This movie had such a sick nasty 80s vibe to it. I loved every second of it, including when Chase was turned INTO a vampire <3333333. How accurate to hisotry. I was sent back into the first time I watched Jurassic Park, it even brings me back to the days like the happy days. What happy days. Have you guys ever watched Seinfield??? Its Seinfield but vamipre. I tihnk stephen spielberg would love this movie, rip stephen speilberg, he definetly went to hell. There were many plot twists and i was kept on my dogs the whole time. Who let the dogs out? Oh no my dog is out. After containing my dogs, I have comeback to finish this. I really adored the cheer choach roony. What an endearing old lady, WHAT A TWIST. She was just like Sue Slyvester from the hit show GLEE from 2004. My favorite glee song was bust the windows out your car by merslaydes jones. I am disappointed this movie did not have a cover of bust the windows out your car. This is the ONLY reason i gveave it a 3. Thjis movie really had everything going for it, it rocked my world. BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE THE EPIC COVER OF MERSLAYDES JONES. I canont possibly give this movie a higher rating than 3. 3 is PUSHING it. If a movie does not have this song it will always be less than a 3. This is not a proper high school experience, vampires in a HIGH SCHOOL? Back in my day vampires kept to themselves, i dont know what bafoonery they're up to tioday.

It feels like this film had some idea of what it wanted to be, but it just never quite hits the sweet-spot of nostalgic cheese it was obviously aiming for. You can tell a conscious attempt was made to keep the decade that TEENAGE VAMPIRE is set in purposefully vague (although a high-tech bowling alley and the presence of a cell phone thwart this attempt somewhat), but a slightly bigger budget might've helped in overcoming the obvious limitations in the final result.

The traditional oversimplified high school movie cliches are present and accounted for here, including the not-so-secretly gorgeous nerd girl lead character who undergoes a transformation from drab to fab thanks to her newfound supernatural powers, her awkward but sassy best friend, and her annoying dorky little brother. The vampire cheerleader clique comes across as typical mean girls, but they don't have the supernatural otherworldly charm that you'd expect from bloodsuckers who've been the popular kids for literally decades.

Of course, the main target audience for this movie is Gen-Z tweens and teens, who might look up from their phones long enough to be mildly entertained. Their Millennial parents who attempt to watch along with them will definitely catch a familiar scent from their own childhood, but the potential is ultimately wasted in a film that neither works as a dark teen comedy nor a cheesy teen comedy.

The actors are definitely in the *GROWTH* stage of their career, but I thought it was cheesy fun. There were some good satirical moments that I found refreshing after the never ending onslaught of Sensual Vamp movies. I think it will be fun to see some of the main actors grow in their careers and pursue their potential. Some of the one-bit characters were REALLY cringy with their acting, but I found it entertaining imaging the director talking his neighbor into being in this vamp movie. If you plan on watching it, just be prepared for 90 minutes of extreme cheesiness and you may enjoy the experience. That said, I did watch it on a streaming service which displayed it like a blockbuster, so what I got really threw me for a while.