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Summary: Vampires Rock!!
Review: ....And so did this movie! Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst were all Fabulous in this movie. The plot was great, sad, dark, and scary at times. It's one of those few, rare movies that are darkly beautiful and utterly terrifying at the same time...... I loved it!
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Summary: A Good Movie
Review: This movie is a favorite of mine, though I do not give it the five star rating, because it is not perfect by any means. I read this book and the books that followed because of this movie. While it does not follow the book exactly (the whole thing with Louis's brother, Lestat's father, Lestat in Paris) it does an excellent job. There are lots of little things that make me truly love this movie that Queen of the Damned forgot about. There is the part where Louis is sitting staring into the candle while Lestat throws grapes at him, out of the entire movie this scene is probably the best when it comes to showing the relationship between these characters. There is also the part where Louis is burning down the house and Lestat breaks through the window and they fight to which Lestat responds "Shut up, Louis!"Claudia is amazing. While in the books she is younger than six, here she is about 12, but the fact is you could never find a six year old child with that type of range. Her performance is amazing and truly portrays Claudia as the amazing and disturbing character she is. Armand is the most disappointing, while Antonio takes a noble stab, his appearances is almost the total opposite of Armand. Armand is short, has auburn hair, and is very young being about 16 or 17. Christian Slater does an excellent job as Daniel Molloy (the reporter). The end, however, is a tad bit aggravating to those fans of the book. Needless to say, there is no part in the car with Lestat. (I will admit, this is a part I enjoy, but far from the book.) Many of the women I know who enjoy this movie are in it mainly for the top stars and any excuse to watch them. If you are watching it for this reason you may be disappointed as both are in quite a good deal of make-up, which may or may not add to your appreciation of their looks. If you are coming in strictly with a huge love for the books you might also be disappointed. Things as I have mentioned have been changed or cut entirely. However, if you come into this movie strictly because you want to watch a good vampire movie than this is a good one for you. While not the typical vampire action movie (if you are looking for that, watch Blade) it is more thinking and gives a better idea of what it might actually be like to live as a vampire. If you are looking for more fun, less thought, and wild music watch Queen of the Damned. What you think of this movie is all a matter of what you are looking for. This movie is unashamedly dark. If you are not a fan of dark and depressing movies do NOT see this because you will not enjoy it. However, if you have an appreciation for the dark things of life and story lines this is probably the movie for you. (This is my first review of anything, so be kind!)
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Summary: Wasn't disappointed at all
Review: I had read the novel before I saw the movie, so of course I
was wondering how faithful the movie would be. Surprisingly, in
its own way, it's just as good as the book. Of course, much of
the book simply disappears in this movie, such as the encounter
with the brutish, mindless vampires of eastern Europe. Still, it's an intelligent if somewhat slow adaptation of Rice's
novel. I too was wondering if Tom Cruise had the ability to
play Lestat, but darn, he does an wonderful job, even if he
does look a little bit like the late Tiny Tim equipped with a
fake set of vampire choppers. Everyone does an excellent job all
around--Brad Pitt as Louis, Kirsten Dunst as Claudia the
child-vampire, everyone. Be warned, at times it is graphic and
bloody, and I actually cringed at certain scenes. Still, it
is an intelligent, literature, atmospheric horror film, one
which I highly recommend.
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Summary: The best vampire movie ever made
Review: The old vampire movies are not my cup of tea. Dracula in black and white is boring and lame. Not scary or thought proking, as was the book by Bram Stroker. Interview With The Vampire is a different story, though. As most of you know, Interview With The Vampire is based on the book by Anne Rice. The book is better, but the movie is great in itself. The movie's beginning takes place in the present. Louis, played by Pitt, tell his life story to an interviewer, Slater, who's name we never find out. Although, in later books by Rice you find out it's Daniel. Most of the movie, I'd say about an hour and a half, is a flash back. You learn about Louis' compainion and maker Lestat, played by Cruise. Lestat is so evil and charming most can't decide whether to love him or hate him. Tom Cruise does a wonderful job as Lestat. Lestat and Louis make a vampire child, Claudia who is played by Dunst. Dunst is fabolous as Claudia. It's a shame that's the best acting she's ever done in her whole career to date. This story is a sad and beautiful one. Although there is some nudity, voilence, gore, and death this movie is not trash at all. It has all the elements of a good movie. It makes you laugh, cry, and think. Most movies today can't make you think. The only problem is you become very wrapped up in this movie. I'd recommend this movie to anyone. I watch it all the time and love it more and more everytime I watch it. Everyone who I know whose seen it, wants to watch it again. It truly is a good movie.
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Summary: Fantastic movie differs from the novel.
Review: This was a fantastic movie and has held a place as my favorite vampire movie since it came out in 1994. The casting is excellent and the atmosphere set by the lighting and sets make this a truly chilling story. Fans of Anne Rice will note differances from the novel (eg. the return of Lestat) however these differances are shaddowed by the fact that most of the movie is a very accurate portrail of the novel. If you are looking for a movie that will capture your interest from the very begining and keep it right to the end, I highly recomend this one.
