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Actors: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, James D'Arcy, Mako
Directors: Sebastian Gutierrez
Format: PAL
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 18
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
DVD Release Date: 28 Jan 2008
Run Time: 117 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000YGHBX4
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,305 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu) dies and comes backs to life several times in Rise—Blood Hunter, which gives this revenge tale impetus to continue perhaps longer than it needs to. At over two hours long, this film, written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez (Snakes on A Plane), is beautifully filmed and acted at times but drags due to the drawn out story of a LA Weekly reporter who seeks revenge on her murderer, the vampire head of an underground blood-sucking cult. This handsome monster, Bishop (James D'Arcy), charms women, kidnaps them, and slits their throats with his claw-shaped necklace, stumping the entire LAPD minus Clyde Rawline (Michael Chilkis), a hard-drinking policeman who eventually teams up with Blake to hunt and destroy the vampiric ringleader. The scenes depicting initial doses of violence, like when Blake wakes up in a metal casket at the morgue, or when she's originally killed in Bishop's bed, covered in black trash bags to avoid bloodstains, feature crisp film footage awash in blue and red, setting a semi-poetic mood. Mostly, Rise—Blood Hunter operates on the vampire tales' conflation of sex and death, taking a sexy tone throughout, especially when Sadie or her fellow vampire, Collette (Cameron Richardson), feast on blood then strip off their sullied clothing. Blake's vengeance underpins her rebellious attitude, as she shoots her crossbow at each person she meets on the trail to Bishop. Though Rise—Blood Hunter is not a classic in the genre, it is enticing to add Lucy Liu to the list of gorgeous vampire slayers. --Trinie Dalton

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Lucy Liu stars in this slick action-packed thriller from writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez. After waking up in a morgue, reporter Sadie Blake (Liu) realises she is no longer human, and must manage her newfound, unstoppable desire for blood. Taking an active role in this predicament, she goes straight to the source vampire who caused her transformation.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite good for a modern vampire story, 10 Feb 2008

By	R. Carpenter (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having seen a lot of vampire films, I'm usually unimpressed by modern versions but this one is suprisingly good.

The story centers around a reporter out to hunt down and kill the vampires who turned her - how she became a vampire and why she wants revenge and death instead of imortality becomes apparent as the film progresses.

With plenty of action, blood and some sex this is an engaging film. Lucy Liu is a strong presence in the lead role.

The only downside is that some of the story is told in flashbacks and its not always immediately obvious which scenes are the present and which are the past. Until it becomes clear, the story is occasionally a bit confusing.

This film is definately worth seeing at least once. Fans of vampire films will probably enjoy it but as with any film, if you're not sure, rent it first!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rise BD Slick Slow n Sexy Horror (all region), 6 Jun 2009

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This review is from: Rise - The Blood Hunter [Blu-ray] [2007] (Blu-ray)

This Blu-ray is the 2 hours 2 min. Unrated Cut and 'all-region' (attn: Yanks and others). A Dolby track and two DTS tracks, one loseless master! Looks good, sounds good. I had the DVD and thought it was boring but here I am rebuying it in 1080p because it's a good boring; with style. Interesting cast and unusual production. Slow paced and moody vampire story gives genre a sexy underworld angle.

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2.0 out of 5 stars 2.5--Lucy Lui what have they done to you ?!?!, , 25 April 2008

By	Jenny J.J.I. "A New Yorker" (That Lives in Northern Nevada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

While Rise: Blood Hunter isn't a terrible film, it's a predictable one. This is meant to be a revisionist vampire film (no one actually uses the word vampire in the movie) but these are the same trendy vampires that have haunted the screen since Blade. Is it too much to ask someone to try and shake up the vampire film the way Kathryn Bigelow and Eric Red did with Near Dark? Or Larraz did with Vampyres (over 30 years ago)? Can't we just get a little Nosferatu around here? Instead what we have here is a journalist by the name of "Sadie" (Lucy Lui) who discovers that a young goth girl she briefly covered in a recent article has been found dead and a hidden message she left behind may lead to her killer's whereabouts. What she discovers is a secret underground group of vampires, who feed on unsuspecting women. Sadie becomes their latest victim, but instead of being left for dead, is turned into one of them. After she awakens in the morgue, she must come to terms with her new self and is enlisted by a mysterious Spanish man, who gives her the means and know-how on how to find and destroy the vampires that turned her.

