Summary - Great 4.0

I’m just gonna come out and say it: I love John Carpenter. The guy is one of the greatest filmakers of all time, in my opinion, and has never made a bad movie. And of all his movies, his most underrated has to be Vampires, which has a large cult following, but is still not talked about too much. Even more obscure is it’s sequel, Vampires: Los Muertos, which I believe is one of the best horror films of the 2000s.

Acting - Good 3.0

The main star is Jon Bon Jovi. Um…yeah. I have nothing against the guy, he’s a fine actor, but it’s hard to supress a chuckle when you hear he’s the leading man. Nevertheless, he’s great in this, and it’s actually my favourite performance he’s given, as he plays a sort of Spike Spiegal meets Edgar Frog character here. It’s an odd combimation, but it works very well.

All the others are no names, but all do a great job, and I have no complaints against any of the actors.

Film - Good 3.0

It’s good enough quality for a 2002 film. At times, it feels like a 1997 film, but the lighting and cinematograghy is very good.

Edge - Sordid 3.5

Pretty gruesome shit here. It’s certainly not something to play while the kiddies are in the room.

Some very suggestive stuff, a feux seuction scene, an actual seduction scene, and even a slight hint of girl-on-girl. Not too explicit, but suggestive nonetheless. Very violent. We get vampires exploding, getting burned alive, getting implailed, and other gruesome shit of that sort. Eh, we get a few cusses here and there, but nothing too bad.

Reality - Fantasy 5.0

It’s a movie about vampires, what do you expect?

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