A Noite do Chupacabras

Very nice bloody Brazilian independent horror film. It comes from a region in the country (Espírito Santo state) which does not use to produce movies. It is very well filmed, in spite of the low budget. The traditional family struggle is interesting, there are some nice dialogs, and acting is far from brilliant but is not bad either. I also liked the Chupacabras ("goat-sucker"), the vampire-like monster that drinks the blood of animals... and of humans. The old sack man ("velho do saco") is even creepier, extremely disturbing, and could have been better used in the story. Besides him, my favorite characters are the two mothers and the Silva father. If there were not the exploitation footage full of spouting blood and green vomiting, the film would be even better. The unrealistic reaction of many characters, particularly in Carvalho family, to the dire slaughtering is another drawback that I shall mention.

Nice movie but not so much dialogues and such. Lots of swear words, fighting, shooting, shouting, running and darkness. Poor image definition and lack of production money were not enough to make it boring.

As previously said, it was a funny little flick which delivered all the action. Not so much for horror, it is more like a scy-fy and action film. Loved the design of the chupacabra and the scenes of shooting.

Maybe just plot and exposition were a little below expectation. Well, it is a perfect movie to watch past midnight.

Very good effects when it came down to make-up. WIsh Brazil had more fun of this kind. I am going to search for similar titles.