vampire movies study

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I'm sure you don't care anymore but I'll answer anyway:

- Near Dark is my favourite. I used to think the ending was a letdown but (I'm going to avoid spoilers here) now I think it's a clever bit of storytelling...in the context of this movie, the "unlikely miracle" (you'll know what I mean if you see it) in the third act, for this movie, serves a nice purpose in illustrating that the villains choose to be what they are, rather than are "afflicted" like so many other cinematic vamps.

- Fright Night. My second fav, a funny and thrilling vampire tale...music is very dated (well, the score's still OK but the pop songs are bad), but the writing and direction are top notch and the actors, old and young, work together nicely. Clearly the film takes a cue from Dan O'Bannon's Return of the Living Dead in putting more than one generation of cast together in lead roles (three I think). Sequel is pretty good too, but not quite up to snuff.

- From Dusk Till Dawn. Ultimately it plays out more like a zombie film but still entertaining as all hell. Part 3 is one of the best direct to video films I've ever seen, but Part 2 is hideous.

- John Carpenter's Vampires....I hated this at first, but now I love it. One of Carp's classic scores, a brilliant performance by James Woods as a classic John Carpenter antihero and a nice punchy script. Without such a gothic look and performance with the lead vampire, and removal of the Baldwin, it would be higher on this list.

- The Monster Squad was a childhood favourite.

Campier, old vampire films would be Last Man on Earth, Count Yorga and The Return of Count Yorga (both recommended), Blacula (much, much better than you'd expect) and to a lesser extent the second one (not so good). The Tod Browning original Dracula is a winner, and some of the Hammer ones too (do your homework). I also love an old episode of Tales From the Crypt called..."Comes the Dawn" (it might be "Came the Dawn"...both are titles of crypt episodes...) about poachers in Alaska with vampires all around. It was their best vampire episode, though "Werewolf Concerto" was good too (I've spoiled the twist). Avoid the movie "BORDELLO OF BLOOD" and the episode "Reluctant Vampire" though.

Vampire films I hate? Dracula 2000, Dracula 3000, Dracula 2, Dracula 3, Bram Stoker's Dracula (Keanu Reeves performance is AWFUL! JUST AWFUL!), Twilight, Blade, The Lost Boys etc etc.

From Dusk Till Dawn probably is the best vampire film from that period in my view. Overall I just think it flows the best, it has a good dose of comedy and action along with a fairly interesting story. However my favorite vampire film of all time is definitely an older film, Roman Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers from 1967.


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My favorite vampire films are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Blade films starring Wesley Snipes and the From Dusk Till Dawn films. The vampires are the villains of the From Dusk Till Dawn films with George Clooney playing the anti-hero. His character is a professional thief. Maybe the characters known as the Gecko brothers in the From Dusk Till Dawn films Marie would feed on along with Cheech Marin's character from the end of FDTD. Maybe George Clooney's character would end up killing Marie.

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If I had to pick three they would be; 'Lost Boys'. Set in the modern day, it's probably not favoured by the critics or Vampire die-hards, but I think it's a fabulous film and has the most grotesque vampires I've seen.
Another classic is the all-star cast 'Interview with a vampire' which is a more serious attempt at the genre set in the gothic period. It's a slow burner but full of classic scenes and creepiness.
My final choice is 'Salem's Lot' a Stephen King penned story which is brilliantly portrayed and performed.
Yes they're all American pictures, but I haven't seen any foreign ones and all the British films are weak efforts I feel, mostly coming from the 'Hammer' cannon.

If I had to pick three they would be; 'Lost Boys'. Set in the modern day, it's probably not favoured by the critics or Vampire die-hards, but I think it's a fabulous film and has the most grotesque vampires I've seen.
Another classic is the all-star cast 'Interview with a vampire' which is a more serious attempt at the genre set in the gothic period. It's a slow burner but full of classic scenes and creepiness.
My final choice is 'Salem's Lot' a Stephen King penned story which is brilliantly portrayed and performed.
Yes they're all American pictures, but I haven't seen any foreign ones and all the British films are weak efforts I feel, mostly coming from the 'Hammer' cannon.