Blood & Chocolate
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List Price: $19.94
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Katja Riemann, Bryan Dick
Directed By: Katja von Garnier
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396189560
Format: AC-3
Label: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2007-06-12
Running Time: 98
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-01-26
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Summary: Blood and Chocolate the movie vs book
Comment: I watched the movie, then read the book, then watched the movie again. There is so little in common between the book (excellent) and the movie (poor) that I will put that movie on the back shelf. The movie was good for what they did, but it was an injustice to call it Blood and Chocolate. If you have not read the book, then the movie is easier to watch and enjoy. The book was awesome, in the book, Gabriel is wanting a mate-Vivian, he does not seem to be replacing an existing one. Astrid is not at all the same as she is in the book. In the book Vivian accepts her duality and finally finds the love she craved within her pack. I too wanted to see the fight for dominance with both the male and female wolves. Too much taken from the book to make this movie. Age differences, location differences, social dilemma's lost, characters left out or completely changed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: i liked the movie and the book
Comment: the movie is nothing like the book. only the character's names and roles are kept the same. but other than that ever their personalities were changed in the movie. if you like scary stories and thrilling movies then i suggest Blood and Chocolate.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 'Artistic' horror
Comment: This is a werewolf movie that takes a more creative look into the mythological legend, relying more on romance and drama than pure gore. I was impressed by the hypnotic, sultry music used and the drum beats mixed with a very languid choreography at times. A far more 'artistic horror' flick that focuses on a beautiful teen girl, Vivian, who was orphaned in America when werewolf hunters killed her family. Raised by her aunt in Romania and protected by a strong leader, Vivian falls in love with a normal boy. The leader feels the existence of the pack is now threatened and sets out to kill Vivian's love interest. Will she risk her life for love and leave her pack behind? Based on the novel by Annette Curtis Klause.
Chrissy K. McVay
Author of 'Souls of the North Wind'
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Summary: Death by Silverware
Comment: I wanted to watch this movie, probably for the wrong reason - I recently watched the incredible 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a Romanian movie. Blood and Chocolate was shot in Romania and I was curious.
It's the classical tale of 2 strangers, worlds apart, falling in love and overcoming adversity. This particular one is the story of American boy meets Romanian girl (talking about worlds apart) and she's not even fully human. And she keeps loving him more as he slowly but surely exterminates members of her immediate family, clan and species. He silver-poisons them, he stabs them dead, he shoots them, he burns them and she loves him more for that. In the end, she returns the favor and she shoots one of her own herself.
The thrills are rather sedated. The monsters turn into what looks like malnourished and not so scary wolves by jumping up in the air and you know it's about to happen when the vampire's eye color changes. The fight scenes are as exciting as the hero holding a silver knife and the wolf throwing itself into the knife so that it can be stabbed and killed.
Why is this a movie worth watching? I'm not so sure. The terror or horror aren't exactly blood-curling - the scariest it gets when 'the boy' slaughters a couple of loups garou (vampires really) with a salad knife. Or, was it a fork? Then, it's the Romanian landscape - decaying buildings, run down industrial facilities, rusty cars... scary too. Oh, how about... vampires with guns? That's original, no? And the girl is pretty.
This is just about all I have to say. I am awarding 2 stars for trying and for mediocrity.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Love this movie but book better!
Comment: If you haven't read the book I HIGHLY recommend it. So much better then the movie (always is) but I still like this movie and would recommend it if you're into werewolves and such.
