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Summary: Not so bad
Review: I am not a big vampire movie fan so naturally I was expecting a horrible blood sucking movie. Granted, this movie is full of blood sucking and horrific blood scenes, but I think the awesome music kept me interested. I think the actors were great and Aaliyah was incredible, although she wasn't in the movie long enough. I only went to see this movie because of Aaliyah. Overall, I would pay to see it again and would definitely purchase the dvd.
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Summary: Not all it's cracked up to be.
Review: I am a huge anne rice fan and have read the entire chronical. The movie was ..ok. If you've read the books you will understand more but be dissappointed in the changes. I liked townsend as lestat but the movie portrayed him horribly in my eyes. Cruise had the part down to the "T". Lestat was very arrogant and liked to sluaghter murderers and the likes not helpless women. He likes the hunt and sport of it. Aaliyah was a good pick for the queen she did have a commanding presence for the part. I didn't like how they switched roles of characters. Once I saw that I was outraged. I can't say anymore because it could spoil the movie for some people who have not yet watched it. The soundtrack was totally awesome, the music seeping to your heart and ripped it out and sucked the blood from it. All-in-all the movie is a good movie but anyone who has read the books may be dissapointed.
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Summary: Why is Aaliyah on the cover?
Review: I did not like the movie at all, it was really boring. I honestly went to see Aaliyah because she was on the cover of the poster as well as in the movie's title, but she was only in it for about 10 minutes which was divided toward the end of the film.
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Summary: Kick [Rear]
Review: I thought that this movie tottally kicked [rear]. Not only was the music awesome, but the affects were great and the acting was well done. I thought that the movies hard rock style was thrilling and that the movie kept you interested. The story line was great, a bit different from the book, but awesome all the same. You should really get this movie if your into vampires and/or horror flicks. The only thing i would warn about is the blood. This movie is not fo the faint of heart. If you puke when you see blood, this movie is not for you, but I would still sugest that you try it out!
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Summary: From an obsessed fan of the book.
Review: I really hoped to see a little more from this film, As i was eagerly awaiting it for a long time. The book is one of my all-time favourites, and this film did not do it justice. It is obviously difficult to compress long; intelligent books with many characters into such a short film, But more could have been done with trhe characters they did decide to use. For example; Maharet, one of the eldest vampires continually bleeds from her eyes. To someone who hasen't read the book this will come as a complete mystery as to why this happens. Simple plot slices aren't explained. Possibly the most interesting and unique character in the book was Khayman. Who had an interesting and involving attitude and history; In the book he had an active part in the entrie outcoming. In the film: he is barely there. He stands in the background and does nothing. And the end of the film has almost no parrallel to the book whatsoever, and comes across as very anti-climactic.
It's good points, (Yes, there are some) Were Marius; He was well played, with good character and attitude. Although i preffered the frightfully over-the-top performance of Tom Cruise, as Lestat after all; The whole character needs to be played over-the-top, Stuart Townsend was good, looking and moving correctly and actually pulled off the accent very well. Aaliyah was a powerful figure as Akasha, The Queen of the Damned, Although her role did consist of little more than hissing dramatically and gyrating, she commanded screen presence very well. The soundtrack by Jonathan Davis was excellent, and not just good music, but lyrics that suit and correspond to Lestat's feelings. With songs about desire and alienation.
All in all i liked the movie, I wish i was able to like it a lot more, As i did with 'Interview with the Vampire'. If the screenplay had been written by Anne Rice herself it would have come out considerably better. But for some reason the writers thought it better that she didn't. Still, trust Hollywood.
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Summary: Not as good as the book but a good movie
Review: If you have read Ann Rice's vampire series and expect to see the movie version of Queen of the Damned you will be dissapointed. The movie changes quite a lot of the story line and even some of the characters.How ever, as a stand alone movie remotely based on Ann Rice's books, this is not a bad movie.
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Summary: Good FXs Bad Adaptation
Review: Lot of people liked the movie, mainly for the special effects, which were outstanding. But the plot, oh well, it's not even a plot. The adaptation of the two novels "Vampire Lestat" and "Queen of the Damned" is very poor. The main points in understanding the reasons of Akasha's actions were left for you to know, above others things, but the thing that really killed the adaptation was the elimination of Mekare, Maharet's twin sister. Mekare was that fine line between the book and the movie. Forget the origins of the other characters, if the producers and writers included Mekare, at least, they may had something for the viewer to do not look elsewhere. The relation between Akasha, Maharet and Mekare was the plot of everything, but they decided it was not important. The FX were something really increidible, I must admit. The mix of sensuality and beast like actions were perfect. Though the make-up, they could have done something better. The actors played their characters very well, specially Stuart Townsend and the late Aaliyah. He made Lestat the brat we all know and Aaliyah's Akasha was sexy, sensual and hypnotic. Her move in the vampire bar scene left with my jaw opened the whole time and her getaway made me scream. Summarizing everything, bad adaptation, good FXs, great actors.
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Summary: Good in the right mindset...
Review: This was a great movie and I think it added allot of enviornment to both the books it covered. Although it did not follow the books it followed the it close enough to keep me satisfied. The only downfall of the movie was the casting. The only people who fit there characters were Lestat (Arrogant, sexy, and bloodthirsty) and Marius (Quintessential elder speaking from the background.) The worst was Louis, A chubby cheeked frat boy? What was that? His only line was "I will not." and that wasnt that good either....
Overall though the movie was good and the imagery was excellent! I would reccomend this to any with a strong stomach and an open mind....
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Summary: A story of its own
Review: Having seen the movie, then seen the pervious movie, then having read the book, i went through a seris of change in my feelings toward this movie. I at first was in love with the whole deal, and I saw the movie a total of 8 times in the theater. Seeing the first movie then made me appreciate Queen of the Damned more, because i did not like the portrayle of Lestat through tom cruise. However, i then went and picked up the actual novel The Queen of The Damned and i was appalled at how much the movie was changed from the story. It was not just little things like the color of lestat's hair being drasically changed, no it was key elements. They completely cut out what half the book was deticated to, the origin of the vampire. The book was about Akasha ultimatly, but the movie was strictly for Lestat. They removed any sense of goal and reasons for Akasha and her actions, and in the movie when asked why she does what she does she simply replies "Why not?". There are holes in the plot, when compared even to the first movie. Such as the myth about if a vampire drinks a being of its last drop of blood they will die, but in the first movie they do this left and right! There is no mention of that myth in the book what so ever. What they should have done was let Anne Rice herself write the screenplay, as they did for Interview. Conculsion: Queen of the Damned the Movie and Queen of The Damned the Book are two very different but good stories. If you try to make them into one story you will end up confusing yourself and frustrating yourself.
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Summary: wow!
Review: This was just an amazing movie,one of the best vampire tales I've seen in a wile. Ann Rice realy brings the characters alive! A well performance by Stuart Townsend and Alliyah.Great music throu out the movie. Must buy the CD to it.
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