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Post by sirrastus on Jul 31, 2022 11:30:34 GMT
I miss the old-school vampires of the era when there was this sort of inherent eroticism to it. Eventually movies tried to make vampires more like zombies and made them more like bloodthirsty animals. As much as I think 30 Days of Night or John Carpenter’s Vampire$ are fun movies, they really also took away what the appeal of vampire stories were and made them into less brainless zombies. The vampires of yore had culture, intelligence, wit, sex appeal, they were there to TEMPT people and lure them in, not destroy them with brute force. Anybody remember the original Salem’s Lot miniseries with Michael Moriarty? The kids floating outside the window saying “join us”? That’s a vampire to me. They talk. They goad. They plot and scheme. None of this breaking down doors and snapping peoples neck crap. There’s a show called Van Helsing on Sy Fy, and I can’t stress enough that I DO enjoy the show, but they aren’t vampires to me. They’re zombies with higher intelligence. That said, you can take a show with a more traditional take on vampires like the new Dracula and the show itself can still be terrible lol. Really liked 30 Days Of Night.Went to a screening of Carpenters film and while the usual sycophants were fawning over everything Carpenter I found it les than thrilling.The Neo-Vampire films I guess started with Near Dark which was really good and stuff like Fright Night were wholly enjoyable. |
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Post by Buck on Aug 1, 2022 17:36:36 GMT
 I think I posted this, but here's two of THE DONS of rock, Don McLean and Don Roeser, on the Rock Legends Cruise. |
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Post by Buck on Aug 1, 2022 17:45:57 GMT
I miss the old-school vampires of the era when there was this sort of inherent eroticism to it. Eventually movies tried to make vampires more like zombies and made them more like bloodthirsty animals. As much as I think 30 Days of Night or John Carpenter’s Vampire$ are fun movies, they really also took away what the appeal of vampire stories were and made them into less brainless zombies. The vampires of yore had culture, intelligence, wit, sex appeal, they were there to TEMPT people and lure them in, not destroy them with brute force. Anybody remember the original Salem’s Lot miniseries with Michael Moriarty? The kids floating outside the window saying “join us”? That’s a vampire to me. They talk. They goad. They plot and scheme. None of this breaking down doors and snapping peoples neck crap. There’s a show called Van Helsing on Sy Fy, and I can’t stress enough that I DO enjoy the show, but they aren’t vampires to me. They’re zombies with higher intelligence. That said, you can take a show with a more traditional take on vampires like the new Dracula and the show itself can still be terrible lol. Really liked 30 Days Of Night.Went to a screening of Carpenters film and while the usual sycophants were fawning over everything Carpenter I found it les than thrilling.The Neo-Vampire films I guess started with Near Dark which was really good and stuff like Fright Night were wholly enjoyable. I agree, the Vampires I like are the ones that move comfortably among mortals and have nuanced and seductive relationships with normals. 30 Days of Night was pretty scary, the premise being the Vamps didn't have to avoid the sun and could run wild. "What We Do In The Shadows" is another take on the vampire theme. I liked that quite a bit. |
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Post by edog40 on Aug 1, 2022 18:23:24 GMT
The Hulu series of WhT we do in the Shadows is the dogs bollocks.
