What has happened to vampires?

Computer Sci

I'm referring to films of course. A lot of the vampire films over the last few years always have something along the lines of a well-groomed, whiny American teenager who becomes a vampire because he's been "misunderstood" in school. Also, teenage girls seem to love these new age vampires.

Whatever happened to the crazed, hideous, uncompromising, almost psychopathic vampire who terrorised film goers for decades. I'm aware the early Dracula films are a bit tame by today's standards, and there is not much of a scare factor - but the main character, the vampire was always something to be feared. Now, vampire films are just crap and seem to appeal to teenage girls.

Tigger

Computer Sci wrote: »

I'm referring to films of course. A lot of the vampire films over the last few years always have something along the lines of a well-groomed, whiny American teenager who becomes a vampire because he's been "misunderstood" in school. Also, teenage girls seem to love these new age vampires.

Whatever happened to crazed, hideous, uncompromising, almost psychopathic vampire who terrorised film goers for decades. I'm aware the early Dracula films are a bit tame by today's standards, and there is not much of a scare factor - but the main character, the vampire was always something to be feared. Now, vampire films are just crap and seem to appeal to teenage girls.

fright night ?

Krusader

Watch Priest

Sonics2k

Sparkle sparkle

hatrickpatrick

It's the Bieberfication of society.

Teclo

They were never the same after aids.

Son Of A Vidic

They haven't gone away you know.

af_thefragile

Well Twilight happened.

Even underworld had bad ass vampires. Not whiney teenage vampires...

stovelid

Typical fangswhore replies.

Wibbs

I blame Buffy too. Emo vampires ahoy. Shít I remember one episode where they had Dracula in it and oh god... Another brooding emo, whose arse of course she kicked.

I'd like her to try similar avec this guy http://cinemasights.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/dracula1992-dracula.jpg

or better yet

http://digilander.libero.it/l3o/Dimora/images/kinski.jpg

Creepiest Dracula ever IMHO.

Dravokivich

I blame Tom Cruise in "Interview with the vampire"

Fremen

I don't see why people hate Twilight so much. I watched about half an hour of one of the movies a while ago. It's just like Dawson's Creek, or the OC (or Beverley Hills 90210... though I'm too young to remember if that was **** or not).

Take out the supernatural stuff and you're just left with another bog-standard teen drama. What's all the fuss about?

Sand

30 Days of Night?

flyaway.

Well, those type of books are on trend for teenagers at the moment and therefore the movies will sell well.. so of course they're going to make them! This trend will fade away like all trends do (it already is fading, instead dystopian type novels are the big thing at the moment and some of them will be made into movies in the next few years)

4zn76tysfajdxp

I've never understood why vampires always look like they spent ages getting ready to go out when they can't even see what they look like in the mirror.

deathrider

In my opinion, there was only ever one truely great vampire movie- The Lost Boys!

Temptamperu

Dravokivich wrote: »

I blame Tom Cruise in "Interview with the vampire"

Tom Cruise was awesome as Lestat

stovelid

Myles Sparse Gearshift wrote: »

I've never understood why vampires always look like they spent ages getting ready to go out when they can't even see what they look like in the mirror.

They have to look just right. There's a lot at stake.

Irish Guitarist

I blame Angel myself.

I'm surprised no one has said "vampires suck" yet.

longhalloween

Watch Hellsing

mackg

Vampires sold out man...

Wolfe Tone

Bram Stokers dracula is my favorite book. How something so dark and scary can become so gay is beyond me.

Robby91

longhalloween wrote: »

Watch Hellsing

Alucard's bat**** insane though - not that it's a bad thing... :P

af_thefragile

There's also these guys:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/South_Park_Vampire_kids.png

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Wibbs wrote: »

I blame Buffy too. Emo vampires ahoy. Shít I remember one episode where they had Dracula in it and oh god... Another brooding emo, whose arse of course she kicked.

I'd like her to try similar avec this guy http://cinemasights.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/dracula1992-dracula.jpg

or better yet

http://digilander.libero.it/l3o/Dimora/images/kinski.jpg

Creepiest Dracula ever IMHO.

You shut your filthy mouth she'd kick their arses backwards! Like you're so great, let's see you be the slayer, AND go to high-school. High-school is hard.

super_furry

I wish everyone would stop saying those hideous Twilight books are about Vampires, they're not. They're about Mormon sparkle fairies.

Aldebaran

Jaylah Sharp Trial wrote: »

You shut your filthy mouth she'd kick their arses backwards! Like you're so great, let's see you be the slayer, AND go to high-school. High-school is hard.

Damn straight, especially when your High-school happens to be right on top of a hellmouth.

starbelgrade

Fremen wrote: »

I don't see why people hate Twilight so much.

Because it gave vampires a serious case of the ghey.

PK2008

Vampires aren't put off by periods

mapaco

30 days of night is feckin SAVAGE
scared the bejayzus outta me

bram stokers dracula with winona the thief was brill-both sexy and scary- except for that tulip cardboard keanu

OneArt

Vampires are also meant to be seductive and alluring... Miriam Blaylock from Whitley Strieber's "The Hunger" was the most badass vampire I've ever read about. Twilight is dog piss in comparison.

