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Vampires, 1998

Starring: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin

Directed by: John Carpenter

Written by: Don Jakoby

Language: English, Latin

Country: USA

Runtime: 108 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:5.9

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Vampires can be described as scary, rough, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around vampires, an obsessive quest, and a heroic mission. The main genres are thriller, action, and horror. In terms of style, Vampires campy humor and is gory. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The storytelling is fast paced. Vampires takes place in the 1990s. It is based on a book. It is well suited for a boys' night.

Summary of Vampires

Prolific director John Carpenter takes on the vampire genre in his action-horror film Vampires. Bitter, tough-as-nails vampire hunter Jack Crow (James Woods) leads a specialized team, funded by no less than the Vatican, that is dedicated to destroying the race of vampires that inhabit the earth. The team is successful, and becomes lazy in its success, eventually falling victim to an elaborate ambush set up by a powerful master vampire. Crow and two others of his team are the only survivors, and are determined to get revenge for the massacre. Carpenter takes the genre to new heights with powerful action scenes, nifty vampire-killing weapons and great special effects. James Woods is wonderfully over the top as the head vampire hunter who has no love for the Vatican and a mysterious past that is never far behind him. Vampires is based on the book by John Steakley, adapted for the screen by Don Jakoby. The score is creepy and powerful, a typical characteristic for a Carpenter film.