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Greetings from the dark...Tonight's movie review is Once Bitten (1985), yes that is right - that 80s Jim Carrey vampire film. This movie is pretty much American Pie with vampires. We have a 400-year-old Countess who has a problem in the 80s - in order to maintain her youngish looks she need to feed on a virgin's blood three times before the upcoming Halloween and in this case its a week away. Finding a virgin is difficult in the 1980s and a nightmare for a vampire. That is until she finds a traditional yet eager beaver Jim Carrey's Mark who also has a problem - he wants to 'do it' with his missus, the ever-virtuous Robin, but she wants to wait. Mark is the perfect prey for the Countess who is on the prowl to retain her youth.
This is a low key remembered vampire movie from the 1980s which is a shame as it is the first starring role for Jim Carrey. It doesn't have quite the same laugh out loud popcorn comedy as his later, more popular movies but that doesn't mean this movie is short of funny as scenes. We see him shine including his ability to change facial expressions in a split second hinted toward how capable he is when it comes to putting on different faces such as his such as his impersonation of Robert DeNiro.
The story of Mark begins and ends with sex like from the get go when we are introduced to Mark is a scene in which he tries to get lucky with Robin in an ice cream truck which falls short by getting denied. Next, we see every other vehicle in the parking lot is moving with the rhythm of people humping. Niceeee.
The actors do well in the film and have their moments including Mark's two best mates, Russ and Jamie who also live in a sexual wasteland and are eager as. Both work in a burger joint and try every gimmick they can deploy to pick up a lady such as hitting up a club with telephone stationed tables ready to buzz a few ladies and hitting up a laundry mat for a pickup which fails. One wears a jumper labeled 'gynaecologist' and has gloves as protection while the other uses his memorised pickup line "I'm a Sagittarius who likes candlelit dinners, surfing and Tolstoy." Plus the hilarious scene where the two of them get enlisted by Robin to try and sneak a look at his legs in the gym shower to see whether to see if Mark has' sores.'
The film has familiar tropes and a few running gags like the way the Countess always pushes down some random, innocent pedestrian whenever she leaves a room in anger including an old lady and a costumed nun at a dance hall. Then there is Blazin Saddles' Cleavon Little's character Sebastian as the Countess's servant/confidant who'll exit a closet and proudly declare, "Oh honey, I came out of the closet centuries ago."
And then we have the infamous dance-off at the dance hall while we hear the track "Hands Off! He belongs to me!!" Its one of those clearly rehearsed, but technically "unrehearsed" comedic dances where Jim Carrey's noodle-like body plays back and forth between Robin and the Countess - funny and cool as. Plus we see Robin take off a few clothes...80s flicks.
Another awesome attribute of the film is the soundtrack, you have Once Bitten by 3-Speed, Hands Off by Maria Vidal and The Picture by Hubert Kah. All these 80's tracks are catchy, cheesy but literally gets stuck in your head.
Overall a funny film, not the worse, has its slipstick gag moments including the chase, but still fun to watch 7/10.
Greetings from the dark...Tonight's movie review is Once Bitten (1985), yes that is right - that 80s Jim Carrey vampire film. This movie is pretty much American Pie with vampires. We have a 400-year-old Countess who has a problem in the 80s - in order to maintain her youngish looks she need to feed on a virgin's blood three times before the upcoming Halloween and in this case its a week away. Finding a virgin is difficult in the 1980s and a nightmare for a vampire. That is until she finds a traditional yet eager beaver Jim Carrey's Mark who also has a problem - he wants to 'do it' with his missus, the ever-virtuous Robin, but she wants to wait. Mark is the perfect prey for the Countess who is on the prowl to retain her youth.
This is a low key remembered vampire movie from the 1980s which is a shame as it is the first starring role for Jim Carrey. It doesn't have quite the same laugh out loud popcorn comedy as his later, more popular movies but that doesn't mean this movie is short of funny as scenes. We see him shine including his ability to change facial expressions in a split second hinted toward how capable he is when it comes to putting on different faces such as his such as his impersonation of Robert DeNiro.
The story of Mark begins and ends with sex like from the get go when we are introduced to Mark is a scene in which he tries to get lucky with Robin in an ice cream truck which falls short by getting denied. Next, we see every other vehicle in the parking lot is moving with the rhythm of people humping. Niceeee.
The actors do well in the film and have their moments including Mark's two best mates, Russ and Jamie who also live in a sexual wasteland and are eager as. Both work in a burger joint and try every gimmick they can deploy to pick up a lady such as hitting up a club with telephone stationed tables ready to buzz a few ladies and hitting up a laundry mat for a pickup which fails. One wears a jumper labeled 'gynaecologist' and has gloves as protection while the other uses his memorised pickup line "I'm a Sagittarius who likes candlelit dinners, surfing and Tolstoy." Plus the hilarious scene where the two of them get enlisted by Robin to try and sneak a look at his legs in the gym shower to see whether to see if Mark has' sores.'
The film has familiar tropes and a few running gags like the way the Countess always pushes down some random, innocent pedestrian whenever she leaves a room in anger including an old lady and a costumed nun at a dance hall. Then there is Blazin Saddles' Cleavon Little's character Sebastian as the Countess's servant/confidant who'll exit a closet and proudly declare, "Oh honey, I came out of the closet centuries ago."
And then we have the infamous dance-off at the dance hall while we hear the track "Hands Off! He belongs to me!!" Its one of those clearly rehearsed, but technically "unrehearsed" comedic dances where Jim Carrey's noodle-like body plays back and forth between Robin and the Countess - funny and cool as. Plus we see Robin take off a few clothes...80s flicks.
Another awesome attribute of the film is the soundtrack, you have Once Bitten by 3-Speed, Hands Off by Maria Vidal and The Picture by Hubert Kah. All these 80's tracks are catchy, cheesy but literally gets stuck in your head.
Overall a funny film, not the worse, has its slipstick gag moments including the chase, but still fun to watch 7/10.