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Summary: The deleted scenes actually worked
Review: As a huge Rice Fan, I have no qualms with the liberties taken in shortening 2 novels into one movie (face it, there was just too much information to fit in).
I was able to forgive the fact that Lestat was not blonde and Akasha was not white.
I was able to forgive the complete inteference of "Jesse" in the movie.
What I cannot get over, WILL NOT FORGIVE, the horrible editing decisions made in this movie.
The fact that they cut out all the scenes which actually gave the characters some depth is AWFUL.
I was not impressed with the movie when I first watched it and actually had a hard keeping time will all the characters introduced at the end (who just got burned up???) then while damming the WB, I decided to look at the extras on the DVD...
DUH!
Who was the nitwit with the editing scissors?
Had the deleted scenes, been left in the movie (especially those involving the elders) the movie would have been SOOOOO much better.
The movie is actually 3 stars, I gave the DVD another star for the extra scenes, because once seeing them,I then understood what they were trying to say!!!
Other comments:
Soundtrack: Great, now Im not a fan of Jonathans, but I really liked his interpretation of the music.
Acting: Townsend was very good, he was sexy, a tease and a pain in the a** all at the same time (I felt that Cruise ruined Lestat in Interview), Aliyah did a really good job, and so did the character playing Maharet (dunno her name).
I felt Jesse would have been better played by a different, maybe more innocent? character (since thats were the "new" Jesse was aimed at). Armand... I concur with another comment, throw a shoe at him... Every one else was impressive (ah Marius, was very good)
Over all, if you can manage to forgive the movie makers liberties, the movie is fun, entertaining and has a nice dark soundtrack (seems to have more effort put into it than the movie)
Extra videos and deleted scenes: Very nice to have placed the TVL videos on the DVD, and once again,WHY??? are those deleted scenes not in the movie?
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Summary: [Stunk] So Bad, Words Can't Describe...
Review: Ahhhh....................hhhH!(DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS FILM!) The only thing that I will care to mention is that the Soundtrack is excelent,the only good thing that came out of the making of this film.
Rating: 
Summary: I liked it. Not a big star cast, but well done .
Review: Ok. No big name stars here. But it was wall done in all respects. A couple of books rolled into one. But very entertaining. You can enjoy the movie without actually reading the books. I don't watch movies twice often. Or buy them. But this to me is one of the "rewatchers". I really got a kick out of this movie. Worth buying too me. It's a good vampire flick.
Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Good
Review: Even though I thought "Queen of the Damned" was a pretty good movie, I wasn't very impressed by it. I never read the book, so I can't compare the two. While I did enjoy the fact that Lestat was more up-to-date and modern, I thought that Aaliyah's role as the mother of all vampires, Akasha, would have had more screen time. I was a little disappointed that it took such a long time for her to be on screen, and then before you knew it, she was being killed. I would have loved to have learned more about Akasha, what she was about, how she came to be, etc. Overall, I would say that this is a pretty good movie, but, to me, it's one that I'll watch once and probably won't watch again.
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Summary: Why did Anne Rice approve this sacrilege?
Review: There are so many things wrong with this big-screen adaptation of my favorite book in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. It takes the heart and soul out of the book and becomes nothing more than a standard B-grade horror movie, albeit with a rather HOT SEXY vampire. The basic premise of the book is to explain the origins of vampirism in Anne Rice's world. Central to its plot is the legend of the twins - Maharet and Mekare - the persecution and extermination of their people by Akasha, their forced separation, the origins of Maharet's great family, the origins of the Akasha and the other ancient vampires, and Maharet's quest to find her lost twin. The movie has none of these, and lost the plot as a result. Maharet's great family tree appears but the viewer gains no real sense of what it is, why it is so important to Maharet, and Jesse's part in it all. The ancients appear in it, but are not even named, and again the viewer gains no sense of who they are and why they would plot against Akasha. And if destroying Akasha were as easy as depicted in the movie, one wonders why the ancients haven't done it ages ago. And whatever happened to Mekare and her demented zig-zagging trek throughout the world in her hunt for Akasha? Whoever made this movie tried to squeeze two books into one, and came up with something far inferior to the superb first movie, Interview with the Vampire. I can only hope someone someday does as better and more faithful job at adapting Anne Rice's towering history of the vampires, perhaps as a TV mini-series.
