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The undead are among us and livelier than ever when Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a talented ... more
group of young bloods star in Interview With The Vampire, the spellbinding screen adaptation of Anne Rice's best seller. Award-winning box-office favourite Cruise ...
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the ... more
story of a vampire gifted with eternal life cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. Anne Rice's compulsively readable novel is arguably the most celebrated work of vampire fiction since Bram Stoker's Dracula was published in 1897. As the Washington Post said on its first publication it is a 'thrilling strikingly original work of the imagination ...sometimes horrible sometimes beautiful always unforgettable'.
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The undead are among us and livelier than ever when Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a talented ... more
group of young-bloods star in 'Interview With The Vampire', the spellbinding screen adaptation of Anne Rice's best seller that's 'one of the best films of the year' (Caryn James, The New York Times).Award-winning box-office favourite Cruise stylishly plays the supremely evil and charismatic vampire Lestat. Pitt is Louis, lured by Lestat into the immortality of the damned, then tormented by an unalterable fact of vampire life - to survive, he must kill. Stephen Rea, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and Newcomer Kirsten Dunst also star.One lifetime alone offers plenty of opportunities for the savage revelries of the night. Imagine what an eternity can bring. Hypnotically directed by Neil Jordan ('The Crying Game'), 'Interview With The Vampire offers enough thrills, shocks and fiendish fun to last a lifetime...and beyond.
The undead are among us and livelier than ever when Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a talented ... more
group of young-bloods star in 'Interview With The Vampire', the spellbinding screen adaptation of Anne Rice's best seller.Cruise stylishly plays the supremely evil and charismatic vampire Lestat. Pitt is Louis, lured by Lestat into the immortality of the damned. Stephen Rea, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and Kirsten Dunst co-star. Hypnotically directed by Neil Jordan from a screenplay by Rice, Interview with the Vampire offers enough thrills, shocks and fiendish fun to last a lifetime - and beyond.
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the ... more
story of a vampire gifted with eternal life cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. Anne Rice's compulsively readable novel is arguably the most celebrated work of vampire fiction since Bram Stoker's Dracula was published in 1897. As the Washington Post said on its first publication it is a 'thrilling strikingly original work of the imagination ...sometimes horrible sometimes beautiful always unforgettable'.
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Brad Pitt is Louis lured by Lestat into the immortality of the damned then tormented by ... more
an unalterable fact of vampire life; to survive he must kill Stephen Rea Antonio Banderas Christian Slater and newcomer Kirsten Dunst also star. One lifetime alone offers plenty of opportunities for the savage revelries of the night. Imagine what an eternity can bring. Hypnotically directed by Neil Jordan this film offers enough thrills shocks and fiendish fun to last a lifetime and beyond...
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Production Year: 1998 - Drama - Director: Martin Brest - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Jake Weber, Claire Forlani, Jeffrey Tambor
Advantages: The best bit is the TWIST at the end! Disadvantages: Some Boring Bits
...wasn't one single DVD called Interview with the Vampire on a shelf.
So instead I bought Disturbia... Then a friend called Matthew asked for Disturbia, I said ok if only you give me one of your DVDs to borrow... So he gave me a choice:
The Lion King
Interview With The Vampire
Silence of the lambs
Se7en
I Was dead after Silence of the lambs so I asked for it but he started laughing telling me ... ...so I decided to choose Interview with The Vampire. He told me that it was a good choice.
When we had swapped, I became aware of the certification which was 18. Now what I had expected of it was a really scary film that could make you jump every single second, I expected scariness and a chance at getting Goosebumps. What I didn't expect of it came out.
CHARACTERS:
Louis de Pointe du Lac (Played By Brad ... more
Right... All my friends told me this was the best film ever, it's scary but a really great story to it, so I went to town in search for it. I looked in HMV, no sign of it, I looked in Zavvi, also no sign of it, so I decided to look in every shop I walked past that I knew that sold DVDs, so I looked in 3 different HMVs, no sign of it, I tried in 2 Zavvi stores, still no sign of it, I looked in 5 Woolworths, also no sign of it, at a last attempt I looked in 4 WH Smith stores, and guess what there was still no sign of it, I spent about 2 hours searching for it and to find out that there wasn't one single DVD called Interview with the Vampire on a shelf.
So instead I bought Disturbia... Then a friend called Matthew asked for Disturbia, I said ok if only you give me one of your DVDs to borrow... So he gave me a choice: The Lion King Interview With The Vampire Silence of the lambs Se7en
I Was dead after Silence of the lambs so I asked for it but he started laughing telling me I couldn't borrow it because he hadn't got it, so I was about to ask for Se7en but then decided this could have been a trick as well due to the fact that he listed it after silence of the lambs, so I decided to choose Interview with The Vampire. He told me that it was a good choice.
