This is a total tragedy. I do not know in what direction the current cinematography is going, but if the director's colleagues raise the rating of his film, it will be poor. I understand that there are currently several films being made a week, but please. Or rather, I beg you - let's stop lying and rate such crap so highly.
28 Reviews
Its unfair
indesec28 March 2021
It is unfair to offload stuff like this onto an unsuspecting public. There are many who like the Vampire Genre, well for Gods sake, don't be drawn in by the title, It is way beyond badly scripted, written, acted and presented. Not often I review but this offering of garbage really does need to come with a written warning.
Worst movie in History
jazzztbone29 March 2021
The script is all over the place. The acting is awful. Not every actor stinks but enough do to ruin the movie. The American with the civil war looking hat may be the worst actor i have ever seen in my life. I assume he is related to someone and thats how he got the gig. The story is bad and difficult to follow at times. And not even remotely scary. NOT a vampire movie in my opinion. My wife and I enjoyed making fun of it and that is the only reason we watched the entire movie. Had either of us been alone we would have turned it off in the first 10 min. DO NOT WATCH.
Worst film of all time
tobz-0181329 March 2021
This film is unequivocally the worst film I have ever seen! Can't believe I wasted time and money watching this garbage. There is no value in this film at all, the plot (if there even is one) is boring, the acting is awful and the direction is poor. The only scary thing that happened in this 'horror' film was when I was bored half to death. Stay well away!
What a mess
devildogscott6622 May 2021
Look I'm by no means a movie critic but I know god movies from bad. I even like B rated movies. But this was just simply terrible. I read previous reviews and those that had anything good to say about this movie if you can call it that. Must be related to the cast in some way. No one being completely honest would ever say anything good about this movie. It was hard to follow and made very little since. The acting was bad. I'm not saying anything against the actors. As I have watch some of them in other things and know its not their fault. But the way it was written and directed. Knowing that this was the directors first full length film hopefully he will read these reviews and learn from his mistakes and do better next time. I'm sure with practice and bigger budget he might do better.
Wow. This is awful
ade-wilkinson19 May 2021
Don't even bother watching this
dennisbranch-3641315 April 2021
Lovely scenery
jacktheladfrost12 April 2021
You tried but it didn't work
whitneybones4 March 2022
Hidden in the aimless scenes and slack direction is the odd nugget of dialogue with a noirish gleam. But mostly it's pure panto: "I'm about to do a spot of decorating. I was thinking dark red would suit this room." It may be remiss to dump on a film that cost £30,000, but it seems to be only this type of film-making that can hit a pitch of such sublime pap. Maybe one day Nest of Vampires will get its own Disaster Artist-style eulogy.
A decent enough indie effort that has some big drawbacks
kannibalcorpsegrinder2 May 2024
Several months after his wife's murder, a special agent arrives in a small British town to follow up on leads involving his daughter's kidnapping at the same time, eventually leading into the small-town human trafficking ring at the center of everything and forcing him to fight vampires to save her.
This was a rather solid if troubling genre effort. When this one works best is mostly around the intriguing setup involving the rather mysterious backstory that sets everything in motion. The opening home invasion and eventual abduction provide a fine motivation to get him involved in the hunt to track them down as the scenes featuring the abductors toying with his daughter or trying to steer him clear of their activities highlight the kind of setup at play here. The series of double-crosses, as the multitude of individuals armed with their own agendas and stakes in the situation getting involved in what's going on as well as the series of reveals about their real identities creates an intriguing enough setup focusing on this spy-style introduction to a traditional vampire effort. The other really likable factor here is the vampire action which emerges strictly in the final half. With the only real vampire action here being a surprise reveal on an unsuspecting victim, the next time something vampire-based comes into play is the attack on those holding him hostage and trying to question him before they kill him. As this leads nicely into the series of quick action scenes showing the gang getting killed off by the creature around the village, this has some cheesy fun to be had here as it leads into the finale where the big confrontation occurs t the big house where the final battles with the remaining henchmen take place as well as the big reveal of their identity that all gives this a lot to like. There are some issues to be had with this one. Among the biggest problems here is that this one is so convoluted with so many side characters and subplots it's incredibly confusing at times. Since everyone here is deep in the espionage game, the cryptic threats and pleasantries exchanged by everyone make it easy to forget character relationships and points to take place here. As well, the need to focus on that aspect of the film quite prominently, the film's pacing is incredibly sluggish as very little happens for a long time other than these vague threats and double-meaning conversations as everyone implying others know more than they're letting on also adds to the confusion here. Combined with the somewhat obvious and flimsy-looking gore that's messy in concept but stumbles in execution, these are the film's drawbacks.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Violence.
