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Teetering precariously on the border between homage and parody, this quirky
and cheap effort has Van Dien as a renegade vampire who forms an
uneasy alliance with Professor Van Helsing (Steiger, of all people) to
take down Count Dracula, now living in LA. It's clear that Elfman (and yes,
he is Danny's brother) is a big fanboy, but it's hard to object when he
brings in the likes of Kier, and adds
nice touches like having Van Helsing hire gang members to help in his
vampire slaying. Wagner adds welcome colour as an equally
rebellious vampette, albeit one who has seen Innocent Blood a few
too many times. Elfman is perhaps best known for the deeply strange
Forbidden Zone, which remains a genuine cult classic. This lacks the
same surreal edge, but rises above its budget with imagination and
enthusiasm.
B-
