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Best Vampire movies thus far

posted 6 years ago by DarthRoger (867)
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These choices are purely subjective, based on my own impressions from viewings.

1. Interview with the Vampire - shows the lingering humanity in the night creatures
2. The Lost Boys - a fun, 80's classic about teenage vamps that still holds up
3. Fright Night - this one's a guilty favorite, starring a young Amanda Bearse and the late Rodey McDowell.
4. Blade - just a badass character in a man-vs-vampire world. He's also a Marvel guy!
5. Near Dark - a caravan of vampires that roam the Southwest in a camper, feeding off barflies and drifters.

[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

Of the ones I've seen, in no particular order:

1. Nosferatu (1922)
2. The Lost Boys (1987)
3. Interview with the Vampire (1994)
4. Let the Right One In (2008)
5. Dracula (1931)
6. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
7. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71750) 6 years ago

This is a wonderful list
Pretty spot on id say
Id probably add Fright Night to it but nice!
Pleased to meet you Lovely

[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

Thanks! I've seen Fright Night but it was so many years ago that I don't remember much of it. I really should see it again sometime.

Pleased to meet you too!

[–] DarthRoger (867) 6 years ago

I really need to see Nosferatu. It's been on my movie "bucket list" for some time.

[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 6 years ago

You really should when you get a chance. Even if you don't particularly like it, it can easily be appreciated for how influential it has been to the vampire genre.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (6924) 6 years ago

1. Interview with the Vampire - already mentioned
2. Underworld - a very Blade-esque film, but with werewolves
3. Let the Right One In - a bullied kid makes friends with a child vampire and becomes her caretaker
4. Blade - already mentioned
5. Once Bitten - a weird, hilarious 80s teen film starring Jim Carrey as a guy who just wants to get laid and ends up being enslaved by a 400 year vampire countess

[–] atd8vii (592) 6 years ago

I'd throw From Dusk Till Dawn in there just for good measure. Overall I agree that IWTV is one of the best vampire movies of the modern era , say 93-present.

[–] Heisenberg (6317) 5 years ago

The new Fright Night is awesome fun, great vampire story n movie.
Not campy at all, and also kinda realistic with the idea of how a vampire could exist in a modern world.
Also, we live in shadows, silly but again, good concept of how they could exist today.