The Depraved Vampire Movie Thread
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, January 21, 2012 00:06
VIEWED: 9737
PAGE 1 of 3
Okay, I made it "MOVIE" to avoid a Buffy discussion- we ALL know Buffy rules in the Vampire genre, and Twilight is just a soap, so here goes:
To me, Christopher Lee IS Dracula. So, the Hammer flicks are golden to me, Taste the Blood of Dracula, & Dracula AD 1972 being favourites.
Blacula freaked me as a kid in the movies, though.
Bela sadly made me laff.
Noseferautoo more so.
The Night Stalker's take breathed realism into the concept for me.
Grave of the Vampire was a surprisingly effective 1974 B flick.
I hardly remember the Frank Langella Dracula, so I guess it wasn't all that.
Fright Night was cool 80's hot chick R-rated kid stuff.
Francis Ford Coppolla's take wasn't much more than a pretty mess in the end, dude. IMO.
Tom Cruise was spooky, but it was a mission not so possible...
John Carpenter's Vampires was so not PC it was hilarious in spots...
So, what's top of the corpse-strewn-heap here? and what did I miss (prolly a lot)?
The bloody Chrisisall
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Space Vampires -
she sucks blood and everything else out and no one complains
he proves even ugly vampires get hot women
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Lost Boys has always been a favorite of mine. They were brutal, violent, and evil, but still had that "Lets grab a beer together" quality.
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
John Carpenter's Vampires was so not PC it was hilarious in spots...
JC's Vampires was was supposed to based on the book by the late John Steakley, who also wrote Armor (the best sci-fi book ever IMO). Other than parts of the first scene and a couple of character names the book was ignored. If you like vampires you should hunt down a copy and give it a read, then be disappointed that such a crappy movie was made from such great material.
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Okay, I made it "MOVIE" to avoid a Buffy discussion- we ALL know Buffy rules in the Vampire genre, and Twilight is just a soap, so here goes:
To me, Christopher Lee IS Dracula. So, the Hammer flicks are golden to me, Taste the Blood of Dracula, & Dracula AD 1972 being favourites.
Blacula freaked me as a kid in the movies, though.
Bela sadly made me laff.
Noseferautoo more so.
The Night Stalker's take breathed realism into the concept for me.
Grave of the Vampire was a surprisingly effective 1974 B flick.
I hardly remember the Frank Langella Dracula, so I guess it wasn't all that.
Fright Night was cool 80's hot chick R-rated kid stuff.
Francis Ford Coppolla's take wasn't much more than a pretty mess in the end, dude. IMO.
Tom Cruise was spooky, but it was a mission not so possible...
John Carpenter's Vampires was so not PC it was hilarious in spots...
So, what's top of the corpse-strewn-heap here? and what did I miss (prolly a lot)?
You have a good list. Agree with you on Coppola's Dracula. What a great overall mess.
Not mentioning any of the Hammer vamp films(yes they rule) here is my list:
-Near Dark(1987) Good vampire film with a good share of the actors that starred in ALIENS.
-Nosferatu(1979) This remake by Werner Hezrog, and starring Klaus Kinski as the vamp is pretty remarkable. Very, very atmospheric. Some say it's a bit long, and slow but I think it just lets the viewer savor the scenery more.
-Vampire's Kiss(1989) Not much going on here accept a New York businessman played by Nic Cage who thinks he is becoming a vampire. It is often hilarious, and for those that dismiss Cage's acting abilities, watch and marvel. Over the top, and underrated.
-The Lost Boys(1987) It's hard to choose between my favorite 80's vampire film, but this is probably it. Why was this rated R again?
Fantastic cast and writing. "Party all night, sleep all day...it's fun to be a vampire"
-Vamp(1986) Not just a Grace Jones vehicle, this movie has some fun moments and the Blonde girl is just so cute.
-In search of Dracula(1975) One of my favorite vampire films. This documentary hosted by Christopher Lee is really absorbing. Filmed in real Transylvania, it tells you everything and more about vampire myths and legends. Perfect.
----------------------------------------------------------------
70's TV FOREVER
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
he proves even ugly vampires get hot women
Ohh SPACE VAMPIRE, my favorite Buck Rogers episode.
----------------------------------------------------------------
70's TV FOREVER
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Oh, I forgot From Dusk Till Dawn. Fun but silly.
The laughing Chrisisall
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lja6yaJr1QQ/TqrZQ7fhE3I/AAAAAAAAPOI/Fl4CO4gB
jaI/s1600/1000001137.JPG
King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
I thought Nicholas Cage was really good in Vampire's Kiss, I think he was supposed to be playing it over the top and he did a great job. I enjoyed that movie.
"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Just watched Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-418375820902870683
and wow what a blast from the past.
Warning: boobies as well as kung fu....
The laughing Chrisisall
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME