May 13 2009This Is It. Our Last Vampire: Blood.
At first, watching this trailer for Blood: The Last Vampire, I thought it was just a Japanese schoolgirl version of Blade. She's half-vampire, samurai sword-wielding, and fighting other vampires: that's a classic Blade. But then I saw she burst through a few walls and I realized, no, she's more than Blade-like: she's a better Blade. The Japanese have done it. They've made the Better Blade:
Just in terms of wall-bursting, obviously. Wesley Snipes is still the better actor.


Reader Comments
1. Buggs - May 13, 2009 11:29 AM
Realy................. oh well why not
2. Chuck Nunchuck - May 13, 2009 11:36 AM
By the looks of that still, it seems as though she has queefed heavily onto the wall.
3. anon - May 13, 2009 11:49 AM
Fuck yeah.
Fighting with a sledge hammer.
4. Reido - May 13, 2009 11:52 AM
The whole flailing in air thing is played out. More realistic long jumps please...
5. yeah - May 13, 2009 12:12 PM
That's hot like fire
Like Gogo Yubari in kill bill
6. samberg - May 13, 2009 12:13 PM
@4
It's a movie about vampires and demons, and you want more... realism?
7. Adam - May 13, 2009 12:52 PM
Looks like they went with the original movie instead of the series, which is freaking awesome. As long as they don't fill it with a bunch of semi-retarded wire work this could be really awesome.
8. frank - May 13, 2009 1:10 PM
Snipes also looks better in a skirt.
9. Synch G - May 13, 2009 1:48 PM
The real irony is that they've gone and made it more "Asian Fantasy" with all the hordes of flying ninja epic battles, and ultimate showdowns that take place poetically in leafy fields, with people in kaminos. TO APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN AUDIENCES like your possible child molesting family member, that have seen that "H1dden TiGER" movie! When the original (anime) material was already American friendly for adaptation...
10. markonius maximus - May 13, 2009 2:05 PM
Uh-Oh....
You guys know what this means...
There will be a "Battle Angel" movie coming soon after the success of this movie.
Damn it. I guess it was only a matter of time.
11. phrozt - May 13, 2009 2:12 PM
umm.. you all do realize its just a remake of the anime right?
12. beefytee - May 13, 2009 2:26 PM
I love vampire movies, so I'll see it.....but it doesn't REALLY seem like a classical vampire movie. We'll see
13. elchristobale - May 13, 2009 2:28 PM
@10
James Cameron is already working on battle angel.
14. tom - May 13, 2009 2:32 PM
Of course, smaller and more efficient! That's the Ginsu Blade!
Japania, you've done it again.
15. Mr HObbes - May 13, 2009 2:44 PM
The anime movie of this kicks ass, I'm pretty sure it is available on Netflix Instant Watch
16. Rhialto - May 13, 2009 3:10 PM
The stunts and special effects are promising.
17. Anon - May 13, 2009 3:55 PM
I wasn't gonna say anything but reall Synch. There's people in Kaminos? Were the el-Kaminos? I didn't know that driving in leafy fiel in Kaminos was an "Asian fantasy" thing. I have been schooled. Thank You.
18. Anon - May 13, 2009 4:00 PM
Well anyway the movie looks aiight. But the wire work needs some fine tuning. The chick looks like she flailing wildly. The part where she jumps and literally starts to pump her air in the legs? yeah, that sucked. The should have gotten a better stun double and what's the deal the fight with white chick? It's been while since I've seen this but if she's based on who I'm assuming she then why is fighting at all?
19. Anon - May 13, 2009 4:03 PM
reading my previous two posts I have obviously failed at the english language. Synch. I apologize. You didn't deserve a poorly written comeback. I'll do better next time.
20. Beastman AIDS - May 13, 2009 5:27 PM
I agree on the flailing limbs thing. Just makes them look like they're out of control.
21. Bradly Bear - May 13, 2009 5:31 PM
So it's just like Hellboy, but with Japanese schoolgirls + sword?
Solid.
22. will - May 13, 2009 8:15 PM
Yeah the flailing in the air thing may have been fine in the early 2000s but COME ON MOVIELAND, it's almost the new decade here, get with the times.
Maybe its just too damn hard to hold a leaping pose whilst been whisked across a big gap on wires? The only other way I can think of creating a decent superjump in movies is to do it super-stylised.
Hell, even though it looked like absolute balls, at least wolverine's jump from the hummer to the helicopter wasn't flaily.
I think the real problem here is that humans CAN'T superjump, so making them appear to do so in films with ALWAYS look unnatural, and there may not be a right way. Even if there's no flailing, we'll probably start yelling "That's ridiculous, she would be flailing like crazy!:
23. Synch G - May 13, 2009 10:11 PM
Kimonos*
1 word typo, big fucking deal. The intention is still there, STFU.
