But early fame in vampire movie was due to the interpretation of Bela Lugosi in 1931. The enigmatic actor lived 'Dracula', based on the 1897 novel written by Irish author Bram Stoker, with the protagonist vampire Count Dracula.
No doubt this is the most famous vampire tale of literature.
In 1958, Christopher Lee (Saruman from the Lord of the Rings') assumed the role of inheritedLugosi, and recorded a new 'Dracula'.
In the 80's, the teen vampire dominated productions. 'Lost Boys', 'Fright Night' and 'Hunger' were absolute successes. The genre also won comedies involving the toothy, 'Love at First Bite, "with Nicolas Cage, and" Virgin Boy Wanted, "with Jim Carrey.
In 90 years, 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' and 'Interview with the Vampire' gave the theme an epic tone, with absolute blockbusters that were successful at the box office. But it also had room forentertaining movies ever achieved success in theaters, such as 'Buffy - The Vampire Slayer' and 'From Dusk Till Dawn'.
The vampire movies are recreated through the decades.
In this decade, the franchise 'Twilight' vampires resumed sleeping and returned to launchfashion. To CinePOP staff, Twilight has its merits, but it is the best vampire movie produced.
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10 - Twiligh (2008)
Even before becoming a bestseller, a movie adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer's book hadbeen commissioned by Summit Entertainment.
Luckily for the producer and the author when the book was released world became fever among adolescents and adaptation gained a greater prominence.
Twilight tells the story of Isabella Swan, a 17 year old girl who moves to a town called Forks. Adull and rainy town where her father is the Chief of Police. Trying to adapt to the rhythm of hisnew school, Forks High School, she meets new friends and brothers Cullen. Pretty, pale and hostile, the Cullens choose not to keep in touch with classmates. And when Edward Cullen sitsnext to you in a biology class, Bella is convinced of the brothers as they avoid the company of strangers. So she does not understand the behavior of Edward when he saves her fromimminent death. With the living, they fall in love, despite Edward's struggle with himself, to keepaway from Bella, who decides to stay by his side.
The special effects are a big disappointment: low-budget, making no great special effect is well crafted.
'Twilight' is responsible for the resumption of the vampires in the movies, and has threesequences engaged.
Curiosities
"The actress Kristen Stewart has green eyes. Bella to live, had to wear brown contact lenses."Actor Henry Cavill (The Tudors) had already been cast by Stephenie Meyer Edward to live. But when the recordings were to start, realized that the actor was 25 years too old to appear to be 17. "More than 5,000 actors auditioned for the role of Edward." The script was written in six weeks. "It was the biggest box office debut in a film directed by a woman in film history.
9 - Underworl (2003) and Underwold: Evolution (2006)
As the first and second are connected, we consider these first two 'Underworld' is a film in twochapters.
For centuries, two races have evolved hidden rival of humans: the aristocratic vampires and the brutal Lycan (the dreaded werewolves). They fight a secret war that only ends when one of the races are exterminated. In the midst of this battle the beautiful vampire Selena discovers a Lycanplot to kidnap of a young human doctor who carries a mystery, it is death and / or salvation of the two species.
The first film had its pros and cons, please legion in love with vampires and werewolves anddisliked those moviegoers looking for something more ... artistic and intelligent. The sequence is about, really, of evolution. Instead of bringing the errors of the first movie and turn them into hit,director Len Wiseman decided to opt for the softer side, performing the hits from the first film andevolve them.
Thus, the films were together with a well-constructed plot and interesting, and unbridled actionand special effects a la 'Matrix'. Oh, and Kate Beckinsale is still powerful in tight leather outfit.
8 -Vampires (2008)
John Carpenter was for years one of the geniuses of horror movies. He directed such classics asThey Live, The City of the Damned and Halloween. And before falling into limbo, he directed thisgreat 'Vampires'.
Jack Crow is a master vampire hunter who along with his team of mercenaries fight againstthese terrible creatures. By destroying a coven of vampires in western New Mexico, Jack's teamis massacred, leaving only Tony and Father Adam to go after them. The only clue to finding the leader Valek, the powerful vampire of 600 years of age, Katrina is a young prostitute who had been bitten by it. Soon discover that Valek is looking for the Cross Berziers, a tool that will giveenough power so that he and his friends can live in the light of day.
James Woods is as relentless vampire hunter, and the plot mixes suspense and terror with a western touch. A must-see production.
7 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Here is a movie of many faces. It starts as police shifts to drama and ends with a vampire thriller.And the best? It is a jumble very successful.
Two brothers wanted by police for 16 deaths kidnap a former pastor and his two children, in order to cross the border with Mexico and there are directed to a nightclub frequented by truckers and bikers, which is a mix of cabaret and brothel. But when they get there they run into something totally unbelievable.
Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn surprises and turns into an instant cult.
6 - When the Dark Enough (1987)
It is very difficult to find a copy of this movie on VHS in Brazil, and it was never released on DVD.But the classic 'When comes the Darkness', is one of the greatest vampire movies of the 80s.
'When Darkness comes' follows the young farmer Caleb Colton, who knows the young andbeautiful mother, and embarks on a dangerous adventure. His companions - Jesse, Severen,Damondback, Homer - are a group of vampires who sow terror and death in their forays in search of blood. In this terrifying adventure, are also involved the farmer and veterinarian Loy,Caleb's father, who tries to save her son through a transfusion, and little Sarah, sister of Caleb, who gets to be kidnapped by the ghoulish group.
If you find it, do not miss the opportunity to attend.
Curiosities
"The word" vampire "is not mentioned even once in the film. "A remake of the movie wascanceled because of the success of 'Twilight,' because the two films have a similar synopsis.
