Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

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Andrew A. Too mature for The Monster Squad crowd, too goofy for the Fright Night crowd Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Nick O This movie is a blast! So many amazing actors squeezed into this insane cowboy-vampire-comedy, you’d have to really “suck” not to have a good time! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Jeepers C A great little vampire comedy. I watch it whenever I need a pickup. It's a feel good movie for me. Give it a try. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/15/25 Full Review J H There's a lot that's wrong with this horror/Western/comedy, so let's talk about what's right: Tony Gardner's makeup FX, and the performances of Bruce Campbell, Deborah Foreman, and M. Emmet Walsh. The rest is pretty bad. Anthony Hickox was not a good director. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Melissa M Anthony Hickox made some of the best horror comedies in the '80s & '90s. Hickox is the director & screenwriter of this movie. John Burgess is the other screenwriter. Before there was American Vampires by Stephen King. There was the Vampire Western Sundown The Vampire In Retreat. This movie is a comedy, western, horror film. It's vampy & beyond LOL. This movie has some of the best campy one-liners of all time. In the film David takes his family to what he thinks is going to be a small quiet town. To help fix a plasma plant for a man named Jozek Mardulak. What David doesn't realize is it's manufacturing bottled blood & Mardulak is a vampire. There is tension growing in Purgatory. Mardulak wants a peaceful existence for his modern-day vampires. Where is Jefferson wants to do things the Nosferatu way. Jefferson's vamps led by a vicious vampire named Shane who's vamping over David's wife Sarah find a way to create a weapon that can kill his vampire foes that uses wooden bullets. The movie is highly imaginative & wildly creative. The movie Stars Deborah Foreman, Dana Ashbrook, David Carradine, John Ireland, M Emmett Walsh, Maxwell Caulfield And the King of Camp Bruce Campbell. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review derek w Takes that formula that made later Hammer movies popular adds a portion of humour , the result is at times cheesy or other times suspenseful and despite the plot going for a bit of a wander midstream (which could be an editing thing) it is a satisfying watch . Not hardcore vampire but if you like the genre it does just about work. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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