24. Duke - May 13, 2009 11:02 PM
Watch the original anime on Netflix, it's only about 45 minutes long. It seems like the base of the story is the same, but judging from the trailer, they've clearly expanded the story to make it fit closer to the time of a full-length film. Should be interesting, nonetheless.
25. sasuke_kun12 - May 13, 2009 11:21 PM
THANK GOD someone did this right. They actually casted a JAPANESE girl to play blood. Unlike a certain movie (cough cough Dragonball Evolution) who decided they'd rape the movie.
26. haha - May 13, 2009 11:41 PM
uuuuuuuuuum yeah. isn't she like 30 years too old to be wearing that school girl getup?
27. travolta - May 14, 2009 1:56 AM
she still looks hot in the school girl outfit at 30
28. Ashy - May 14, 2009 9:13 AM
yeah ok they sold me, even though the anime was kick ass enough...i mean this has to better then Dragon Ball Evolution...right...right?!
29. Blargh - May 14, 2009 4:21 PM
Anything is better then Dragon Ball Evolution....it was as bad as a Uwe movie
30. ama - May 14, 2009 11:01 PM
Dear Hollywood,
Please stop remaking cult anime movies. Period. It's time to face facts. Exhibit A: Speed Racer. The only person who didn't get raped by being in that movie was the chimp and that was because they sewed his ass up so he wouldn't shit on set. Exhibit B: Dragonball. Goku was so sore he couldn't ride his nimbus for a week.
Blood the Vampire Hunter was a 45 minute anime that was flawless and perfect. It now appears to be a full-length film that is going to make a lot of white guys look at me and wonder how many licks does it take to get me into a Japanese school girl outfit.
This is gonna piss me off because I'm Korean and Korean school girls go to school naked so we as a nation can avoid having this clothing related fetischism inflicted upon us.
Now I know where you mind is, so while I've got your attention. Fuck neither with Akira nor Ninja Scroll. Think of classic anime like your fifth wife. While bigger tits probably made her more fun to look at, you would have been happier if you'd just sewn her mouth shut.
Thank you,
An anime fan who doesn't want her favorite animes ruined
31. Dan - May 15, 2009 2:18 PM
what? street fighter legend of chun-li is much worse.
32. BootlegGuy - May 15, 2009 10:05 PM
@30
sorry to burst your bubble. but AKIRA... as awesome as it is... is getting fucked with... i read somewhere leonardo dicaprio was attached to it too. oh and for some reason they decided to throw keanu reeves into spike spiegel's shoes for a hollywoodized version of COWBOY BEBOP... when is it gonna end... ASTRO BOY isn't safe either for fucks sake. ne ways i wouldn't worry too much about this one. yeah the anime was chief but judging from the trailer, they seem to be doing it some kinda justice. oh and it can't hurt that it's brought to us by the people who gave us HERO and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
33. ama - May 16, 2009 9:25 AM
@32
yeah I found out later that Akira and Cowboy Bebop are being screwed with too. I don't feel reassured that Blood is being done by the same martial arts team that did CTHD and Matrix. If I wanted to see that much work being done with wires, I'd re-enroll back into Devry night classes.
Seriously the idea of Leonardo doing Spike just made me vomit all over the person sitting next to me and when I explained why, they vomited all over the person sitting next to them. If we don't eventually vomit on someone who doesn't know how awesome Cowboy Bebop was, this could get ugly...
34. ama - May 16, 2009 9:29 AM
Oh wait, Keanu is doing Spike...
Yeah this is never gonna end... I'm going to need to be rushed to the ER for fluids.
Seriously? Woah!
35. zamm - May 17, 2009 3:08 AM
she's actually korean. but thats not really a problem.
it looks awesome, cant wait for this film
36. godmarz - May 18, 2009 2:22 AM
yeah...thats a korean girl Jeon Ji Hyun from the original My sassy girl movie ...
37. belleck - May 20, 2009 9:14 AM
@ 37
Are you Korean ?
38. Kendra - May 22, 2009 11:23 PM
*sigh*Poor anime why can't they leave it alone and perfect the way it is....but as long as there are people who want money us otakus will see a lot of our favorite series crushed by hollywood.As for cowboy bebop i can see by this photo why they decided to go with keanu..his features are similar but the important thing is how into character he gets and his acting...don't screw up keanu lol
http://giapet.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/keanu.png
39. dylan - May 23, 2009 10:23 AM
nuthing is better than blade u fucking loser
40. jester42242 - May 26, 2009 6:43 PM
well, it dosnt look to accurate but it looks ok
41. asdfghjkl - May 30, 2009 9:02 AM
i somehow think this would do better as blood +
42. pjo - May 31, 2009 1:54 PM
Gee, as for the Akira movie, the thought of Leo DiCaprio's head exploding and reshaping as a humungus tentacled shapeless mass really doesn't sound that farfetched.