Hank_Jones

Crosáidí wrote: »

Watch Priest

Please don't do this.

One of the worst films I have seen in quite some time.

PeterIanStaker

super_furry wrote: »

I wish everyone would stop saying those hideous Twilight books are about Vampires, they're not. They're about Mormon sparkle fairies.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/Punisher013/Randomness/twilight-herp-derp.jpg

Twilight is a middle aged fat Mormon housewife's repressed sexual fantasy

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZwM3GvaTRM

Gwan Buffy, yeeeah Buffy

PeterIanStaker

OneArt wrote: »

Twilight is dog piss in comparison.

Dog p1ss serves a useful purpose in marking the dog's territory and sending signals to other dogs. Twilight on the other hand serves no useful purpose.

barone

blame true blood.. worst tv show ever

Spunge

Wibbs wrote: »

I blame Buffy too. Emo vampires ahoy. Shít I remember one episode where they had Dracula in it and oh god... Another brooding emo, whose arse of course she kicked.

I'd like her to try similar avec this guy http://cinemasights.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/dracula1992-dracula.jpg

or better yet

http://digilander.libero.it/l3o/Dimora/images/kinski.jpg

Creepiest Dracula ever IMHO.

The only emo vampire in Buffy was Angel, because he had a soul. The rest were all evil and want to kill you.

Yeah, im a fag.

Spunge

mapaco wrote: »

30 days of night is feckin SAVAGE
scared the bejayzus outta me

bram stokers dracula with winona the thief was brill-both sexy and scary- except for that tulip cardboard keanu

yeah good movie but....what the hell is this ****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzNh1fyn19o

HerrScheisse

The weird little girl in the Swedish version of Let the Right One In - now that was a vampire! Interview with the Vampire was excellent, the Queen of the Damned is a dog turd.

Twilight is Dawsons Creek with teeth. But Buffy started the rot.

HerrScheisse

Spunge wrote: »

yeah good movie but....what the hell is this ****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzNh1fyn19o

In fairness Gary Oldman did make a great Dracula. Except for the bits when he looked like Glenn Close.

Cupcake_Crisis

Stephanie Meyer.

Logical Fallacy

HerrScheisse wrote: »

But Buffy started the rot.

Not at all...Anne Rice was preening up vamps long before Josh Whedon did Buffy.

barone

HerrScheisse wrote: »

The weird little girl in the Swedish version of Let the Right One In - now that was a vampire! Interview with the Vampire was excellent, the Queen of the Damned is a dog turd.

Twilight is Dawsons Creek with teeth. But Buffy started the rot.

indeed i loved both versions of the movie

krudler

I want wretched creature vampires, ones that rip peoples throats out and explode or melt when sunlight hits them, proper ones, not twinkly emo over possesive Abercrombie model looking ones.

Nosferatu, Dracula, The Lost Boys, From Dusk Til Dawn, 30 Days Of Night, Blade (especially Blade 2), Let The Right One In, these are proper vamipre movies. Twilight can foooooook right off. between its dodgy Morman values, ridiculous versions of vampires and its stars (why does Kirsten Stewart have a permanent look on her face like she's trying to remember if she left the iron on before leaving the house?) its a bag of sh1te.

Wibbs

krudler wrote: »

I want wretched creature vampires, ones that rip peoples throats out and explode or melt when sunlight hits them, proper ones, not twinkly emo over possesive Abercrombie model looking ones.

+1. Dracula in the original form had no issue with sunlight either. Quite happy to wander about in it. Crosses only pissed him off. He'd have Buffy as a midnight snack before he went off in search of a real woman. He'd make short work of Lestat while he was at it. Ya gotta love the whole turning into wolves, mist and plagues of rats for shíts and giggles.

That said the Stoker book is very dated and odd. Great elements in it, but film made him as a character IMHO. Especially the first Nosferatu. Herzogs version is proper creepy even though done on the cheap.

Gummy Panda

The original fright night was awesome

Toby Take a Bow

Wibbs wrote: »

Creepiest Dracula ever IMHO.

Pretty creepy. But not all of the vampires in Buffy were emo:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Master01.jpg

And she had a fairly tough time killing him.

mapaco

krudler wrote: »

I want wretched creature vampires, ones that rip peoples throats out and explode or melt when sunlight hits them, proper ones, not twinkly emo over possesive Abercrombie model looking ones.

Nosferatu, Dracula, The Lost Boys, From Dusk Til Dawn, 30 Days Of Night, Blade (especially Blade 2), Let The Right One In, these are proper vamipre movies. Twilight can foooooook right off. between its dodgy Morman values, ridiculous versions of vampires and its stars (why does Kirsten Stewart have a permanent look on her face like she's trying to remember if she left the iron on before leaving the house?) its a bag of sh1te.

+2!
i want to be frightened!!!!!

JFlah

Temptamperu wrote: »

Tom Cruise was awesome as Lestat

PLEASE tell me you are taking the p***

Temptamperu

JFlah wrote: »

PLEASE tell me you are taking the p***

No he was very good at the part, very much like the charecter in the books which i really enjoyed.