Tokyo Vampire Hotel (2017) User Reviews

more like 'blood sex fountain'

[gustoworms · 7/10 · 12 October 2023]

So the first 40 minutes of the movie could have been condensed into10, it was just running, chasing, gun over and over again. The best character is at the start of the film and never comes back which is REALLY disappointing. The plot was confusing and made no sense but that made it more endearing. If it made sense everyone would realize it was dumb and stop watching. There was also about 10 minutes dedicated to singing this 1 line song throughout the movie and no one I watched it with could figure out why.

The strong points was the romance between Elizabeth and the guy in pink, some good shots, costume design and gore. The main character is also so kitty like, it's very cute and gothic.

Just DON'T! for your own sake!

[flavia_sasu · 1/10 · 29 May 2018]

If you are not dragged to this movie, don't waste your time. Time is precious. If you are forced to see this movie, try to run for your life! First, the main character is running and screaming 90% of the time and at the she cannot speak anymore. Second, some actors suck big time! Third, you'll find a lot of references there: from scarface, kill bill and even dragon ball z. I did enjoy one of the characters even tho, looked very much like Elizabeth Banks from Hunger Game. Even the worst movies i've seen are better than this one. The feeling you have after watching this is: I JUST WANNA GO HOME!

It was awful.

[tia_rose98 · 1/10 · 28 May 2018]

I thought I saw some bad movies in my life, but when I saw this I realised they weren't that bad. This one is the perfect definition of a very bad and awkward movie. The storyline had no sense, it is basically all about 2 clans of vampires that fight with each other with guns and swords, all wanting the same psycho girl. It was really uncomfortable to watch. I am from Romania and the scenes filmed here kinda bothered me and the lines of the actors were horrific. I didn't know what to do, to laugh because they were so bad and without sense or to cry. The movie was mental and the effects were super poor, I can't believe I lost money and time for this movie. Horrible.

Enthralling and enjoyable vampire effort

[kannibalcorpsegrinder · 10/10 · 13 December 2017]

On the verge of a global apocalypse, a clan of vampires lures a crowd of humans into a glamorous hotel to turn it into their own private blood farm unaware one of the victims is descended from vampire hunters at war with the clan and starts a bloody war to free everybody.

From the beginning, this one was quite enjoyable. One of the more appreciable aspects of this one is that the convoluted storyline does work in its favor, setting this one up rather nicely. There are a lot of beats here as the adaptation from the miniseries is obvious here with the use of prophecies, sacrifice and different rivalries between the two families of vampires. It's all quite detailed and unique by mixing together the European and Asian families as there are numerous fun elements brought out with the European side detailed in the first hour and why it means so much to fight them for the Japanese side all comes from the main series as nothing is really lost. Equally as impressive is the dynamic visual flourishes where everything here is striking in a grandiose manner, starting with the main hotel. Given a large Gothic sheen in the old-school architecture, garish colors and overtly impressive design, these radiate with visual flourishes that add a fantasy element alongside the Gothic tropes. As well, the quirky sense of humor on display here gives this even more of a strong visual sense. The sight of the aging vampire who needs blood to stay youthful and full-size or else will shrink down to a doll is a prime example, as well as the old mother vampire in the basement that they feed. The games the evil vampires play with the human guests makes for exceptionally goofy times as well as the action is another major factor. Starting with the opening assault in the diner, this one manages an impressive overall pace that has plenty of stellar sequences here. From the numerous chases through the city to capture her, the first meetings with the evil vampires and the initial gunfights in the hotel, the action here is quite enjoyable. The entire hotel sequence in the last hour plus features far more action as this goes for the entire clan war throughout here. Both sides tear into each other here, from the gun-battles to the sword slashing and ripping people and vampires to pieces, this manages to feature all manner of crazy vampire action. Filled with the vampires' impressive make-up effects, this stands out more offering plenty of impressive elements all around. There isn't a whole lot to dislike with this one. The obvious feature here is the overlong running time. The fact that this one came from a miniseries becomes apparent with the convoluted storyline that packs in a lot of plot-points into the story. With the extended setup that has the introduction of their history and the bloodline of both families, the extended time cramming this into the film drags this out. The jumps in the timelines going from Romania to Tokyo are done quite haphazardly and makes the story even harder to follow in terms of how to solve the identities of each family. It all just gives this one a much longer running time than needed filling this storyline and gives this it's only flaw.