When we had swapped, I became aware of the certification which was 18. Now what I had expected of it was a really scary film that could make you jump every single second, I expected scariness and a chance at getting Goosebumps. What I didn't expect of it came out.
CHARACTERS: Louis de Pointe du Lac (Played By Brad Pitt) - Louis seems to me as a normal Human and when he turns into a vampire he doesn't feel like killing people due to the fact that it makes him a Murderer.
Lestat De Lioncourt (Played by Tom Cruise) - He is a blood-sucking vampire, who makes Louis into a vampire, he gives Louis a vampire child also called Claudia
Claudia (Played By Kirsten Dunst) - She is a child, she loves Louis like a dad and Louis loved her back, she is set out to find the other vampires as she and Louis feels alone. Little does she know that something bad is upon her.
Santiago (Played by Stephen Rea) - Louis comes in contact with this vampire while walking under a bridge in Paris. He is the fastest Vampire in the film and he is evil, you work this out as Claudia and Louis' adventure in Paris is being told.
Armand (Played by Antonio Banderas) - At first we think he is evil and much like Santiago but as the story get told we understand that he is the master of Santiago and of the others (Santiago's friends) and then we discover that Armand isn't evil and we learn that looks can be perceiving
Daniel Malloy (Played by Christian Slater) - we see him at the start and he is interviewing Louis, he is questioning Louis about he's story and Louis tells him he's story and this is when we see all the other characters, the narrator being Louis
Remember this film was made in 1994… Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt has long hair, Tom has blond hair and Brad has brown hair. Kirsten Dunst is a young girl. You might have heard of Kirsten Dunst, she plays Mary Jane in Spiderman
THE STORY Well the special edition DVD starts off with a introduction from 3 people, the director: Neil Jordan, The Writer: Anne Rice (Based on her book) and the Producer: Stephen Wooley. These people makes us understand a bit about what's going to happen in the story, it makes us question about the things they say and leaves us in suspense until the film starts. Anne says she wanted to capture the emotion and the sadness from Louis and she also says the Brad Pitt makes this come out just the way she wanted it.
At the start we follow Louis about and notice Lestat is watching him, Louis is then attacked and Lestat sucks blood from him, then they are seen in this garden and Louis has a choice that Lestat has never given anyone to live as a vampire or to die, Louis chooses to live. Lestat cuts just below his wrist and drops the blood into Louis mouth, Louis then goes up to Lestat's arm and starts sucking the blood, Lestat pulls his arm away and they both are in pain, Louis is wobbling about and it is shown as if he is transforming into a beast.
Then further on in the film Louis is so hungry for human blood due to the fact that he had been drinking blood from rats that he sucks blood from a child. Then Lestat finds him and gets angry, and Louis hates himself for killing a child. But then Lestat does something really kind and transforms the girl into a vampire also. The girl grows up a few years, he hair turns long and curly and she stays that same age for the entire whole of her life.
She has 2 dads Lestat and Louis, but Lestat considers her as a student and Louis considers her as his daughter. At one time she gets really angry at Lestat and she cuts all her hair off. She storms into her bedroom and screams when she looks into the mirror, she storms out of her bedroom angry at Lestat, we see her and all her hair has grown back in a few seconds.
I mustn't tell you anymore I'll get too involved and tell you too much. I really was expecting this to be very scary but at times it's funny, only once did it make me jump, it made me upset as you neared the end, it was scary at parts, but it has an economical twist at the end, a twist you mustn't miss, I RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE!
Reason's why it's an 18: Bad Language: Some, Mild Sex/Nudity: Some, Moderate Violence: Some, Strong, Bloody Other: NONE
Jonni_boi 10.05.2008 (10.05.2008)
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Advantages: Sensual, Superb Acting, Brilliant Screenplay Disadvantages: None worth going on about
Interview with the Vampire has been my favourite film since I was fourteen years old. I got it for Christmas on VHS and watched it over so many times I wore the tape out! Fortunately this breakage coincided with the release of DVDs so I didn't have to go without for long.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
Louis (Brad Pitt) is a vampire who needs to bear his sole. He draws in journalist and writer Daniel Malloy (Christian Slater) to unload his burden under the guise ... ...takes us back to the start of his journey where he was bought over to the dark side by the vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise). Through Louis' recollections during his dialogue with Daniel, we discover a darker side to life full of blood, murder and just a little passion. REVIEW
Though most would group this film in with the horrors, I personally would class it as more of an erotic thriller. Author of both the original book and the screenplay, Anne Rice, ...