This movie proved to be another interesting take on the vampire mythos. The vamps in this flick are fangless and really show no signs of being Nosferatu, with the exception of their strength, lack of a reflection, and thirst for blood. They're not afraid of crosses, and we're not shown whether the old garlic theory works on them. Sadie doesn't even use wooden stakes to kill them; instead she seems to use metal bolts shot from her small crossbow. Although the flick is very slow-paced and doesn't offer a whole lot of the typical vampire action we're accustomed too, it does show a different side to the legend, by following Sadie from the moment she awakens in the morgue, to how she gradually copes with her thirst, and eventually finding strength in herself to confront those that harmed her.

The whole sequence where she awakens in the morgue, to her trip to a homeless shelter, where she feeds on her first victim, was somehow mesmerizing to me. I also liked a scene where she finally accepts the fact that she needs to feed and picks up a hitchhiker in a secluded road. From the homeless shelter to her reactions and awkward dialogue with the hitchhiker, the film seemed to portray a kind of realism behind vampirism and the need to feed. That, and my general interest with revenge-type flicks, led me to enjoy the movie mildly. Since this isn't your typical vampire film, there's no flying, clawing, or neck biting, so the gore is kept at a minimum. There is, however, a lot of blood spurting and bolts to the heart. In the end, what it lacks in gore and action, it makes up for in story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars BLOOD SOAKED ,SEXY VAMPIRES BONDAGE
LUCY LIU IS GREAT IN THIS BLOOD SOAKED VERY MESSY VAMPIRE FLICK.SHE IS ON A VENGEANCE TREK ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO GET REVENGE FOR TURNING HER INTO ABLOOD SUCKING BEAST OF THE... Read more

Published 2 months ago by R. Lloyd

5.0 out of 5 stars rise
this is a good film about a girl played by lucy liu she wakes up in a coroners freezer to find she is a vampire so she goes on a mission to kill all involved. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Ms. S. A. Emo

1.0 out of 5 stars Appalling - REALLY BAD!
I couldn't tell you the ending of this film because the first 30 minutes were so bad that I turned it off. Say no more!

Published 5 months ago by Mr. I. Roberts

2.0 out of 5 stars what was she thinking...
This film has not reciaved much publicity (because its rubbish) and i hope Lucy Lui gets out of the embarresment she faces due ti this lack of press coverage; as this film is... Read more

Published 14 months ago by M. Western

3.0 out of 5 stars rise -blood hunter
As one preview said, no fangs...just a cutter tool that really looked out of place..if it had not been for the mirror and no reflection, it might not have passed as a vampire... Read more

Published 21 months ago by D. Cowan

2.0 out of 5 stars very disapointed
Being a Lucy liu fan I hoped to realy enjoy this film.
Why did she make such poorly writen film?
Why did they spoil such a good premis for a film? Read more

Published 23 months ago by I. F. Macdonald

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow Vampire Flick
Ok ....i like vampire films and i like Lucy liu,alot!!!...This could have been great but alas it was very slow and the action very small,too much drama and no substance... Read more

Published on 9 Feb 2008 by J. DER

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor vampire film

I'm sorry to be so negative about this film, but I was hoping that the DVD cover and the review

would offer a pretty good film. Read more

Published on 3 Feb 2008 by Frankie

4.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT UNDER -THE -RADAR HORROR.
Lucy Liu is given a rare starring role in this overlong but interesting vampire movie in which she plays Sadie a reporter turned into a vampire by a cult of decadent sleazy... Read more

Published on 4 Dec 2007 by J. Pogmore

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