REVIEW : VAMPIRE GIRL VS FRANKENSTEIN GIRL

VAMPIRE GIRL VS FRANKENSTEIN GIRL

It’s saying something when you have two girls fighting over you. Through into consideration that one is a vampire and the other is the high school bitch that has been brought back from the dead from selective body parts of her fellow classmates. Here begins the tale of one Vampire Girl, a Frankenstein Girl and their Romeo…who is also half vampire.

Jyugon Mizushima is the only decent boy in school apparently, and so it becomes a case of High School Princess (& Principles Daughter) Keiko and new student Monami, who just happens to be a centuries old Vampire, fighting it out for his attention. Both girls have the hots for him and he becomes bullied into being a relationship with each one. First by Keiko, as she is the most popular girl in school. Then by Monami, because she will kill him if he doesn’t. After Keiko’s accidental death, her father, who is also some kind of mad, kabuki scientist takes it upon himself to bring her back from grave. This obviously results in a battle of the two undead girls of the love of Jyugon that only one can survive. It ain’t Shakespeare, or is it?

The thing with Vampire Girl VS Frankenstein Girl is that it is what it is. Ridiculous. But in a 'Troma' kind of way. It is so over the top that you can’t help but enjoy almost every second of its randomness. Blood swords and blood skates are just two of the weird and wild things on offer. But to try and describe them to you here, would be to descend into madness. They have to be seen, to be believed. Throw in some weird twists on high school sub culture with such things as The School Wrist Cutters Club and you have a film that is so crazy that it just works.

There are some great and instantly iconic characters here on offer and I hope that I see Some Vampire and Frankenstein Girl’s out and about next Halloween. I’ve seen a lot of this recent wave of Japanese Gore Movies and this ranks right up there with the likes of Machine Girl. At times you forget that it’s such a low budget affair and some of the effects in the climatic battle would suggest Hollywood movie. Amazing stuff, pure and simple, and whilst it has its flaws, they are over-shadowed by its heart being in just the right place. With a stake through it.

OVERALL

Vampire Girl VS Frankenstein Girl is, as usual with these films, exactly what it says on the tin and watching two undead chicks battle it out for love over 90 minutes is just the thing you can sit and watch on a Friday night with the guys (or girls if they can handle the copious amounts of blood thrown at the screen). Its an instant classic and should be accompanied by action figures. I hope the right people are listening.

MYCHO