Lizamabug 16.03.2008
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Advantages: A modern horror classic Disadvantages: Im not a great Brad Pitt fan
...his life after death, His interview is with Louis (Brad Pitt) and he is a vampire
200 years ago Louis is a landowner in New Orleans. After the death of his wife in childbirth, he suffers from deep depresion. Drinking himself into a stupor each night and picking fights in an attempt to get himself killed. He is then befriended by the vampire, Lestat (Tom Cruise), and is given the chance of his human death and immortality as a vampire. Not understanding ... ...about the making of The interview with the Vampire. Involving interviews with Anne Rice and Neil Jordan as well as the cast members as to what they did and why they did it. Other than for the money of course...lol. As well as how the special effects were made.
Theatrical Trailer: Well obviously the Traile that was shown before the films release in 1994.
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My Opinion
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This is without doubt one of the great vampire/horror ...
ian4552 12.07.2005 (13.07.2005)
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Advantages: fantastic story, writing, cast, everything! Disadvantages: none for me
...cover says:
Tom Cruise
Interview with the Vampire
The Vampire Chronicles
Brad Pitt
Antonio Banderas
Stephen Rea
and
Christian Slater
I've included this info as it is written on the DVD to show how clear they make it that Tom Cruise is the star of this film! His name even appears before the film name whereas as the rest of the cast are listed below (in smaller writing too, may I add)
~~~The Plot~~~
"The spellbinding screen adaptation of ... ...masterpiece".
~~~Other Info~~~
Interview with the Vampire was released in 1995 (for some reason the film seems much older than that to me!)
The film is rated 18 for the strong language, sex, nudity and bloody violence!
Running time: 118 minutes
DVD Extras:
On this special edition these are the extras: Audio commentary by the director
Special Introduction
Documentary 'In the shadow of a Vampire'- a full length documentary!
Interactive menus
...
leanne8686 16.10.2008
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Advantages: Possibly the best vampir film ever made Disadvantages: could be more true to the novel
...thankfully not the case with Interview with the vampire. Although it does deviate from the book in several areas it largely remains true to the novel (the ending being a definate exception) and will not dissapoint fans of the book. The story focuses around the long life of the vampire Louis de Point du lac, his relationship with his creator Lestat, his role as a father figure to Claudia and his quest for answers and meaning all Whilst he stuggles ...
Jameshardy88 23.09.2008
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Louis de Pointe du Lac is devastated by the loss of his wife and daughter. In New Orleans he encounters the evil vampire Lestat who gives his victims immortality. 200 years later in modern-day San Francisco, Louis recounts his story to a young reporter...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
28/10/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
D 018313
Barcode
7321900183130
Screenwriter
Anne Rice
Composer
Elliot Goldenthal
Author
Anne Rice
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Introduction by Anne Rice - Screenwriter, Author and Neil Jordan - Director, Documentary - 1. IN THE SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (30 minutes), Audio Commentary - 1. Neil Jordan - Director, Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical, Scene Selection, Interactive Menus, Additional Text - History of the Vampire
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Professional reviews
Review
"...[INTERVIEW] does right by Rice....[It] honors such great movie fantasists as Jean Cocteau and NOSFERATU director F.W. Murnau..." -- Rating: B (Entertainment Weekly, pp.62-3, 02/06/1995)
"...A sophisticated, spookily intense rendering of [Rice's] story....Cruise is flabbergastingly right for this role..." (New York Times, p.C1, 11/11/1994)
"...The movie is hypnotic, scary, sexy, perversely funny and haunting in a way that taps into primal fears..." (Rolling Stone, p.101-4, 15/12/1994)
DVD Description
Horror author Anne Rice penned the screenplay for this full-blooded adaptation of her novel, which chronicles the life of 18th-century nobleman Louis (Brad Pitt) after he is bitten by powerful, charismatic vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise). Though enthralled with the undead lifestyle at first, Louis is unable to warm up to killing humans and grows despondent. To comfort Louis, Lestat creates another vampire (Kirsten Dunst in a star-making peformance), a young girl who from then on cannot age. Antonio Banderas appears as Armand, a 400-year-old vampire, and Christian Slater plays the radio producer who interviews the remorseful Louis. Director Neil Jordan captures the lush decadence and erotic fervor of the novel, infusing the film with rich, dusky tones. The big budget is well used to bring each period and place to sharply detailed life, and there is no skimping on the blood or immortal angst. Thandie Newton has a small role as Louis's Creole servant near the beginning of the film, and Jordan regular Stephen Rea appears as a Parisian vampire theater star. INTERVIEW broke weekend box-office records when it premiered and has since earned a spot in the pantheon of great vampire films.
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