This was a rather solid if troubling genre effort. When this one works best is mostly around the intriguing setup involving the rather mysterious backstory that sets everything in motion. The opening home invasion and eventual abduction provide a fine motivation to get him involved in the hunt to track them down as the scenes featuring the abductors toying with his daughter or trying to steer him clear of their activities highlight the kind of setup at play here. The series of double-crosses, as the multitude of individuals armed with their own agendas and stakes in the situation getting involved in what's going on as well as the series of reveals about their real identities creates an intriguing enough setup focusing on this spy-style introduction to a traditional vampire effort. The other really likable factor here is the vampire action which emerges strictly in the final half. With the only real vampire action here being a surprise reveal on an unsuspecting victim, the next time something vampire-based comes into play is the attack on those holding him hostage and trying to question him before they kill him. As this leads nicely into the series of quick action scenes showing the gang getting killed off by the creature around the village, this has some cheesy fun to be had here as it leads into the finale where the big confrontation occurs t the big house where the final battles with the remaining henchmen take place as well as the big reveal of their identity that all gives this a lot to like. There are some issues to be had with this one. Among the biggest problems here is that this one is so convoluted with so many side characters and subplots it's incredibly confusing at times. Since everyone here is deep in the espionage game, the cryptic threats and pleasantries exchanged by everyone make it easy to forget character relationships and points to take place here. As well, the need to focus on that aspect of the film quite prominently, the film's pacing is incredibly sluggish as very little happens for a long time other than these vague threats and double-meaning conversations as everyone implying others know more than they're letting on also adds to the confusion here. Combined with the somewhat obvious and flimsy-looking gore that's messy in concept but stumbles in execution, these are the film's drawbacks.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Violence.
Would recommend to a friend!
musicalnarrations8 April 2021
I watched this on Prime for free last night with my wife and we both thoroughly enjoyed the experience. From the start, it was an intriguing storyline, quite complicated but worth the effort in concentration, an intricate moulding of many different characters that always left you wondering what was going to happen next. The acting was very good, and I particularly grimaced at some of the gore scenes because it was well executed even though the makeup effects did not always do the storyline justice. I have never watched vampire films before, but this one has me hooked, I look forward to a sequel. I think the plot requires a relatively high IQ to follow it completely, my wife had to pause it once or twice :) The plot is reminiscent of an old film noir called The Maltese Falcon in that it is very layered and almost needs to be studied diligently to keep up, but it is well worth the effort. Would watch again, would happily recommend it to friends and family.
For a vampire movie, then "Nest of Vampires" just downright, well, suck...
paul_haakonsen24 May 2021
Right, well despite the rather low rating that the 2021 movie "Nest of Vampires" had managed to score here on IMDb, I must admit that I still opted to sit down to watch it. Why? Well, because it is a vampire movie, and also because the movie's cover wasn't actually all that bad.
But this was one of those times when you just have to take heed and give the movie a wide berth. Yeah, "Nest of Vampires" is exactly as bad as the low rating indicates.
For a vampire movie, then writer and director Chris Sanders just didn't manage to deliver a wholesome storyline. There was just nothing overly interesting happening throughout the course of the movie. And the whole atmosphere permeating the movie just didn't have a particular traditional vampire movie feel to it. So it made for a rather mundane movie experience.
The storyline here was just boring and rather uneventful. And it didn't really help much that the events taking place in the movie were slow paced and never really proved to be interesting. So it was really difficult to keep focus on the boring things that transpired on the screen. And I have to admit that I gave up on "Nest of Vampires" with just about15 minutes left to watch. By that time I was ready to claw my own eyes out.
The acting in "Nest of Vampires" was dubious, so not even having adequate acting performances here could do anything to lift up an otherwise fast sinking movie. Granted, I didn't know any of the actors or actresses in the movie, but it just felt like people weren't pouring their spirits into the performances put on here.
