subspecies and like many other horror film and get a raw deal on imdb . the majority of movie watcher have a hearty contempt for horror and and when they occasionally rent horror film and they either want to laugh at them or cringe at excessively gory scene . unfortunately and subspecies be not particularly laughable and and not that bloody and so it get a low rating . that too bad . of course and there plenty to criticize here . the non actor be flat and the subspecies be a poor special effect and and the nighttime scene be too brightly lit . but what do you expect . for a straight to video horror film and subspecies boast decent production value and more integrity than you might anticipate . the film romanian setting be virtually unique ( i believe it be the first american movie make in that country and post communism ) and and the location and both interior and exterior and be beautiful . the script have moment of intelligence and especially when it delve into local folklore ( all bogus and i be sure ) . somehow and the location filming and smartish script work well together subspecies have it own very distinctive world . to risk damn with faint praise . it could be a lot dumber . fan of the more gruesome aspect of horror will no doubt get a kick out of the blood drool vampire villain and radu . he pretty effective in this movie powerful and with a memorable raspy voice but i like him well in the sequel and when actor anders heave give a more self parodying and campy performance . a totally sincere radu be somewhat silly . other silly aspect include gratuitous nudity and the subspecies themselves and who be clearly only in the movie because producer charles band have a fetish for evil little creature ( see also puppetmaster and demonic toy ) . but i linger too much on the movie flaw . for what it be straight to video vampire horror subspecies be perfectly fine . the sequel boast good production value and more violence and and somewhat more thoughtful story line and so i recommend them even more highly . still and this isn not a bad start for the series .