets her back in. During this particular break up, Fletch has also just lost his job as a clown for parties by punching a small child. Jimmy decides that since neither of them has anything to do, and that they are both flat broke, they should go hiking. Jimmy throws a dart at a map and they go to where the dart lands, which is a small, minute even, town in Norfolk. Upon arrival in the small town of Cragwich, Jimmy and Fletch argue over the viability of this hiking venture. Neither is very happy with the prospect of spending any real amount of time in the town, that is until they spot a gaggle of very attractive girls walk out of a pub and file into a van.
By setting my expectations exceedingly low for Lesbian Vampire Killers, I was surprised to find that the movie is more well done than I ever would have guessed. The production value here is actually quite high. Sound design, special effects are all done very well. The dialog is snappy and clever, and I never had any moments where the easy joke was the ONLY joke they went for. The biggest asset to Lesbian Vampire Killers is its style. From the way the scenes are edited, the transitions from scene to scene, to the death sequences. Everything is well thought out, and well executed. Especially given that it is mostly a glorified skin flick/ horror movie. I don’t really mean that in a bad way either. There are a LOT of movies I have seen that are based around skin and gore. It kind of goes along with the territory.
I’m glad that I was able to see Lesbian Vampire Killers. It isn’t the best movie I have ever seen, but when you go into a movie literally expecting the worst, it’s easy to come away from it happy to be disappointed. It doesn’t hurt that I am a sucker (no pun intended) for British comedies, no matter the genre. I’d say it’s probably worth a rental at the very least. Apparently it has more than a few established actors in it, though I couldn’t name a single one to you. The one gripe I have against it was the absolutely abysmal attempt at a stinger at the end. It was forced, and was the ONLY part of the movie that made me literally groan. Other than that, it’s a solid movie all around. Come for the hot girls, stay for the Vicar and Fletch.
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