Lionsgate where nice enough to send me a copy of their new
vampire film “The Thomspons” to review which is out on disc later this month.
The film is a sequel of sorts to the 2006 film “The
Hamiltons”, which sees the titular family from that relocating to England US
Looking for a long fabled vampire clan rumoured to exist
somewhere in the English countryside, one of them stumbles upon the quintessentially
English village of Ludlow, only to find the picturesque village is actually
harbouring a dark secret that might prove to be the death of them all.
Whilst the film is technically a follow up, utilising the
characters created in “The Hamiltons”, plotwise its pretty much a stand alone
movie as it doesn’t bring too much baggage across from the earlier film.
The film is a little on the slow side and is not exactly
what I would call an action movie, but is quite enjoyable and brings a few interesting twists
to vampire lore, and in many ways has a kind of “Hammer films” vibe to it.
Extras wise, the disc comes with 6x behind the scenes, making
of features, which include interviews with the cast and crew, plus there’s a
stack of bonus trailers for other features which play at the start of the disc.
If you liked The Hamiltons, then you should also enjoy this,
as should general vampire movie fans.
The film is released to UK DVD
from Lionsgate on October 15th.
Pre-order the DVD at Amazon.co.uk
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