On a side note what the heck is up with Amazon and always lowering their prices after buying an item?! I went through an outside company because Amazon wanted $30+ now down to $21? I would have paid that price and not the $30+ just because I have prime and don't have to worry about sellers NOT shipping the items to me.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Blood and Chocolate the movie vs book
Comment: I watched the movie, then read the book, then watched the movie again. There is so little in common between the book (excellent) and the movie (poor) that I will put that movie on the back shelf. The movie was good for what they did, but it was an injustice to call it Blood and Chocolate. If you have not read the book, then the movie is easier to watch and enjoy. The book was awesome, in the book, Gabriel is wanting a mate-Vivian, he does not seem to be replacing an existing one. Astrid is not at all the same as she is in the book. In the book Vivian accepts her duality and finally finds the love she craved within her pack. I too wanted to see the fight for dominance with both the male and female wolves. Too much taken from the book to make this movie. Age differences, location differences, social dilemma's lost, characters left out or completely changed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: i liked the movie and the book
Comment: the movie is nothing like the book. only the character's names and roles are kept the same. but other than that ever their personalities were changed in the movie. if you like scary stories and thrilling movies then i suggest Blood and Chocolate.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 'Artistic' horror
Comment: This is a werewolf movie that takes a more creative look into the mythological legend, relying more on romance and drama than pure gore. I was impressed by the hypnotic, sultry music used and the drum beats mixed with a very languid choreography at times. A far more 'artistic horror' flick that focuses on a beautiful teen girl, Vivian, who was orphaned in America when werewolf hunters killed her family. Raised by her aunt in Romania and protected by a strong leader, Vivian falls in love with a normal boy. The leader feels the existence of the pack is now threatened and sets out to kill Vivian's love interest. Will she risk her life for love and leave her pack behind? Based on the novel by Annette Curtis Klause.
Chrissy K. McVay
Author of 'Souls of the North Wind'
Customer Rating:
Summary: Death by Silverware
Comment: I wanted to watch this movie, probably for the wrong reason - I recently watched the incredible 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a Romanian movie. Blood and Chocolate was shot in Romania and I was curious.
It's the classical tale of 2 strangers, worlds apart, falling in love and overcoming adversity. This particular one is the story of American boy meets Romanian girl (talking about worlds apart) and she's not even fully human. And she keeps loving him more as he slowly but surely exterminates members of her immediate family, clan and species. He silver-poisons them, he stabs them dead, he shoots them, he burns them and she loves him more for that. In the end, she returns the favor and she shoots one of her own herself.
The thrills are rather sedated. The monsters turn into what looks like malnourished and not so scary wolves by jumping up in the air and you know it's about to happen when the vampire's eye color changes. The fight scenes are as exciting as the hero holding a silver knife and the wolf throwing itself into the knife so that it can be stabbed and killed.
Why is this a movie worth watching? I'm not so sure. The terror or horror aren't exactly blood-curling - the scariest it gets when 'the boy' slaughters a couple of loups garou (vampires really) with a salad knife. Or, was it a fork? Then, it's the Romanian landscape - decaying buildings, run down industrial facilities, rusty cars... scary too. Oh, how about... vampires with guns? That's original, no? And the girl is pretty.
This is just about all I have to say. I am awarding 2 stars for trying and for mediocrity.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Love this movie but book better!
Comment: If you haven't read the book I HIGHLY recommend it. So much better then the movie (always is) but I still like this movie and would recommend it if you're into werewolves and such.
On a side note what the heck is up with Amazon and always lowering their prices after buying an item?! I went through an outside company because Amazon wanted $30+ now down to $21? I would have paid that price and not the $30+ just because I have prime and don't have to worry about sellers NOT shipping the items to me.
As a young girl living in the remote mountains of Colorado, Vivian (Bruckner) watched helplessly as her family was murdered by a pack of angry men for the secret they carried in their blood. Vivian survived the attack by running into the woods and changing into a wolf. Ten years later, Vivian is living a relatively safe and normal life in Bucharest, Romania. Vivian spends her days working in a chocolate shop and nights trawling the city’s underground clubs, fending off the reckless antics of her cousin Rafe, and his gang of delinquents he refers to as "The Five." Vivian’s life begins to unravel when she has a chance encounter with Aiden (Dancy), an artist researching Bucharest’ ancient art and relics for his next graphic novel. Aiden pursues Vivian until she relents and begins to see him, but she can’t bring herself to tell him the truth - and lives in fear of showing him who she really is. Even though Vivian has sworn never to kill, she is as much an animal as she is human, and her love for Aiden threatens to cast him to the very wolves who saved her life and who are waiting for their chance to hunt him as prey. Stills from Blood & Chocolate (click for larger image) Beyond Blood & Chocolate at Amazon.com 
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