'Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance' was seen out of curiosity to see if they were as bad as its terrible reputation, like the other two films in the trilogy. As well as seeing whether one of the worst directors of all time Uwe Boll was capable of making a good film. Something was slightly intriguing though about the premise for the film, it did sound cheesy and didn't think to myself "hey maybe this could be a guilty pleasure".
No such luck. The first 'Bloodrayne' was awful and deserving of its reputation. So is 'Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance', both with the same flaws pretty much that deciding which is worse between the two is very difficult. Came to the conclusion watching the first film that Boll is incapable of making a halfway decent film. That feeling has not changed at all here. As someone who is usually very generous rating and reviewing films, 'Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance' is down there with the worst sequels but doesn't have the issue of disgracing the original film with the original film here not being good in the first place. Everything is abysmally executed and there are no redeeming qualities at all, have said that about very few films seen recently.
'Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance' once again couldn't be worse on a visual level. Photography that is both chaotic and static, bacon-slicer-like editing, drab costumes that don't fit the setting, continuity errors galore (more than anybody can count), afterthought-like visual effects, lighting completely lacking in atmosphere, those can all be found. The music is never dynamic with anything on screen, often working against it and like it belonged in another film entirely, on top of that it is very unpleasant to listen to.
Writing is atrocious beyond belief, it doesn't flow and the cheesines gets far too much, enough to make one want to vomit and again became exhauted by the amount of unintentional camp there was. The action has no momentum or excitement whatsoever, is chaotically edited, under-rehearsed choreographically and a lot of it is incomprehensible. It really takes ineptitude to a whole new level. As is the story, it never comes to life and is not easy to follow often. Boll's direction is typically non-existent and cold, comparing him to Ed Wood is rather insulting when although Wood's films were the complete opposite of fine heart one could see that he had his heart in the right place (something that has never been the case with Boll). The characters are walking cliches that are neither interesting or worth rooting for, instead bland and irritating.
Acting is not much better. The lead Natassia Malfe is a little superior, at least there is a little more emotion, but one doesn't remember her very much afterwards. Meanwhile the rest of the cast provide far too much ham that one can bear, Michael Pare especially over-compensating.
Overall, awful first sequel and certainly does not stop the heart. 1/10 Bethany Cox
No such luck. The first 'Bloodrayne' was awful and deserving of its reputation. So is 'Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance', both with the same flaws pretty much that deciding which is worse between the two is very difficult. Came to the conclusion watching the first film that Boll is incapable of making a halfway decent film. That feeling has not changed at all here. As someone who is usually very generous rating and reviewing films, 'Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance' is down there with the worst sequels but doesn't have the issue of disgracing the original film with the original film here not being good in the first place. Everything is abysmally executed and there are no redeeming qualities at all, have said that about very few films seen recently.
'Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance' once again couldn't be worse on a visual level. Photography that is both chaotic and static, bacon-slicer-like editing, drab costumes that don't fit the setting, continuity errors galore (more than anybody can count), afterthought-like visual effects, lighting completely lacking in atmosphere, those can all be found. The music is never dynamic with anything on screen, often working against it and like it belonged in another film entirely, on top of that it is very unpleasant to listen to.
Writing is atrocious beyond belief, it doesn't flow and the cheesines gets far too much, enough to make one want to vomit and again became exhauted by the amount of unintentional camp there was. The action has no momentum or excitement whatsoever, is chaotically edited, under-rehearsed choreographically and a lot of it is incomprehensible. It really takes ineptitude to a whole new level. As is the story, it never comes to life and is not easy to follow often. Boll's direction is typically non-existent and cold, comparing him to Ed Wood is rather insulting when although Wood's films were the complete opposite of fine heart one could see that he had his heart in the right place (something that has never been the case with Boll). The characters are walking cliches that are neither interesting or worth rooting for, instead bland and irritating.
Acting is not much better. The lead Natassia Malfe is a little superior, at least there is a little more emotion, but one doesn't remember her very much afterwards. Meanwhile the rest of the cast provide far too much ham that one can bear, Michael Pare especially over-compensating.
Overall, awful first sequel and certainly does not stop the heart. 1/10 Bethany Cox