Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm

I like collecting DVDs of movies I liked as a kid,for nostalgia, and I was really into full moon movies. The Puppet Master series, Dollman, Demonic toys, Pit & The Pendulum, Trancers Crash and Burn and Subspecies. Most of these DVDs are hard to find. For those that don't know a few years ago Full Moon sold their DVD rights to Paramount to market their movies. But Koch video released many official Full Moon movies on DVD illegally causing a big fall out between Full Moon and Paramount. The original Subspecies is available on DVD (other movies released were Puppet Master I and II, Puppet Master boxed set, Crash and Burn, Pit & Pendulum and Demonic Toys. These are rare, expensive and hard to find but very possible. Subspecies I is available on Amazon for 199.99...a little much.)
Anyways I am still quite surprised at how much I enjoy them. There is really nothing to say about Bloodstorm that other reviewers haven't. If you are a fan of the series then by all means buy it. This brings some closure to the series but its very necessary to see the other 3 movies first.
This DVD comes with the usual Full Moon VideoZone. There are two commentary tracks provided by Director Ted Nicolau and Denise Duff. Mr. Nicolau's commentary is excellent. He provides with all the intricate technical problems and enhancements that had to go into this movie. Denise Duff's commentary is very humorous.

The Subspecies series is one of the best vampire saga's out there. Though they are low budget, they use their budget well and they have wonderful gothic atmospheres. What makes me mad is that only Subspecies 4 is on DVD! You cannot have one Subspecies movie without the others; they are all connected like one big long movie. The VHS versions of Subspecies 1-3 are even out-of-print, so there is no way to get the entire series anymore! This is terrible for fans just getting into the series and as a result they are forced to purchase bootlegged copies. What makes me wonder is if they will ever release the others again because Full Moon pictures has just folded and has gone out of business. This is a scary thought indeed. Lets just hope that someday, the first three gems will be re-released.

This movie is one of the few horror sequels that I can honestly say is a great film. The atmosphere of the movie is morbid. the acting is surperb. Followed up with a good plot line. A must see movie for Vampire fans, in which Radu is back again to reclaim his "fledging" Michelle who he turned into a vampire in the 1st film of the series. In the same time Michelle has been trying to rid herself of Radu himself. With the "bloodstone" in the middle of the fight. This is the final chapter of a 4 part series of movies about the doom of the vampire Radu. A definate movie to watch over and over again.

After four movies(each better than the one before it), I hate to see it all end. I got quite attached to the characters myself. But, oh well. Everything has to end sometime, eh?
Anyways, all I can say about this one is it's a brilliant movie. Anders Hove and Denise Duff did an awesome job as they reprised their roles for this movie. Too bad, it took some time for this one to come out as a followup to the others yet I'm glad to see it done. If any Vampire movies were true to the folklore, the Subspecies series has been it. The movies just drip with Gothicness. If you wanna see a cool Vampire movie, check this one out. In fact, check the whole series out. You'll be glad you did.
Trust me.

The fourth installment of the Subspecies series is a wrap up of the series, or at least this particular story line in the series. We once again see the vampire Radu trying to control his "fledgling" Michelle and Michelle trying to find her way to freedom from her "master". The series still views like a comic-book come to life but like a comic-book you keep buying the next in the series. In this episode new vampires are introduced . . . who live a life that bears a striking resemblance to Anne Rice's "Theater of the Vampires" that was depicted in her first novel Interview With the Vampire. In the finale of "Bloodstorm" we learn what both Michelle and Radu's fate will be. I'd recommend this or any of the Subspecies films for diehard fans only.