Blood: The Last Vampire U.S Trailer
by Guest Contributor Angry Asian Man, originally published at Angry Asian Man
I know I’ve previously mentioned the live-action Blood: The Last Vampire adaptation before, but I’ve neglected to mention the trailer, which has been making the rounds for a while. The movie, based on Hiroyuki Kitakubo 2000 cult hit anime of the same name, marks South Korean actress Jeon Ji-Hyun’s English-language debut.
Jeon, who has apparently changed her name to Gianna Jun for the leap over the Hollywood, stars as Saya, a half-human, half-vampire samurai who is part of a covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons. In post-WWII Japan, she is inserted in an American military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise.
Yay, for demon-hunting half-vampires. While I was a fan of the original animated movie, and enjoy vampire asskicking as much as the next guy, I am skeptical about whether this can stand out amongst the Buffy/Blade/Underworld narratives out there. And can Ms. Jun prove her chops as an English-speaking star? I guess we’re going to find out. The movie is set to open in theaters sometime this summer.
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Ray wrote:
What’s with Jun’s schoolgirl outfit?
Posted 02 Jun 2009 at 4:24 pm ¶
Roxie wrote:
I will definitely be seeing this.
Posted 02 Jun 2009 at 6:34 pm ¶
johnjihoonchang wrote:
I don’t have a good feeling about this movie. I think I’ll skip it.
Posted 02 Jun 2009 at 7:14 pm ¶
A. wrote:
Hoping for the best.
Expecting the worst.
Posted 02 Jun 2009 at 8:25 pm ¶
Martina wrote:
@ 1 Ray ; Saya generally wears a school girl outfit.
I never really remember seeing this, but it looks better than a lot of the other stuff. I’m worried for Cowboy Bebop and Akira, but this and Ghost in the Shell may actually turn out nicely.
Posted 02 Jun 2009 at 8:52 pm ¶
Rachel* wrote:
I forget is Haji in the movie or just the anime series? God I hope he’s in the movie!
Posted 03 Jun 2009 at 1:57 am ¶
Mikedawc wrote:
@ Rachel*
Haji is a character from the anime series. I don’t remember him being in the anime movie and I don’t think he is going to be in the live adaptation. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page about the new movie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood:_The_Last_Vampire#Live_action_film.
Posted 04 Jun 2009 at 8:50 am ¶
Angel H. wrote:
On the one hand, I’m pretty excited about this movie. The anime had a good story, even though it asked more questions than it answered. And the Japanese voice cast did a phenomenal job with the English language scenes.
However, I really, REALLY, hope that they dump (or fix) the scene where the Black airman gets killed…he looked like a male Aunt Jemima.
Posted 04 Jun 2009 at 1:32 pm ¶