Ok.. I have a new candidate for the worst big-budget film I've ever seen.
Unfortunately, I had a slow evening last night and I watched "BloodRayne". I kind of knew better because reviews said it really, really sucked but Kristanna Lokken is pretty hot and there was an A-list of good actors in the film (like Ben Kingsley and Michael Madsen) and I was curious as to how bad it could be with such talent.
Well, I needn't have been. It has surpassed the execrable Caligula. Or should I say descended beneath Caligula. In any event, I have no idea how the director managed to get such terrible performances from so many talented actors - and no, I'm not counting Kristanna in this list. Pretty and willing to take her top off, but talented she doesn't appear to be. Of course, given that Ben Kingsley looked very poor in the film, maybe one shouldn't judge her on the one appearance.
Oh.. and the gore. I like gore. I don't quite revel in it but I find it a bit slapstick and it can help a horror film. This was as close to the most ridiculous level of gore in a film as I've ever seen - and I include some particularly gory films like the Kozure Ôkami series in that list.
All I can say is don't make the mistake I did. Trust me on this one.