Female Vampire (a.k.a. Erotikill)
(Jess Franco; 1973)
(Image)
-Overview-
A sultry female vampire vixen roams the countryside victimizing all she comes across by sucking their life force out of their genitalia as they are in the height of orgasm. Gratuitous camera zooming ensues.
A bizarre entry into Jess Franco’s hit or miss repertoire, Female Vampire leaves much to be desired. The film is dull despite the fact that the lead character is completely maked save for a cape for 95% of the film. The plot is pointless and the “kill” scenes are essentially long drawn out softcore porn. Plenty of T&A of course, but in the Female Vampire version, not a single drop of blood. The film was released heavily censored in the U.S. under the title Erotikill, with many of the sex/kill scenes omitted and replaced with generic bite them and suck their blood scenes. Sadly, this release is devoid of subtitles and the viewer is subjected to some of the most atrocious dubbing ever. Recommended for Franco completists and perverts who can’t handle regular porn.
-Sound-
Adequate sound quality, despite the horrible dubbed dialogue.
-Picture-
An extremely flawed print. Much artifacting is prevalent and at times the color is very washed out. Widescreen 2.35:1
-Special Features-
- Trailer
- Alternate scenes from the Erotikill version
-Packaging-
Cardboard snap case
Sound: 5
Picture: 3
Packaging: 3
(Rating scale is out of 10, with 1 being the worst and 10 the best)