Reviews (6) 
This movie is aptly named....
I'm a big fan of vampire flicks, and this film has got to be the worst I've ever attempted to watch. The acting is lousy, the video quality poor, and, the plot....What plot? Ick.... A disappointment on all levels. You've been warned.
This [stinks]
This isn't worth the postage you must pay to have it shipped to your home. What a waste of time and money. A vampire with AIDS? A cast with no talent. A story with no plot. My 17-year-old son could have done better with a free webcam for subscribing to DSL. This TROMA disaster is an insult to filmmaking. Get out your crosses and Holy water and rid this flick from your library. This ranks, in my book, as one of (if not THE) worse films I've ever seen. Trust me. Get out now, while you still have a choice. PR
Where do we get these actors?
For some reason I continue to love Troma's films. I saw this one ... and I thought, "Hey, why not?" This is a creative vampire movie. It involves a vampire who has AIDS which is a rare concept for vampire movies. However, the beginning was so much like Queen of the Damned, I was waiting for Stuart Townsend to pop up. Oh, and if only he would have. The lead character could not have been any more annoying. Sure, Troma's movies are always travesties of great cinema, but almost always, they are incredibly creative. There is nudity, violence and language. This movie is strictly for Troma fans.
As the ads say, "It's time to raise the stakes!"
"Sucker" is not just a vampire film, it is a TROMA vampire film, and that makes all the difference when it comes to evaluating the fun and games. Basically, this is a rip off of Anne Rice in that the title character, Anthony (Yan Birch), fronts a rock and roll band as a way to have a never-ending supply of groupies to drain each night. Then his assistant Reed (Alex Erkiletian), disposes of the bodies. Then, in a totally unexpected twist, Anthony catches a deadly virus from his nightly escapades, which leaves it up to Reed to save his master from one of those fates worse than death you always hear about. In his first film writer/director Hans Rodionoff comes up with a rather unique twist, giving a vampire AIDS, but it is really Reed, the "Renfield" character, who is the most interesting character in "Sucker." Actually, this is the least Troma-like film I have ever seen from Troma studio, but like the rest of the DVDs from the infamous studio, this one has above-average extras. Rodionoff's commentary is certainly worth listening to and the rest of the goodies reflect the studio's gift for self-promotion.
One of the best!
This is not only one of the better Troma releases, it's also one of the better movies I've ever seen. The story is about a vampire who contracts AIDS. Director/writer Hans Rodionoff manages to make a very tragic circumstance, coming down with AIDS, very funny, without making fun of the virus, or those that have it. This is also due to the fine acting of star Alex Erkiletian, playing the comical Reed, the henchman to the lead vampire. I can't recommend this enough. After watching the movie be sure to watch it again, to hear the alternate audio track by Alex and Hans. This is even funnier than the original movie sound. The only drawback is that there are no unique added features to this Troma DVD other than the other audio track. If there were some this would be perfect.
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