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Its pretty good and based off a series of books. Just gonna say that he is not in love with the girl romantically, but as a daughter. The actors and actresses did an amazing job making this film. I do have to say that one of the vampires you wouldn't expect to look like they do, but the actor is perfect for the role. I suggest watching this movie. It's interesting. The ending the probably the very best scene in the entire movie.
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I don't know if you we're aware or not, but inside the case where the DVD goes, some of the " teeth" we're broken. I'm not the one to complain but you should've just checked it before mailing it. I found a replacement case for the DVD. It was a great deal for the movie...
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This darkly effective horror drama holds plenty of interest, even for those who find Anne Rice's gothic cult novels unreadable. In contemporary San Francisco, young interviewer Daniel Malloy (Christian Slater) is approached by Louis (Brad Pitt), who claims to be a vampire and tells Daniel his story. A flashback to late 18th-century Louisiana shows Louis as a 24-year-old plantation owner who sinks into a depression after the deaths of his wife and child. He meets the roguish vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise), who grants him eternal life in death. But while Lestat delights in draining his youthful victims, Louis cannot bring himself to do murder and subsists on animals. When he breaks down and attacks a young girl, Claudia (Kirsten Dunst), Lestat brings her back to life, and she becomes Louis's close companion. Nearly two decades after the publication of Anne Rice's novel, the news that Interview With the Vampire was finally coming to the screen no doubt warmed the hearts of Rice's fans. Yet they were outraged when Cruise was announced for the Lestat role, and Rice herself repeatedly blasted the choice in interviews. After viewing the movie, however, Rice had a two-page retraction printed in national periodicals, and it's not hard to see why. INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE is a dark, lush, and reasonably faithful adaptation of Rice's novel. Cruise is masterful; his Lestat is a devilishly appealing but convincingly dangerous creature of the night. Throughout, director Neil Jordan recalls the haunting mix of dark psychodrama and visceral horror he brought to 1984's THE COMPANY OF WOLVES. VAMPIRE's best (and funniest) moments chart the dynamics of a decidedly non-traditional family unit, with Louis and Lestat playing proud papas to the precocious Claudia. Lestat's desperate assertions of paternal authority--"Never [kill] in the house!"--make for subversive domestic comedy that's only heightened by contrast with the film's predominantly grim (and very gory) tone.Read full review
I purchased this DVD after reading Anne Rice’s novel by the same name. I was a bit disappointed to see the two male leads as I didn’t feel these actors could do the parts justice. Surprisingly they did a fair job. However I was blown away by the performance of Kirsten Dunst. I had thought that this role would have to be dramatically changed as no child actress could possibly portray that character as it was written. She absolutely nailed it! The cinematography was excellent. I’m not sure how the film would appear to somebody that had not read the novel. I don’t think the depth of the characters can be expressed in a short film, and with superficial actors. I would love to see more films from the series, but with more appropriate male leads.
...Well, I know that probably a lot of people would disagree with me, but I found this movie to be a dud. I admire Anne Rice's writing, especially her "Vampire Chronicle's"...In my mind I can see so clearly the story, the characters, the settings (cities, etc.) and I take seriously her descriptions: so that ONE LOOK at Tom Cruise as Lestat and Brad Pitt as Louis and I POPPED the DVD out of the player without seeing a single other scene! Anne Rice describes in "The Vampire Lestat" the way Lestat looks--tall, lean, sensual mouth; he is forever going to look 21 years old. He does a Rock concert in the Cow Place (NOW, in any stretch of the imagination, can you imagine Tom Cruise as a "Bad Boy" Rocker!!!---aside from the fact that he is too old!!!). Tom Cruise's Lestat is foppish, efemminate and freakish. AND Brad Pitt--a casting disaster!!! In "The Vampire Lestat" one of the main things that is outstanding about him (Louis) is his black, black hair!!! If you want to see Lestat (at least my idea of, him see "Queen of the Damned " with Stuart Townsend as Lestat---NOW THAT IS LESTAT!!!---and check out the "Rock Concert" in this movie--and the videos that are an addition to the DVD---OUTSTANDING!!!)Read full review
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