Over in the 30 days of nights topic the discussion seemed to turn towards Vampire movies in general. So I thought that I would start a seperate topic to discuss Vampire movies.

What Vampire movies have you seen that you've enjoyed and would recommend to others?

Nosferatu (1922)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (FFC)
The Lost Boys
Salem's Lot
Universal's Dracula
John Carpenter's Vampires
Dracula (1979 Frank Langella)
Interview With The Vampire

-NOSFERATU
-BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
-DRACULA (1932)
-THE LOST BOYS
-INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
-BLADE
-BLADE II
-BLADE: TRINITY
-INNOCENT BLOOD
-BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
-FROM DUSK 'TILL DAWN
-FROM DUSK 'TILL DAWN 3: THE HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER
-VAMPIROS LESBOS
-UNDERWORLD
-UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION

As posted in the "franchise" thread:
1. Nosferatu (silent)
2. Bram Stoker's Dracula
3. Dracula (Lugosi)
4. Dracula (Palance)
5. Dracula (Langella)

Here is one that I remember from the 1970's that was shown on PBS (Channel 13 in my area) that was absolutely superb. I couldn't remember who was in it for the life of me and then the name Louis Jordan popped into my head.



COUNT DRACULA (BBC Mini-Series) (1977)

Starring: Louis Jourdan

An excellent Dracula movie!

I hear there is going to be A Lost Boys sequal next year.

I think I saw the Louis Jourdan Drac in the Seventies. He didn't strike me as a convincing Drac--he was too suave, not menacing enough.

I hear that Israeli TV is putting on a series about a Jewish vampire--"Dreck-ula." You can't scare him off with a crucifix.

His suaveness is what I liked!

Garlic doesn't save your butt either, but if you can grab hold of a pork roast, you might have a fighting chance.

I hope not..

Why, you really don't care for Vampire film anyway.

I like Lost Boys, i feel the film doesn't need a sequel and will spoil the first one if this is made..

I agree. Unfortunately :

LOST BOYS SEQUEL WILL HIT THE BIG SCREEN


The sequel to LOST BOYS will make it to the big screen after all, despite being originally planned to head direct to video - according to the film's co-star TOM SAVINI. The special effects wizard and actor insists the filmmakers have changed their mind over the future of Lost Boys 2 : The Tribe after the movie's leads Corey Haim and Corey Feldman have proved a success on their new reality show The Two Coreys. He says, "Originally it was going to be direct to video, but because of the success of their reality show, The Tribe is going to go theatrical." The child star duo will team up with Kiefer Sutherland's half-brother Angus for the sequel to the cult 1987 movie.


20/08/2007 07:41 - Contact Music

If a vampire movie is really bad, would you say it sucks??

That's just awful.

I guess you could say that. But it all depends on the critic.

I love Vampire movies but admit I don't remember many titles of the older ones. I liked Bela Lugosi, but wasn't there another actor in later years that played the Count?? I can't think of his name. Peter Cushing maybe??

Anyway, I am a big fan of Lost Boys but as far as John Carpenter's "Vampires", I'm kind of confused because I think there were two. I saw one with James Woods and didn't care for that one.

Speaking of Vamps though, and on an entertaining and more lightweight level, has anyone caught the new tv show, Moonlight? I've seen three episodes but am really liking it so far. It's a very different take on vampires, but there seems to be good chemistry between the two main stars and so far, I've liked the few storylines. It's on tonight right after Ghost Whisperer. I'm looking forward to it. Watch though, because I like it, it'll get cancelled.


I never saw Nosferatu, but may have to check it out after reading many of you guys reviews of it both now and in past threads.

TIS

For a vampire movie to be good, it has to be a plot that you can really sink your teeth into.



TIS

Good one TIS.

You know, I really don't care for vampire movies. But, eerily enough, I am writing a novel that includes a vampire and dhamphires. I have a friend whose into vampire literature big time, so she advises me. But I am partial to the Bela Lugosi's portrayals. "I vant to bite your neck."

The Blade series is the really the only vampire movies I've seen. As I read through all the movies listed here I can't figure out why I haven't seen any of them. I need to start watching some vampire movies.

I remember a made for tv movie in the early 70s called the Norliss Tapes. It was a good vampire film, but I can't remember the plot other than a reporter coming across audio tapes of a missing writer, dealing with his experiences with vampires. I was only about 10 when I saw the movie, so maybe I'm making more out of it, but it was certainly suspenseful.

1.Interview with the Vampire (my favorite vampire movie ever)
2.Bram Stoker's Dracula (FFC)
3.Dracula (1979 with Langella)
4.The Lost Boys
5.Buffy the Vampire Slayer (only because its funny lol although I liked the show alot more)

Now I am going to list the worst vamp movies I've ever seen.

1.Queen of the Damned (does not live up to the novel it was based off of and was not a good sequel to Interview with the Vampire)
2.John Carpenter's Vampires
3.John Carpenter's Vampires 2 (I forgot the actual title lol)
4.From Dusk till Dawn 2
5.Dracula 3000

Toni, did you read any of the Books?

I totally agree with you about Queen Of The Damned. A horrible movie. Not anywhere even close to the book.

I do wish that they would make LESTAT into a movie as I think it was the best one out of the Vampire Chronicles.

Another good one was "Dracula's Daughter," with Gloria Holden in the title role. Subdued, moody and well acted.

Herzog's Nosferatu, Phantom der Nacht (1979) merits a mention; I'd put it on par with Murnau's, at least after several viewings - it's thematically quite different, and quite easily dismissed as a misunderstood remake, but no, Herzog makes it his own, and Kinski's both sympathetic and terrifying, more like a pathetic, heart-broken rat than a monster.

Fans of Nosferatu might enjoy Elias Merhige's Shadow of the Vampire (1999), a re-working of the original's themes by means of making it a meta-narrative (film-within-a-film) - John Malkovich plays Murnau, Willem Dafoe plays Max Shreck, a local vampire who agrees to work for Murnau, but only at night. It's a clever reconstruction of the first while exploring the predatory violence of the medium itself - filming someone is essentially filming them die.

As a more deviant in the genre, I'd recommend Clair Denis's Trouble Every Day (2001), starring Beatrice Dalle and Vincent Gallo. It's not a vampire movie per se, but has been dubbed so by many critics, including Denis herself. It's one of the most horrific and convincing explorations of "erotic desire as violence" I've ever seen. A dark, haunting, artsy gothic horror.

Yes, this was an excellent movie with an intriguing premise:
The vampire plays an actor who's playing a vampire--and the director knows it. Standout performances by Malkovich and Dafoe.

Yes I've read all Anne Rice's vampire books up to Blackwood Farm (which I'm currently reading) I'd have to say The Vampire Lestat is my favorite and I was so mad they skipped over it. lol I actually sent an email to Anne Rice and she told me how she agreed that Queen of the Damned was horrible and that her fans didn't deserve it. She also talked about how she tried to get them to let her write a screenplay for Lestat but they wouldn't let her.

LOVE AT FIRST BITE

Loved it. George Hamilton's best role...after GODFATHER III, that is.