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Summary: Drink From Me And Live Forever
Review: I watched this movie on t.v. around 2:30 in the morning and it had me hooked to the very end (lasted till like 5:00!!, I've never stayed up that long for a movie) I was so shocked by this movie I couldn't believe it. I usualy don't buy into all the vampire movies but I dunno something about this one was just different. All the actors did fantastic jobs - especially Kirsten Dunst considering how young she was. I recommend this DVD completely I give it two great big thumbs up!! 100%!!
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Summary: Wow!!
Review: I saw this movie at 12:30 in the middle of the night on Tv. I didn't know much about the story but I heard Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were in it so I decided to watch it. I wondered how Tom Cruise could portray a vampire. He's my fav actor but he always seemed to be the nice (and cocky) hero. Wow!! When he first appeared i didn't reconize him he was so good!! The movie held me riveted the entire time by the great acting. I was chilled by Kirsten Dunst's performance as the child vampire. This movie is so good!!
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Summary: Interview with the Vampire
Review: When I bought this DVD, I had already read some of Anne Rice's work and hoped that the film would do the book justice. It definately did.
I won't describe the plot to you, you have probably already discovered the main drill from other reviews. But to sum it all up, the story is about a 200-year old vampire named Louis (played excellently by Brad Pitt), who is lured into the immortality of the damned by a supremely evil and charismatic vampire named Lestat (stylishly played by Tom Cruise), then tormented by an unalterable fact of vampire life: to survive, he must kill.
Tom Cruise steals the show. He made a perfect Lestat. Brad Pitt also pulls off the "whiny" Louis brilliantly, and Kirsten Dunst shows her great talent in such an early stage of her acting career as Claudia, the child vampire who longs to grow up.
Overall, I give this film 100%. I have never seen a more intriguing, sensual or spellbinding vampire film like this one.
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Summary: I am a Vampire
Review: A stunning cinematic piece that deserves much credit, especially due to the actors and production team, a fresh new addition to the "Vampire story" and derived from a classic series of novels by Anne Rice.
The Vampire is the most sensual character in creation and has been worked well in this film.
Two thumbs up!!! ...
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Summary: Anne Rice's Vampires Come to Life!
Review: This is the first movie based on one of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. There was a great deal of debate among longtime fans of Rice's work about the casting, especially the casting of Tom Cruise as the vampire Lestat. Tom really was not the "type" Anne described in her books at all but he pulls off an excellent performance all the same. His co-star Brad Pitt was an excellent choice for Lestat's long-suffering companion Lois. Together Lestat and Lois raise a child vampire Claudia who ultimately is infuriated with being a woman trapped forever in the body of a child. The movie stayed very true to the original novel, perhaps because the screenplay was also done by Anne Rice. A must see movie for fans of Anne Rice or vampire flicks.
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Summary: A sumptuous, over the top movie
Review: "Interview With the Vampire" is a grand, spectacular, over the top movie, based on the first book in Anne Rice's seemingly endless "Vampire Chronicles". When it was released in 1994, it was reviled by some critics and audiences members. But I suggest that Ms. Rice's books are the types that do not lend themselves easily to being translated to the screen. Consider, for example, the feeble, atrocious movie made from Rice's "Queen of the Damned" in 2002. I think the producers of "Interview" took the right approach by using the old-fashioned, overblown approach. In this sense, it reminds me of older 'classics' like "The Ten Commandments" [1956], "Ben-Hur" [1959] and "Dr. Zhivago" [1965] - movies so sumptuous that any attempt to debate their 'literary' merits is virtually pointless. Such epics are designed to amaze and to entertain. That is exactly what "Interview" does. To me, it's main fault is its casting of Tom Cruise as Lestat, a move the author public decried, although she later retracted her criticism. But she was heavily invested in the project, both as its script writer and as a profit participant. I, of course, am not, being just a simple moviegoer. I really like Mr. Cruise in certain roles, but, in my mind's eye, Lestat he is not. Though he wasn't quite old enough or famous enough at the time, I can picture Jude Law as Lestat. Or Ethan Hawke, perhaps. Maybe even Nicholas Cage. This casting error is partially offset by Brad Pitt's Louis. He is absolutely the right actor. In fact, he, too, would have been a decent Lestat. Nearly stealing the movie from the two megastars is Kirsten Dunst. About twelve years old at the time, she is unbelievable good as Claudia, the child vampire. Time has proven that Ms. Dunst's performance was no fluke. Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea are fun as Santiago and Armand. I think director Neil Jordan had a rough time on the set of this movie. While he did an admirable job, I think his forte is rightly smaller, character driven pictures such as "Mona Lisa", "The Crying Game" and "The End of the Affair". Composer Elliot Goldenthal contributed a powerful music score. Much of the dazzling look of the film is the work of cinematographer Phillipe Rousselot, whose other work includes "Dangerous Liaisons", "The Emerald Forest" and "La Reine Margot". Production designer Dante Ferretti also worked on "Titus", "The Age of Innocence" and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen". I think that the people who conceived "Interview" as a movie were determined to give it a both an expensive look and a timeless quality. If so, they succeeded. This helps enormously to overcome something that is inherent to all "The Vampire Chronicles": The characters and their tales are both hauntingly beautiful and decidedly repulsive. It is this contradiction in both the books and this movie that makes one either an ardent fan or a detractor.
