Furthermore, the vampire is the perfect monster for absurdity. Vampires are inherently contradictory: undead but alive, aristocratic but parasitic, romantic but grotesque. When you push these contradictions to the extreme, you get art that is more honest than a serious drama.
But there is one scene that seals its legacy. The hero is teaching children how to kill vampires. He holds up a wooden stake and says, "You have to stab them in the heart. But if you miss, you have to stab them... a lot." He then stabs a training dummy 47 times in the stomach. This film is a treasure. In an era of cinematic universes and predictable plots, the "crazy vampire movie" serves a specific psychological need. It is the cinematic equivalent of a rage room. You don't watch these films; you survive them. Una Loca Pelicula de Vampiros
Why is it crazy? Because it takes the Dracula myth and smashes it headfirst into 1980s Cuban mafia culture. The plot involves "Vampisical," a serum invented by a vampire jazz musician that allows vampires to walk in the sun. Dracula (who is a flamboyant, tantrum-throwing caricature) sends an army of Nazi vampire mercenaries and American gangster vampires to Cuba to steal the formula. Furthermore, the vampire is the perfect monster for
The solution, according to this film: Magnetized salt rounds and flamethrowers. There is a 15-minute sequence where a soldier fights a head vampire while dual-wielding crossbows and a machete, all while the vampire switches between solid and ghost form. It makes no sense. It is brilliant. Directed by and starring martial artist Ron Hall, this straight-to-DVD disaster is what happens when someone with a black belt but no scriptwriting experience decides to make a vampire film. But there is one scene that seals its legacy