ShootingShark Derek Bliss is a vampire hunter who collects bounties for disposing of the undead. He is tasked with putting together a team to take out a group of Mexican vampires led by a deadly female Master. Can he dispatch these monsters ?A sort of companion piece to John Carpenter's Vampires, nicely directed by his friend Wallace (the designer/editor on Halloween and The Fog and director of several agreeable low-budget/TV horror films, notably the 1990 Stephen King miniseries It), this is an enjoyable little fanged flick with an agreeable cast and some cool touches. The story is not very original - some scenes are particularly derivative of Near Dark - but there are some pretty good ideas, such as having not one but two bloodsuckers within our heroes' camp (one good, one deceitful) and there is an interesting continuation of the Berziers Cross story from the original film. The best thing though is the quirky cast - Bon Jovi may not be the greatest actor but he sensibly keeps within his range and makes a good square-jawed hero. He is surrounded however by a great troupe of multinational oddball players - indie actress Wagner (the daughter of Natalie Wood) as the gutsy girl, Chilean TV star De La Fuente as the priest with a big secret, Mexican heartthrob Luna as the peppy Sancho, and Spanish beauty Jover as the vampiress Una, all of whom are terrific. Jover is a great villain, playing in the grand Nosferatu style; wordless, hypnotic, sensual, with her shoulders seemingly permanently arched back, a great physical performance. I often think if you take unconventional, apparently mismatched actors from the widest variety of backgrounds possible, they somehow often seem to click well together. Whilst this is minor fare - I don't think it was released theatrically anywhere except Spain - and occasionally seems rushed and unfocused, it's still a groovy little horror movie. Shot in beautiful Mexican locations in and around the state of Morelos.

Juan_from_Bogota Really bad movie, the story is too simple and predictable and poor acting as a complement.This vampire's hunter story is the worst that i have seen so far, Derek Bliss (Jon Bon Jovi), travels to Mexico in search for some blood suckers!, he use some interesting weapons (but nothing compared to Blade), and is part of some Van Helsig vampire's hunters net?, OK, but he work alone. He's assigned to the pursuit of a powerful vampire queen that is searching some black crucifix to perform a ritual which will enable her to be invulnerable to sunlight (is almost a sequel of Vampires (1998) directed by John Carpenter and starred by James Woods), Derek start his quest in the search of the queen with some new friends: Sancho (Diego Luna, really bad acting also) a teenager without experience, Father Rodrigo (Cristian De la Fuente) a catholic priest, Zoey (Natasha Wagner) a particular vampire and Ray Collins (Darius McCrary) another expert vampire hunter. So obviously in this adventure he isn't alone.You can start feeling how this movie would be just looking at his lead actor (Jon Bon Jovi); is a huge difference in the acting quality compared to James Woods, and then, if you watch the film (i don't recommend this part), you will get involved in one of the more simplest stories, totally predictable, with terrible acting performances, really bad special effects and incoherent events!.I deeply recommend not to see this film!, rent another movie, see another channel, go out with your friends, etc.3/10

iago_othello I enjoy B-grade horror flicks. I enjoy John Carpenter films. I also enjoy Vampire movies. This film seemed to be a good bet for a cheesy night in with a few beers.I was wrong.I could say that the film was cheesy, had lots of cheap effects, a bit of juvenile titillation and was unoriginal and mindless - but hey, it's a vampire flick starring Bon Jovi. We EXPECT that. But even a cheap film must be engaging. This wasn't.The vampires are not frightening or interesting, the characters are uninspired and bland, and as a result you're interested in neither the heroes nor the monsters, or what happens to either of them. There isn't even the standard "plot twist" to keep you watching the screen, the film literally consists of watching the characters kill vampires that try to defend themselves by hissing a lot.There are two exceptions. The lead vampire is eminently watchable, although her character and motivations are entirely unexplored. Also Bon Jovi, to his credit, plays the "angry loner tough guy" very well, and his character is surprisingly watchable.But those are two dim lights in an otherwise dull film.I like mindless films. But this is really boring. Just stay away.

Martin (ThatsGoodInnit) If your like me, first viewing i turned it off 30mins through! but if your willing to give it another go, think hard either decision your a winner.I told myself, You know Bon Jovi's a bad actor but persist with it, so now I'm on the second viewing i felt drowsy but i still persisted, and it was quite watchable! not the worst vampire flick, but it's not the best either, it's NOOO From Dusk til Dawn, but it's abit better than the sequels JUST! OR MAYBE the same for excitement, although the 3rd is not bad at all. I thought the acting abilities of Natasha Gregson Wagner were quite good! not bad at all she's no Theron/Jovovich/Foster but she's good, and also Arly Jover was good! nasty fiesty looking, convincing also as a vampire. Diego Luna(Open Range) was also not bad he did afew cool looking things esp the first chapter you see with him. but as for Bon Jovi, stick to what your good at, he's harmless but ain't no vampire killer! lol he's a surfer at least try a sequel to Blue Crush or something not Vampires! lol Either way you can miss this & not miss out on a thing, not bad but could've been better using a good actor in the lead role, not Bon Jovi, with that changed could've been good!