anyone who have already see a herschell gordon lewis film will probably know more or less what to expect from this one while bad act and terrible production value and a turgid script etc etc . a taste of blood have all of those lamentable element except this time it even bad than usual a the damn thing go on for a massive two hour . i have a strong feeling that i would be criticise this film for length before go into it and quite why herschell decide to make this film this long really be beyond me while it not even like the plot line be strong than his usual fodder and all we end up with be a film that be more stretch out than usual while not a film with added good bit . the plot focus on vampire while in particular and the legendary count dracula and the action kick off ( eventually ) when a businessman receive a mysterious package from london contain a case of brandy . naturally and he decide to drink the brandy and naturally consider the film be about vampire and it turn him into a vampire . he and his beautiful wife then go to london to kill off the van helsing family . the sequence towards the beginning in which our hero receive the mysterious parcel from london really do sum this film up . this be a simple sequence yet herschell gordon lewis manages to drag it out for twenty minute while there no suspense concern the opening of the parcel either and in it place be a load of pad that see the three character involve babble on about rubbish that doesn not concern the plot anyway . the rest of the film be no good than this sequence and be completely amateurish also while lack any kind of horror or suspense and the little gore we do get just look fake a usual . it really a travesty that bram stoker classic character have be use in this movie too and the film do not justify their inclusion . of course you could argue that it not fair to criticise this film for be rubbish since anyone go into a hgl film will know that already while but the fact of the matter be that a taste of blood be a heinously bad film and it would be impossible to write anything about it without highlight the numerous flaw . overall and this movie be rubbish and difficult to sit through and should only be see by hardcore hgl fan .