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Codex Atanicus
Codex Atanicus is a three story anthology by Spanish director Carlos Atanes. Before watching the movie I never heard of the guy, but the introduction video on the DVD by one of his regular actresses Arantxa Peņa made me realize that I'm in for a hell of a ride. Experimental, bizarre, sick, strange - these are some of the words that describe the stories contained in Codex Atanicus. The anthology is opened by a 20 minute short from 1995 called Metaminds & Metabodies. I am really not into this kind of experimental videos, but I will try to summarize. It opens with a girl singing in the club. Everything looks ultra underground and the girl is connected with some wires to the walls. Strange people are watching her...
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Movie Review: Bordello of Blood

Story
Two guys hears about a whorehouse and goes there to visit it but apparently the whorehouse is full of vampires and they end up being victims. The elder sister to one of the two guys hires a private investigator to find her missing brother. His search soon leads to the actual vampires nest which is run by vampire queen Lilith that were brought back to life.

Comments
I'm not a huge Tales from the Crypt fan but once in a while it can be fun to watch. Bordello of Blood presented by Tales from the Crypt is a full-length feature just like Demon Knight and is not that great but still kinda entertaining at times.

It's just plain fun horror and Bordello of Blood (cool title huh?) actually has a lot of gore to offer, although it's done in a very humorous way but is enjoyable to watch. Also Dennis Miller who plays a private investigator is actually somewhat the heart of the movie and delivers a lot of funny comments the movie throughout.

Like I said, Dennis Miller is kinda fun to watch as the cocky and sarcastic private investigator. Bordello of Blood also stars Erika Eleniak (Baywatch) who does a crappy job (who would have thought?), and Angie Everhart as vampire queen Lilith who's actually kinda fun to watch too, at least she's extremely pretty.

It's not fast paced neither slow as it has a mid-tempo which works kinda ok, could've been a little more action though. It's worth seeing for the comedy Miller offers but other than that it's not that special. I would lie if I said it's not entertaining though.

We also get to see 80's star Corey Feldman but he's just irritating to watch here and some of the overall acting is actually kinda bad. Chris Sarandon plays a tv reverend and it's a little over-the-top at times and kinda embarrassing to look at, although it's also kinda easy to ignore as well.

Final Comments
Bordello of Blood also offers a lot of gore and some nudity but it's not really as good as it sounds, ok for what it is though.

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Bordello of Blood

ALTERNATIVE TITLE: Dead Easy
MOVIE YEAR: 1996
DIRECTOR: Gilbert Adler
WRITING CREDITS: William M. Gaines, Bob Gale
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
CAST: Dennis Miller, Erika Eleniak, Angie Everhart
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 77 min

RATING: 6/10

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