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Summary: Couldn't believe I liked it
Review: I thought Interview with a Vampire was good (though not as good as the book), and being a fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles I approached Q.O.T.D with *extreme* caution (ie morbid curiosity) as it was critically panned AND cast Aaliyah, of all people, as Akasha (who according to the book, is voluptuous with porcelain skin!)I tried to keep an open mind and not compare it to the two books it mercilessly merges, and was rewarded. It is pleasingly stylish and dark- a sort of extended goth/rock music video (suffice to say, you're probably wasting your time if you don't like the music, co-written by Korn's Jonathan Davis.)Even Aaliyah is convincing, if not the written image of Akasha at least a good portrayal of an insane succubus-type. Comparisons to the books will prove frustrating as the bulk of the vampire lore (and character motivation) is removed leaving a wafer-thin plot, but just enjoy it as it is! On DVD look out for the Caligari-inspired music video's of Lestat's band-very nice.
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Summary: A Fantastic Movie
Review: I thought this film was a truly great film. Sure lots of people thought it was rubbish, but the reason that was mostly given was because it was different to the book.I haven't read the book (although i assume it's excellent as was interview and the vampire Armand). While I loved Interview I'm glad Cruise declined to be in this film.Cruise was excellent in Interview but that was because his Lestat funny and cruel all at once (who can forget the scene in which he dances with Claudia's mom's corpse)suited the tone. But in this film Lestat is more edgy and sexy (i know lots will argue that Cruise was very sexy but it's not the same kind of raw sexiness combined with smouldering eyes that Townsend portrays (which certainly made me tingle and wish that i was Jessie). Aaliyah's performance was good but not as good as it should have been. While she captured Akasha's ruthlessness wonderfully she didn't have the regalness (made up word) that Akasha is sure to have. The story is about Lestat a vampire who has a big ego (although there is much more to him than just his ego) and after sleeping for many years decides to rise to become a new God, a rock God.There is also Jessie who is a Talamascan (sort of like the watchers council in Buffy but they don't interfere) who believes Lestat is a real vampire rather than a gimmicky rock artist, and even when she finds out the Talamascan already knows she still pursues him (they both have a very strong chemistry that draws you in) and proceeds to fall in love (and lust).
Lestat plans one concert where he plans to awaken Akasha as well as make sure (not that he's bothered much) that the other vampires (ones that aren't keen on him revealing they are real) don't kill him. During this you also get flashbacks of Lestat and Marius (the vampire who made Lestat) as well as him coming in later [upset] at him for revealing the truth and trying to awaken Akasha.I won't spoil the ending all I'll say is it's FAB. All in all this is a wonderful film and (as I've said before) Stuart Townsend is pure ... as well as being a fabulous Lestat (people get over the fact he isn't blond).Jessie (can't remember her name) is terrific She's slightly naive but feisty. The music on it is haunting, beautiful and hard rock.GO BUY IT.
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Summary: the beauty of horror
Review: one of the sexiest, alluring horror films available. In the wonderful tradition of such works as The Hunger and Cat People, this one dabbles in the challenging territory of eroticism-fear in highly unique and powerful ways. I cannot understand why other reviewers must take a film like this to task with a fine-toothed comb. I go into these films suspending the critical eye and giving myself to the beauty, moods and other visceral impressions tantalized by such work. I suppose therein lies the subjective value of film. Everyone goes into the same picture but emerges with different insights.
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Summary: NO!
Review: To say that this movie was an abomination would be to insult other abominations (i.e. "Dracula Rising" which, untill watching "Queen of the Damned", I believed to be the worst movie ever made). Let me address the issues I have with this movie: 1. Acting. Enough ham to supply Jarred with a lifetime supply of Subway subs. 2. Story line. This movie was supposed to be based upon the Anne Rice novel of the same name, right? Even if one dicounts this, the story was disjointed and...what the word...dumb (my kingdom for a thesaurus). The best part of the movie occured when the sound went out for about ten minutes and the people in the theater began making our own dialogue up. Okay, it was just myself and my friend, but we were pretty much the entire audience. 3. The vampires. There's only one who REALLY bugs me. Its the guy who looks like the drummer for Metallica. I really don't have a reason for not liking him, since he's really only in the movie for a short period, but for some reason he made me want to throw a shoe at the movie screen. I'll admit this last point was rather petty. The movie isn't without it's charms. The music, when not being sung by Stuart Townsend, is quite good. The visuals are wonderful, and by visuals I mean a half-naked Aaliyah slinking accross the screen. It's a shame that this turned out to be her last movie, because in all seriousness, she had some promise as an actress.
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Summary: Had she survived.......
Review: What makes this movie get any kind of press, good particularly is the death of Aaliyah. Had she lived, it would've been panned as teh horrible film it is. because she died, restraint was shown and curiousity picqued to see it. It's a bad movie. No really bad. I give 1 1/2 stars for gumption alone. The other half, I give for Aaliyah's attempts at acting.
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