Ending
I havn't seen this movie and probably won't get the chance because its not at my video rental store so can someone tell me how it ends.
share Ambrose Pierce and Johnny Madrid are the only ones that escape.
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In fact, it doesn't end there. At the end of the credits, Ambrose and another guy are sitting in a bar (I suppose it is in the present because of the modern clothing), and it seems like the entire story is something that Ambrose has been telling the other man. Then the man says that he doesn't believe in vampires and has to go home, because he's late. Subsequently, Ambrose punches him in the chest and rips his heart out. Apparantly Ambrose is a vampire too.
This leaves loose ends, but it also explains some other loose ends, as for instance Ambrose is not attacked by the vampires in the temple bar, but can sit undisturbed in his chair while hell breaks loose around him. This also explains how he survived the execution by the firing squad at the beginning. However, he manages to stay alive in sunlight and makes no effort whatsoever in biting anyone.
As a whole, I disliked this movie. Bad effects for one, but the storyline raised more questions than it answered. I guess the 4.6 rating is deserved, although in my opinion it is too high.
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Maybe Ambrose is a very old vampire (who knows if they're immune to sunlight or not), a half-vampire (not like Blade, Alucard from Castlevania, and Vampire Hunter D, but more like Michael and Star from Lost Boys), or is something else entirely different, like a Fallen Angel or something. Whatever the case, he isn't human, or at least not fully.
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sth78 - The vampires didn't attack Ambrose in the bar, but when the group was captured he still got tied up with the rest of them. So that is still kind of confusing.
shareMaybe the vampires caught up with him AFTER the bar.
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Maybe it's just a poorly written film with bad continuity and plotting?
shareYou do know that Ambrose Bierce was actually real right?
What they have done with this film is merge the real life Ambrose Bierce with a little fiction of vampireism.
Do some research on Ambrose Bierce and you may find the answers you are looking for.
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This is my theory: Ambrose has dreams about Pancho Villa killing him, wich was how the real-life Ambrose died. He also has dreams about vampires. I think he knew he was going to become a vampire when he died, and the vampires could sense it so they did not bother to attack him. After the end of the movie, Ambrose was killed and became a vampire.
He could also be an angel, there was a line about that i just don't remeber it but i don't think so.
Everyone probably did not notice that about 20 minutes into the film when Ambrose is in the carriage he has a dream of vampires and of his shooting again. I believe that he already is a vampire/human half-breed. For one he does not drink his drink at the bar and only drinks from his flask. The flask could contain blood. As the woman says "Mr. Bierce you are sick. now this is a sign to stop your drinking." to which he replies "they say when a man drinks, he develops certain powers." "what kind of powers?" "clairvoyance. Second sight." "my wife was right Mr. Bierce you should take better care of yourself." "This is a preservative and i'm pickling myself for your great beyond." could be a type of blood mixture to keep him from dying in the sun or to keep his thirst urges down.
shareThe ending in the bar was the original ending. The workprint of the film ended very differently, with the main differences being Ambrose "killed" by a swarm of vampires and Johnny Madrid getting killed by Esmerelda at the entrance as he tries to escape. With this course of events, the Ambrose bookend scene fits perfectly. And despite the unanswered questions about Ambrose's human status, it certainly shows he was turned.
I don't know why they'd add the bookend as a feature when it just causes more confusion. Without seeing the original ending people have no idea what they are seeing and it's relation to the story. They should have included the original ending AND the bookend in the bar. That'd leave no questions.
Sh*t, didn't even know there was a after-credit moment. I own the DVD from when it first came out and now i heard about this, so i checked it out on Netflix (ust also happen to be on the site and checked it out.), i thought it was a deleted scene.
Was it added onto the Lionsgate re-release for added time or wha?
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