About two years ago a friend told me about a movie that some Ottawa-based filmmakers made about Jesus Christ and his shenanigans with vampires and non-believers. He went on to explain that it was quite good given its minuscule budget -- containing an overall, sly sense of humour. (My friend is from Ottawa, so there was an added interest on his part in the film when it was released.)Every so often I would remind him of the film by saying "what was the name of that film again?", to which he would reply, "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter". Last week he loaned me a copy of the film, recorded off the Scream channel.
Last night I sat down with a plate of bread and tuna to watch Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter.
That was one fun flick. I knew I would enjoy the film, given its pedigree, but not to the extent I did last night. The flashing Virgin Mary put me on the floor -- not easy to do considering I was sitting.
One thing that was outstanding, not the usual deal with something of this strata where you generally get a synthesizer dragged down the entire length of the picture, was the music scoring/tracking. There was a good sense of how to let music and moments play together. Dance scenes aside, Jesus was a surprisingly musical film.
Director Lee Demarbre really knows how to make an entertaining movie.
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