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Post by Werewolf on Sept 15, 2012 8:48:15 GMT -5
Near Dark is good. No wishy washy vampires in that. Never really enjoyed the Lost Boys and that was so popular when i was young.
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Post by dryst on Sept 16, 2012 12:07:19 GMT -5
Funny thing is, the reason I haven't seen Near Dark to this point is just a case of judging a movie by it's cover. For whatever reason, it just didn't strike me as being a vampire flick and no one ever introduced me to it for the longest time. Now that I know all these years later, it's not popping up as often.
Did the same thing with Ginger Snaps when it first came out. Had no idea it was a werewolf flick. I'd pass by it on the shelves of the local movie rental place, look at the cover, and dismiss it right away. Hard to blame me though. It looked like one of those cheesy "erotic thriller" B movie types with the picture of the two sisters all decked out in black, side by side and glaring at you. I thought they were supposed to be witches (and/or possibly lesbians) or something. What did I know? By the time I found out, I had to put way too much effort into tracking a copy of each down. Worth it, but still...
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Post by someoldguy on Nov 8, 2013 16:56:31 GMT -5
I have the opposite problem. All Lugosi and no Lee. I need to sort that out ... what are the best of the Christopher Lee movies? Hi Noel, newbie here....answering a six year old question.... IMO the best two of the Lee Dracula films are: Dracula (1958) aka Horror of Dracula in the US Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968) I do not have a third place offering. None of them are really bad but not as good as these two. |
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Post by Werewolf on Nov 8, 2013 17:12:28 GMT -5
I'd watch anything with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in. You can't beat a good Hammer Horror.
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Post by someoldguy on Nov 8, 2013 19:35:29 GMT -5
I'd watch anything with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in. You can't beat a good Hammer Horror. Dracula (1958) did indeed feature Lee and Cushing, but 'Risen' did not have Cushing. Yet IMO it may be not just the best Hammer Dracula but possibly the best Hammer horror. Although I should watch them all again to be sure.  |
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Post by Marcus on Nov 11, 2013 4:53:36 GMT -5
Whenever anyone talks about Dracula, Christopher Lee's version is the first image that pops into my head. And it's aways a joy watching Lee and Cushing in a film together.
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Post by darkwolfavenged on Nov 11, 2013 14:06:22 GMT -5
My revised top ten:
1. Let The Right One In
2. Near Dark
3. Interview With the Vampire
4. Bram Stoker's Dracula
5. Salems' Lot (1978 - I know it was a TV mini series but it did get an edited cinema release in Europe)
6. Martin
7. Blade
8. Blade 2
9. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
10. 30 Days of Night
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Post by someoldguy on Nov 11, 2013 18:11:49 GMT -5
My revised top ten: 1. Let The Right One In 2. Near Dark 3. Interview With the Vampire 4. Bram Stoker's Dracula 5. Salems' Lot (1978 - I know it was a TV mini series but it did get an edited cinema release in Europe) 6. Martin 7. Blade 8. Blade 2 9. Dracula: Prince of Darkness 10. 30 Days of Night Still musing over what my top ten should be. But concerning Salem's Lot - The long US two parter was IMO distinctly superior to the cinema release. I believe it is available on DVD. |
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Post by someoldguy on Nov 17, 2013 13:21:52 GMT -5
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Classy treatment that fills in what Stoker only hinted at
Dracula: A Gothic Romance (1977)
BBC three parter, rarely seen
Dracula (1931)
Inventing the archtype, great performances all around
Let the Right One In (2008)
“It’s just that I have been 12 for a very long time” Delicious!
Dracula (1958) aka Horror of Dracula
The first of the ‘bloody’ vampire movies
Lee and Cushing together
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)
Lee at his best, with more than a hint of the sensuousness of vampirism
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
The making of Nosfertau (1922) with a real vampire in the role
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
The remake, just as good and more accessible than the silent original
Salem's Lot (1979)
TV two parter, nicely scary
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Lush adaptation of the novel
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Post by Marcus on Nov 26, 2013 7:36:17 GMT -5
You know, I've been forgetting all about Stake Land. Which has an interesting take on the vampire setting. A pretty dark world, with a definite "zombie" flavouring to how they have the vampire and human interact.
In fact I'm going to go re-watch that film tonight. Cannot believe I forgot all about it.
