GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Paul Andrews Bloodstone: Subspecies II starts immediately after the events of the original Subspecies (1991) as the evil Vampire Radu's (Anders Hove) little monsters help reattach his head. Enraged by what has happened & that his brother Stefan & Michele (Denice Duff) have stolen the Bloodstone he seeks revenge, Radu kills his brother but impending sunlight saves Michelle. Waking up Michele realises that she is now a Vampire herself, distraught she run & travels to the city of Bucharest where she checks into Athene Palace hotel & calls her sister Rebecaa (Melanie Shatner) for help. Rebecca flies to Romania from the US but is told by the local police that Michele was involved in some strange accident, as Rebecca searches for her sister she discovers that Vampires are real & tries to help Michele as Radu wants both her & the Bloodstone...Written & directed by Ted Nicolaou who ended up directing all the Subspecies films to date so far I actually thought Bloodstone: Subspecies II was an improvement on the original, it wasn't a ground breaking leap forward but I did think it was a slightly better film on all counts. The plot this time definitely has a lot more to it & more going on, the fact that Michele has become a Vampire, her sisters search for her, the police investigation, Radu's search for the Bloodstone & his deal with Mummy add up to a film with more depth, not a lot more depth but more depth all the same. The gore levels have improved considerably which helps & that awkward broken English dialogue isn't here. The pace is good, at only just over 80 odd minutes it's short enough not to outstay it's welcome & overall it's a better film than I was expecting. On the negative side Radu's little monsters only make a brief cameo at the start, in the original Subspecies Vampires didn't mind the sunlight but here they do, there's nothing that original or gripping here & it is kind of forgettable. It's OK to watch while it's on but you really won't have taken much from it when it's finished, or at least I didn't anyway.Bloodstone: Subspecies II was mad around the time when Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment had a deal with Paramount for theatrical distribution but that fell through & this went straight-to-video which is a shame because it's a fairly handsome film & certainly could have played cinemas. There's strong use of light & shadow, the period Romanian locations add considerable atmosphere to the film & there's some nice imagery here to like Radu's living shadow or the fact that Michele sleeps in an elegant glass top coffin during the day. There's more gore here, the graphic reattaching of Radu's head at the start is a neat effect, a Vampire is staked & decomposes, there's a fair amount of blood splatter & neck biting & there's this woman zombie thing as well who Radu calls Mummy for some reason.Shot back to back with the next Subspecies film Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) on location in Romania, this is quite a nice looking film with good production values & was probably one of Full Moon's higher budgeted films. The acting is alright, Anders Hove returns as the evil Radu (how does he do anything with those long fingernails?), playing Michele this time around Denice Duff replaced Laura Mae Tate while Rebecca was played by Melanie Shatner who just happens to be the daughter of Captain Kirk himself William Shatner.Bloodstone: Subspecies II is a decent enough horror film, it has a bit of atmosphere, a bit of gore, a bit of style & an OK plot but it's nothing amazing & it won't really last long in the memory. Followed by Bloodlust: Subspecies III & Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm while Vampire Journals (1997) was a spin-off film.

barnthebarn Straight-forward sequel to Subspecies, this time Michelle - now a fully fledged vampire - attempts to escape the evil Radu who wants her as his very own love mate. Thus she steals the ancient bloodstone and forces Radu to pursue her for both reasons. Meanwhile her obsessive sister Rebecca (Melanie Shatner, William Shatener's daughter) travels to Rome enlisting the help of a local Police lieutenant.Denice Duff in her debut as Michelle is exceptional, a grand actress and attractive too. The casting generally is very effective and Anders Hove as Radu - though perhaps less sinister than in the first film - is fitting more comfortably in to the character. Another fine effort from Ted Nicolaou and as riveting as fans might expect. Fine.

Kristine I got the great opportunity last night to see all the Subspecies movies, normally when you get into the sequels, they're disappointing and you don't get into them, they also ruin the series. But thankfully Bloodstone: Subspecies 2 is a different story. This is a fun sequel that really develops a story instead of the typical bite and gore vampire film. We get a little closer insight of Radu's history, who he is and how he has become Radu, also that he has mortal feelings at times, especially for his new protégé, Michelle. The reason why this series is so interesting I think is because it provides the scares while going into a very interesting story about vampires and makes it a great night for horror movies.Radu is back, after arising from his decapitation, well, you'll have to see how they pull it together, he finds his brother, Stephan resting and kills him. He goes to another coffin to find Michelle, who is waiting for her transformation of being a vampire, but before Radu can kill her, the sun comes up and burns him, he runs, Michelle grabs the bloodstone and gets as far away as she can. Megan, her sister, has come to Romania to find Michelle, but finds out about Michelle's new... life style.Bloodstone: Subspeices 2 goes deeper and isn't the typical horror movie, it has a great story. It of course still delivers on the good scares, of course mostly due to Radu and how chilling his performance is. Then his mom comes into the scene and makes The Mummy look like Madonna with that chilling look. We are family in this sequel, it's fun and definitely worth the look, this is such a cool series to get into, I recommend it for the horror genre fans.7/10

BloodTheTelepathicDog Subspecies 2 picks up right where the first one ended, with Michelle(portrayed by the far more appealing Denice Duff) fleeing from a resurrected Radu. In Denice's possession is the Bloodstone, an ancient relic that contains the blood of saints, that Radu is determined to retrieve.This doesn't suffer from the typical sequel downfalls, as director Ted Nicolaou keeps the set creepy and paces the film marvelously. Anders Hove, as cinema's most accurate vampire, albeit Max Schreck, is the only returning cast member from the original. Laura Tate does not reprise her role as Michelle, leaving the character to a far more capable and attractive Denice Duff.As Denice struggles with her new found lifestyle, she calls her sister, portrayed by William Shatner's daughter Melanie, to help her. Obviously not thinking about her sister's safety, Denice delivers her to near certain death. Helping Melanie are US embassy stud Kevin Blair and oddball professor Michael Denish. Kevin portrays the skeptic, but is enamored with Melanie, so tags along.I have seen all of the Subspecies films and this one is my second favorite, right behind the original. VIOLENCE: $$$ (Denice struggles with feeding on a grungy rockstar wannabe while Radu indulges. There is moderate vampire mayhem here but the gore in the original was superior).NUDITY: $$ (Denice takes the patented horror film shower scene which Ted plays more for characterization than for skin. He shows the tortured woman weeping under the showerhead and doesn't use the gratuitous angle).STORY: $$$$ (The screenplay is rather solid despite Denice's characters lack of regard for her sister's safety. The story emphasis is on Denice, as we must watch and see if she can resist Radu and if Radu can control his "fledgling").ACTING: $$$$$ (Exceptional acting, supplied chiefly by Denice Duff. Ms. Duff has the unrivaled ability to capture every emotion in the human emotional handbag. Her work far exceeds Laura Tate's boring portrayal of Michelle in the original. Denice Duff should offer acting lessons to all those A-List sorry excuses for actresses that the tabloids love so much! Anders Hove was better in the original; much more fiendish than he is here).