This is film #39 from the Decrepit Crypt of Nightmares box set. I skipped #38 because it's City in Panic (13 on this set) which is a pretty good sleazefest and there's a DVD release of it from Massacre Video which I'm sure is in better quality. Bloodsucking Babes from Burbank feels like something made with the involvement of Jeffrey Leroy or David Sterling but puzzingly neither of them are invovled here. Also, this should probably have been called Cannibal Chicks from California as there are no vampires involved. This is about competing teams of archeologists, mostly women trying to find ancient artifacts. One team is even focued on sex toys from Pompeii! Obviously this isn't a very serious movie. Some of the girls are pretty cute and of course the prettiest one dies about halfway through. Considering the subject matter and tone nudity is suprisingly sparse, only appearing after the halfway part and not especially noteworthy. One of the nude scenes involves a woman who looks like Artemis from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, one of my least favorite characters from that show along with Cricket. This scene I could have done without. The whole plot is goofy and disheveled, not making much sense. Women rub ancient jewels on themselves and turn into cannibals. The gore here is pretty good- cheap and messy, mostly practical with some goofy and pointless CG additions. The acting is passable and the production values aren't too dreadful. Better than many films of this kind and worth a watch for fans of films made by Leroy, Sterling and Dennis Devine.
Review of Bloodsucking Babes from Burbank
