Vampire Burt's Serenade (2020)

thejhorton8 May 2020

This movie is crazy insane. Loved it right off the bat. So much manic energy throughout. Really good music and score. Had a smile on for the entire runtime.

The performances are all really good and they can sing, plus the songs are pretty damn catchy! There's a massacre/fight scene at the end with plenty of blood , freeze frames and glitter. It has some drastic tonal shifts throughout... but handles them very well. It wouldn't work, without the total commitment of the cast, but commuted they are and probably were after this.

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1/10

i now know there is no god

godinamachine14 March 2022

HEY EVERYBODY ITS ME (4) and today we review .......... why my ears are bleeding ....the movie !!!!!!!

Sometimes ...when im alone .... by myself ....thinking out loud in my head i ask myself "self ....why do we do the terrible things to us that we do ...." and i ask me " me , what things do you mean? " ....and i respond WATCHING THIS "MOVIE" and i use the word "movie " VERY loosely here.............

REPO the genetic opera ........ YES .........

the devils carnival .........absolutly ....

THIS ?!?!?!?!? Honestly needs to be taken out to the field .....shown the pretty flowers and put down ........because WOW ...... the songs are bad .......the idea ...is bad ....well from the amount of it i could put myself through (i ended up HAVING to skip some musical parts ....good lawd)............ i tried and as many people who follow me know I love film ....and i watch them as thoughough as possible ....even the bad ones BUT sometimes ........theres this .........

for a 2020 release some of the dance scenes are so dated already and cringy it hurts to watch ...your embarrassed for them ......and it even has the dude from the backstreet synce band from the 90s LOL .......so you know he should know better than that ..........

some films are campy on purpose .....some films are bad on purpose and usually those films have their own special charm , and its fun to watch them they bring to the table fun FX or ideas or REALLY bad over the top acting but in a good way .......but this ...... this was a drunk idea that went to far .......this was a bet someone lost and HAD to go through with ..........this is something that someone lied to the writer / director to and said "yes thats a good idea , make that happen" ........only 5 minutes in theres a "sex toy" song that makes you wish you were hellen keller ........

i generally HATE musicals , but have found many that are actually good films ........the one with johnny depp in it , theres the remake of "stage fright" ....i mean musicals / hybrids are out there and they dont have to "suck" no pun intended .... but sweet baby space jesus .... please do NOT do this again ......... and im sorry i seem so dramatic about it but it almost hurt my feelings ..........

and the ending ???????? What ??????? There is literally absolutely zero reason for this movie to be a thing .........

0/10

i think its my first legit zero rated film ........ dang .....

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1/10

So Sad

ferdmalenfant11 August 2020

LMAO... and not in a good way. I watched this pathetic attempt at a "horror musical". Do yourself a favor, PASS on this and watch "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" because IT stars talented people ; Meatloaf, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry and lots more.

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2/10

Needs ALL Backstreet Boys next time 😜

flyingspirit-889748 November 2020

Nice try Kenneth Hughes. Kevin looks sexy as hell, I'll give him that but honestly where is all the BITE in this? Needs more if you ask me and your hard on fans who get their kicks from a bloody fang in neck fetish would agree. Not to mention, perhaps a bit of suspense thrown into the mix? Ahh, and the biggest thing we fans would want to sink our attention in, is well.....what could the future be for say a sexy fang filled movie with perhaps ALL the Backstreet Boys as hot ass vampires!? Wouldn't that be a big way to start a big new BANG in vampire genre and bring out some new music hits for the boys! Could be the top hit of a new Backstreet Boys album! Everyone loves a bit of fang action blood thirsty bad boys but put them in the mix of their sexy performance in music and dancing and I think we all would be in for a hot treat and a hand out of 5+ star ratings! Just make sure to include more biting action of course! 😎😉

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9/10

Bloody, Campy, and Joyously Musical

TheAll-SeeingI9 May 2020

Director-writer Ken Roht's "Vampire Burt's Serenade" channels the spirits of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," then heaps on delightful mounds of cheese and camp on a scale equal to Roger Corman films. This raunchy, bloody movie is culled from a live theater presentation -- an idea that acquits itself as near-genius by the time the credits roll, as "Vampire Burt's Serenade" proves to be aspirational, grass-roots filmmaking of the highest order.

Burt himself is handled by Kevin Scott Richardson, apparently a Backstreet Boy of note in a past or current life. Here he's unshackled from those conventions, and Really Rather Great as a power-wielding district manager of all area vampires. On one impulsive evening, he tears into the neck of pal Todd (Brandon Heitkamp), vampirizing the hell out of him. Todd then turns stripper girlfriend Connie (Diva Zappa) into a bloodsucker, and one who prove well up for it all. But their non-vamp friends are less enthralled, and deem it necessary to sort out Vampire Burt by way of a contracted vampire hunter (Kenneth Hughes).

Backed by a warhead payload of terrifically whimsical original songs, "Vampire Burt's Serenade" is an elevated diversion in a time when elevated diversions are mission critical. Recommended and then some. - (Was this review of use to you? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!)

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9/10

A Wild, Sexy Fever Dream

reightr9 June 2020

A wild, sexy fever dream of a movie musical, Vampire Burt's Serenade is a bloody, good romp filled with plenty of fetish and camp. Kevin Scott Richardson leads a terrific cast fully committed to a dark, twisted, and very funny alternate reality bathed in sex, drugs, and violence reminiscent of the best of cult B-Horror flicks.

While the homages to Lynch and Raimi abound, it's the Rocky Horror meets Bob Fosse musical numbers that elicit the most laugh-out-loud moments, providing genuinely clever songs by composer Paul Goldowitz. Low-fi effects, gore, and a killer ending make this short, horror-comedy-indie perfect viewing for these existential times.