Bloodsuckers

What's with my fixation on reviewing horror movies, right? I like 'em, so bear with me.

Bloodsuckers is a weird movie. I mean, it's not a Wes Anderson weird, nor is it like Pink Floyd's The Wall, it's just weird. The premise is that humanity has been expanding its control into the vast reaches of space and, in doing so, have encountered lifeforms that can only be described as "vampires." I laughed when I saw the description on TV, but moments after I flipped to it mostly out of lack of anything else being on, I honestly starting liking the film.
It's one of the myriad of SciFi channel movies, but this one took its humble and, let's be honest, taboo backer-channel start and rolled with it. There's nothing that really makes it stand out in the movie world, yet it's got a charming quality that inspired me to give it some props here.

The setup is that with all of the vampires (and there are many different kinds) finding ways to attack and feed on the human colonists, the government has formed a branch of the military whose sole purpose is to fight back. We're not talking about full-force, guns blazing, large scale battles (though there was apparently a Vampire War preceding the events of the movie...) but small crews of soldiers the military would probably have kicked out otherwise. Basically this branch is comprised of zealous militia who take pleasure in wiping out vampires...the main characters being the prime examples.
*You've got the captain: stoic and an all-around good veteran who leads his crew like a dysfunctional family.
*There's the redneck guy whose family was butchered by vampires.
*An Asian lady who's reminiscent (note: blatant rip-off) of Pvt. Vasquez from Aliens- she and redneck are super loyal to the captain.
*A vampire who joined with humans to help them out. She's played by the same actress who portrayed Rayne in the second movie in that miserable series, giving her another chance to wear borderline bondage gear and pretend to drink blood.
*New guy. He's got a history with the military, and the only place that would take him in is this division...guess what: he's the main character.
*Villain vampire. Michael Ironside...enough said.

What makes this movie so entertaining is the fact that, while the actual story is drab and over-played, the entire package comes together to make an honestly enjoyable experience. You've got this amalgamation of Firefly (gold!), Nosferatu, and practically any conspiracy and betrayal movie, and where it should ultimately fall flat on its face, Bloodsuckers had me chuckling at some of the worse lines and worrying for the fate of characters when things began to look bad. I have to suggest this film to you all, I really do, because it was a lot of fun.