Bloodstone Subspecies II
Personally, I normally don’t like it when a sequel changes a character's actor. I understand things change, but it normally takes me out of the story. In this case, I think Denice Duff improved the character of Michelle immensely.
PLOT
Michelle, the previous survivor, tries to escape from Radu’s clutches with the help of her sister, an American consulate agent, a scholar, and a cop.
Photo Credit: Full Moon Entertainment
Released: May 26, 1993
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Director: Ted Nicolaou
Writer: Charles Band, Ted Nicolaou
Actors: Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas
MY THOUGHTS
For a vampire movie there’s really not many kills. Two humans and two vampires were killed. Though, as it’s a vampire movie there is enough blood flowing and squirting. Add in a mummified, ghoulish creature as Radu’s mother and it’s all good.
As far as acting goes, I think it’s better than the original. Like I mentioned before, Denice Duff (primarily from Subspecies franchise, Young and the Restless, and Days of Our Lives) replaced Laura Mae Tate as Michelle. I found that I enjoyed Denice Duff better as Michelle. Anders Hove returns as Radu. New characters include Rebecca (Melanie Shatner) as Michelle’s sister, and Mel (Kevin Spirtas) as the consulate agent helping Rebecca.
Bloodstone Subspecies II picks up right where the first movie leaves off. Radu kills Steffan and wants Michelle for himself. Michelle wakes up and tries to fight her newfound bloodlust. Unfortunately she calls her sister and she flies out to find out what is going on. Be warned though, this movie leaves off with a kind of cliff hanger. Most likely because Subspecies 2 and 3 were filmed back to back.
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I liked the two bar scenes where Michelle is first following a guy, and the second time looking for a victim. The music kind of reminds of a Type O’ Negative or a Danzig kind of feel. The music is from a band called 13 Ghosts. Unfortunately all I found was two songs from this movie.
I did enjoy this movie. Maybe a little more than the original movie. It’s a pretty good vampire movie (for a Charles Band film). If you enjoyed the first, definitely watch this one. If nothing else, watch it for Denice Duff.
Have you seen the other Subspecies movies? Check out my other reviews here: Subspecies Franchise.
Let’s get into the rankings:
Kills/Blood/Gore: 3/5
Sex/Nudity: 2.5/5
Scare factor: 3.5/5
Enjoyment factor: 5/5
My Rank: 3.5/5
IMDB: 6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: critics: –10 audience: 5.3/10
Letterboxd: 3.1/5