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Post by darkwolfavenged on Nov 26, 2013 11:06:02 GMT -5
My revised top ten: 1. Let The Right One In 2. Near Dark 3. Interview With the Vampire 4. Bram Stoker's Dracula 5. Salems' Lot (1978 - I know it was a TV mini series but it did get an edited cinema release in Europe) 6. Martin 7. Blade 8. Blade 2 9. Dracula: Prince of Darkness 10. 30 Days of Night Still musing over what my top ten should be. But concerning Salem's Lot - The long US two parter was IMO distinctly superior to the cinema release. I believe it is available on DVD. Yeah, the two part Salems' Lot mini series is far better and my preferred version too. And yeah, it is on DVD. I own it. I just didn't know if it would count as it is not a movie but a mini series. I also own the 2004 remake but that is not so great. |
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Post by someoldguy on Nov 26, 2013 13:35:55 GMT -5
Still musing over what my top ten should be. But concerning Salem's Lot - The long US two parter was IMO distinctly superior to the cinema release. I believe it is available on DVD. Yeah, the two part Salems' Lot mini series is far better and my preferred version too. And yeah, it is on DVD. I own it. I just didn't know if it would count as it is not a movie but a mini series. I also own the 2004 remake but that is not so great. I just realized that it has been way over thirty years since I saw Salem's Lot.  I still remember it clearly virtually scene by scene. I even recall disliking David Soul in his role. (But what happened yesterday is a bit of a mystery... ) I tend to count works intended to be viewed in sequence as a single movie. In my vampire movie list, I counted the BBC three parter as one movie. That they were not originally shown all together is not a problem. That is the nature of TV. Theatrical releases would of course be a different matter. The 2004 version was rather good IMO. Rob Lowe certainly outdid David Soul. Donald Sutherland did a good job as well. Glad to see he has still got it. And Rutger Hauer always turns in a good performance, in this case a vampire more like in the novel than the monster in the 1979 TV movie. Which version was better? Got to get that DVD and see the '79 version again.  |
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Post by Werewolf on Dec 13, 2013 19:05:20 GMT -5
You know, I've been forgetting all about Stake Land. Which has an interesting take on the vampire setting. A pretty dark world, with a definite "zombie" flavouring to how they have the vampire and human interact. In fact I'm going to go re-watch that film tonight. Cannot believe I forgot all about it. I'd heard lots of good things about Stake Land but after watching it i just cannot bring myself to like it. When the film ended i felt so depressed. I know its not supposed to be a feel good movie but usually i can find some redeeming feature in any movie..... But not in this one. I've seen it once and i don't think i could sit through it again. |
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Post by someoldguy on Dec 13, 2013 20:27:02 GMT -5
I'd heard lots of good things about Stake Land but after watching it i just cannot bring myself to like it. When the film ended i felt so depressed. I know its not supposed to be a feel good movie but usually i can find some redeeming feature in any movie..... But not in this one. I've seen it once and i don't think i could sit through it again. While watching Stake Land, I kept thinking about Matheson's novel I Am Legend - the plague of vampirism with a few struggling survivors (just one in Matheson), the appearance of smarter vampires - and of the end of the (disappointing) 2007 film. In fact, all film versions of the novel were disappointing. This colored my watching of Stake Land enough that I disliked it. I am glad (I think?) that someone else did not care for it for reasons other than my idiosyncrasies.  |
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Post by Werewolf on Dec 14, 2013 20:38:14 GMT -5
I'd heard lots of good things about Stake Land but after watching it i just cannot bring myself to like it. When the film ended i felt so depressed. I know its not supposed to be a feel good movie but usually i can find some redeeming feature in any movie..... But not in this one. I've seen it once and i don't think i could sit through it again. While watching Stake Land, I kept thinking about Matheson's novel I Am Legend - the plague of vampirism with a few struggling survivors (just one in Matheson), the appearance of smarter vampires - and of the end of the (disappointing) 2007 film. In fact, all film versions of the novel were disappointing. This colored my watching of Stake Land enough that I disliked it. I am glad (I think?) that someone else did not care for it for reasons other than my idiosyncrasies. Couldn't agree more. There have been no good versions of I am Legend so its definitely time to leave it alone. Although i'm sure there will be another attempt to make it in the future. |
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I still remember it clearly virtually scene by scene. I even recall disliking David Soul in his role. (But what happened yesterday is a bit of a mystery... 
