Corbin Nash

If you hear the name Corey Feldman, what is your first reaction ? Most people would probably think of his classic movies The Goonies, Stand By Me or The Lost Boys. And if you do, there is nothing strange about that. Because both Corey Haim and Corey Feldman had some great films released during the 80´s, there is no question about that. I will always see The Lost Boys as their best film, and the sequels were not worthy the original film. As the 90´s kicked in, both Corey Haim and Corey Feldman made movies together, and of course made movies on their own as well. I have not seen them all, perhaps because some of them were hard to get here in Sweden back in the VHS era, until some of them were released on DVD. But i do remember Corey Feldman´s performance in the Tales From The Crypt movie Bordello Of Blood. It was nice to see him as a transformed vampire. Corey Feldman have made many movies, but he have also made music for many years. And i was actually one of them who ordered his latest album Angelic 2 The Core, featuring music guests such as Fred Durst, Snoop Dogg, Nina Hagen, Kurupt, and many more. This album had so many different music styles, i guarantee you will find something to enjoy, no matter what you usually listen to. Angelic 2 The Core was the most daring album of the year 2016, because it was so different and filled with passion for music. If you have not heard the album, check it out on Spotify or on iTunes. At this time after the album came out, i actually had conversations with Corey Feldman. And he loved my idea of a Corey Feldman Viking Line Cruise Ship Concert, in Stockholm. Unfortunately we could not make this happen, because a lot of things happened around 2017 for Corey personally. But maybe, in the future, when the timing is right, this would be something worth looking into again, if Viking Line are still interested ( they did show interest in this cruise ship idea in 2016, so that´s a good sign ). After a lot of personal issues over last year, i was hearing a lot of positive words over his upcoming film called Corbin Nash. The most interesting detail for me, was that Corey Feldman would play a transexual vampire, something i don´t think i have ever seen in any vampire movie ever. There might be some film that have tried this before, but nothing i know anything about. Anyway, when i heard Corbin Nash would get a limited theatrical release in America, and be released on VOD, i knew i had to check out this film. Not only because i have enjoyed a lot of Corey Feldman´s classic films, but also because i have seen a lot of vampire movies. Do we finally get an original vampire film to enjoy, or is Corbin Nash another lame horror release that we could all avoid ?

Corbin Nash ( Dean S. Jagger ) is a police detective who is living a rough lifestyle. He is still looking for the murderer of his parents, something that has haunted him for a very long time. Vampires Vince ( Richard Wagner ) and the transexual vampire Queenie ( Corey Feldman ) both want Corbin dead, just like his parents. Queenie have no mercy for any victim that comes in her way, and every step closer to Corbin will give her a chance to grow stronger. Corbin have no intention to let anyone stop him, this is just the beginning of the path towards revenge.

The first thing that strikes me about Corbin Nash, is that this is a very dark vampire film. And this is something i really appreciate, since this genre works best if you include darkness and sadness. And the film Corbin Nash is different, if you compare to other vampire B movies. The story is different from most vampire films, and don´t follow the usual pattern as most vampire films do, and this is a positive detail. You have a set of characters here, that all have a different purpose. Corbin is the revengeful cop, played by main actor Dean S. Jagger ( who you probably remember from Game Of Thrones ). His performance is alright, even though i would have wanted him to be even more angry. Legendary actors Rutger Hauer, Malcolm McDowell and Rutger Hauer are also in this film, in a few selected scenes. Always nice to see legendary actors working together in a horror movie. But the most interesting, and best performance in Corbin Nash, is without a doubt Corey Feldmans character Queenie. A transexual vampire, who feeds on new victims and have sex with strangers. What a great combination, right ? It becomes very clear that Corbin Nash works best, in the scenes where Queenie shows up. This is why this film would have needed a few more scenes with Queenie, since she is the strongest character of this film. The plot is one thing we have to talk about. It is not difficult to understand the plot, but it feels like the plot is too simple. I would have liked to be more surprised throughout the film, with an unexpected turn. The fighting scenes are not bad, but they make no sense honestly. It would perhaps be more effective just to let Corbin Nash hunt down vampires instead. The ending does bring some fun horror action scenes into the mix, and we finally get to see Corbin Nash do what he does best, clean up the streets from vampires. Director Ben Jagger ( who directed the drama film The Paddy Lincoln Gang ) have made a horror film, that does not look like anything i have seen this year. I feel a bit confused right now, how i feel about this film. I like that there is a different approach on the vampire genre, and that some of the characters such as Queenie works so well in this film. If the plot would have been constructed differently, and we could have had Corbin Nash feel more dangerous, i think this could have been even more interesting. Especially a big thank you Corey Feldman for your performance, can we perhaps get a movie with Queenie in the lead role ? That would be interesting to see, especially her background story.  With that said, if you love vampire movies, i suggest you see Corbin Nash to experience a vampire movie that is actually more original than most movies in this genre. How about that ? About time we get something different in this horror genre.

Rating: DDD