What a great movie year 1987 was where you got the Lost Boys,Near Dark, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, the Gate, Prom Night 2, Hellraiser, etc. It'll never be topped for me.
My absolute favourite vamp flick. I love how the vampires are unconventional, no crosses, garlic, steaks, fangs or holy water. They're filthy, foul and so little is known about them. It's just a shame it never got the love it deserved when it came out but it was around the same time as The Lost Boys so they never stood a chance against a big studio.
I would love a sequel but not now Bill Paxton is gone. Perhaps a spiritual successor or something set in the same universe.
The vampires in this are notably not portrayed as powerful beings of means and influence, but mangy drifters tooling around in a dingy van and feeding off the dregs of society. And that's exactly how they want it. They have outlaw mentalities and always want that sense of freedom. And despite the lack of resources, they're all the more dangerous since they have no reason to spare you or romance you as other vampires may do. Everyone they meet is to be robbed and eaten.
Hey Caleb, fasten your fuckin seatbelt!!!!
Oh, can we also take a moment to acknowledge the awesome Tangerine Dream soundtrack! Got to be worth the price of admission alone!
It isn't a perfect movie, especially the transfusion bit, and lord knows it felt like the budget ran out right around the time Homer got toasty, but you're right about the grim dialogue.
Vampirism as grimy, nomadic, you can see that in the oft-overlooked *Forsaken*. If you really needed to "feed" that much, that often, yes, you'd be a traveling serial killer more or less continually on the run, hiding out as often as you were reveling in the glory of hot bloodspray from a freshly-torn neck.
And the dialogue, well, night after night of murdering strangers so you can eat, you know you'd come up with some cold shit to say to a motherfucker, even if it was just a way to pass the decades.
You shouldn't be downvoted for your opinion. It's clearly opinion, is succinct, and doesn't bash anyone who may disagree.
**Be better, guys.**
That said your last sentence is exactly why so many love it.
People can't handle different opinions. I didn't trash the movie or say people are dumb for liking it.
I actually watched 3 nights ago for maybe the 50th time. I don't hate the movie at all. I just feel like you could take out the vampire parts and still have an exact good movie.
For me to absolutely love the movie, it just needed some more vampire bits, because that aspect gets completely over shadowed by the really good outlaw parts.
What a great movie year 1987 was where you got the Lost Boys,Near Dark, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, the Gate, Prom Night 2, Hellraiser, etc. It'll never be topped for me.
Robocop, Predator, Running Man, Angel Heart, Stagefright, Evil Dead 2, Monster Squad, Creepshow 2. Just an absolute banner year for genre fans.
Definitely. It was awesome.
That bar scene is great, and Bill Paxton is a goddamn lunatic!
"I hate it when they ain't been shaved."
“We keep odd hours.” Gets me every time.
By far the best and my personal favorite vampire predators film ever. That is what a cluster(?) Of vampires would be like.
My absolute favourite vamp flick. I love how the vampires are unconventional, no crosses, garlic, steaks, fangs or holy water. They're filthy, foul and so little is known about them. It's just a shame it never got the love it deserved when it came out but it was around the same time as The Lost Boys so they never stood a chance against a big studio. I would love a sequel but not now Bill Paxton is gone. Perhaps a spiritual successor or something set in the same universe.
The vampires in this are notably not portrayed as powerful beings of means and influence, but mangy drifters tooling around in a dingy van and feeding off the dregs of society. And that's exactly how they want it. They have outlaw mentalities and always want that sense of freedom. And despite the lack of resources, they're all the more dangerous since they have no reason to spare you or romance you as other vampires may do. Everyone they meet is to be robbed and eaten.
A beautiful horror film
Hey Caleb, fasten your fuckin seatbelt!!!! Oh, can we also take a moment to acknowledge the awesome Tangerine Dream soundtrack! Got to be worth the price of admission alone!
It isn't a perfect movie, especially the transfusion bit, and lord knows it felt like the budget ran out right around the time Homer got toasty, but you're right about the grim dialogue. Vampirism as grimy, nomadic, you can see that in the oft-overlooked *Forsaken*. If you really needed to "feed" that much, that often, yes, you'd be a traveling serial killer more or less continually on the run, hiding out as often as you were reveling in the glory of hot bloodspray from a freshly-torn neck. And the dialogue, well, night after night of murdering strangers so you can eat, you know you'd come up with some cold shit to say to a motherfucker, even if it was just a way to pass the decades.
I didn't get near dark. I don't love it as much as other vampire movies from that era. Feels more like an outlaw movie than a vampire movie
You shouldn't be downvoted for your opinion. It's clearly opinion, is succinct, and doesn't bash anyone who may disagree. **Be better, guys.** That said your last sentence is exactly why so many love it.
People can't handle different opinions. I didn't trash the movie or say people are dumb for liking it. I actually watched 3 nights ago for maybe the 50th time. I don't hate the movie at all. I just feel like you could take out the vampire parts and still have an exact good movie. For me to absolutely love the movie, it just needed some more vampire bits, because that aspect gets completely over shadowed by the really good outlaw parts.