Less a spoof
of vampire flicks than a fish - out - of - water romantic comedy about a Victorian nobleman trying to negotiate the dating scene of Studio 54 - era Manhattan, this enjoyably silly film is no one's idea of great cinema, but writer Robert Kaufman's concept of a vampire being the standard bearer for old - style morality and romance is an inherently funny conceit helped immensely by a straight - faced lead performance by Hamilton.
I guess we can agree to disagree over how much
of a vampire flick it is (it's obviously a «vampire film» in so much as vampires are in it), but I personally feel the film works as well as it does by not letting the vampire stuff get in the way of what's an absorbing tale of kinship forged out of loneliness.
Not exact matches
In this hit»80s hybrid
of the horror movie and the teen
flick, a single mom and her two sons become involved with a pack
of vampires when they move into an offbeat Northern California town.
I love werewolf (and
vampire)
flicks, this obviously isn't the best werewolf movie I've seen but it was surprisingly entertaining I won't deny... most
of that being down to the superb makeup prosthetics.
Red Hill also forms part
of the «Shock Corridor» section, with Gregg Araki's Kaboom (described as Twin Peaks, Buffy The
Vampire Slayer and Donnie Darko combined), absurdist road movie Rubber and Mexican cannibal
flick We Are What We Are also on the bill.
More, Near Dark is an elegy for the pubescent years as they're consumed by the death
of a dream
of empowerment and escape — this bloody, kinetic
vampire action
flick rejects the romance
of juvenile immortality for the rewards
of ephemeral maturity.
Matt P. [LOVED]-- My favorite Midnight Madness movie this year, A
vampire flick that breaks new ground while keeping every bit
of what made older
vampire stuff cool.
I'm pumped to see Jordan bringing us a new
vampire flick because his Interview with the Vampire is easily one of my favorite flicks in -L
vampire flick because his Interview with the
Vampire is easily one of my favorite flicks in -L
Vampire is easily one
of my favorite
flicks in -LSB-...]
Led by both Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton, this
vampire tale is a dark and moody
flick with brilliant visuals and just enough
of an original spark to make it one
of -LSB-...]
Ironically, Jarmusch treats the possibility
of nightwalkers among us more realistically than any
vampire flick in recent memory.
My favorite foreign film
of the year the indie
Vampire flick Let The Right One In took Foreign Language film.
(In French and English with subtitles) Let the Right One in (R for profanity, nudity, disturbing images and graphic violence) Horror
flick about 12 year - old boy (Kare Hedebrant) who exacts revenge on his bullies with the help
of his beautiful next - door neighbor (Lina Leandersson), a girl his age who just happens to be a bloodthirsty
vampire.
A
vampire flick without an establishment
of lore is essentially that most crippled
of cinematic fantasies: the movie where if anything can happen, no one cares if it does.
Walking into the office we see what looks like the forearm and hand
of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, a
vampire skull, and other things that
flicked by too quickly for me to notice on one viewing.
Riley broke out playing Ian Curtis in 2007 ′ CONTROL where he received positive reviews for his portrayal
of the troubled Joy Division front man and was last seen in Walter Salles» ON THE ROAD and
vampire flick BYZANTIUM.
Charley Brewster (Ragsdale, Romy and Michele: In the Beginning) is a typical suburban teenager with a special interest in old - time horror
flicks, the kind seen on the local creepfest TV showcase, «Fright Night», hosted by the self - proclaimed king
of vampire hunting films, Peter Vincent (McDowall, Planet
of the Apes).
Without the lighter tone, and the allusions to classic horror
of days gone by, this would be fairly routine stuff, very derivative
of other
vampire flicks that have come before.
The Room is far from being Wiseau's sole piece de resistance, though, given that he's currently writing season two
of his Hulu show The Neighbors, is working on a new feature, titled The Foreclosure, and is realizing his long - awaited
vampire flick.
Fresh: 30 Days
of Night manages to do for the
vampire genre what 28 Days Later did for the zombie
flick: give age - old monsters a modern - day makeover.
What began as a slick and stylish genre
flick with a clever twist on
vampire / werewolf mythology has quickly devolved into a series
of dull and moronic sequels, none more so than «Blood Wars,» which takes the cake for the way it so carelessly defies logic.
Working through the neophyte filmmaker's genre playbook, director Ana Lily Amirpour follows up her
vampire movie A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night with this dystopian
flick most reminiscent
of the Australian strain in terms
of vibe / aesthetics, what with its shantytown sets, symbolic names, and obligatory feral child.
Running through it, it's a fairly standard teen horror
flick that easily could've used any number
of other threats than
vampires as its antagonists.
Written and directed by first - time filmmaker Babak Anvari — and produced by Lucan Toh, Oliver Roskill and Emily Leo
of Wigwam Films — the film is already earning comparisons to The Babadook, reports Variety, and follows the success
of Iranian
vampire flick A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening October 19, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS 30 Days
of Night (R for profanity and graphic horror violence) Josh Hartnett and Melissa George head an ensemble cast in this high attrition - rate horror
flick about a sheriff who, with the help
of his estranged wife, confronts a horde
of bloodthirsty
vampires that descend on a tiny Alaskan town during the pitch black month when the sun slips beneath the horizon.
Coming out this Friday, August 19th, Dreamworks» Fright Night 3D is a Craig Gillespie - directed remake
of the hit 1985
vampire flick...
Prior to becoming one
of the most successful actors in Hollywood — and even before the phrase «neoprene nipples» became synonymous with his name — George Clooney appeared in a little
vampire flick called «From Dusk Till Dawn.»
I
flicked on the high beams and, although I didn't see any obvious
vampires, these LED headlights do an incredible job
of lighting up the night, making any white roadside sign just burst into your field
of vision.