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Johnbobb - One of the best vampire movies I've seen, though that's not exactly a high bar to meet. It definitely seems to understand the idea of vampires more than most vampire films. Sexual, violent, arrogant, and sometimes a little unnerving. At first it's just a well crafted slice-of-life look into an odd vampire family, before getting progessively weirder in both good and bad ways. The one major issue I have is the casting. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt aren't really the best choices for these flamboyant European dudes. Funny enough, I think it would be a considerably better role for Brad Pit now that's he gotten more experience and range. They both do a serviceable enough job though, both showing acting prowess in parts and never really taking away from the great ambience of everything.

KBM - Great performances, memorable characters, and lush production design make this movie a winner, even if the story stumbles a bit from time to time. It's a hard sell to set a genre flick in the South in the time of slavery, and in that regard sometimes it feels a bit exploitative of the cruelty and human suffering of the time, thanks to its seeming romanticism regarding the time and place (in other words, the Gone with the Wind problem). Fortunately, that ends up being a more minor issue in the grand scheme of things, as at its core this is just a really solid, well-told vampire story. If Brad Pitt is maybe just a little too mopey and sullen in the lead role, he's more than offset by some truly great performances from Tom Cruise (who absolutely owns the role of Lestat), a twelve-year-old Kirsten Dunst displaying talent beyond her years, and Christian Slater as the titular interviewer. Some of the sets here are also utterly jaw-dropping, in particular the sequence set in the beautiful underground Parisien catacombs where the local coven of vampires makes their home. As a sexy (and deliciously homoerotic) retelling of the vampire mythos, these succeeds on a lot more levels than it doesn't. Shout-out also to the Oscar-nominated Elliot Goldenthal score, which had the misfortune of being up for the award in the same year as Hans Zimmer's career-best score for The Lion King.

JONA - MICHAEL COLE: JONA, the Gauntlet Galaxy would like to know your thoughts on Interview with the Vampire.

JONA: Interviews got some things going for it. Its got interesting characters with good actors, atmosphere and a neat narrative gimmick. However, nothing about the characters tales really stuck with me and the narrative gimmick just didnt add anything except for the ending. I was confused on what exactly the lesson the interviewer was supposed to take in listening to Louiss story. The movie could also be quite boring at times. Its fine but its not outlasting 39 other movies.

MICHAEL COLE: Thank you for your thoughts. The Gauntlet Galaxy would also like to know if you have any interesting ideas for your writeups.

JONA: Not really, maybe Ill just do song lyrics or some sh*bleep*

*JONA walks away*

*Michael Cole stares at the camera for 3 seconds longer than when it should be cut*

Inviso - This movie is HORRIBLY acted. Like, I know that the vampires are all supposed to be otherworldly and shit, but that doesnt excuse Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas all behaving like monotonous aliens, and Kirsten Dunst being a massive bitch at all times. And that would be okay if the movie didnt take itself SO seriously. Interview is trying to be all artsy, and it even uses the interview storytelling technique to cover up the fact that the plot of pretty threadbare and the events of Brad Pitts life really arent THAT spectacular. This film is over two hours long. It does not NEED to be over two hours long. Everyone is either an asshole, or a whiny douchebag, and it leads to an extremely unpleasant viewing experience.
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