Vampires

10/30/19981h 48m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Prepare for the dawn. ~

Overview:

The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.

Director:

John Carpenter

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$20,000,000.00

Revenue:

$20,308,772.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
vampire
new mexico
vampire hunter (slayer)
revenge
priest
church
crucifix
cross
relic
drinking blood

Cast

James Woods

~ as ~

Jack Crow

Daniel Baldwin

~ as ~

Anthony Montoya

Sheryl Lee

~ as ~

Katrina

Thomas Ian Griffith

~ as ~

Jan Valek

Maximilian Schell

~ as ~

Cardinal Alba

Tim Guinee

~ as ~

Father Adam Guiteau

Mark Boone Junior

~ as ~

Catlin

Gregory Sierra

~ as ~

Father Giovanni

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

~ as ~

David Deyo

Thomas Rosales Jr.

~ as ~

Ortega

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Reviews (2)

John Chard
Written 10 year(s) ago
7
I killed my own father, padre. I got no trouble killing you.

Not half as bad as some reviews in 1998 made it out to be, Vampires is worth taking a peek at these days. Without the heavy weight of expectation for a return to form for John Carpenter, it proves to be a schlocky and bloody good time.

James Woods stars as a Vatican backed vampire slayer, something he does with considerable relish. But now he is up against an uber vampire in Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith), a leader with powers unbound. Daniel Baldwin and Sheryl Lee are along for the gore laden ride.

Woods is cool, with a quip on the tongue and a deadly weapon to hand, his by-play with Tim Guinee's priest provides much of the film's humour. The photography, choreography, editing and tension building are all high in quality, and while the story is weak and there's a whiff of misogyny in the mix, for a horror popcorner there's a good time to be had here. 7/10
JPV852
Written 5 year(s) ago
6
Never been a big fan of this movie, and of vampires in general, but seeing it again after many years, did kind of enjoy it primarily for James Woods and to some extent Thomas Ian Griffith's over-the-top performance (and Sheryl Lee is easy on the eyes for sure). Certainly not top tier John Carpenter and the editing was a mess, but still somewhat entertaining. 3.0/5