John Carpenter's Vampires
1998/107 mins.
Released by Columbia Pictures
Rated R
Starring James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, and Thomas Ian
Griffith
Directed by John Carpenter
Format: Double Sided, Single Layered(2.35:1 Widescreen on one
side/Pan & Scan on the other)
Reviewed by Robby Cox
E-mail- koi@magicnet.net
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Opening Remarks: This was a cool looking movie that I figured
would be worth a watch. I figured it was going to be a scary,
horror movie. It was a horror movie, but it wasn't very scary.
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Movie Quality: JC's Vampires is a pretty cool movie. It's not
very scary, though. It's basically a gory action movie. James
Woods & Daniel Baldwin play vampire hunters who try to take
down the original Master Vampire. The Master Vampire is trying to
recover the "Black Cross", which it is believed to
allow vampires to live in the sunlight. They hook up with a
vampire hooker who has a psychic link with the Master Vampire.
They then go on a wild ride to attempt to save the world. If you
like action movies, you'll be happy with this film. If you want
to be scared, then you should look elsewhere. Overall, this is an
enjoyable gory, action movie.
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Video Quality: JC's Vampires looks great. This disc features the
2.35:1 Widescreen version and the Fullscreen Pan & Scan
version on the same disc. The actual video quality is excellent.
This disc look basically as good as most DVDs.
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Sound Quality: JC's Vampires sounds great. The music is crystal
clear, but the John Carpenter score sounds a little simple to me.
It fits the movie pretty well, though. My Dad really liked the
music, but I thought it was just okay. The sound fx and dialogue
are extremely clear. This is a great sounding disc.
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Extras: There aren't many extras on this disc, but the ones that
are present are great. There's the original theatrical trailer
and a John Carpenter commentary track. The commentary track isn't
the best that I've ever heard, but it's a big bonus that it's
included. These are great little extras that make this disc worth
the 19.99 MSRP.
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Improve: A few more extras would have been appreciated.
RIYL: Halloween, Blade, Scream series, Last Summer series.
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Overall Opinion: John Capenter's Vampires is a great little disc
of a pretty cool movie. This movie is a blast and there are
enough extras to make this disc a really cool package. Let me
make this clear, there aren't really any scares in this movie,
but it is a cool little roller coaster ride. It's not as much fun
as the Evil Dead series, but it's almost as gory. Not for the
squeamish, but it's bloody good fun :)= (That's supposed to look
sorta like a vampire, not a walrus)
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Movie Quality: ****
Video Quality: *****
Sound Quality: *****
Extras: ****
Personal Opinion: ****
Total: 22 out of 25
Final Score: 88 %