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Summary: Good Vampire Film
Review: I haven't seen a vampire film as good as this one since "Nosferatu". All the actors did an excellent job portraying vampires, especially Kirsten Dunst. This was not an easy role for a child actor in their first film. It was about a man named Louis(Brad Pitt), who was bit and turned into a vampire by Lestat (Tom Cruise). Louis is having a hard time coping with drinking blood and murdering people. However, he can't fight his urges any longer and he bites a little girl, Claudia (Kirsten Dunst), which turns her into a vampire as well. Soon, Lestat, Louis and Claudia become a little family and shares a house. After a considerable amount of time, Louis and Claudia can no long bear to live with Lestat any longer. So, Claudia tricks Lestat into drinking blood from a corpse, which causes him to rot and sort of go into a coma. At that, Louis and Claudia run away together and live a pretty happy life for a while. I don't want to spoil anything, so I am going to stop talking. You should see this if you like vamp movies.
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Summary: Three C's - Casting, Cruise & a Casket
Review: I never thought Tom Cruise would undertake the Impossible Mission (no pun intended) of being cast as a vampire. The storyline, script, editing and special effects are all superb in this blood-sucking classic, but what made me give it a "3" rating on a scale of "5" was Tom Cruise. I spent the entire time trying to make Cruise "fit" into a vampire film. Though he is convincing, I couldn't help but picture him in "Top Gun", "Rain Man", "Mission Impossible", and "Cocktail" while I was viewing this flick. When the dust settled...and the last "stake" had been planted, I came to the realization that if a horror fan watched this film with no past knowledge of Cruise, it would be a classic. For example, Jack Nicholson was cast in the horror flick "Wolf" with Michelle Pfeiffer. He was the most horrific werewolf I had ever seen on the big screen. Trying to adapt the "cool" Cruise...the macho womanizer...to a vampire role, was not quite as easy a task. It works, but true Cruise fans will look beyond his evil spirit and never truly believe that this guy could be a relative of Dracula. Don't get me wrong, this is one of the best vampire flicks I have ever seen. However, I would have cast someone like Willem Dafoe (of "Spider-man fame) or Matt Dillon (aka his role in "Wild Things") for a more believable film. If you are a true vampire flick fan...add this to your library. If you want to see the best vampire flick of all time, invest in "Fright Night" (starring Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowell, William Ragsdale and Amanda Bearse). You won't be disappointed. It will scare the ... you.
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Summary: must I say more
Review: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Christian Slater, and Antonio Banderas -- must I say more!?! A collection of hot actors and a great movie -- what more could one ask for? This is truly a good vampire movie, it actually has an intrueging plot! You learn the story from the vampire's point of view and trust me it is much more interesting that way. I couldn't recommend a more interesting movie. You get amazing acting, great sets, and scenes that will still your heart -- and chill you to the bone all in one!
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Summary: My Favorite Movie of All Time
Review: Words cannot describe how good this movie is. A Beautiful story of vampires. Highly reccomend this movie to anyone.
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