- Actors: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell
- Directors: John Carpenter
- Writers: Don Jakoby, John Steakley
- Producers: Barr B. Potter, David Rodgers, Don Jakoby, Sandy King
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English, Latin
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Columbia/Tristar Vid
- VHS Release Date: Aug 29 2000
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (229 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0767823796
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#9,004 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #10 in Video > Horror > Horror Masters > John Carpenter
- #79 in DVD > Horror > Horror Masters > John Carpenter
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Talk about an opening. The first few minutes of John Carpenter's Vampires--in which James Woods's vampire killer leads a dawn raid on a New Mexico "goon nest" of bloodsuckers--not only suggests a horror movie that will not pull any punches, it even evokes some of the more disturbing dream-memories of American Westerns. Muscular and uncompromised, the sequence suggests a new Carpenter classic unraveling before one's eyes. Well, dream on. Things don't quite work out that way, but this is still a film to reckon with. There are a few serious (and surprising) misjudgments on the director's part, particularly a mishandling of Sheryl Lee's role as a prostitute poisoned by the bite of a "master vampire" (who pretty much wiped out Woods's team of goon terminators). But aside from some weaknesses, the action is jolting, the suggested complicity of the Catholic Church in destroying monsters is provocative, and the traces of Howard Hawks's continuing influence on Carpenter's storytelling are in evidence. --Tom Keogh
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Refreshingly Different Vampire Movie!!,
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This review is from: John Carpenter's Vampires (DVD)
John Carpenter takes Vampires to a whole new level in this excellent movie! If you want to see a traditional vampire movie, this is not for you! If you want action and lots of it then this is the best vampire movie for you! Jack Crow (James Woods) and his vampire slayers are ready for action, and the first 20 minutes of this movie shows them at work killing the vampires in their own hideout, even though the head vampire should be there he is nowhere to be found. They don't have to wait long because the head vampire Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith) finds them and kills most of Crow's vampire slayers, So Crow and Montoya (Daniel Baldwin) with the help of Katrina (Sheryl Lee) a hooker who was at the party which Valek interupted go in search of him and with the help of the Church they hope to finally be rid of Valek.
1.0 out of 5 stars
NO AUDIO,
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This review is from: John Carpenter's Vampires (Superbit Collection) (DVD)
DVD HAD NO AUDIO - but was given immediate credit back by Amazon - great service! This is a great movie but would find a different version.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest vampire movie ever done,
By Gggg "movie fan" (El Paso,Texas USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: John Carpenter's Vampires (DVD)
I love this movie because of the guns,musics,story,place,James Woods and Daniel Baldwin.Guns:there are lots of good guns in this movie bowgun,spear,rifles.Musics:John Carpenters great west acoustic guıtarre style.story:vampires are in every where on this world and there are hunters to kick them down.place:movie takes places in very good states Texas,New Mexico James Woods and Daniel baldwin:they are very charismatic actors. I watched this movie about 22 times this is the one of the greatest movies that cant forgot in my whole life.
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