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Post by sirrastus on Aug 1, 2022 23:43:16 GMT
Really liked 30 Days Of Night.Went to a screening of Carpenters film and while the usual sycophants were fawning over everything Carpenter I found it les than thrilling.The Neo-Vampire films I guess started with Near Dark which was really good and stuff like Fright Night were wholly enjoyable. I agree, the Vampires I like are the ones that move comfortably among mortals and have nuanced and seductive relationships with normals. 30 Days of Night was pretty scary, the premise being the Vamps didn't have to avoid the sun and could run wild. "What We Do In The Shadows" is another take on the vampire theme. I liked that quite a bit. Yes that was good too.Let The Right One In both versions were good films.And a fairly recent one about centuries old vampires and the guy buys vintage guitars.LOL. |
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 2, 2022 1:34:38 GMT
Really liked 30 Days Of Night.Went to a screening of Carpenters film and while the usual sycophants were fawning over everything Carpenter I found it les than thrilling.The Neo-Vampire films I guess started with Near Dark which was really good and stuff like Fright Night were wholly enjoyable. I agree, the Vampires I like are the ones that move comfortably among mortals and have nuanced and seductive relationships with normals. 30 Days of Night was pretty scary, the premise being the Vamps didn't have to avoid the sun and could run wild. "What We Do In The Shadows" is another take on the vampire theme. I liked that quite a bit. What We Do In The Shadows is a breath of fresh air in TV. Matt Berry as Laszlo may be my favorite vampire character. Then again Matt Berry could star in a movie that’s just him insulting me for two hours and I’d still watch it lol. I told Richie he should watch it since they’re in Staten Island lol |
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 2, 2022 1:38:41 GMT
I agree, the Vampires I like are the ones that move comfortably among mortals and have nuanced and seductive relationships with normals. 30 Days of Night was pretty scary, the premise being the Vamps didn't have to avoid the sun and could run wild. "What We Do In The Shadows" is another take on the vampire theme. I liked that quite a bit. Yes that was good too.Let The Right One In both versions were good films.And a fairly recent one about centuries old vampires and the guy buys vintage guitars.LOL. Let the Right One In and Let Me In were both incredible. The scene in the hospital where the neighbor catches fire, the poop scene… so many perfect scares. And it’s a rare case where a remake stands up to the original. The bleakness of it kind of reminds me of Insomnia, speaking of American remakes of European films lol. |
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Post by marty on Aug 2, 2022 1:50:55 GMT
I liked Sharon Tate in Fearless Vampire Killers
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Post by joe on Aug 2, 2022 2:06:42 GMT
Yes that was good too.Let The Right One In both versions were good films.And a fairly recent one about centuries old vampires and the guy buys vintage guitars.LOL. Let the Right One In and Let Me In were both incredible. The scene in the hospital where the neighbor catches fire, the poop scene… so many perfect scares. And it’s a rare case where a remake stands up to the original. The bleakness of it kind of reminds me of Insomnia, speaking of American remakes of European films lol. I just added Let Me In to my Netflix queue. The title was familiar, thought I'd seen it, but history list says I haven't. In the soundtrack list for it, one track caught my attention: Burnin' For You
Written by Donald Roeser & Richard Meltzer
Performed by Blue Öyster Cult (as Blue Oyster Cult) Cool. |
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 2, 2022 2:48:28 GMT
Let the Right One In and Let Me In were both incredible. The scene in the hospital where the neighbor catches fire, the poop scene… so many perfect scares. And it’s a rare case where a remake stands up to the original. The bleakness of it kind of reminds me of Insomnia, speaking of American remakes of European films lol. I just added Let Me In to my Netflix queue. The title was familiar, thought I'd seen it, but history list says I haven't. In the soundtrack list for it, one track caught my attention: Burnin' For You
Written by Donald Roeser & Richard Meltzer
Performed by Blue Öyster Cult (as Blue Oyster Cult) Cool. It is used to VERY good effect in the scene it’s in btw |
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Post by sirrastus on Aug 2, 2022 10:51:07 GMT
I liked Sharon Tate in Fearless Vampire Killers Who didn't. |
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Post by sirrastus on Aug 2, 2022 10:54:06 GMT
Yes that was good too.Let The Right One In both versions were good films.And a fairly recent one about centuries old vampires and the guy buys vintage guitars.LOL. Let the Right One In and Let Me In were both incredible. The scene in the hospital where the neighbor catches fire, the poop scene… so many perfect scares. And it’s a rare case where a remake stands up to the original. The bleakness of it kind of reminds me of Insomnia, speaking of American remakes of European films lol. The tv series The Strain with Kevin Durand as the vampire was IMO a great watch. |
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Post by luxexterior on Aug 2, 2022 11:45:27 GMT
Yes that was good too.Let The Right One In both versions were good films.And a fairly recent one about centuries old vampires and the guy buys vintage guitars.LOL. Let the Right One In and Let Me In were both incredible. The scene in the hospital where the neighbor catches fire, the poop scene… so many perfect scares. And it’s a rare case where a remake stands up to the original. The bleakness of it kind of reminds me of Insomnia, speaking of American remakes of European films lol. Agreed they are both incredible but Let The Right One In has the edge over the remake.  |
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Post by duckbarman on Aug 2, 2022 12:46:34 GMT
Agreed they are both incredible but Let The Right One In has the edge over the remake. I found the remake to be a pointless copy and paste exercise, intended for people who can't be arsed reading subtitles... |
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Post by robreich on Aug 3, 2022 2:04:08 GMT
The Hulu series of WhT we do in the Shadows is the dogs bollocks. And, um, is that good? |
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