Visually then "Nest of Vampires" was a B-movie. The special effects were rather bland. Sure, they worked well enough and as intended, but it just wasn't top notch quality.
All in all, "Nest of Vampires" is barely scraping by. And this is not a movie that I would recommend you invest your time, money or effort in.
My rating of the 2021 movie "Nest of Vampires" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.
But this was one of those times when you just have to take heed and give the movie a wide berth. Yeah, "Nest of Vampires" is exactly as bad as the low rating indicates.
For a vampire movie, then writer and director Chris Sanders just didn't manage to deliver a wholesome storyline. There was just nothing overly interesting happening throughout the course of the movie. And the whole atmosphere permeating the movie just didn't have a particular traditional vampire movie feel to it. So it made for a rather mundane movie experience.
The storyline here was just boring and rather uneventful. And it didn't really help much that the events taking place in the movie were slow paced and never really proved to be interesting. So it was really difficult to keep focus on the boring things that transpired on the screen. And I have to admit that I gave up on "Nest of Vampires" with just about15 minutes left to watch. By that time I was ready to claw my own eyes out.
The acting in "Nest of Vampires" was dubious, so not even having adequate acting performances here could do anything to lift up an otherwise fast sinking movie. Granted, I didn't know any of the actors or actresses in the movie, but it just felt like people weren't pouring their spirits into the performances put on here.
Visually then "Nest of Vampires" was a B-movie. The special effects were rather bland. Sure, they worked well enough and as intended, but it just wasn't top notch quality.
All in all, "Nest of Vampires" is barely scraping by. And this is not a movie that I would recommend you invest your time, money or effort in.
My rating of the 2021 movie "Nest of Vampires" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.
this was pretty good
juanmuscle30 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Straight ahead dialogue and it had its charm but the one thing I did not understand is he had this tremendous super-power all along and he decides to take his sweet time while his daughter's life hangs in the balance? Please!
Entertaining and great cinematography
tocherd1 July 2022
I found this film entertaining and loved the cinematography. There were a few flaws to this movie, but they are forgivable. All the actors did a great job and the storyline held me. I personally felt that the story could have been tightened and developed further, but I still give props to Chris Sanders for his excellent effort on his first film...not to mention his strong acting ability. I look forward to his promising future works.
Good Vampire flick!
xanderhwilliams14 April 2021
Spy vs. vampires
BandSAboutMovies17 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
An MI5 agent travels from London to rural England in search of the people who murdered his wife and kidnapped his daughter. What does he find? Oh, you know. Only a Satanic vampire cult that's into selling human beings.
This is writer and director Chris Sanders first full-length movie and it's actually pretty fun. I like the idea of tough secret agent going up against the supernatural and there are plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting.
I'm kind of surprised that more spies against horror films haven't already been made. It's a great mash-up of genres that don't seem like they could go together but totally can. After all, you get a dashing spy going against a handsome vampire and his coven of good looking ladies and hey - you got a movie!
This is writer and director Chris Sanders first full-length movie and it's actually pretty fun. I like the idea of tough secret agent going up against the supernatural and there are plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting.
I'm kind of surprised that more spies against horror films haven't already been made. It's a great mash-up of genres that don't seem like they could go together but totally can. After all, you get a dashing spy going against a handsome vampire and his coven of good looking ladies and hey - you got a movie!
Good short vampire flick
stevenpbrown-5861928 March 2021
First I want to say I happened upon this movie by chance and am NOT affiliated with it in any way. With that out of the way, this was done as I understand it on a very low budget. Taking that into consideration I thought it was better than at least half of the vampire movies I've seen in my life. With millions of dollars and VFX this would have been one of the best vampire movies I've seen. The directing was above board and even with a some cringe-worthy dialogue at times it is still worth watching. The lead actor playing Kit was fantastic-yes he reminded me of Bond. I would love to see a sequel. Perhaps more action-a bit longer, etc. But I don't want want my 83 min back. I want more Kit Valentine.
Don't believe the hyperbole
Zaphkiel_One22 April 2021
This isn't the worst film of all time. Believe me, there are PLENTY of films out there with the potential to deserve that particular accolade.
