Ex-priest Seamus (VaPaul Morris) worries that his vampire stripper girlfriend, Heather, will give into her darker nature. But he has bigger things to worry about as they are being hunted by a powerful vampire (Amber Newman) who is the twin sister of a stripper-vampire Seamus killed in the first film. But Seamus and Heather are given hope in the form of a prophecy that claims a vampire girl will give birth to the savior of all vampires.
Why is it so difficult to make an erotic vampire film? It seems like the easiest thing in the world, yet, no one nails it. You’ve got fluid exchange, seduction as a way of trapping a victim, and creatures with no sense of morality, decency, or the American way. Damn, it sounds like we’ve got the makings of a toe-twitching story. Set the whole thing in a strip club with actresses who have no compunction about going topless, and the audience should be moaning in the aisles. But it doesn’t happen.
Vamps 2 picks up where Vamps: Deadly Dreamgirls ended (because there was more to say?) with Heather having shape-changed into an actress who will expose her breasts (the first film had a strangely clothed stripper in the lead). But then it takes two rather bizarre turns. First, in a movie that’s pretty light fare, it gets serious and has as near to a tragic death as the filmmakers could manage. Then it ignores the idea of vampires being sexy, and instead starts talking about babies. Who was this film made for? Is your average T&A soft-core viewer secretly hoping all that nasty nudity will go away so the characters can go shopping for cribs?
Combined with the strange moral tone and lack of joy, there’s the filmmakers’ skill, or lack thereof, to make Vamps 2 such an unrewarding experience. The director and crew appear to have taken the advice in my Vamps 1 review and taken an introductory filmmaking class. Unfortunately, I was being a bit glib. Camera 101 isn’t quite enough. Their new level of expertise has prepared them to work on someone else’s film, perhaps as a PA or grip.
Vamps 2 is less painful than its predecessor, but also less fun. Looks like I’m still looking for an erotic vampire movie.
Also known as Blood Sisters: Vamps 2.