tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post8763687391056659146..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Quintessential Vampire Movies from the 80'sFranco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-75116370373205429492013-10-24T10:26:15.699-07:002013-10-24T10:26:15.699-07:00robotGEEK: Just saw Fright Night II last night and...robotGEEK: Just saw Fright Night II last night and I will be posting my review for it in the next couple of days. My only true gripe with it is that it is too similar to the original, still, I enjoyed it. <br /><br />Yeah, Near Dark is cool, but it certainly is different, I personally dig the strange vibe...it kind of purposely attempts to be different and plays a lot with vampire lore. You gotta admit though, it does have it's moments! Love those scenes with Bill Paxton on ripping that truck to shreds! Or the scenes in the bar...Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-33131244406837271632013-10-23T14:13:05.000-07:002013-10-23T14:13:05.000-07:00Great list. Lifeforce is one of my all-time favori...Great list. Lifeforce is one of my all-time favorite films. It's just so odd, in a very cool way. Naked space vampires brought back to earth where it then turns into a "end of the world" scenario. Very, very cool and extremely well done by Tobe Hooper. It also helps that Mathilda May is hot as hell. <br /><br />I'm one of the few people I know that loves Fright Night Part II just as much as the original. Yes, two completely different types of films, but so great on their own. Even though Part II was made in the 80's, it doesn't have the same look or feel to it as the first one. It looks more like it came out of the 90's. <br /><br />I recently saw Near Dark, and I just did not dig it. I like the concept, and I am a big fan of Bigelow's 80's and 90's stuff, but Near Dark just missed its' mark by a longshot for me. Cool look, vibe, story and cast, but wasn't the badass vampire flick I was hoping it'd be. robotGEEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355070295108163031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-44786730352079635552013-10-04T05:09:20.532-07:002013-10-04T05:09:20.532-07:00Yeah, The Hunger is a good one, it was Tony Scott&...Yeah, The Hunger is a good one, it was Tony Scott's first film, so it's interesting because of that as well. For a first full length feature film, it's got a really polished look and great performances. Agree, it's a slow burner, but as you mentioned, it does slowly creep up on ya. <br /><br />The Lair of the White Worm, it's a strange vampire film, but it's worth it, Ken Russell just can't help himself with the hallucinogenic imagery! <br /><br />Yeah, Vamp has it's flaws. It tries to mix silly funny with horror, and well, the product is certainly offbeat and sometimes uneven. Still, I love the whole thing with the vampire town...cool weird vibes there. Next time you watch it, try listing all the similarities it has with From Dusk Till Dawn! They are many, right down to having the head vampire vixen doing a showstopping sexy dance! <br /><br />Thanks for the comments Roman! Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-27022745791307918172013-10-03T20:18:17.580-07:002013-10-03T20:18:17.580-07:00Great list. I have to say, I'm a bit ashamed b...Great list. I have to say, I'm a bit ashamed because I thought I had solid 80s movie street cred... and yet I haven't seen more than half these films! I need to get on that.<br /><br />"Lost Boys" is and always will be a favorite of mine. You're right on with the soundtrack, it fits the film so well and really creates that ultra-cool world of the film.<br /><br />Glad you gave a shout out to "The Hunger". That movie is beautifully shot, creepy and hot all at the same time. It's a bit on the slow side, but I think that works to its advantage, pulling you into the world before sinking its teeth in.<br /><br />"The Lair of the White Worm", wow I haven't thought about that film in years. I always saw the cover at the video store I worked at, and the art looked so crazy and cool - but I just never got around to watching it. But the title itself was something that just made my mind go - what kind of story could fit that title? Kinda kicking myself that I never saw it.<br /><br />I had a friend who loved "Vamp". I'm not sure what I was expecting when I watched it, but that movie wasn't it. I need to check it out again, because it was not the perfect follow up to "Creepshow", as my friend declared all those years ago. :)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.com