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Summary: The Best Movie, Horror or Otherwise, of All Time
Review: After having absolutely no sleep, I saw IWTV at 6:30 in the morning, and put off going to bed just to finish watching this incomparable movie. It is the singular best movie of all time. In a nutshell, Louis de Pointe du Lac, the younger vampire, struggles with regret about his killings after being "made" by Lestat de Lioncourt. I had heard in advance that Tom Cruise played an excellent Lestat, but when he appeared on the screen, I was shocked. He was a chilling, amazing character, virtually unrecognizable with fangs and blond hair. Louis, played by Brad Pitt, was occasionally whiny and melancholy, but he certainly fit the part. Stealing the show, however, was an extremely talented and extremely frightening Kirsten Dunst (at 12) as Claudia, the child vampire whose mind and soul matures, but whose body remains that of a 12-year-old. Louis's only love, she keeps him with Lestat in the immortal family. Antonio Banderas, as Armand, was also amazing, although a far cry from the auburn-haired, eternally youthful character of the book. I was inspired to read the novel by Anne Rice after finishing the movie, (I cried for hours at its end, partially because it was over) and it too was great. If only Tom Cruise was Lestat in the feeble Queen of the Damned!
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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME PAST, FUTURE, OR PRESENT!!!!!
Review: I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET!!!!! I DON'T USUALLY TAKE TIME TO REVIEW THINGS BUT FOR THIS MOVIE I HAD TOO!!!!! IT IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL NOTHING ELSE CAN BE SAID EXCEPT THE BEST MOVIE IN ALL OF INFINITE BEAUTIFUL!!!!! TOM, BRAD, AND KRISTIN DUNST ALL DID SUPERB IN THIS MOVIE!!!!! OTHER MOVIES WISH THEY COULD BE THIS GOOD!!!!!
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Summary: Enthralling and enticing.
Review: The characters in "Interview with the Vampire" are a bit overplayed, but the lives and the world portrayed by them are dark, beautiful, and enticing. The characters are quite charismatic and memorable, from the supremely evil Lestat (Tom Cruise), to the melancholy foil of Lestat, Louis (Brad Pitt), a two-hundred year old vampire torn by guilt and remorse. Perhaps the most charismatic and best portrayed character, was Claudia (Kirsten Dunst). She was "born into darkness" at eight years of age, fed on by Louis and turned to darkness by Lestat. Beautiful, dark, intelligent, and sophisticated, Claudia feels none of the regret that Louis does. Indeed, her blood lust is equal to or greater than Lestat's. The lives led by vampires are highly romanticized in "Interview..." They are enticing, their world unbelievably intriguing, yet they are children of darkness, knowing no light, no release from their eternal lonliness, except when they kill. This perhaps, is the ultimate irony. Though not terribly subtle or complex, this movie was extremely well done, and I would recommend it to anyone with a taste for gothic romance or vampire movies.
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Summary: Slather on the SPF 50 sunblock
Review: I've never been obsessed, or even mildly fascinated, by the concept of vampires. While I'm still not, the film adaptation of Anne Rice's novel INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE does provide an evening's worth of above average entertainment. It's a tough job being a vampire, but in Rice's lurid world somebody has to do it. The film opens in modern day San Francisco where bloodsucker Louis (Brad Pitt) gives an interview to a journalist (Christian Slater). For the record (and for the audience in an extended flashback), Louis begins his story in 1790s New Orleans where he was a plantation owner, who crosses paths with the vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise). Lestat is looking for a bud to hang out with, and seduces Louis with immortality's allure. Louis has nothing better to do with his idle life, and so allows himself to be transformed into one of the Undead. After a period of knocking around together, the boys decide that their N'Awlins flat needs, I guess, the feminine touch. So, Louis stumbles upon (and bites the neck of) a 12 year-old plague-orphan, Claudia (Kirsten Dunst). The girl is so fetching that our heroes decide to keep her around, and Lestat subsequently transforms her into an addition to their mini-coven. The trio are thick as thieves for years until bad things start to happen. I can't really award more than 4 stars because, for me, other vampire films have been more impressive. SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2001) was more cleverly done by far. And DRACULA (1979), starring Frank Langella, while not considered a great film, had scenes of cinematic artistry not matched here. Indeed, much of the power of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE comes from visuals perhaps composed for their shock value. The plot of this film is largely the commendable revelation that vampires' lives are lonely, wretched affairs. An eternity of sleeping in coffins, avoiding sunlight without some serious sunblock, and biting the jugulars of nubile, scantily-clad maidens isn't really a glamorous lifestyle. However, it's great fun watching one of this era's greatest Silver Screen hunks, Tom Cruise, be so amorally menacing in a charming sort of way. Dunst is captivating as the willful Claudia, who never physically matures beyond her young age, but whose inner self hardens as we watch. Squinting at Claudia's curls through half-closed eyes, I could almost see Shirley Temple. But America's Princess never wielded a knife like this! Pitt's Louis is so burdened with guilt over his misguided career move that he's a constant wet blanket. By the film's final scene, which is the essence of Lestat, it's apparent he too wishes Louis would just get over it.
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Summary: Sexy, Scary, Goth
Review: This Movie has it all. Anne rice is a master at Vampire writing. Tom Cruise, Brad pitt, The whole cast, did it a great justice. Very well acted, it has it all sex appeal, intrigue, sadness, I truly loved this film.
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