With such a low budget you have to cut NoV some slack. I thought it was a great achievement for what it cost (really not a lot). Some of the performances were pretty good. Frank Jakeman was a solid presence, and. I thought Hans Hernke was another stand out, bringing a lot to the table. Occasionally scenes would get into the verbal ping-pong of your-line-then-my-line, but on the whole there's a lot of quality for this level of production.
Whilst the main actor certainly had presence, the approach of his character didn't quite gel with me. It was more the swagger of Sean Connery as 007, where you half-expect him to get into bed with someone, when perhaps it called more for the avenging Liam Neeson from Taken, where he's desperately trying to track down who'd taken his daughter. I just felt a bit of disconnect with the father / daugher / wife characters. I don't think we even saw them together, so I think there are some tricks the film misses, and some areas where the screw could have really been tightened.
For me it was also difficult to keep up with who was who as every scene seemed to introduce a new character. I wasn't always on the ball with the unfolding narrative.
There was some good cinematography in this production, refreshing to see a low budget film making the effort to put some real quality into the look of the shots.
So, bringing a bit of balance here, overall I'd say this film has a lot going for it. No, it's not perfect, but understanding the limitations of low budget productions, I certainly have a lot of appreciation for it.
With such a low budget you have to cut NoV some slack. I thought it was a great achievement for what it cost (really not a lot). Some of the performances were pretty good. Frank Jakeman was a solid presence, and. I thought Hans Hernke was another stand out, bringing a lot to the table. Occasionally scenes would get into the verbal ping-pong of your-line-then-my-line, but on the whole there's a lot of quality for this level of production.
Whilst the main actor certainly had presence, the approach of his character didn't quite gel with me. It was more the swagger of Sean Connery as 007, where you half-expect him to get into bed with someone, when perhaps it called more for the avenging Liam Neeson from Taken, where he's desperately trying to track down who'd taken his daughter. I just felt a bit of disconnect with the father / daugher / wife characters. I don't think we even saw them together, so I think there are some tricks the film misses, and some areas where the screw could have really been tightened.
For me it was also difficult to keep up with who was who as every scene seemed to introduce a new character. I wasn't always on the ball with the unfolding narrative.
There was some good cinematography in this production, refreshing to see a low budget film making the effort to put some real quality into the look of the shots.
So, bringing a bit of balance here, overall I'd say this film has a lot going for it. No, it's not perfect, but understanding the limitations of low budget productions, I certainly have a lot of appreciation for it.
It's not worth the hate
minniebetts31 October 2021
A Vampiric Treat
jmb77055 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This is an interesting mix of genres: Vampires & Espionage. I love that a British secret agent, seeking revenge for his wife's murder, pursues a human trafficking ring who turn out to be Vampires! But the real pay-off is that MI5 agent is a Vampire himself!! The storyteller adheres to Vampiric tradition: he introduces Lapis Lazuli & asserts Adrenochrome is a Vampyre aphrodisiac.
Cinematography is excellent and the performances are solid. The lead character (Tom Fairfoot) does a good job but I particularly liked the Italian hitman (Jon-Paul Gates) who seemed to take great 'pleasure' in his work.
Yes, it is micro budget but the narrative is there and it's refreshing change to most Hollywood horror franchises.
Cinematography is excellent and the performances are solid. The lead character (Tom Fairfoot) does a good job but I particularly liked the Italian hitman (Jon-Paul Gates) who seemed to take great 'pleasure' in his work.
Yes, it is micro budget but the narrative is there and it's refreshing change to most Hollywood horror franchises.
Rough around the edges... but surprisingly entertaining.
cartrektccom23 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I just finished streaming this movie. Some of it was assuredly awful. However, among that were hidden gems in the form of some excellent acting and dialogue, great filming on a very limited budget and some fun twists and turns. Thus, although rough around the edges, it proved to be surprisingly entertaining. Certainly, given that this was the first full length feature film from Chris Sanders, I think he did a phenomenal job and look forward to seeing how his film making chops and career develops going forward.
