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Summary: It Was Great!!!!
Review: It was a really good movie.It was sexy,gothic,romantic and a thriller.Aaliyah was good as Akasha,Stuart Townsend was super sexy as Lestat and Marguerite Moreau played her role as Jesse.
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Summary: Okay, but not the best
Review: I've read and re-read the Vampire Chronicles, and most of Anne Rice's other works, and she's one of my favorite authors, but I still can't give this movie any better than 3 stars. Sorry Anne, dear, but... The movie was TOTALLY untrue to the book. It barely even followed the storyline. Two half-steps further, and it would have been impossible to use the name "Queen of the Damned" without facing copyright laws. And, that aside, it still had flaws. It was overdone completely. Very few rock singers wear the tight leather pants. Now, granted, the book was set in the 80s, but the movie, most obviously, was NOT. Also, the way the fans dressed. Their hair, and their clothes... TOTALLY stereotyped. I know VERY few of my friends who actually look like that. And trust me, I hang out with just the kind of people you would find at that kind of concert... And also, the way some of them acted. Like one of the girls who went into Lestat's house. She dressed like a Goth, but acted like a cheerleader. And Jesse and...Jesse's aunt didn't look like I imagined. Their hair was too auburn, too... straight, whereas in the book, they are described as bright red and curly. Also, in the movie, there was no mention of Armand, or Louis, or Gabrielle, or Claudia. And Marius did NOT make Lestat. They twisted the stories ALL around, and being a hardcore bookworm, this REALLY bothered me. The whole time, I was leaning over and telling my friend how things REALLY happened. And, though Stuart Townsend was a good Vampire, he was NOT, in my opinion, a good Lestat. All in all, the movie was good, but not if you liked Interview With The Vampire. The Queen of the Damned captures none of that drama and heartwrenching despair.
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Summary: Aaliyah is The Queen of Horror!
Review: "Queen of the Damned" is based on Anne Rice's endless Vampire Chronicles. I read the book and the movie wasn't really like the book. But it was still great and very erotic and entertaining. I did got scared in a few parts, but the movie was not scary. It was still great to watch. Most people will be dissapointed to see that Aaliyah isn't really in the movie as much as the previews make it seem. At first she appears as a statue and you only see flashes of her. Then she shows up for one scene at a bar where she burns the bar all up and battles with other vampires. Then at the end she shows at a rock concert that the vampire Lastat is performing at and then she takes him and the ending arrives soon with the last battle. Stuart Townsend played a better Lastat than Tom Cruise did. The soundtrack was awesome and the movie just rocked. Also, the beginning of this movie is the beginning for the book "The Vampire Lastat" and not from the book "Queen of the Damned". I highly recommand it to everyone and I really loved it. Aaliyah was great and it's so sad that she died. I will miss her and there is always a place in my heart for her.
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Summary: Great for Vampire Fans
Review: I'm a big Vampire movie fan, so , of course, this movie was great to me. Even though it's not anything like the book, it's still got a great plot and very realistic characters. But if you don't like vampires or music, then don't go to see this one. I still can't see how the critics gave this movie a D, but it was number 2 in the box offices. So if you like goth stuff, then see this movie!
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Summary: queen of the damned
Review: i went into this movie with the knowledge the book would not be found on screen. Aside from Stuart Townsend's dead-on interpretation of Lestat, the movie was lacking in many ways. The real shame is that a mini series could not have been done. To attempt to put 4000 years on the screen with multiple plots in an hour and a half is not doing justice to the author's work. Any true fan of Anne Rice knows that her books are read multiple times together to completely understand all of the meanings of the lives of her characters. This was not the appropriate setting for this particular chronicle. How about Tale of the Body Thief? I would continue to see Lestat on screen only if Stuart Townsend played the character. He was fabulous in his interpretation. You could not decide if you wanted to punish him like a child or wish your name was Jesse. I know people that are down right possessive of who Lestat is and how he should be interpreted. I agree that Stuart Townsend was cheated with the script handed to him. I look forward to seeing him elsewhere. All in all, and entertaining movie. Remember, it is just a movie. The book is always better(as it should be)
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Summary: a complete waste of time
Review: Forget it...this film has absolutely no redeeming features at all. It is one stinker of a movie and possibly the worst film I have ever seen...and to call this cimema! ... This is purely for the MTV kids and the easily entertained. Ehwww Vampires...ehwww punk rock vampires...what a cliched piece of dross!
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Summary: Only thing similar was the Title
Review: I am a fan of the Ann Rice books, and this movie has no similarity to them at all. Even if you are just interested in watching a Vampire movie this is a horrible movie. I have not seen a movie this bad in a long time.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Stuart is a wonderful Lestat. The story is great, the characters, remarkable. It's a vampire classic, which dives into the very heart of the vampire. It's not old school Hollywood. This is a movie for today's generation. The music as well is wonderful. I definately suggest buying the soundtrack. "Queen of the Damned" surpasses "Interview WIth the Vampire" tenfold.
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Summary: WAKE UP AND TASTE THE BLOOD...
Review: Let me start of by saying this:
Lord of the Rings had a task to fill when it took on the challange of adding The Hobbit into the story while focusing strictly on The Fellowship of the Rings story. But in The Queen of the Damned they had to take on the task of not just touching on the Vampire Lestat novel and covering Queen of the Damned but they had to actually combined the major portions of Lestat with Queen in order to make the film function correctly. This is a challenge that both films had to take on and thus respect should be given where it is due. People of all ages, races, sex, and preferance hear me on this. Do not expect a perfect reading of the classic novel...
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Summary: Queen of the Damned
Review: I fell in love with Stuart Townsned as Vampire Lestat! And although it does not follow the book, I thought the movie was wonderful, despite some cheesiness. If wasn't for the perfect performances of Stuart and Aaliyah, and the songs of Jonathan Davis, it would not have been nearly as enjoyable!
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