In ?Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter?, Jesus is called upon to vanquish an army of lesbian vampires, who take the skin from other lesbians and graft it over theirs so that they?re able to run about in daylight, raising hell. Aiding Jesus in his battles with the undead are femme fatale Mary Magnum and legendary Mexican wrestling star (and crimefighter) El Santo. The basic premise alone is worth the price of admission for this one. Seeing Santos kicking ass again may just bring tears to your eyes?that is if you?re my type of person.

Very much like Lee?s short film ?Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy?, ?Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter? is a loving homage to exploitation flicks of the 70?s ? the ADR is noticeably bad, the acting laughably terrible, the situations ridiculous, the logic non-existent and the film washed out and blemished, but it all comes around to make a perfect package for anyone who likes to get into some good sleaze. The only thing keeping the viewer from completely getting pulled into the 70?s is the fashion. I don?t think Paul Frank t-shirts and vinyl jumpsuits quite made the scene in the 70?s. And this brings me to a major point.

I think a good part of the allure of this film is that you get to watch a guy who looks like Jesus Christ kick some ass, but what happens within the first third of the film is that Jesus gets a shave and a haircut and new clothes. From then on, he battles the forces of evil looking like a normal guy (actually, looking exactly like Harry Knuckles) who goes by the name of Jesus Christ. That kinda takes the fun out of things, don?t ya think? That?s like going to a Halloween party in your normal clothes and telling everyone that you?re Jesus or Sherri Lewis or somebody. Luckily, the film doesn?t count on the Jesus aspect alone to carry the film, there?re plenty of other elements to laugh and cheer at. I do think, however that they should?ve just made another Harry Knuckles film and left Jesus out of the whole thing because for an exploitation film, it sure doesn?t exploit the Christ angle nearly enough.

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This has to be my all time most hated movie I have seen....There isn't one redeeming value whatsoever...I know others will disagree...But this really has to be the worst movie of all time.

I?m going to hell. BUT, at least I?m having fun getting there! ?Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter? is the film Troma wishes they made, a sacrilegious parody of epic proportions, a kung fu fighting / musical / comedy / horror flick showing Jesus himself kickin? some serious ass![...] Whether it was intentionally bad or not, it worked. My friend Niles was even able to take and enjoy it as a serious movie. He baffles me. This movie is a cult classic, and one not to be avoided.

The makers of Slamdance victors Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy are back with a cautionary tale involving Jesus, lesbians, vampires, Mexican wrestling, Kung Fu and God knows what else I missed because the smile on my face was so huge, I couldn't see over my cheekbones. We're talking about a film whose tagline is "The power of Christ impales you," so religious nuts, consider yourself warned: Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter will offend the silly pants right off of you.[...]While Caracas makes a fine Jesus, Hunter is nearly hijacked by Moulton's Mary Magnum. She looks like Diana Rigg re-imagined by Russ Meyer, and the shiny red spandex they pour her into brought back fond (yet sometimes painful) memories of Italian actress Ornella Muti working a similar outfit in the Sam J. Jones/Max von Sydow version of Flash Gordon (she was Ming's bitchy daughter).

Creative stuff gets a little chaotic at times but works pretty well thanks to plenty film homages (the Saturday Night Fever one is the best - quite funny), cartoony karate battles with sound effects to match and a cast that's having fun with the material.
This could easily become a cult movie (and should be!) as it's wacky, strange and very entertaining. Maria Moulton makes a cute sidekick as Mary Magnum and the musical score is quite good.

Even by the laxest of standards JCVH is poorly made. Jerkily shot, badly dubbed, dubiously plotted and erratically edited. But it, like the gore fests of Jackson and Raimi, screams a love for film that can not be denied, a love strong enough to slog through two years of weekend shooting, begging for money and enrolling every friend?s friend within a 50 mile radius. Love, not high-class cinematic talent, has brought the world it?s first undead fighting, lesbian saving, body piercing, singing and dancing son of God. At least, I hope he?s the first.

The plot, perfectly encapsulated in the title, needs no further explanation. Jesus fights vampires, end of story. Yes, he sings; and yes, he teams up with Mexico?s most famous cinematic wrestler El Santo (the movie?s best actor because the mask hides all of his attempts at acting); and yes, he does have a crush on the lesbian assassin Mary Magnum but those details are all beside the point. If the title doesn?t capture your attention, the movie never will. While it?s unlikely critics twenty years from now will be singing the praises of JCVH director Lee Demarbe, I?m sure many people felt the same way about Peter Jackson after seeing Bad Taste in 1987.

Having fun with its '70s exploitation-style influences, the movie also wears its low budget proudly on its sleeve, and adds only more levels to the charm of the project; no one should ever say a bad word about this film just because it's appallingly low budget. In fact, it's probably the best "homemade" project I've seen in some time. It's a satire, but not so much so that it makes you gag, and it's not some amazingly pretentious film that serves only its creator's purpose. Instead, it's a big joke that, admittedly might not work for everyone, but is just a blast to watch. It does have one teensy flaw, though: it's a little too long in places. Other than that, you can look forward to a thoroughly entertaining, goofy, and often stupid (and I mean that lovingly) vampire flick that's better than anything a certain stake-wielding cheerleader can come up with. Got Jesus?

This was mentioned in the thread about "The Passion..." but still not released AFAIK.

As you can see, it *was* released. Always use search before posting a new thread (whose title, btw, was written in upper case).

Btw I would really like to see those BLUE DEMON EN EL MUNDO DE LOS MUERTOS or whatever that is...

not worse than some of the troma movies