A_Different_Drummer Consider this a "one-of" an oddball film that stands out from its time and its competitors.Japan in the last few decades has developed an almost total mastery of anime but there was a price. Their live action has become wretched. Look at Rurouni Kenshin -- the cartoon series is brilliant, almost perfect. The live action a crude imitation Now is this case the live version is all I saw so maybe the review is incomplete. But this remains a fun "rainy day" film and the action/acting is just fine.Wish there were more like it

MartinHafer Normally, I hate to see movies twice. Perhaps it's small part of the reason I've reviewed so many different movies for IMDb. Regardless, I hate repetition and after seeing "Blood: The Last Vampire" I realized I'd seen it all before--it was called "Blade"!! Yes, the plots are nearly identical--too identical to make it worth seeing both. And, if you insist on seeing a film about a half-breed vampire killer, please see "Blade" instead!!Like "Blade", the story is about a vampire killer who is part vampire themselves. However, instead of the cool Wesley Snipes character, you get an immortal dressed like a Japanese school girl, Saya (Gianna Jun). Her job is to chop vampires in half--just like Blade and his, um, blade. And, in the end, there is a confrontation with the leader of the vampires who turns out to be their mother!! In fact, I really wish "Blood" HAD starred Wesley Snipes...in a Japanese school girl outfit and with braids!!The bottom line is that this film offers nothing new. You might think, yeah, but it's based on an earlier anime. Yes...one that came out two years after the movie "Blade" and about 27 years AFTER the "Blade" comics! The action is more over the top than "Blade"--partly because the vampires are ALSO demons in this one. But for me, the story just didn't deliver any reason to see the film in the first place. If you really, really, really, really must see it then by all means. The only new thing I got out of this film is a new understanding about the really nasty girls I knew in high school--they must have been vampire-demons!

trashgang The story is based on the much acclaimed animae Blood. Being based on that and not have read the animae I can't really go into some issues. For example, the way the showed blood is done mostly with the use of CGI and in a special way. So if that's how it was shown in the book than it's okay. Some will hate it because monsters are done in CGI and weren't that good sometimes, it reminded me of Van Helsing and Legion were too many CGI tear the movie down. Still, they tried to kept the gore in it with real effects and the use of CGI. Of course the fights are done in Asian way, a bit like The Matrix. But that's so typical for Asian flicks. But the story enjoyed me and I was attracted to the screen the whole time. The use of English and Eastern language made it even more realistic. I liked it but I can understand that some will hate it due the CGI.

lastliberal Is this worth the time or not? I sat on the fence for a while before deciding.No, I did not watch the animated version. I am not a fan of animation. I want real people. So, there will be no comparison.OK, I should have watched the cartoon because this is no different. The blood spatters like cartoon blood. Everything looked cartoonish, even the scenery.The swordplay is good, but you would be much better of watching Toshirô Mifune in an Akira Kurosawa film to see some amazing swordplay - and realistic blood! You might like this if you idea of vampires in Twilight, but otherwise, pass.