Bram Stoker's Dracula / John Carpenter's Vampires / Fright Night (Box Set)

Advantages: Not many
Disadvantages: Not good

...magic. However, Vic and Bob are hugely watchable at all times and so R&H had just enough to keep you hooked, waiting for things to pick up. There's nothing in Wes Craven's Dracula to rival the Dynamic Duo and the simple fact is that this film is really rather dull and boring with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Bram Stoker's Dracula featuring Gary Oldman remained faithful to the spirit and substance of the original Gothic novel and in doing so created a strong and valid contribution to the long line of vampire horror films. The Lost Boys was a classic updating with some real imagination and verve, and a brilliant soundtrack. John Carpenter's Vampires tried something new and managed to pull it off because there were enough moments of real terror. He wove in some camp fun and tricks and did so with real enthusiasm and skill, and also... Read review

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Advantages: A vampire flick that's actually scary!
Disadvantages: A few plot flaws and a poor portrayal of the passing of time are a slight hindurance!

...to feast on them for the next month... Vampires seem to be the movie producer's horror icon of choice. Always available for a fresh riff on the mythology of bloodsuckers, it has resulted in a multitude of variations on the titular beast. From the gothic and sexual overtones of Interview With a Vampire and Bram Stoker's Dracula; to comic book indulgence with Blade; and those with an austere sense of cool and modernity (if 'cool' and 'the eighties' can be used in the same sentence) in The Lost Boys; the vampire is a creature that continually sheds its skin to fit comfortably within new surroundings. Rarely, however, has the vampire been portrayed in a thoroughly terrifying manner, which makes 30 Days of Night somewhat refreshing. Here, we have a group of vampires with real bite (ahem) and menace to provide a brutally brilliant, yet tense... Read review

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Advantages: Dark atmosphere and style, well- cast, hsitoric subtones
Disadvantages: None really

...This is THE greatest vampire film of all time, after Nosferatu and Blade, for one good reason. All vampire fils fall into three types: slayfests, like Blade and the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer film, vampire sexfests (being em I ain't seen any of them) and very rare explorations of the vampire legend. BS Dracula is one of the latter films. BS Dracula gives a whole new light, or darkness. This film gives vampirism a new rich and deep style, a true gothic masterpiece. As we know, it concerns the undead Count Dracula (Gary Oldman), who comes to England to begin his siring of Londons population from his abse at Fairfax Abbey, hired for him by the young laywer Jonathon Harker (Keano Reeves). Whilst at Castle Dracula, Harker is exposed to some wierd stuff- gravity defyign liquids, a non- reflective Dracula, Draculs female vampire cohorts... Read review

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