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| Directed by | Uwe Boll |
| Produced by | Dan Clarke Uwe Boll |
| Written by | Guinevere Turner |
| Starring | Kristanna Loken Michael Madsen Matthew Davis Will Sanderson Billy Zane Udo Kier Michael Paré Meat Loaf with Michelle Rodriguez and Ben Kingsley |
| Distributed by | Romar Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | January 6, 2006 (USA) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 Million |
| Followed by | BloodRayne II: Deliverance |
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BloodRayne is a 2006 horror/fantasy film loosely based on the eponymous video game from Majesco and the game developer, Terminal Reality, directed by Uwe Boll. Uwe Boll (ˈuːvə bɔl (born June 22 1965 Germany) is a German director, producer and Screenwriter of films often adapted from Uwe Boll (ˈuːvə bɔl (born June 22 1965 Germany) is a German director, producer and Screenwriter of films often adapted from Guinevere Turner ( May 23, 1968) is an American actress, writer and director Kristanna Sommer Loken or Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8 Both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and immigrated to Wisconsin Michael Soren Madsen (born September 25, 1958) is an American Actor and Poet. Matthew W Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor Davis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began his acting career William George "Billy" Zane Jr (born February 24, 1966) is an American Actor and director. Udo Kier (born October 14 1944, as Udo Kierspe) is a German Actor. Michael Paré (born October 9, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Actor. Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) better known as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American Actress, known for starring in films Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. Romar Entertainment was an Independent film production and distribution company formed by James Schramm. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States BloodRayne II Deliverance is a Film directed by Uwe Boll, released September 18, 2007. The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting For the film of the same name see BloodRayne (film. BloodRayne, is a horror -themed third-person action A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Uwe Boll (ˈuːvə bɔl (born June 22 1965 Germany) is a German director, producer and Screenwriter of films often adapted from The film stars Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane, and Matthew Davis. Kristanna Sommer Loken or Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8 Both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and immigrated to Wisconsin Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. Michael Soren Madsen (born September 25, 1958) is an American Actor and Poet. William George "Billy" Zane Jr (born February 24, 1966) is an American Actor and director. Matthew W Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor Davis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began his acting career
The film was the third video game movie adaptation by Uwe Boll who previously made the movies based on House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark. Films based on video games comprise a fairly new genre that first gained limited popularity in the late 1990s and 2000s House of the Dead is a 2003 film adaptation of the successful 1996 Light gun Arcade game of the same name. Alone in the Dark 2005 Brightlight Pictures Horror film very loosely based on Infogrames ' popular Video game series
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Story synopsis
Based on the video game of the same name, the film centers on the character of Rayne (Kristanna Loken), an unholy breed of human and vampire called a Dhampir. For the film of the same name see BloodRayne (film. BloodRayne, is a horror -themed third-person action Kristanna Sommer Loken or Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8 Both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and immigrated to Wisconsin A Dhampir (also dhampire, dhamphir or dhampyr) in Balkan Folklore and in Vampire fiction is the child of a Vampire Dhampir are unaffected by crucifixes and do not thirst for human blood. She is the daughter of the Vampire King Kagan (Ben Kingsley) who has gathered an army of thralls, both vampire and human, in order to annihilate the human race. Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. She was conceived when Kagan raped her mother, and she later witnessed him killing her.
Sebastian (Matthew Davis), Vladimir (Michael Madsen), and Katarin (Michelle Rodriguez) are three members of the Brimstone Society, which fights vampires. Matthew W Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor Davis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began his acting career Michael Soren Madsen (born September 25, 1958) is an American Actor and Poet. Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) better known as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American Actress, known for starring in films When they hear of the Dhampir, Vladimir plans to recruit her in order to kill Kagan. A great portion of the story concerns the three body-parts of an ancient vampire that can make a vampire free of the basic weaknesses: all water (the eye), silver (the rib), and the sun (the heart). As Kagan wants all these parts, it becomes the heroes' mission to stop him.
Response
On January 6, 2006, the film opened in 985 theaters across the US. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue It was originally to have played at up to 2500 theaters, but that number dropped to 1600 and ended up lower due to prints being shipped to theaters that had not licensed the film. [1][2] In its opening, the film only made $1,550,000 USD. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [3] BloodRayne has received poor reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with a freshness of only 4%. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. The film ended up grossing $3,591,980 USD (June 2006). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [4] The movie was criticized for not having much of a story, and for hiring prostitutes to reduce production costs. [5] The movie was also criticized by fans for having little in common with the game.
The film has already ranked as low as number 53 on IMDB.com's Bottom 100 list. As of January 2008, it has fallen off the list entirely; however, this is due to the addition of new movies on the list, not an increase in fandom. Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc As of April 2008, it has a user rating of 2. 6.
It was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards including, Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Kristanna Loken), Worst Supporting Actor (Ben Kingsley), Worst Supporting Actress (Michelle Rodriguez), Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Kristanna Sommer Loken or Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8 Both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and immigrated to Wisconsin Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. Mayte Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978) better known as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American Actress, known for starring in films
Bloodrayne was one of very few films that went from cinemas to DVD and then onto the Sci Fi Channel within one year. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Most films have the option of being shown on a premium channel such as HBO or Showtime before moving on to network or cable television. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United
Release dates
- United States: January 6, 2006
- Russia - February 16, 2006
- United Arab Emirates - March 15, 2006
- Canada - April 7, 2006
- Kuwait - April 12, 2006
- Japan - April 29, 2006
- Greece - June 15, 2006
- Lebanon - June 15, 2006
- Hungary - June 27, 2006
- Poland - September 14, 2006 (direct to DVD)
- United Kingdom - May 12 2008 (direct to DVD)
References
External links
- Official site
- BloodRayne at the Internet Movie Database
- BloodRayne at Rotten Tomatoes
- BloodRayne at Metacritic
- Behind the scenes video
- Interview with Uwe Boll - Now Playing magazine
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