Rated Unrated/R: Extreme Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and Nudity.

This was definitely something else...

[paul_haakonsen · 3/10 · 29 November 2022]

Right, well first of all I have to say that "Tôkyô Vanpaia Hoteru: Eiga-Ban" (aka "Tokyo Vampire Hotel: The Movie") was a movie that I had never heard about, so I virtually didn't know what I was in for here, as I sat down to watch the 2017 movie here late in 2022.

Writer and director Sion Sono delivered a movie that was quite far out there. Nay, strike that, it was really, really far out there. The storyline made absolutely zero sense, and it was hard to keep track of what was going on. The things that made this movie bearable to watch was the outrageous action, insane amounts of blood, visceral mutilation and sheer craziness. Yeah, because it certainly wasn't a well-constructed and coherent storyline that was pulling the load here. So I can't claim that writer and director Sion Sono delivered a wholesome movie experience.

As for the character gallery in the movie, well there were a handful of characters to keep track of, and none of these were given any proper backstory or motivation for why they were milling around inside the hotel and participating in the carnage. And that made for a character gallery is relatively pointless characters that you don't really care much for.

I wasn't familiar with the majority of the cast ensemble, and actually only recognized Asami, but that was only because I perused the cast list here on IMDb. I couldn't point her out on the screen if you asked me to. The acting performances in the movie were, well, let's just say you're not in for an evening of Shakespearian theater here.

Visually then the special effects were fairly okay. And again, it was essentially the sheer amount of blood and gory mutilations on the screen that kept the movie from sinking all the way down to the bottom.

Running at 142 minutes, the movie is long and seems to go on forever and ever. And to make matters worse, then the lack of coherent storyline and something for the audience to latch unto and follow, just makes 142 minutes seem like an eternity.

This movie came and went without leaving a lasting impression on me. I assume that something as whacky as this must be based on a Manga of sorts. But I can't claim that the movie has instilled any particular need to seek out anything else to watch or read.

If I have to say something positive about the movie, aside from the blood and gore, then it was the creative inventiveness, because it definitely takes a wandering mind to conjure up something as far out as this was. And I will also say that you have never seen a vampire movie like this one.

My rating of "Tôkyô Vanpaia Hoteru: Eiga-Ban" lands on a three out of the stars. This is not something I would recommend you to waste your time, money or effort on.

great story martial arts strange Japan Vampire mess.

[mr-repko · 10/10 · 27 April 2019]

If you like camp movies and odd stuff this is for you. Some scenes are so gory others are hilarious. There are mass murders and carnage in the back ground and the main charters talk as if they are at a dinner party . Weird and violent and amusing ....I loved it.

Cannot believe I lost 2 hours of my life

[ralucuta_r · 1/10 · 27 May 2018]

If there was a 0 score,this would have been my rating. The movie is absoultely mental, it will hurt so bad if you know even a tiny bit of history, not to consider if you're from Transylvania like I am. Besides a loy of random fighting with guns and swords, there is no substance to the movie. It easily could have ended in 20 minutes It looks as if there was a lot of money invested in this film and that's even sadder. Good effort, maybe the next one will make it worth ones while.

if you want a laugh

[lillytwighlight · 3/10 · 16 February 2019]

Honestly this series is so bad made and disturbing at the same time that you will laugh and also feel creeped out. As long as you're okay with blod this is so surreal.

Fairly typical of gory Japanese movies, I loved it

[johntwatterson · 10/10 · 25 July 2020]

Fairly typical of gory Japanese movies, I loved it. This movie might not be for everyone if you're not already accustomed to the overwhelming gore of Japanese films, or the gratuitous sexual content. It was fairly typical of most vampire movies... it contained the two clans you see in a lot of western type movies the Covina's in the Dracula's. The story centers around a woman who upon turning 22 basically is able to harness the vampire blood she was given as an infant child, well a baby actually. If you like fight scenes, and gore in the form of blood spurting everywhere, this is your movie. Like I said,I loved it!