5 - Blade II - The Vampire hunter (2002)
The adaptation of 'Blade - The Vampire Hunter' to the movies was very good, but stopped at the foot of this sequence, directed by master Guillermo del Toro.
Blade (Wesley Snipes) is a being half man, half vampire who is consumed by the desire for vengeance against the beings who attacked his mother before he was born and caused him to become what it is today. Thus, while growing Blade began a personal crusade to combat and eliminate the vampires, but now a new race called the most powerful reapers, created frominterbreeding between humans and vampires, threatens to wipe both races. Seen it, Blade joinstheir greatest enemies, that together, can tackle this new race of beings.
Del Toro has created a show of visual effects, with a beautiful photo and an excellent script. The film is a must!
Too bad the franchise was sunk by the terrible 'Blade Trinity' ...
Curiosities
"Blade 2 Filming took place in Prague, the Czech capital.
"Blade 2 The budget was $ 55 million.
4 - Fright (1985)
Classic 'Afternoon Session "and a milestone in the life of nostalgic.
For the young Webster Charley (William Ragsdale) nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. Thus, when new residents occupy the house next door to Charley experienceleaves no doubt that the strange behavior of the new neighbors is explained by the fact that they are vampires. Charley enlists the help of Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowell), the show's favoritehorror Charley, but it turns out that Peter, and a coward, do not believe in vampires and are in this business just for money. In addition, he is in danger of being labeled crazy by saying that his neighbors are vampires, and to make matters worse now, Charley's mother does something thatleaves the terrified child: she is overwhelmed by Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon), a vampire,and invites him to enter her house.
Even though a production that borders on the B-movie, is good fun from start to finish. The film had a good run, launched in 1988. It is worthwhile to find nostalgia in both rental and watch them.
Curiosities
"In the U.S., the film surprised to surpass the box office on its release of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 - Freddy's Revenge', which will generate much higher expectations.
3 - Lost Boys (1987)
Another classic 'Afternoon Session', 'Lost Boys' is still current and intelligent.
Young Sam (Corey Haim) and his older brother teenager (Jason Patric), teenagers werecommon until you move to the peaceful Santa Carla, California. Strange things begin to happenmysteriously. Michael is acting strangely, perhaps because his new friends led by the enigmaticDavid (Kiefer Suterland) are nothing ordinary. They are vampires willing to enjoy life, enjoy the night and turn in Michael newest member of your group.
Here, the director Joel Schumacher is a work of genius, and uses vampirism as a metaphor for the world of drugs, which was in full evidence in 80 years.
With a cast of stars that were in full at the time and still rising today (Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland and Corey Feldman), possess a well-structured and very entertaining. 'Lost Boys' is a must-see for everyone.
Do not waste time watching the unfortunate sequel, released in 2008.
Curiosities
"The title in English The Lost Boys, is a reference to director Joel Schumacher characters of the same name by Peter Pan, never grow.
"It is part of a movie soundtrack song from The Doors, People Are Strange, re-recorded by the band of English post-punk band Echo and the Bunnymen.
»The actor who played David Kiefer Sutherland is the same actor Jack Bauer in the series 24.
2 - Dracula (1992)
This overproduction wonderful, Francis Ford Coppola returns to the original source of the Dracula myth and makes sure to keep the writer's name the name of the movie.
In the fifteenth century, a leader and warrior of the Carpathians when it denies the church refusesto bury in holy ground the woman he loved, because she killed herself believing he was dead.Thus, wanders through the centuries as an undead and by hiring a lawyer, discovers that the bride is the reincarnation of his beloved. Thus, the leaves stuck with their "brides" and go to London in Victorian England, in order to find the woman who always loved through the ages.
Gary Oldman plays the Count who thinks he has rediscovered love your loved one who was murdered centuries before and will do everything to get it back.
Rate this tape as just a horror movie would be at least unfair. Coppola has created a true work of art. Beginning with the stunning visuals and enthralling. The cast is first, with Winona Ryderplaying the object of desire of Dracula and Anthony Hopkins in hunting vampires. Theproduction won three Oscars merecidíssimos: costume, makeup and sound effects.
Curiosities
"The Prince Vlad's scream after he cut the cross with his sword is not Gary Oldman. In this scene especially Oldman's voice was dubbed by Lux Interior, lead singer of punk band The Cramps. "Sadie Frost decided to dye your hair red after realizing that he was very much likeWinona Ryder in the film.
1 - Interview with a Vampire
The writer of this adaptation of the book, Anne Rice, did not want anything to do with TomCruise playing the vampire Lestat. After he saw the result is portrayed publicly. Actuallyeverything works fine in the film, the gothic atmosphere and cast with three big names in Hollywood, and Cruise are Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas. It has plenty of scares, but on the other hand, is one of the best vampire movies ever made (or, according to this editor, the best).
It is night in San Francisco. After 200 years of life without end, Louis de Ponte de Lac (Brad Pittin Thelma & Louise) decides to tell his whole story to a young reporter (Christian Slater, RobinHood - Prince of Thieves). A story of desire, terror and ecstasy ... The dark tale of the vampireLestat (Tom Cruise, The Firm), the chance to experience the power of eternity. Lestat ...immortal ... lord of the night ... the most attractive and dangerous of all vampires ... able to enjoythe pleasures of the night in search of new victims to sustain its existence.
Haunted by a life without meaning, part of Louis to the world, looking for vampires like him, andnot as Lestat. You only violence and destruction, along with small Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) and the enigmatic Armand (Antonio Banderas in The Mambo Kings).
A masterpiece of literature and film, with a direction and a flawless picture that fills the eyes of any movie buff! A must.
Curiosities
"The interviewer was the first film actor River Phoenix, who died before filming began.
"The actress Christina Ricci came to audition for the character of Claudia.
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