Search - Midnight Mass on DVD

A fair attempt

lecudedag | NSW Australia | 07/15/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This movie is low budgeted but starts off very well in the first few minutes where we follow through the device of news-clips the spread of a virus around the planet - only at the end do we learn that it's vampirism.Cut to a lonely beach-front in the post-apolocalypse. A girl sits having a smoke. A car pulls up and out come four goths. She shows them a cross but they're humans who work for a vampire priest. Here is where the plot begins to unwind. Why would someone, who's so aware as to arm herself with a cross would not be ready for their human slaves (except she has a can of mace!), and why, in such a dangerous world she was just sitting there by herself?There's also an attempt at a sub-plot as a washed-up alcaholic priest is recruited to battle a chief vampire, another priest and one-time pedophile.The plot faults only grow wider as the film progresses.There are some moderately interesting special FX and a small amount of skin as one of the goth girls makes love to a man as she slices him with a razor - this scene has no context in the story and I feel was added so as to show some boobs."

Garbage. Don't buy. Don't even rent.

Kevin Moore | Lumsden, Saskatchewan Canada | 12/17/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"If someone invites you over to their house to watch this vampire movie and they will provide pizza and beer - all free and no cost to you - still hesitate about going. Some people are giving this movie good reviews; some say there is some good acting; another person loved the make-up - we must be watching different versions of this movie....ACTING: There are no actors. Just local kids/friends/relatives who were asked "Do you want a part in my movie? We're going to film it all this weekend." NO ONE can act.SPECIAL EFFECTS: A few bright flashes of light - likely a deer jacking night light from some guys truck.MAKE-UP: You could do better with a "Hugo, Man of a THousand Faces" puppet. PLOT: OK - I'll give them some credit here. An initially good idea that vampires now outnumber humans. Has potential. There are a few sparkles such as humans who help the vampires being called Vichy. Also an interesting scene were a little girl acts like a lure for humans in order to see her mother again. But nothing makes up for the dumb, dumb situations that develop. For example, vampires control the night, so a young girl is getting a tatto over at the local peddlers' place. It's now night. There's a bang on the door. "Oh that must be my Dad come to walk me home." So she opens the door and voila - mindless vampires. Wouldn't someone have thought to put a viewing port in the door? If the night is so dangerous then why are you getting a tattoe in the first place? CHARACTERS: Who? For all the talk - do we really care if any of them survive?So just a bad movie. Run away for it. Wait for it to come to the $4.99 bin at Walmart. Should be there by June 2003 or so.Kevin"

MIDNIGHT MUSH

Michael Butts | Martinsburg, WV USA | 04/18/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Shame on F. Paul Wilson for being involved with this mindless, garbage-level trash. No redeeming qualities..steer away from it....don't let the "vampire" plot lure you...this looks like a movie made by a bunch of drunks on less than shoestring budget.
Yuck!"

RATING?? NO STARS MORE LIKELY

Jerry L. Bobo II | Moore, OK | 04/27/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I was severely disappointed (to say the least) after watching ONLY the first FIVE MINUTES of this horrible movie. I recieved this as a gift because I am a huge F PAUL WILSON fan. I knew this movie was going to be bad after the opening credits.I'll admit, I am no fan of "Goth" and most vampire movies are generally lacking, but I could have made a better version of this movie with friends and family and my personal video cam.I was in utter shock that F Paul Wilson even bothered with this. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THEM TOUTING HIS NAME. This DVD is worse than movies like "Ishtar" and "Heaven's Gate""