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Summary: Great . . . Well kind of
Review: I liked the book really well. Being my first vampire book this didn't dissapoint me at all which surprised me greatly. The movie wasn't as great though. I'll give them that Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are both handsom actors, but Tom didn't portray Lestat as well as he might of. Some parts of the book were excluded from the movie, which was a mistake. The book itself is a great read and it is a lovely addition to your vampiric collection.
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Summary: Slightly disappointed...
Review: I really loved the book, actually all the books to some degree or another. However, I thought that this film lacked a lot. Mainly because of their choice of actors and the fact that some of the story was changed. I hate it when Hollywood does that. Why mess with perfection? As I was saying, the actors, though talented, were just not right for the parts. I will admit that Tom Cruise surprised me as Lestat, but I still think he was just wrong for the role. Brad Pitt did fine and was almost believable as the incarnation of the famous Louis. But even he probablly could have been replaced. I actually think he might have made a better Lestat...He certainly looks better blonde that's for sure. And what's with Antonio Banderas?! Who ever said he could play a vampyre who was suppose to have been 17 when he died, who looked like an angel with long red hair? They might have just as well cast Marlon Brando, it would have been no less believeable and he is a much better actor than Banderas could ever be. In short, the film was purely Hollywood capitalizing on the sensationalism and sex-appeal of it's then most popular male stars. Too bad DiCaprio wasn't hot then. Perhaps they might have gotten closer to the original characters...Unless of course they cast him as Santiago or some other insane thing as they are generally prone to do. However, if you can stomach these and can ignore what the book says or have never read the book, you will likely find it most enjoyable. Otherwise, you'll be slightly disappointed too. END
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Summary: This book is a major thrilling ride.
Review: The book just simply astounded me. I thought the content and action was great. There is never a dull moment. This book makes you think about Vampires and life. A must read. END
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Summary: The movie brought the book to life.
Review: It was a brilliant film with beautiful writting and exclenet acting, ecpesialy Brad Pitt's Louis and Kirsten Dunst's Claudia. But, if you want to be completely ingulped into a world of interage, mystery, beauty, and terror--read the book. Nobody does it better then Anne Rice. END
Rating: 
Summary: Good but not great . . .
Review: Fans of Rice's vampire books will likely be disappointed by the performances in this movie, although the script is faithful to "Interview" and the makeup effects are inspired. None of the actors seem to catch the flavor of the characters as Rice created them, although Kirsten Dunst is marvellous as Claudia. Tom Cruise isn't bad as Lestat, he's just, well, a little too Tom Cruise-ish. END
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Summary: Loved the book--HATED THE MOVIE
Review: Interview of the Vampire was a completely provocative and exhilarating book! Unfortunately, Tom Cruise ruined the movie--he was unable to portray Lestat's charisma, charm, desperation, or strength in a manner which would be considered consistently believable. If I saw the movie first, I would have NEVER bought the book. END
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Summary: The book is amazing
Review: I love this book, in my opinion it is the best book ever written. Need I say more? END
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Summary: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE FROM PAPER TO THE SILVER SCREEN
Review: "Interview With The Vampire" the book was brilliant, the movie was too. With an all star cast, with Tom Curse (Lesat), Brad Pitt (Louis), Christian Slater (Reporter), Antonio Banderas (Armand), Kristen Dunst (Claudia), and Stephen Rea (Santino) you can't help but fall in love with the tale as you are taken from New Orleans with Louis and Lesat, then across Europe to Paris with Claudia and Louis and meet the vampires of Paris in "The Theatre Des Vampires". The talented thespian's take the magic from Anne Rice's book and turn it into an hour and a half's delight. Read the book then see the film, absolutely worth it. END
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Summary: Better than expected in spite of the reviews.
Review: Although I did not think that Tom Cruise could do this part, I soon lost track of "Tom Cruise" and enjoyed the movie very much.
This movie is a synopsizes of the book.
Read the book for a truly disturbing and fascinating story. END
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Summary: Darkly satisfying......
Review: Let me begin by saying that I have not read the book and am judging the movie solely on its own merits. "Interview with the Vampire" is a luscious, guilty pleasure of modern filmmaking, visually resplendent and with wonderful performances by all (including Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea). It follows the adventures of Louis de Pont du Lac (Brad Pitt), a 200-year-old vampire hailing from Louisiana, as he recounts the story of his life (and unlife) to interviewer Daniel Malloy (Christian Slater). Along the way we meet his maker Lestat de Lioncourt (Tom Cruise), his "daughter" Claudia (Kirsten Dunst), and Armand (Antonio Banderas), leader of the Parisian vampires.Tom Cruise, in my mind, perfectly portrays the elder vampire Lestat...beautiful, cunning, selfish, a seducer, many of the same qualities present in Armand, and possesses an excess of dark humour. Brad Pitt's Louis still clings to the last shreds of his humanity...his sense of right and wrong, the value of life, the horror of killing in order to survive (angstmaster Nick Knight from "Forever Knight" springs to mind). There is a lack of onscreen romantic tension between Cruise and Pitt...something that makes their relationship seem less immediate and binding. However, there is definitely a spark between Louis and Armand (Antonio Banderas), and it was easy to believe that Louis was tempted to stay as a companion to such an intelligent, beautiful vampire who could teach him the answers to his questions. Kirsten Dunst is phenomenal as Claudia, the vampire with the mind and desires of a woman eternally trapped in the body of a doll-child. The visuals are lavish, moody, stunningly brilliant, especially the world of 1800's New Orleans with its brocades, silks, and elaborate dresses. The atmosphere is appropriately dark, with plenty of fog and menacing nighttime damp. Elliot Goldenthal's score is string-driven, pulsing, tense, and underscores the action perfectly, the crowning piece being "Libera Me". Yes, this film is graphic at times, including two very graphic scenes involving mutilation, numerous "feedings," homoeroticism, and brief nudity, but "Interview with the Vampire" is an unconventional drama that probes the meaning of life, death, love, seduction, and regret. More than anything Anne Rice's vampires make us realize the conventions and trappings of humanity.
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