An old one: John Carpenters Vampires

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  1. Montoya

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    Just watched this again after a number of years, good movie still! Except for the ending which I thought was kinda rushed and lack luster. Still a "western" vampire movie with a decent story for John Carpenter. Characters were likeable and it still kept me entertained. Plus Jack Crow (James Woods) was a great badass IMO lol.
     
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    It was OK, but as I recall it suffered the same problem that afflicts most horror films; people going off and causing their own peril rather than sticking with the plan. I realize you need to generate drama with that but when it looks forced...
     
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    One of the few vampire movies that I like...
     
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    Without cheating (IMDB)....didn't that have a lot of James Cameron "regulars" in it?

    Lance Henricksen.....Bill Paxton...and the woman who was in "Aliens" (played John Connor's step-mom in "T-2" and the mother with the little children in "Titanic")?

    (Again...don't want to cheat....or is that another vampire flick from the 90s?)
     
  5. Montoya

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    You're thinking of Near Dark, which was also a very good movie. This one is has James Woods in a "western" theme Vampire movie. Crossbows tied to winches pulling them out into sunlight. Im actually reading the book right now called Vampire$. So far its pretty good, already picked out some scenes in the movie.
     
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    I didn't see much of that, unless you are talking about them not returning to Monterey to rebuild their slayer team?
     
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    Great movie and I love the theme song.
     
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    I agree with this 100%!!

    [video=youtube;JlsxaY6GIVo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlsxaY6GIVo[/video]
     
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    I liked this movie and those vampires were vicious.
     
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    I liked when the Master Vampires slaughtered all those monks and they thought they could keep them out by barring the gate, LOL. And the vampires didn't sparkle.
     
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    This was a vampire film that busted the bubble about vampires fearing crosses and holy water.
     

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