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Summary: Why say its "bad" when you could look at both differantly!
Review: Fans of the book were fairly dissappointed with the adaptation of the newest Vampire Chronical movie, "Queen of the Damned". Its like the book to Jurassic Park(you got to admit the book and the movie were very differant ,but both were great). You got to look at both things differantly. Still I did enjoy "Queen" and was a great challenge for Aaliyah, but she doesn't appear till an hour into the movie(So why have her the lead!). I didn't like the movie because it was Aaliyah last(very bold and rude of you Cellis 1036!),but how steady the pace of the movie was and the acting in this. This movie does become slow till thirty minutes in to it you do get envolved with the plot line. Aaliyah was excellent(they showcased her brillantly). Stuart Townsend wasn't bad at all(,but you still wish Brad Pitt was in this!). What can I say, its a great rental! Sorry to the fans of the book for having high hopes ,but its only a movie and Hollywood will alter things in order to make it differant (Birdman of Alcatraz for example).
Bottom Line is fans of the book will be disappointed ,but people who didn't read it would like it better than the book fans.
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Summary: Good, but some loose ends.
Review: I thought Queen of the Damned was a good, tense movie and I highly enjoyed it being a big fan of vampire, Anne Rice's vampire chronicles and a big big fan of Aaliyah. However when I was viewing the deleted scenes, I thought that they should have left in scene's 8 and 9, those being when the Ancients rise and they ment Marius at the Hollywood sign. They reason being for this is at Lestat's concert, they just boom there they are, out of nowhere, the same thing happened when they killed Akasha. Scenes 8 and 9 stated who they where, that I did not find out until I watched scenes 8 and 9. Although and I am glad they trimmed Akasha's dance up and cut where she said "Lestat, come out, come out, wherever you are", If they would have left that in there it would have been pointless. Other than that I liked it.
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Summary: Lighten Up!
Review: People have to realize that there is a major difference between rating a movie and a book. I highly respect the admiration Anne Rice's fans have for her books and can somewhat understand the disappointment in the details of the movie. However, the movie never proclaimed to exactly follow the book. It is just an entertaining movie that is loosely based on the novel. The same way it is an art for Anne Rice to write a novel, it is an art to make a movie, and that should be respected. For what it's worth, I think the movie is quite good, and do not regret buying it; in fact, I recommend buying it!
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Summary: A miserable attempt to give life to a great book
Review: It's always been my personal belief that if you aren't going to stay true to a novel, then you shouldn't make a movie about it. This movie was in no way, shape, or form either The Vampire Lestat or The Queen of the Damned. It was a pathetic attempt to gather some actors together, have them hiss and bare their fangs, and play music. The producers should never have tried to make this movie. They have no concept of being true to a novel, of characterization, or even of the concept of a plot.
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Summary: Needs a Revamp but still ok
Review: The movie was ok but the main character was barely even in it. The movie didn't stick to the book like most books turned movies do, but they completely switched it around. I wish in the movie they kept Jessi dead like they did in the book because when I saw the very end I just had to puke. It was like some cutesy Disney movie. If they had Akasha's plan to 'make the world a more peaceful place' then the movie would have actually had some story. Aaliyah was so beautiful in the movie but she only had probably ten minutes of screentime. They didn't even explain HOW she became the first vampire. It's obvious they had to chop up the book so it wouldn't be a five hour movie, but if the major events that were in the book were in the movie, it would have been a lot better.
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Summary: A very expressive movie
Review: Even though many people may think this movie was horrible.I believe this was a very unique and extremely talented movie. I think anyone who enjoy's movies that are scary and sexy at the same time should check out this movie sometime. It's one of the best so far.
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Summary: Better than average Vampire Flick
Review: Queen of the Damned is an above average Vampire flick, that will likely appeal more to the Dracula 2000 fans, than the Interview with a Vampire fans, as it is more in that vain.Stuart Townsend plays an excellent Lestat. Aaliyah (God rest her soul)was ok as Akasha, but over all her part of the story was kind of weak. The special effects were pretty cool, and the music was dark and creepy which set the tone of the movie very nicely. Overall, I enjoyed this flick, and I think you will too.
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Summary: I loved it but it's just an adaptation
Review: As I've said in other reviews it's just a movie people. So this isn't the best adaptation of the vampire chronicles it's still a very entertaining movie. Stuart Townsend is more Lestat than Tom Cruise was because Lestat is not in his thirties in the books he is late teens early twenties so Townsend fits. But it's just an adaptation. The books were very detailed and very well thought out Anne Rice is the most amazing author alive today but we only have less than two hours to make a movie. If they made The vampire chronicle the way they were written we'd have to make a lord of the rings type movie at best, Harry Potter, well I'll leave that alone. Aaliyah is amazing but the charater of Akasha does not look like that, I'm sorry but she doesn't. Making Marius Lestat sire was a good choice mainly because Magnus the creator from the vampire lestat was not in the story long enough to have a real effect. Where is my Gabrielle. My favorite character is Lestat's mother. She should have been in this one. Going back to my original point. It's an adaptation, there is nothing saying that we can't have another movie called the queen of the damned or the vampire lestat. I hope to claudia that they next time they do this Anne Rice is more involved. Later.
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Summary: Come out, come out, wherever you are...
Review: Stuart Townsend looks so freaking HOT you could burn yourself! The movie was WONDERFUL! I enjoyed the scene where Jessie is having a conversation with Lestat about "knowing everything". The music also made the movie kickass! I do have to admit, there should have been more blood and guts. "Come out come out wherever you are" Stuart Townsend. lol
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Summary: Better than I expected
Review: I was looking forward to "The Queen of the Damned" when it was released in theatres. But I was so afraid that I wouldn't like this movie, because I am a Anne Rice fan and loved the novel. I knew the movie would be different. And yes, it was, but to tell you the truth, I couldn't ask more from this movie! I simply loved it.
The first half of the movie I see as based on "The Vampire Lestat", the book that follows "Interview with the Vampire". And it was so interesting. Then, in the 2nd half, the stunning Aaliyah, queen of the damned, appears. And this is of course based on the third book of the series, "The Queen of the Damned". Aaliyah is amazing. I was not her fan before - I am now. She was really talented. She WAS the queen. When she's on screen, you can't look at anything else but her.
And Stuart Townsend, "the irresistible vampire Lestat", is also great. When reading the books, the image I had in mind for Lestat was much closer to Stu than to Tom Cruise in "Interview", although I thought he also did a wonderful job in that movie.
This movie was beyond my expectations. See it. You'll like it. It's not a piece of art, it's just pure good entertainment.
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