Ultraviolet
Oh yes. Jack Davenport being angsty and brooding. Occasionally shirtless, if I recall correctly. It had some good plotlines, too.
Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.
'Serenity'
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Calli - Oct 12, 2005 11:00:51 am PDT #7891 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Atropa - Oct 12, 2005 11:04:14 am PDT #7892 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
That movie caused a schism between me and a couple of my friends for a little while after it came out because they were all "OMG, IT'S SO SWEEPING AND ROMANTIC AND VAMPIRES AND TAKE ME AWAY FROM ALL OF THIS DEATH!!!!1!!1!," and I was all "You know it's one huge steaming pile of poo, right?"
Bwah-ha-ha-ha!
I still watch it, 'cos it's pretty.
There have been no good vampire movies made in Hollywood since Lost Boys, with the exception of the original BTVS movie. Discuss.
The original BTVS movie wasn't that good. Shadow of the Vampire was.
... nope, every other vampire movie I can think of I watch because they crack me up and usually have good gothy eyecandy, not because they're good movies.
Volans - Oct 12, 2005 11:04:24 am PDT #7893 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Let's not forget Muffy the Vampire Layer (1993). Or Buffy the Vampire Layer (Kristii Myst Goes Down for the Count).
I concur with Shadows of the Vampire.
§ ita § - Oct 12, 2005 11:05:54 am PDT #7894 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
MtVL was probably the worst vampire movie I've seen. But the stakes were very shiny.
Tom Scola - Oct 12, 2005 11:08:21 am PDT #7895 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
MtVL was probably the worst vampire movie I've seen.
Bad vampire movies is a pretty crowded field. Four words: Santos Contra Las Vampiras.
Gris - Oct 12, 2005 11:08:40 am PDT #7896 of 10002
Hey. New board.
Um, Interview with the Vampire is one of my favoritest movies. Though, I haven't seen it since I was 15. Still, I bet it's definitely better than the Buffy movie (which I was so sad about, because every line that should have been funny... wasn't. The timing of almost every joke was off. And it's sad, cuz you know what's good? The comic Buffy: Origin or whatever it was called that redid it it comic-book style, now with more Watcher suicide)
DavidS - Oct 12, 2005 11:08:40 am PDT #7897 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Really? I didn't like Shadow of the Vampire that much.
Herzog's Nosferatau however is great. Though it doesn't have a Sexy!Vampire but a RatFaced!Vamp.
Original Nosferatau is also good, though since I've never seen it with the intended hand tinted scenes or score.
I kind of liked The Addiction.
Really liked The Hunger.
What? No love for Stephen Dorff in Blade?
My campy fun vampire movie would probably be Vamp with Grace Jones.
§ ita § - Oct 12, 2005 11:09:40 am PDT #7898 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Four words: Santos Contra Las Vampiras.
Did it have dildos?
tommyrot - Oct 12, 2005 11:11:15 am PDT #7899 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My friend Miriam went to Cuba and brought back this animated vampire movie. It was great - the vampires were all these evil capitalists - some were gangsters from Chicago IIRC. Oh, and there was sex and nudity.
Calli - Oct 12, 2005 11:13:11 am PDT #7900 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I agree that Shadows of the Vampire was a good movie. I like Love at First Bite and From Dusk til Dawn for completely different reasons.
Picking bad vampire movies leaves me spoiled for choice. There's My Best Friend is a Vampire, with Robert Sean Leonard. There's Van Helsing. There's Interview with a Vampire and Queen of the Damned.
Actually, I'd watch any of those if they came on tv at a dull moment.
ETA: Oooooh, Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires! Peter Cushing and kung fu. I've gotta find this.