Rockula

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alan g Ok for the 90s but dated today. Toni Basil is very good. Cheesy but fun. Not to be taken seriously. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/15/25 Full Review Melissa M It's one of the few movies where the soundtrack is just as good as the movie. '80s icon Toni Basil stars in Rockula. So does Thomas Dolby electronical musical wizard. Susan Tyrell who was in many cult movies. And Bo Diddley musical legend also star in this film. In the film Ralph a extremely confused vampire who literally reflects on whether or not once again he should try to save a woman named Mona. Who keeps getting reincarnated. But with every reincarnation she gets offed by pirates. Every time he tries to save her unfortunately he fails. In the film this time Mona comes back as a famous rock star. After arguing with himself. He decides that he's going to do whatever it takes to save her. Even if it means trying to fly & falling flat on his face. The movie is silly at times. And kind of campy. It's vampire movie doesn't bite. The only thing is & it's so overplayed & especially in horror flicks. Is the sound of a screeching cat. There's a scene where Ralph is being tossed by Mona's security into a pile of garbage. When Ralph Lands he falls onto a screeching cat. It's about as annoying as canned laughter. And completely unnecessary. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Audience Member "My nine iron is an extension of my penis." A real stinker, even amongst the glut of mediocre vampire movies of the era ("Vamp", "Vampire's Kiss", "Once Bitten", "My Best Friend is a Vampire". "Innocent Blood", "Near Dark", "The Lost Boys", "Transylvania 6-5000", etc). A vampire born in the time of Napoleon, though living in the modern era, must stop his recurring trauma of watching his love die every 22 years, so he decides to try to woo her by forming a band. His whore of a mother tries convincing them to get hitched. This is a horror/musical and unfortunately the music is terribly horrible. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member I love this movie. I love to watch it around Halloween even though it is not all that scary. Great music and dancing, almost a musical. A tiny bit like Rocky Horror. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This is single handedly the greatest movie I have ever seen. Romantic tropes? Check. An amazing attractive main character? Check. A love story better than the greatest love story you can think of while reading this? You got it! Real talk I freaking love this movie. Its cheesy and campy and I love it. If you are looking for a good vampire romance, watch this movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member From writer/director Luca Bercovici, the man behind "Ghoulies" and "The Granny," comes another oddball horror/comedy. Dean Cameron, best remembered from the underrated 80s teen comedy "Summer School" as Chainsaw, plays an ancient vampire cursed to watch his lady love be reborn and then killed again and again every hundred years. This curse happened after Cameron stood by and did nothing the first time she was killed. Now in modern day 1990, Cameron has determined this time around is his last chance to save her. In order to gain her trust, he decides he must first become a rock star (perfect sense, right?). Rockula is then born, becoming a wildly popular act, and he then goes on to battle with the forces of evil, which includes sleazy businessman (and real-life 80s rocker) Thomas "She Blinded Me With Science" Dolby. The story is dumb and predictable, but then again, what romcom isn't? The film is greatly helped by it's likable cast, which besides a solid performance from Cameron includes mostly a likable cast of unknowns who all do quite well, but also small supporting parts for Toni Basil, Bo Diddley, Susan Tyrell, and future musical choreographer and director Adam Shankman playing a driver. It also helps that watching the film now provides quite a bit of late 80s nostalgia, which always goes a long way for me. I'd probably have been harder on this film back in the day, but now it's 80s hair, music, and fashion are all quite entertaining in and of themselves. Overall, "Rockula" is far from being a classic 80s musical or romcom, but it's watchable and makes no pretensions of taking itself too seriously. FUN FACT: This film was the second feature film by cinematographer John Schwartzman (half-brother to Jason Schwartzman, stepson of Talia Shire, and nephew of Francis Ford Coppola), who'd later go on to earn an Oscar nomination and work on major films such as "Jurassic World," "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Rock," and "Seabiscuit." Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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