Vampires Suck

Vampires Suckis a 2010 Americanparody filmwritten and directed byJason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.It starsJenn Proske,Matt Lanter,Christopher N. Riggi,Ken Jeong,Anneliese van der Pol,andArielle Kebbel.The film is a parody ofThe Twilight Sagafranchise (mainly theoriginal filmand its sequel,New Moon). Like the previousFriedberg and Seltzer movies,the film was panned by critics for its humor and plot.20th Century Foxtheatrically released the film on August 18, 2010.

Vampires Suck
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Written by	Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer
Produced by	Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer Peter Safran
Starring	Jenn Proske Matt Lanter Chris Riggi Ken Jeong
Cinematography	Shawn Maurer
Edited by	Peck Prior
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Production companies	Regency Enterprises 3 in the Box
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 18, 2010(2010-08-18)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$81.4 million

Plot

Edward Sullenstrips off his clothes during the saint Salvatore festival whileBecca Cranerushes to stop him. While running through a fountain, she accidentally splashes water around, causing people to party in the fountain and thus stopping Becca. In a flashback, Becca moves to the Pacific Northwestern town of Sporks to live with her clueless father, Sheriff Frank, after her mother starts an affair withTiger Woods.Meanwhile, a killing spree is attributed to the Canadians, but the real perpetrators are a group of vampires usually mistaken for theBlack Eyed Peas.Becca quickly befriends many students at her new high school, including Jennifer. She is also intrigued by the mysterious and aloof Edward, whose odd behavior perplexes her during theirbiologyclass.

Later, when Becca is nearly struck by a van in the school parking lot, Edward stops the vehicle by thrusting another student in the van's way. Becca later "dreams" Edward was in her room; in truth he is, but is repulsed by things she does while sleeping. After much research and thought, Becca confronts Edward and tells him she thinks that he is one of theJonas Brothers.Edward corrects her, saying he is avampirebut that he only consumes animal blood. Despite the danger of being around a vampire, Becca agrees to go to prom with Edward. Later, Becca and Edward kiss passionately in her room. Becca attempts to seduce Edward into having sex, but he abstains.

On Becca's birthday, Edward introduces her to his vampire family. While unwrapping a gift, Becca gets a paper cut. Edward's brother Jeremiah attempts to bite her, but is knocked away. To keep his family away from Becca, Edward distracts them and takes her out to the woods. He then proceeds to break up with Becca, who throws atantrumafter he leaves. Much to her expectance, Becca is attacked by three nomadic vampires, but Edward intervenes and saves her.

Edward's departure leaves Becca heartbroken for months, but she is comforted by her deepening friendship with her childhood friend Jacob White. When Becca is accosted in the woods by the nomadic vampires again, Jacob transforms into aChihuahuaas his werewolf pack arrives to save her. Meanwhile, Edward has moved toRioand is now datingLady Gagato get over losing Becca. He is later informed by his sister Iris, via her gift ofprophecy,that Becca killed herself. Edward becomes depressed and decides to provoke the "Zolturi",a powerful and narcissistic vampire coven, into killing him by exposing himself in the sunlight in front of humans, thus exposing the existence of vampires. Iris has another vision of Becca's survival as he leaves, but she is unable to warn him.

Iris arrives at Becca's house, and tells her that she has to save Edward by showing him that she is still alive. To Becca's shock, the Zolturi are currently partying at the prom due to the St. Salvatore theme. Jacob appears and demands that Becca choose between him and Edward, but just before she announces her decision, he is distracted by a cat and runs off to chase it. Upon arriving at the prom, Becca is caught between the warring factions ofEdward fangirls and Jacob fangirls.She is unable to reach Edward before he exposes himself, figuratively and literally. However,twilightoccurs, followed by anew moonand aneclipse,concealing Edward's vampiric nature as Becca gets him to safety. Frank arrives to check on Becca, making her hopeful; however, he thinks supernatural creatures are the prom theme and leaves. After a fight between him and the Zolturi leader, Daro, Edward is forced to turn Becca into a vampire, at risk of being killed horribly. He agrees to do so only on the condition that she marry him, which she accepts.

In the mid-credits scene, Edward is struck on the head by the leader of Jacob's fangirls. Edward survives the blow, and the girl is attacked by the newly vampirized Becca as the movie concludes.