Anyway, there are several interwoven plots. The principle protagonist, Kit Valentine, is an MI5 agent specializing in tracking down and breaking human trafficking rings. This proves convenient when his wife gets murdered in the opening minutes and his daughter kidnapped, apparently by one of those very same human trafficking gangs. The opening scene is perhaps a little heavy handed and over-acted but served to set the initial tone and also introduce one of the main villains (who stole every scene he appeared in). I admit to initially thinking it was going to be a completely awful D movie. However, I'm very glad that I decided to continue watching past the initial scene as some very believable natural dialogue between Kit and his boss proved that the actors knew their craft. Indeed, Tom Fairfoot (Kit Valentine) really carried the movie. His character had just the right swagger to sell the idea of a highly trained agent but one also loosing himself a bit because he was too close to the situation, due to his daughter being the one he was tracking down. I would argue that towards the midway point of the movie, too many conspiracies and factions were introduced, making for some confusion in following where the plot was headed. However, as the second half kicked in, most (but not all) of these plot twists converged into a satisfying conclusion plot wise.
Now, fair warning, the special effects were a bit weak. For instance, the makeup on the actual vampires or somebody getting their hand cut off was very obviously just a stage prop. That being said, it was filmed on an extremely low budget and it is the dialogue and character interactions that really drive the movie forward. Also, great use was made of lighting and atmospheric music and background sounds. The cuts between scenes were also, for the most part, clean and worked well to forward the narrative.
So, in summary, although not the best movie I have ever seen, it was far from the worst. Certainly, an entertaining movie that stands up well against some of the other competition. If you have an hour and a half spare with no plans, go for it!
Anyway, there are several interwoven plots. The principle protagonist, Kit Valentine, is an MI5 agent specializing in tracking down and breaking human trafficking rings. This proves convenient when his wife gets murdered in the opening minutes and his daughter kidnapped, apparently by one of those very same human trafficking gangs. The opening scene is perhaps a little heavy handed and over-acted but served to set the initial tone and also introduce one of the main villains (who stole every scene he appeared in). I admit to initially thinking it was going to be a completely awful D movie. However, I'm very glad that I decided to continue watching past the initial scene as some very believable natural dialogue between Kit and his boss proved that the actors knew their craft. Indeed, Tom Fairfoot (Kit Valentine) really carried the movie. His character had just the right swagger to sell the idea of a highly trained agent but one also loosing himself a bit because he was too close to the situation, due to his daughter being the one he was tracking down. I would argue that towards the midway point of the movie, too many conspiracies and factions were introduced, making for some confusion in following where the plot was headed. However, as the second half kicked in, most (but not all) of these plot twists converged into a satisfying conclusion plot wise.
Now, fair warning, the special effects were a bit weak. For instance, the makeup on the actual vampires or somebody getting their hand cut off was very obviously just a stage prop. That being said, it was filmed on an extremely low budget and it is the dialogue and character interactions that really drive the movie forward. Also, great use was made of lighting and atmospheric music and background sounds. The cuts between scenes were also, for the most part, clean and worked well to forward the narrative.
So, in summary, although not the best movie I have ever seen, it was far from the worst. Certainly, an entertaining movie that stands up well against some of the other competition. If you have an hour and a half spare with no plans, go for it!
Nest of Vampires
Clinton_Siegle23 May 2021
Nest of Vampires the pace of the movie allows you to think about independent films. When you consider the budget for the movie. And the number of actors/actresses filming during lockdown bravo. The scenes and movie's pace provide you with something new to watch compared to the normal vampire hunter movies that I have watched.
OUTSTANDING NEW TALENT CHRIS SANDERS IS!
richnhobbs2 September 2022
Absolutely loved this movie and the excellent production that up and coming writer and producer that Chris Sanders is proving to be. I enjoyed the story line and the great plot twists , for the budget the cinematography was well pulled together and the final editing has produced a unqiue piece of horror excellence.
The work on special effects is very good and a clear use of lighting and sound experts shone through for me here.
I can see that Chris and the team are working the new production of BRING ME SKIN FOR DANCING IN which i believe will be an improvement again as Chris is clearly masterihg the art.
Thank you to Chris and the team for this piece of creative genius.
The work on special effects is very good and a clear use of lighting and sound experts shone through for me here.
I can see that Chris and the team are working the new production of BRING ME SKIN FOR DANCING IN which i believe will be an improvement again as Chris is clearly masterihg the art.
Thank you to Chris and the team for this piece of creative genius.
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