Review: THIRST

First off, they really should have come up with a better title for this film. There are, what, about two dozen movies called THIRST out there. How to make this one stand out from the rest, as it deserves to do? No alternate titles are readily apparent, but I’m sure they could have come up with something.

As you might easily guess, THIRST is a vampire movie—but one featuring not at all the type of vampire you might be expecting. This vampire comes from outer space, has six legs—it looks sorta like a centaur in that respect—is cybernetic, is an obvious cousin of H.R. Giger’s ALIEN, and drinks its blood (and, one assumes, other bodily fluids) not through its mouth but via a Strigoi-like stinger (like the vamps in THE STRAIN) that stabs out from its thorax. It’s a cool-looking monster, even if the CGI in which it is rendered is itself limited by the film’s budget. One wishes to see what Stan Winston would have done with the design.

As far as story goes, there’s nothing groundbreaking here. It’s a group of kids and a couple of adults stranded—in this case, self-stranded—in the desert, and then the monster comes. But as I have said before, the familiar need not be a turn off if the formula is concocted with vitality and quality. The acting is overall quite good and the characters fleshed-out enough to keep them from being cookie-cutter caricatures. And, as stated, the monster is cool. That’s all I really ask of a monster movie. Entertain me; don’t insult my intelligence, and anything beyond that is gravy. This one’s awash in some tasty gravy, even if the recipe is as familiar as your momma’s Sunday dinner.

By TheCheezman

WAYNE MILLER is the owner and creative director of EVIL CHEEZ PRODUCTIONS, specializing in theatrical performances and haunted attractions. He has written, produced, and directed (and occasionally acted in) over two dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and True Crime genres. He obtained a doctorate in Occult Studies from Miskatonic University and is an active paranormal investigator. Is frequently told he resembles Anton Lavey. And Ming the Merciless. Denn die totden reiten schnell!

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