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INNOCENT BLOOD | INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE:THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES | IN THE GRIP OF THE VAMPIRE | I, VAMPIRE: A TRILOGY OF BLOOD | Children of the Night | Countess Dracula

INNNOCENT BLOOD

- NYR -
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1992 / 113m.

D: John Landis DP: Mac Ahlberg

Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia, Anthony LaPaglia, Don Rickles


Review

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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE:THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES

a.k.a. INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

- **1/2 -
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1994 / 122m.

D: Neil Jordan DP: Philippe Rousselot

Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst, Thandie Newton


Adapted by author Anne Rice herself, from her best-selling book. I don’t consider director Jordan quite good enough or Cruise convincing enough to truly pull it off, however. Pitt, as Louis, fits his role well, at least more so than Cruise as Lestat. Its star billing made it the biggest money-making vampire film to date, probably because of its “hunk” appeal to lonely women.

Marvelous production values abound, however, and I found the Paris Theatre des vampires and the underground crypts wonderfully spooky.

A few poor changes from the book and a few impossibly bad shots that somehow made it in the film hurt its ability to convince. One shot on an otherwise cool scene with Stephen Rea walking upside down under a bridge is shaky enough to destroy any sense of “suspension of disbelief”. It looks like the camera was being held by a thin balsa wood tripod while the set rotated.

Some of the best parts of the book are left in the trash bin of possible cinema.

Shame.

IN THE GRIP OF THE VAMPIRE

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1913 / B&W / S

Not much is known about this French film. The term vampire refers to a criminal's use of drugs to weaken opponents. No known prints survive. Considered "lost".


I, VAMPIRE: A TRILOGY OF BLOOD

- *** -
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2004 / 85m.

Ds: Danny Draven | Denice Duff | Ted Nicolaou DP: Philippe Rousselot

Ioana Abur, Starr Andreeff, Frank Bruynbroek, Kirsten Cerre, Kirsten Cerre, Dan Condurache, Mihai Dinvale, Denice Duff, Ilinka Goya, Floriella Grappini, David Gunn, James Horan, Anders Hove, Radu, Jillian McWhirter, Julie Michaels, Jonathon Morris, Marilyn O'Connor


A trilogy of 3 good-to-decent takes on the vampire mythos. Released direct to video, however a minor step up from the usual DTV fare.

"Spawn of Hell" is about the vampire Radu Vladislas, a name used in the SUBSPECIES flicks. This episode includes some very bad phlebotomy, yet is quite decent overall.

"From the Grave" features a character named Vicky who is fine as fuck (though I'm not certain which actress it is), and the segment has nice-touch humorous elements for those who are skeptically minded. Also uses the vamp mirror reflection problem as its only minor flaw.

"Undead Evil" is the least worthy, but still a decent flick, despite its abrupt and unfulfilling ending. Musical elements are a direct rip from PHANTASM.