Vampires

"Vampires" is great popcorn entertainment. While fans will always compare Carpenter's later movies with his early genre classics, "Vampires" is excellent entertainment, even if it isn't an "important" or "milestone" horror event.James Woods is not the most likable of heroes... Full review

I remember back in 1998 when this first was a poster at the local theater. I was interested but didn't think much of this movie at that time. I saw this on video, some years later. John Carpenter's "VAMPIRES" story... Full review

James Woods! Need I say anything else? Okay, this isn't the greatest movie... but it oozes cool. The vampires in it aren't prissy romantic types or Gothic morons either. They're vicious bastards who would make the vampires in Blade look like... Full review

This one here is a lot better than Los Mertos. For one it doesn't concentrate on getting out during the sunlight to steal a girl. For two the Lead vampire is a male and not a female.Jack Crow(James Woods)hunts vampires... Full review

I'm a big fan of John Carpenter. But in his latest films, I've noticed somewhat of a clumsy way he directs his films. It's almost as if the films were rushed and some scenes or even shots, just weren't filmed.... Full review

PREMISEThe quest for the black cross is on. When the Vatican learns that a nest of vampires is after this holy relic, they send Jack Crow (Woods) and his team of expert vampire hunters out to find it first. If... Full review

Ever since I saw a documentary on the making of horror movie special effects, I've wanted to see 'Vampires'. I wasn't disappointed. In this era of cheap computer effects it's really refreshing to see a movie where the special effects... Full review

Who but John Carpenter would have the savvy to make a "vampire western," and do it so well? His WILD BUNCH is a blue-collar crowd doing a dirty job, led by the cocky James Woods (whose wisecracking but nonetheless no-nonsense... Full review

Even the stupidest film sometimes rewards. And this film is stupid - like dozens of its contemporaries, it casts evil against an amoral crusader, with the Church as secondary evil. Here we have a Baldwin, acting Baldwin-y (which means acting... Full review

I know so many people went into this movie thinking "John Carpenter" + "Vampires" = horror filk. As many have commented it's not terrifying in the least because it's not supposed to be. This movie is a Western, plain and simple.... Full review

While JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES isn't a great film, it's a laughably fun 108 minutes....One of Carpenter's weaker efforts, VAMPIRES falls into the 'so-bad-it's-good' category..... ... Full Review

Vampires is a lot of fun, as well as being a visually exciting film. Vampires is not only your classic good vs evil morality tale, but a film about the role of the Church, which adds some interesting twists to a conventional genre. ... Full Review

Cigarette burns on film Another thing I think would've benefited the film would've been casting a stronger actor in the lead. Carpenter also wisely shows little of the Le Fin Absolue Du Monde since nothing will live up to the horror hype that each character describes the film having. ... Full Review

And it's in the fights where the movie really gets good. John Carpenter's Vampires is an entertaining movie that doesn't pretend to be something it's not. ... Full Review

Vampires is so over-the-top that Woods's performance seems restrained--except when he's throwing Sheryl Lee across the room or bashing her head against the furniture. ... Full Review

John Carpenter had never tackled the Vampire genre during his long career, but in 1998 he took his stab at the popular horror sub-genre with, and action, western, horror, hybrid. ... Full Article

Everyone loves Vampires.Just their stylized existence invites endless intrigue.They survive on human blood by extracting it from the neck - with fangs! - many times not choosing their prey based on inherent strength, but robust sexuality. ... Full Article

The movie "30 Days of Night" showed vampires in a very unusual light, one that is certainly uncommon at least among movies of vampires , which are often celebrated for being sensual, as well as terrifying. ... Full Article

The teen-slasher rehashes that sparked today's horror renaissance have already gone stale. We know what they did last summer. So, what new blood can be summoned for fall? ... Full Article

John Carpenter puts his name on top of his latest film: John Carpenter's Vampires . The motive may be vanity (as in, say, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ), but the title also provides brand ID for the hard-core horror... ... Full Article

Garlic doesn't work. Nor do crosses. Only a wooden stake through the heart and a strong dose of sunlight will stop the Prince of Darkness and his minions from walking the Earth. ... Full Article