Cast

• Jenn ProskeasBecca Crane
• Matt LanterasEdward Sullen
• Christopher N. RiggiasJacob White
• Ken Jeongas Daro
• Anneliese van der Polas Jennifer
• Diedrich BaderasSheriff Frank Crane
• Arielle Kebbelas Rachel
• B. J. Brittas Antoine
• Charlie Weberas Jack
• Crista Flanaganas Eden
• Kelsey Ledgin (credited as Kelsey Ford) as Iris
• Jun Hee Leeas Derric
• David DeLuiseas Fisherman Scully
• Ike Barinholtzas Bobby White (uncredited)
• Dave Foleyas Principal Smith
• Randal Reeder as Biker Dude
• Nick Eversmanas Jeremiah Sullen
• Zane Holtzas Alex
• Krystal Mayo asBuffy the Vampire Slayer

Release

Vampires Suckwas released on August 18, 2010, in the United States, Canada and Russia, on August 26 in Australia and on October 15 in the United Kingdom.20th Century Fox did not provide advance screenings of the film for critics.

Critical response

OnRotten Tomatoesthe film has an approval rating of 4% based on reviews from 91 critics. The consensus reads: "Witlessly broad and utterly devoid of laughs,Vampires Suckrepresents a slight step forward for the Friedberg-Seltzer team. "Metacriticgave it a weighted average score of 18 out of 100 based on reviews from 17 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike",the worst score for a wide release in 2010.Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.

Spill.com,whose video reviews were usually around five minutes long and censored, had a twenty-second review which consisted of Korey Coleman staring blankly into the camera before uttering, "Fuck you" (which is the lowest rating the website gave) uncensored.In the audio commentary from the site, Coleman stated, "The films that these two directors make are so blatant at being nothing more than a juvenile finger pointing at an image or mention of a popular trend that, to me, they seem exploitive of a young culture raised to have an ever-decreasing attention span, thanks to the Internet and channel surfing, and this may sound a little crazy, but I think it shows a slight de-evolution in what people will accept as entertainment."Peter TraversofRolling Stonegave the film zero out of four stars, and wrote a four word-long review, which simply stated: "This movie sucks more."Film criticMark Kermodereviewed the film on his Radio 5 show, prefacing the review by saying "It's no surprise to know that it's all terrible, witless, boring, terror". He criticized the film for what he perceived as stale subject matter, saying thattheTwilightfranchisehad left the public consciousness and was no-longer fit for parody, "It's not just that the ship has sailed; it's that the ship has sailed, gone across the Atlantic, hit an iceberg, sunk, been dragged up by at least one company, been turned into the biggest movie hit ever, and is now currently being retrofitted for 3D for an anniversary re-release."

Another review fromCollider's Jake Horowitz said that "not a single thing in its dreadful 82 minutes running time is even remotely worth watching, or considered even slightly entertaining." He then wrote that "no amount of review can make up for what I witnessed while watchingVampires Suck.How wrong I was to assume that it was even watchable, because with each over-done hit on the head or kick in the balls I cringed at the thought of this movie making nearly $80 million worldwide; and imagining people actually laughing in a theatre somewhere. "

Despite the overwhelming negativity, Jenn Proske'smimicryperformance based onKristen Stewartreceived some praise; Steve Persall ofTampa Bay Timesstated, "One thing the movie roasts to perfection is Kristen Stewart's overly pensive Bella... A newcomer named Jenn Proske has the mumbling, hair-twisting, lip-biting tics down pat, and her expressions of repressed sexuality are almost as funny as Stewart's."Entertainment Weeklysaid, "The exception is newcomer Jenn Proske, who spoofs Twilight star Kristen Stewart's flustered, hair-tugging angst with hilarious precision."

Vampires Suckwas given four nominations from theGolden Raspberry Awards,includingWorst Picture,Worst Director,Worst ScreenplayandWorst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel.

Box office

In the United States, the film opened at number one on August 18 with $4,016,858.On August 19, the film dropped to #3 behindThe ExpendablesandEat Pray Lovewith $2,347,044.By the weekend,Vampires Sucklanded at #2 behindThe Expendablesand $200,000 overEat Pray Love.The full second week the film dropped to #11, grossing no more than $500 per theater, respectively. In its second weekend, the film dropped more than 50% from its opening weekend but rose to #6. As of July 12, 2012, the film has grossed $80,547,866 worldwide.

See also

• Vampire film

External links

• Vampires SuckatIMDb
• Vampires SuckatBox Office Mojo
• Vampires SuckatRotten Tomatoes
• Vampires SuckatMetacritic