What We Do in the Shadows
(2014),
Director: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, rated R for
language, comedic vampire violence
Some
interviews with some vampires.
 Starring: Taika
Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer,
Stu Rutherford, Jackie van Beek, Jason Hoyte
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Why does it matter? You
bring them over, you kill them! Vampires don't do dishes!" –
Deacon
Why watch this?
Taika
Waititi is on a roll. His off-kilter films are so creative, as is
this one.
Plot Summary: Three
vampires, Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav, navigate the
difficulties of modern life in New Zealand. A documentary crew
films their daily lives, which include paying bills, completing
chores, and interacting with other supernatural beings and the
human world. The vampires' lives change when a human familiar is
turned into a vampire, and they must adjust to a new member.
Dad's Preview:
This off-the-wall vampire comedy bit me right from the
start. True, the four main characters are blood-sucking fiends,
but they're also just roommates, sharing a flat in Te Aro, New
Zealand. They endure many of the same issues all co-habitants
have: a messy kitchen, noisy guests, blood all over the couch,
dead bodies lying around. It's hilarious. Each vampire lived in
a different time in history, which leads to constant cultural bickering.
My fav is the pale Nosferatu, who mostly stays in his creepy basement
coffin.

Resnick
Interactive Dev., Unison Films, Defender Films, New Zealand Film
Comm.;
Madman Entertainment |